"in 1991) and mother of singer Mollie Marriott, in 2000. Joe Brown is known in British rock music history to have introduced lead guitarist Hank Marvin of the Shadows to the Italian Meazzi Echomatic echo unit (because he himself could find no use for it), in so doing contributing greatly to the sound of the Shadows and Cliff Richard and the Shadows. † – Credited to Joe Brown and the Bruvvers Joe Brown (singer) Joseph Roger ""Joe"" Brown, MBE (born 13 May 1941) is an English entertainer. He has worked as a rock and roll singer and guitarist for more"
"from cancer. He had undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer earlier that year. Trevor Bolder Trevor Bolder (9 June 1950 – 21 May 2013) was an English rock musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his long association with Uriah Heep and his tenure with The Spiders from Mars, the one-time backing band for David Bowie, although he also played alongside a variety of musicians from the early 1970s. Bolder was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. His father was a trumpet player and other members of his family were also musicians. He played"
"DANiiVORY DANiiVORY (born Theresa Danielle Flaminio) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is currently touring with R&B artist, Rhye, and developing her solo career. From 2012 - 2014, she toured with Beyoncé's backing band, the Suga Mamas. A former member of Imagine Dragons, she has toured with 2NE1, Bridgit Mendler, Gallant, and has both founded and performed with several other groups. She was keyboardist with Scarlet Fever, the backing band that toured with Cee Lo Green during 2010 and 2011. She and varying members of Scarlet Fever have performed with other front women as 'In 4D', 'No Salt',"
"Trevor Bolder Trevor Bolder (9 June 1950 – 21 May 2013) was an English rock musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his long association with Uriah Heep and his tenure with The Spiders from Mars, the one-time backing band for David Bowie, although he also played alongside a variety of musicians from the early 1970s. Bolder was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. His father was a trumpet player and other members of his family were also musicians. He played cornet in the school band and was active in his local R&B"
"Jean Beauvoir Jean Beauvoir (born 1960/1961) is an American singer, bassist, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and entertainment executive. Beauvoir was born in Chicago to parents of Haitian background. He played drums as a child and switched to bass as a teenager. He was Gary U.S. Bonds' musical director at age 14, following this he sang in the doo wop group The Flamingos. He gained his first music experiences with these groups touring the US performing at Dick Clark revival concerts. He was kicked out of his home due to his desire to pursue music as a profession by his disapproving"
"experience making music with a group of like minds was in the back room of a house in Lammas Park Road, Ealing with his long term friends John and Peter Barnes who later went on to form a group called The Strangers with friends Tony Wells and Ken Pollendine performing Shadows covers. McVie's first job as a bass player was in a band called the Krewsaders, formed by boys living in the same street as McVie in Ealing, West London. The Krewsaders played mainly at weddings and parties, covering songs from The Shadows. Around the time of McVie's tenure as"
"Don Irving Donald Jay ""Don"" Irving (born 1946 in Pasadena, California) is an American musician, best known as a guitarist for rock band The Beau Brummels. He was a member of the band for their ""Beau Brummels '66"" album and joined a revamped lineup for a 2002 concert tour. Don Irving, the son of a career military man, spent his early childhood in Germany, before returning to California at age nine. His first band was The Showmen, where he played with Butch Engle, later of Butch Engle & the Styx. Irving then joined The Opposite Six, which featured Bill Champlin"
"was chosen as ""empowering"" for women, ""... we can create great music just as guys do. We can do everything they do, and even better."" DANiiVORY DANiiVORY (born Theresa Danielle Flaminio) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is currently touring with R&B artist, Rhye, and developing her solo career. From 2012 - 2014, she toured with Beyoncé's backing band, the Suga Mamas. A former member of Imagine Dragons, she has toured with 2NE1, Bridgit Mendler, Gallant, and has both founded and performed with several other groups. She was keyboardist with Scarlet Fever, the backing band that toured with"
