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Geordie singers are singers who are from the Tyneside region of England or singers who speak in the Geordie dialect. Most Geordie singers have only recorded Geordie dialect songs and feature on compilation albums of Geordie songs, however, some Geordie singers have found mainstream success in pop music, one of these being Sting from the band ...
After AC/DC's lead singer Bon Scott died in February 1980, AC/DC chose Brian Johnson (whose vocal talent had previously been praised by Scott) to take over lead vocal duties. [1] Johnson traveled with the band and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange to Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas to write and record the follow-up to their 1979 album ...
Wor Nanny's a mazer is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by Tommy Armstrong, in a style deriving from music hall. It is regarded by many as one of the classics. It is regarded by many as one of the classics.
"Geordie" is an English language folk song concerning the trial of the eponymous hero whose lover pleads for his life. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is listed as Child ballad 209 and Number 90 in the Roud Folk Song Index .
Brian Francis Johnson De Luca (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980 at the age of 32, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. Johnson was one of the founding members of the rock band Geordie, which was formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1971. After several hit ...
"Hi, canny man hoy a ha'penny oot" is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by Harry Nelson, in a style deriving from music hall. Nelson was a well-known Geordie singer/comedian in the late 19th/early 20th century and is credited with writing the song.
Jim Mageean (27 January 1948) is an English folk singer based in Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear, England, specialising in Sea Shanties, traditional maritime music and "Geordie" songs from his native North East of England.
"Cushie Butterfield" is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by Geordie Ridley, in the style of the music hall popular in the day. It is regarded by many as the second unofficial anthem of Tyneside after Blaydon Races. [1] This now famous local piece pokes fun at one of the many (at the time) whitening-stone sellers.