"Keith Duffy Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy (born 1 October 1974) is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor, radio and television presenter and drummer who began his professional music career as part of Irish boy band Boyzone alongside Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately in 1993. The band decided to focus on solo projects in 2000 since which Duffy has achieved critical acclaim for his acting roles, particularly in soap operas such as ""Coronation Street"" and ""Fair City"". He has also presented ""The Box"" and ""You're a Star"". Duffy has been an autism ""awareness"" campaigner since his daughter"
"& Sympathy"" in 2006. Keith Duffy (bassist) Keith Arnold Jacques Duffy (born 2 June 1966, in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland) is an Irish bass guitarist, best known for his long-standing support role in the folk-pop band The Corrs. From 1990, he played bass with Commitments star Andrew Strong for 4 years and then toured with The Commitments band for a year, before getting a call from Corrs manager John Hughes in 1995. He has accompanied The Corrs on all of their tours ever since and played on many of their studio recordings. He also recorded bass on Bernard Fanning's (of"
"Creation Records and he played on several Airstream singles. Martin Duffy (musician) Martin Bernard Duffy (born 18 May 1967 in Birmingham) is an English keyboardist who originally played in Felt and currently plays with Primal Scream. Duffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city, attending St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in King's Norton, and growing up listening to 2 Tone, punk, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Duffy joined the indie band Felt as keyboard player in 1985. Felt frontman Lawrence later recalled ""I put up notices in Virgin in Birmingham advertising for"
"what I wanted to say with that kind of haunting rock. Kind of swaggery but not heavy, it's got ... Duffy searches for the right words to express his emotion at hearing the song from the outside, ""I mean nobody ... I don’t know who makes music like that!"" Between 2012 and 2016, Duffy appeared with the Kings of Chaos. In January 2013, Gretsch introduced the Billy Duffy White Falcon G7593T guitar. Billy Duffy William Henry Duffy (born 12 May 1961) is a British rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the band The Cult. Duffy was born"
"Martin Duffy (musician) Martin Bernard Duffy (born 18 May 1967 in Birmingham) is an English keyboardist who originally played in Felt and currently plays with Primal Scream. Duffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city, attending St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in King's Norton, and growing up listening to 2 Tone, punk, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Duffy joined the indie band Felt as keyboard player in 1985. Felt frontman Lawrence later recalled ""I put up notices in Virgin in Birmingham advertising for a guitarist saying 'Do You Want To Be A"
"Keith Duffy (bassist) Keith Arnold Jacques Duffy (born 2 June 1966, in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland) is an Irish bass guitarist, best known for his long-standing support role in the folk-pop band The Corrs. From 1990, he played bass with Commitments star Andrew Strong for 4 years and then toured with The Commitments band for a year, before getting a call from Corrs manager John Hughes in 1995. He has accompanied The Corrs on all of their tours ever since and played on many of their studio recordings. He also recorded bass on Bernard Fanning's (of Powderfinger) solo album ""Tea"
"Billy Duffy William Henry Duffy (born 12 May 1961) is a British rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the band The Cult. Duffy was born and grew up in Manchester. He has Irish and Jewish ancestry. He began playing the guitar at the age of fourteen, being influenced by the music of Queen, Thin Lizzy, The Who, Aerosmith, Blue Öyster Cult, and the early work of Led Zeppelin. In the late 1970s he became involved in the punk movement, being influenced by the New York Dolls, The Stooges, Buzzcocks and The Sex Pistols, as well as AC/DC"
"by sculptor Jon Edgar in London in 2008. The terracotta work was coincidentally documented during the filming of the Douglas Arrowsmith documentary ""Memory and Desire"". An image appears on the CD cover for the ""Memory and Desire"" (2009) album. Stephen Duffy Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born 30 May 1960 in Alum Rock, Birmingham, England) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member, vocalist, bassist and then drummer of Duran Duran. He went on to record as a solo performer under several different names, and is the singer and songwriter for The Lilac Time with his older"
