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The following is a list (in alphabetical order) of major bands and musicians from Sheffield, a city with musical heritage of note in South Yorkshire, England This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
ABC is an English pop band that originated in Sheffield in 1980, evolving from the earlier ensemble Vice Versa.The band's classic formation featured Martin Fry as the lead vocalist, Mark White on guitar and keyboards, Stephen Singleton playing the saxophone, and David Palmer behind the drums.
Made in Sheffield is a documentary film on the history of the music scene in the city of Sheffield, England from 1975 until 1983. [1] The film was directed Eve Wood and produced by Sheffield Vision and Slackjaw Film in 2001. [ 2 ]
The band has been the subject of, and appeared in, various TV documentaries and features, including Channel 4's Made in Sheffield and the BBC's Young Guns: The Bands of the Early 1980s. In June 2007, Sulley and Catherall presented a documentary on Sheffield's pop music history entitled The Nation's Music Cities for VH1.
Heaven 17 are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band were a trio for most of their career, composed of founding Human League members Martyn Ware (keyboards, drum machine, vocals) and Ian Craig Marsh (keyboards) with vocalist Glenn Gregory.
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Their highest profile gig was at the Futurama Festival in Leeds on 13 September 1980. They performed the song "Touch" as seen in Eve Wood's documentary film Made in Sheffield (2001). The band appeared on several compilations and recorded a John Peel session in 1980. [ 2 ]
The band's first full album, C'est La Vie, was released on vinyl with a special concert at Sheffield's The Leadmill on 7 April 1984. [ 2 ] Following a "final" sell-out gig at Sheffield University on the 10th anniversary of the band's founding, 29 May 1988, the trio split up, [ 1 ] but reunited for a "one-off" concert to mark the 20th ...