"Beaver (band) Beaver or 13eaver as it is better known was a stoner rock band from the Netherlands. All of their CDs are considered rare, and are all out of print. Beaver appeared on the Amsterdam music scene in the late eighties. Founded by guitarist/lyricist Roel Schoenmakers and drummer Eva Nahon, their line-up stabilized in 1992 with the addition of bass player Milo Beenhakker and ex-God guitarist Joszja de Weerdt. They started playing out on the European stages, supporting bands like The Obsessed, Rollins Band, The Melvins, Fugazi, Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. The results of their first"
"the National Football League. Trivers is the father of Julian Trivers drummer in the Montreal band Busty and the Bass. John Trivers John Trivers (born 1946) is an American songwriter and musician, the recipient of gold and platinum records for his involvement with Blue Öyster Cult and Tina Turner, and the co-writer with his wife and partner Elizabeth Myers of several popular themes for commercials, television programs, and film scores. Trivers was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Julian Trivers, a marketing consultant, and Patricia Culver, a homemaker. The third of five children, he was educated at The"
"songs she wrote. She joined MaYaN as a full-time member in 2017, after regular collaborations with the band since 2013. She regularly acts as backing vocalist for other bands, notably Epica and The Gentle Storm, and was also one of the founding members of VUUR in 2016. Bovio started music around the age of 5 alongside her sister Diana; she sang, played recorder and western concert flute, and studied music theory. At age 17, she formed a cover band with her friends in which she was bass guitarist, but the band later decided that she would perform better as lead"
"Miss Montreal Roos-Anne (Sanne) Hans better known by her stage name Miss Montreal (born 22 September 1984 in Dedemsvaart), is a Dutch singer-songwriter and guitar player. In her live shows she was accompanied by her band made up of Kobus Groen (bass, backing vocals), Michi Schwiemann (guitar), Thijs Rensink (drums) and Peter Hendriks (keyboards). Sanne Hans first was part of the formation Ysis made up of her on vocals and guitar, Inge van Calkar also on guitar and vocals and Ilse Gerritsen on the cello. They all had stuttering problems in their speeches, without that deterring their singing. After Ysis"
"rock band ""Truvair"" in 1974–1975; the band's members were her high school classmates. Following graduation, Brockert juggled auditioning for various record companies with studying English Literature at Santa Monica College. She credited her love of reading with helping her to write lyrics. In 1976, Brockert (as the lead singer of a band she had assembled, which included long-time friend Mickey Boyce) gained an introduction to Motown Records staff producer Hal Davis (best known for his work with Brenda Holloway and the Jackson 5). It led to an audition for a film about orphans that was being developed by Motown. The"
"both parties kept very quiet on the issue. In 2009, Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers said in an interview that ""We really wanted to work with Mike but he just wasn't where we needed him to be"". Mike is lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the alternative metal band Evolver, featuring Anthony Grabowski on drums, Keith Thompson on bass/backing vocals and John Cummings, who was replaced by Drew Yount on lead guitar. Their self-titled debut album, which was mixed by Brian Virtue and mastered by Brian Johnson, was released on 8 November 2011 after being pushed back numerous time through"
"Dani Klein Danielle Schoovaerts (born 1 January 1953), known professionally as Dani Klein, is a Belgian singer, songwriter, band leader and producer, and consistently the center and driving force of the band Vaya Con Dios (1986-1996; 2004-2014). In the 1980s, she was also a singer in electronic group ""Arbeid Adelt !"" with Marcel Vanthilt (better known as a late eighties MTV Europe VJ), ""Ladies Sing the Blues"" with Réjane Magloire (""Technotronic"") and Beverly Jo Scott, and hardrock band ""Steelover"" with Rudy Lenners (known from German rockband (the) Scorpions). In 1999 she was the lead singer in Brussels band Purple Prose."