"Stephen Duffy Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born 30 May 1960 in Alum Rock, Birmingham, England) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member, vocalist, bassist and then drummer of Duran Duran. He went on to record as a solo performer under several different names, and is the singer and songwriter for The Lilac Time with his older brother Nick. He has also co-written with Robbie Williams and Steven Page. While attending the School of Foundation Studies & Experimental Workshop at Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University) Duffy met John Taylor. Together they formed the group Duran"
"Nick Duffy Nick Duffy (born Nicholas John Duffy on 24 June 1956 in Birmingham, England) is a musician, artist, illustrator, and filmmaker. Nick is the elder brother of singer/songwriter Stephen Duffy. They are both co-founders of the folk-pop group The Lilac Time. Nick is a multi-instrumentalist, and has been a frequent contributor to Stephen's solo recordings. He also plays in other musical projects and has released solo recordings. In addition to making music, Nick has long worked as an illustrator and has pursued a variety of artistic endeavors. Before Stephen released his first album ""The Ups And Downs"" in 1985,"
"They also released the first solo ""Duffo"" album from Australian big-band vocalist Jeff Duff. Later in the decade and into the early 1980s, hits with Tubeway Army and Gary Numan secured the label's future. They have since released music by Biffy Clyro, Buffalo Tom, the Charlatans, the Carpettes, the Cult, Fields of the Nephilim, the Go-Betweens, the National and Tindersticks. 4AD, Matador Records, Rough Trade Records and XL Recordings are the four main labels that now form the group. The main offices are in the UK with a satellite office in New York City, US. Beggars Banquet Records Beggars Banquet"
"Milan Dufek Milan Dufek (6 May 1944 – 17 November 2005 in San Andrés, Colombia) was a Czech singer, composer, guitarist and flautist and one of the founding members of the Czech pop folk band The Rangers. Dufek and Antonín Hájek founded The Rangers in 1964. The band was renamed ""Plavci"" (Swimmers) in 1971 due to concerns about sharing its name with ""American killers in Vietnam"" (the United States Army Rangers). Band member Radek Tomášek left Plavci in 1973 due to rivalry with Dufek. The band's name reverted to ""Rangers"" in 1989. Dufek was the composer of several successful songs."
"After hearing the recordings, as well as the stories of the many destitute musicians, Levinson offered to remaster the tapes, which became an eight-artist CD anthology of traditional North Carolina blues entitled ""A Living Past"". Levinson became a crusader for the cause, and solicited funds and industry connections from his friends and colleagues, which, in 1994, resulted in the incorporation of the Music Maker Relief Foundation. In 1995, Tim Duffy met Eric Clapton in a Manhattan bistro, sharing some of his field recordings, as well as the philosophy and goals of the foundation, after which Clapton became a supporter, introducing"
"Time album, ""Return to Us"" is planned for release in late 2017. The band is now based in Cornwall. The Lilac Time The Lilac Time is a British alternative folk-rock band that was originally formed in Herefordshire, England by Stephen Duffy, his brother Nick Duffy and their friend Michael Weston in 1986. The band's name was taken from a line in the Nick Drake song ""River Man"". Since its formation, The Lilac Time has gone through various line-up changes, with the Duffy brothers as mainstays. The band's activity has intertwined with Stephen Duffy's solo and songwriting career. The Duffy brothers"
"Vent 414 Vent 414 were a short-lived British independent rock band, who were active for a few years in the 1990s. They were mostly notable for their line-up; Miles Hunt from The Wonder Stuff, Billy Duffy (The Cult), and Morgan Nicholls (Senseless Things, The Streets, Muse), along with Pete Howard, drummer from The Clash and Eat. The band, originally called 'Vent', started to collaborate in December 1994, and received considerable media attention, mostly because of the presence of Hunt, with the result that they were invited to produce a session for Radio 1 before they had recorded anything at all."
