by Peter Read
One of the world’s most well known duos, Simon and Garfunkel , came together when they were both really young, growing up only a few blocks from each other. They first met in elementary school in 1953 when they appeared in their school’s adaptation of ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ Paul Simon as the White [...]
by Peter Read
Bryan Guy Adams came into the world on bonfire night–Nov. 5, 1959. Canadian born to British parents whilst from his grandmother he also inherited Maltese ancestry. Bryan spent his formative years always on the move due to his father’s diplomatic postings, which included a year in Tel Aviv, Israel, four years plus in [...]
by Peter Read
This issue we will look at one of the last standing rock ‘n’ roll artists in history, a name that conjures up the true spirit of the music from an era that gave us some of the best. We are looking at the life and career of Jerry Lee Lewis, better known as [...]
by Peter Read
This issue I decided to look into the life of a younger superstar from the music industry. Well he is almost 50, however, at my age, that is certainly in the category of young! Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel, or as he is known throughout the world, Seal, was born Feb. 19, [...]
by Peter Read
Nobody from the UK will need an introduction to our star this issue. She has for nearly 50 years entertained us with her singing and in the 80s and 90’s she was one of the best known faces on British TV.
Cilla Black was born Priscilla White in Liverpool, England during World War II, [...]
by Peter Read
Anyone who lived throughout the 80’s and the invasion into the world of pop of the New Romantic era could fail to remember the heartthrob tones of one of the most successful groups at the time, Spandau Ballet. New Romantic was labelled a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and the new electronic sounds [...]
by Peter Read
Very few people in our lives get to be known around the world by one name, and usually when it happens they are Superstars, however, the artist that I want to look at this issue is Irish born Rosemary Scallon, who many of you will remember winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland [...]
by Peter Read
Born in Brooklyn, New York, to father Mac, a taxi driver and a Sephardic Jew of Turkish descent, and mother Eleanor (née Appel), an Ashkenazi Jew of Polish-Russian descent, the young Neil grew up in the then heavily Jewish Brooklyn neighbourhood of Brighton Beach, which lies on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.
The [...]
by Peter Read
Over the decades many recording artists have used their profession as a soapbox to tell the world of their political beliefs or to try and raise the profile of organisations or charities that are close to their hearts, however, one lady has on more than one occasion raised the eyebrows of the world [...]
by Peter Read
Having been brought up in Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England, in the 80s, one of the biggest rock bands of my generation were home grown, the band were Def Leppard, and their story is a catalogue of highs and lows. So let’s take a walk through time and see what the band have [...]