"2007 album, ""The Difference Machine"". Though primarily a bassist, Trewavas has been known to write keyboard parts during his time with Transatlantic, and has played acoustic guitar on Marillion songs, particularly ""Faith"" and ""Now She'll Never Know"". With Edison's Children however, Trewavas commonly plays lead guitar, lead vocals, symphonic orchestral programming, guitar synthesizer, drum programming and several middle-eastern instrumentation. Trewavas is a fan of the Football team Manchester United F.C. Trewavas uses: Pete Trewavas Peter Trewavas (born 15 January 1959, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England) is an English musician. He joined Marillion in 1982, taking over the role of bassist, from"
"by Choking Victim and which he claims are the ""Leftover songs"" - hence the name, Leftöver Crack. For almost two years following the band's formation, the band consisted almost solely of Stza, who recorded many of the songs that would feature on later releases onto a four-track recorder whilst searching for band members. The band eventually solidified (albeit temporarily) around a line-up of Scott ""Stza"" Sturgeon (vocals, additional guitars), Brad Logan of F-Minus (guitar), Alec Baillie (bass, previously of Choking Victim), Mike Trujillo of Blindsided (guitar) and Amery ""AWOL"" Smith (drums, previously of Suicidal Tendencies and the Beastie Boys). Now"
"homecoming show at Liverpool's O2 Academy after announcing they were set to return soon after recruiting a full band. As of 2011 there was a plan for a documentary on Mavers by Flat5Productions. Lee Mavers Lee Anthony Mavers (born 2 August 1962) is an English musician. Mavers was the songwriter, singer and rhythm guitarist in The La's and is best known for the hit ""There She Goes"" in the late 1980s. Mavers was originally the bassist for the Liverpool group Neuklon circa 1980 to 1984. He is a supporter of Everton Football Club. He is the older brother of actor"
"the band's formation Kaufman was replaced by Paul Brewin and singer Yvonne Simon was added on backing vocals and guitar. All except for Fleminger were former students of La Jolla High School . The band's lineup changed frequently during its existence, with Mendoza and Donaker-Ring as the core members. Other notable players included drummer David Anderson and Tom Ward, both formerly of Voxx Records group Gravedigger Five. Guests of note include Anthony Meynell, frontman for British mod revival trio Squire, who the band backed in 1985 and Jeff Conolly of garage rockers Lyres who sat in with Manual Scan for"
"had talked about getting a group together to play music. Eric got a keyboard and gathered some players together to practice. The practice included Eric Stefani (keyboards), Gwen Stefani (backing vocals), John Spence (lead vocals), Jerry McMahon (guitar), Chris Leal (bass), Chris Webb (drums), Gabriel Gonzalez & Alan Meade (trumpet) and Tony Meade (saxophone). They practiced in Eric's parents' garage. Tony Kanal went to one of the band's early shows and soon joined the band as its bassist. After initially rejecting her advances, he began dating Gwen, but they kept their relationship secret for a year, feeling that it was"
"player/drummer Angel Calvo and drummer, keyboardist and singer Louie ""Louie"" Rondeau, joined the group. This early line-up played a small handful of gigs around Montreal, mostly in high schools and regularly in support of Danger, a popular francophone rock and roll band often mislabeled 'punk' by a predominately clueless local media. Within a few months Calvo was replaced by bassist Christian ""Chris O'Bell"" Belleau while original singer Jean Frisson relocated to NYC to be closer to that city's comparatively thriving punk scene. Less than a year later, an impoverished Frisson [who noted Quebecois singer/songwriter/poet Lucien Francoeur once wrote a popular"
"was Dutch guitarist Eef Albers. Van Leer turned to ideas that he had developed with his wife Roselie during Focus tours, but felt neither his or Ruiter's voices were strong enough to sing on. In the search for a suitable lead vocalist de Jong, a friend of American singer P. J. Proby, rang his Netherlands-based manager and invited him to the studio, thinking his vocals would replace Akkerman's lyrical playing. Van Leer was sceptical as Proby was not familiar with the band and the singer was going through a period of heavy alcohol abuse. Upon Proby's arrival, Albers recalled: ""He"
"band after some unnoticed demos, returning to her native country of Spain. Rodrigo Aboitiz and Andrés Bobe were soon joined by bassist Luciano Rojas and drummer Mauricio Claveria. However, the group lacked a main vocalist and decided to try a saxophonist named Iván Delgado. They soon realized that he was not the right man for the job and decided to part ways with him. At this time, Beto Cuevas was touring Chile to meet the country where he was born. Cueva's sister knew Clavería's sister, and Clavería decided to tell the band that Cuevas was his cousin, so he could"
"Bruno Fevery Bruno Fevery is a Belgian guitarist. Bruno Fevery has played guitar in several bands, most recently in the rock band Vista Chino and its predecessor Kyuss Lives!. While a member of the multi-genred Belgian band Arsenal, Fevery met ex-Kyuss vocalist John Garcia when Garcia recorded guest vocals on two songs for Arsenals ""Lotuk"" album. Fevery told Garcia that he used to play in a Kyuss tribute band as a teenager. This familiarity with Kyuss' music made him an obvious choice to replace Josh Homme, when Garcia toured with his project Garcia Plays Kyuss and again when Garcia decided"