"band, the rock supergroup Cardboard Vampyres (named after Cantrell's cats). Under the moniker of the Jerry Cantrell-Billy Duffy Band, they debuted during the three-concert series for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund at The Troubadour in April 2004. ""This band is really just about having fun and playing tunes that we were fans of growing up,"" Cantrell stated. Performing mostly cover songs from bands like Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Stooges, Black Sabbath, and Aerosmith, the group was rounded out by vocalist John Corabi, bassist Chris Wyse, and drummer Josh Howser. The band played at various venues in the United States; although, they"
"Music Maker (label) Music Maker Relief Foundation is an American non-profit, based in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Music Maker Relief Foundation was founded in 1994 by Tim and Denise Duffy to ""help the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music gain recognition and meet their day-to-day needs. Music Maker presents these musical traditions to the world so American culture will flourish and be preserved for future generations."" In 1989, while completing his studies for a master's degree in Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tim Duffy was documenting blues musician James ""Guitar Slim"" Stephens for the"
"He founded the Nadace Dětské (Children's Heart Foundation) to support treatment for pediatric heart defects. Dufek died in 2005 in a scuba diving accident on the island of San Andrés, Colombia, when he collided with a boat. Milan Dufek Milan Dufek (6 May 1944 – 17 November 2005 in San Andrés, Colombia) was a Czech singer, composer, guitarist and flautist and one of the founding members of the Czech pop folk band The Rangers. Dufek and Antonín Hájek founded The Rangers in 1964. The band was renamed ""Plavci"" (Swimmers) in 1971 due to concerns about sharing its name with ""American"
"UK Top 40 'Nature of Love'."" Waterfront (band) Waterfront are a 1980s Welsh pop duo, comprising Phil Cilia (full name Philip Laurence Cilia) and Chris Duffy (full name Christopher James Duffy), who emerged from the ashes of local Cardiff band The Official Secrets. The band met their manager, John Newman, when recording demos at his recording studio, Music Factory, in Cardiff. John remained with them as personal manager throughout their successful years. In 1987, Waterfront were signed directly to EMI/SBK Productions by Charles Koppelman and Marty Bandier. The band went on to achieve chart success on both sides of the"
"The Devils (band) The Devils is the name of an English electronic pop band, formed by Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy. The first incarnation of Duran Duran in 1978 included Rhodes as keyboardist, John Taylor on guitar and Duffy as songwriter/vocalist and bassist (along with Simon Colley). This lineup performed live for almost a year before Duffy and Colley left the band. Duffy moved on to a solo career and The Lilac Time, and Duran Duran eventually went on to fame with drummer Roger Taylor, guitarist Andy Taylor and singer Simon Le Bon. In 1999, Duffy came across an old"
"the brothers formed their own design office called ""DUFFY and DUFFY"". For the album's preview release, they had an exhibition of about 80 paintings, drawings, photographs, and video. Duffy studied art at Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University). In 1986, Nick and Stephen formed The Lilac Time along with his friend, Michael Weston. Since their formation, the Lilac Time have gone through various line-up changes with the Duffy brothers as mainstays. In the band, Nick plays banjo, violin and accordion among other instruments. He also contributes songwriting and has done production work on their recordings. The band's sporadic activity and"
"""Sapphire Stylus"" was released in December 2009 on Bogus Frontage. He lives with his family in Cornwall. Nick Duffy Nick Duffy (born Nicholas John Duffy on 24 June 1956 in Birmingham, England) is a musician, artist, illustrator, and filmmaker. Nick is the elder brother of singer/songwriter Stephen Duffy. They are both co-founders of the folk-pop group The Lilac Time. Nick is a multi-instrumentalist, and has been a frequent contributor to Stephen's solo recordings. He also plays in other musical projects and has released solo recordings. In addition to making music, Nick has long worked as an illustrator and has pursued"
"17 November 2005 Milan Dufek died while scuba diving. Radek Tomášek explicitly ruled out a reunion with the rest of the band. only Czech sung LPs. Rangers (band) The Rangers or Plavci is a Czech pop folk and country music band formed in 1964 by Milan Dufek and Antonín Hájek. Its classic ensemble consisted of Milan Dufek (1944–2005; tenor), Antonín Hájek (1944–1989; baritone), Miroslav Řihošek, Jan Vančura (countertenor), Jiří Veisser, and Radek Tomášek. The band sold over one million records. The Rangers quickly became famous for the singing qualities of its members, from the bass of Jiří Veisser to the"
"Devil Doll (American band) Devil Doll is an American rockabilly band fronted by singer Colleen Duffy. Their song ""Faith in Love"", from the 2003 album ""Queen of Pain"", was featured on ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"". ""Queen of Pain"" featured the recording talents of many top level studio musicians. The guitars on that album were played by well known studio guitarist Tim Pierce. Devil Doll has also featured many notable members in her live band including Mother Superior drummer Matt Tecu, and guitarist Ry Bradley. In January 2018, after 4 years of hiatus due to lead singer Colleen Duffy's illness, she"
"announced a crowdfunding campaign to help finance a new album. Devil Doll (American band) Devil Doll is an American rockabilly band fronted by singer Colleen Duffy. Their song ""Faith in Love"", from the 2003 album ""Queen of Pain"", was featured on ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"". ""Queen of Pain"" featured the recording talents of many top level studio musicians. The guitars on that album were played by well known studio guitarist Tim Pierce. Devil Doll has also featured many notable members in her live band including Mother Superior drummer Matt Tecu, and guitarist Ry Bradley. In January 2018, after 4 years"
"Jet Black Jet Black (born Brian John Duffy, 26 August 1938) is an English drummer and founding member of punk rock and new wave band The Stranglers. Since 2015, he has been a non-touring member of the band. Black was born in Ilford, Essex. He was a successful businessman up until the mid-1970s, owning a fleet of ice cream vans, and an off-licence in Guildford, called 'The Jackpot'. This establishment was the base for the early Stranglers. He was also the owner of one of the earliest home brewing equipment companies, at the time of a vogue in home brewing."
"James Shaffer James Christian Shaffer (born June 6, 1970), also known by his stage name ""Munky"", is an American musician best known as co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the nu metal band Korn. Shaffer set up the side-project band Fear and the Nervous System in 2008 and is also the founder of Emotional Syphon Recordings, who have signed acts like Monster in the Machine and Droid. Shaffer was ranked at No. 26 of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time. Shaffer's work with Korn has resulted in over 35 million albums sold. Shaffer first took up guitar"
"created ""A Time for Remembrance,"" to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Duffy died at his home in Norfolk, Virginia in 2015 after a long battle with cancer. He was married to Dorothy Rouse-Bottom. John Duffy (composer) John Duffy (23 June 1926, New York City — 22 December 2015, Norfolk, Virginia) was an American composer who created more than 300 works from symphonic music and operas to music for the concert hall, theatre, and film and television. In 1974 he founded the organization Meet The Composer under the auspices"
"of soul music such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, but admits to listening to heavy rock during his youth. He currently lives and works in London with his wife, former Black Box Recorder vocalist Sarah Nixey. Jimmy Hogarth Jimmy Hogarth (born 1974, Orkney Islands, Scotland) is a London-based producer and songwriter, whose production and writing credits include, Amy Winehouse, Sia, Tom Grennan Paolo Nutini, Duffy, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ren Harvieu, Estelle, Tina Turner, KT Tunstall, James Blunt, James Morrison, James Bay, Maverick Sabre, Joel Culpepper, In 2005, he was introduced to Welsh singer Duffy and went on to contribute"
"Dave Dufort Dave Dufort (also known as Hermien Jerian-du'Fort) is a British rock drummer who has played with Ian Hunter, Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield and Screaming Lord Sutch, and was a member of the new wave of British heavy metal bands E. F. Band, Angel Witch and Tytan. He is the brother of Denise Dufort, drummer with Girlschool. His first band of note was The Scenery, formed in 1966 with Miller Anderson, and subsequently joined by Ian Hunter. In 1968 he rejoined Anderson in Paper Blitz Tissue, but left and was replaced by Bill Bruford. He subsequently toured as part"
"with John Mulligan and Dik Davis (both then of Fashion), Andy ""Stoker"" Growcott (of Dexys Midnight Runners) and Bob Lamb (original producer of Birmingham band UB40). Originally called Holy Tin Tin before being shortened, the band was signed with WEA Records in the UK, and released the single ""Kiss Me"" in 1982 but was unsuccessful. By 1983, Tin Tin had signed with Sire Records in the US, and ""Kiss Me"" hit the dance charts there. Another single, ""Hold It"", was also released in 1983 which peaked at no.55 in the UK. After a stint of working in the US, Duffy"
"described as ""an equal blend of post-punk and new wave"" with occasional psychobilly influences and was compared to the works of the bands such as the Doors, X and Suicide. The band's second studio album also drew comparisons to the works of PJ Harvey and The Velvet Underground. Studio albums Other releases The Gunga Din The Gunga Din was an American rock band, formed in 1998 in New York City. Featuring vocalist Siobhan Duffy, guitarist/vocalist Bill Bronson, bassist Chris Pravdica, drummer Jim Sclavunos, and keyboardist Maria Zastrow, the band released two albums, ""Introducing: The Gunga Gin"" and ""Glitterati"", in 1999"
"would assist the impoverished Gabriel by providing transportation, paying bills, and providing food for him and his wife, but realized that there were many more musicians like Gabriel who were in need of the same assistance, and who were still capable and willing to record and perform. In 1994, Tim and his wife, Denise Duffy founded the Music Maker Relief Foundation. Through this foundation, Gabriel was able to perform in professional venues, including the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, and made several trips to Europe. Gabriel died on April 2, 1996, and is buried with his guitar (per his request"