"Tim Renwick Timothy John Pearson ""Tim"" Renwick (born 7 August 1949 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English guitarist. He is best known for his association with Al Stewart in his early career and for his long-standing role as lead guitarist for The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver. He also performed with Pink Floyd on their 1987 and 1994 tours, as well as accompanying the band at their Live 8 performance. Renwick was born and grew up in Cambridge. He passed his 11 plus and consequently attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys, as had future Floyd members Syd Barrett and Roger"
"band received national media exposure, particularly through ""The Sun"" newspaper. In June 2017 the band hosted a weekend event at St Briavels Castle in the Forest of Dean – a celebration of midsummer with storytelling, history, Egyptian dancing, and a handfasting ceremony. The group currently consists of guitarist Tony McKormack, vocalist Candia McKormack and bassist Roland Link. The band uses a drum machine and sequencer to provide percussion and orchestral backing. They also perform as a fully acoustic act with Abigail Blackman on cello, Nick Gibbs on violin, and Marcus Gilvear on drums. In 2013, Candia was the model for"
"Heafy, following his guitar performance at the school's talent show, was asked to try out for Trivium by the band's original singer Brad Lewter. Originally, he was accepted as lead guitarist, despite being only 12 years old (other members were 15-16 at that time). Lewter, however, quit the band in less than a month due to creative differences over the band's future musical direction. The drummer Travis Smith persuaded Heafy to do vocals, even though Heafy himself was unsure of his singing voice at that time. The band started looking for an external singer to fill in the position but"
"Lead vocalist Sal Valentino explained, ""When we went to Warner Brothers, they were just anxious to get a record out, to capitalize on the success we had. That record was the wrong one to do at the time."" The album features Don Irving on guitar. Irving briefly became a member of the Beau Brummels filling in for Ron Elliott, who also played on the album, but was unable to withstand the rigors of touring due to his diabetic condition. Beau Brummels '66 Beau Brummels '66 is the third studio album by American rock group The Beau Brummels, and their first"
"asked Petra to record a second album aimed principally at non-Christians, reflecting the evangelistic nature of the band's shows. In 1976, Glover had resigned from the band. He was replaced by a string of drummers which included a childhood friend of Hough, Bob Rickman, and Glover's cousin, Mark Richards. However, by the time their record deal for the second album went through, Richards had already left, and Petra decided to hire Glover as a studio musician. By Hartman's admission, his vocal style did not match well with the band's genre, and Petra brought in a number of guest vocalists for"
"details are of the singles released in the UK. Rod Coombes Rodney Coombes (born 15 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was mostly known from playing drums with the British band Strawbs from 1974 to 1977 and again in the years 2004 to 2010. He has played drums professionally since he was 17, when he joined singer Lulu's backing band The Luvvers. He played with the Jeff Beck Group at the time of the release of the single ""Hi Ho Silver Lining"" and then joined soul band Trifle, with whom he stayed for about 18 months. He"
"Hank Marvin Hank Brian Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the backing band for Cliff Richard and subsequently for Marvin, Welch & Farrar. Many leading British and Canadian rock guitarists cite Marvin as an influence. Hank Marvin was born Brian Robson Rankin in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As a child, he played banjo and piano. After hearing Buddy Holly, he decided to learn the guitar. He chose his stage name while launching"
"vocalist), and American Andrew Thomas. The producers looked for band members in London, but they were eventually referred to Andrew Thomas who lived in Cologne. Andrew referred Trevor, and he in turn invited John. After joining the group, McInerney initially sang mostly in the chorus—being in the shadow of the first lead singer at that time, Trevor switched when John sang ""Come Back And Stay"", which became a big hit. From that moment, John gradually began singing more lead parts, and Trevor's voice became less present. After the departure of Taylor in 1989, McInerney has sung almost all the songs"
"Hanover Township, Dauphin County. He joined his first band, The Legends, at the age of 13. His brother Dave was also a member of the band. He played keyboards and wrote much of the band's music, but despite the release of a number of recordings, none turned out to be hits. He subsequently spent a period of time backing the Johnny Winter Band. He then joined the Edgar Winter Group (Edgar Winter was Johnny Winter's younger brother), where he played bass, wrote or co-wrote many of their songs, and sang on three of their albums. He wrote and sang the"