Who was the first member of the Royal Family to appear on Desert Island Discs
"Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, appeared as a castaway on the show. Plomley originally wanted the sounds of ""surf breaking on a shore and the cries of sea birds"" to open and close each programme. But Leslie Prowne, the head of popular record programmes at the BBC, was concerned that it lacked definition and insisted that music should also be used. Plomley and the series' producer Frederic Piffard selected ""By the Sleepy Lagoon"", composed by Eric Coates (who appeared on the show in 1951). The tune has been used since the first transmission in 1942. The sound of herring gulls has"
"Royal Family, with Britton on bass, Charley Stone on guitar and Jennifer Denitto on drums; The Famous Cocks and David and the Barnettes. He has also played bass for The Melting Ice Caps as well as being a founder member of Menaces with Britton. Barnett, Britton and Brummell have all performed with Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band. Despite being best known in London, where they played most of their gigs, Luxembourg also performed in: Brighton (twice), Sheffield (twice), Liverpool (at the Liverpool Mathew Street Music Festival), Cardiff, Oxford, Reading, Cambridge (Downing"
"collection of 12 doo-wop tunes, produced by Don Was and Keith Richards, with backing by musicians such as Benmont Tench and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. In October 2015, Keith Richards selected the song ""My True Story"" as one of his Desert Island Discs. Neville is from New Orleans, Louisiana. He has mixed African-American, Caucasian, and Native American (Choctaw) heritage. His uncle, George ""Big Chief Jolly"" Landry, was lead singer of the Mardi Gras Indian group The Wild Tchoupitoulas. Neville met his first wife, Joel in 1957. They were married on January 10, 1959, when both were 18 years old."
"(1917–1922)<br> 3. Azure Main (1922–1936)<br> 4. The Stormy Winds (1936–1941)<br> 5. United We Conquer (1941–1943)<br> 6. The Imperial Enemy<br> 7. The March to Victory<br> 8. The Meaning of Victory (1945–1947)<br> 9. The Last Viceroy<br> 10. Fresh Fields (1947–1955)<br> 11. Full Circle (1955–1965)<br> 12. A Man of This Century (1900–1968) On 27 April 1977, shortly before his 77th birthday, Mountbatten became the first member of the Royal Family to appear on the TV guest show ""This Is Your Life"". Mountbatten usually holidayed at his summer home, Classiebawn Castle, in Mullaghmore, a small seaside village in County Sligo, Ireland. The village was"
"featuring a guest appearance from Sparrow on the title track. He died in New York on 12 April 2015, aged 80, after suffering a heart attack. He was survived by 11 children, 28 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Lord Tokyo Hayden Desiree (20 June 1934 – 12 April 2015), better known as Lord Tokyo (and sometimes as Doctor Tokes), was one of the most prominent Dominican calypsonians. He was the first solo artist to release a Dominican-produced record, won the island's Calypso King title, and wrote a winner of the Road March contest. Born in Loubiere in 1934, Tokyo worked"
"Royale Monarchs The Royale Monarchs were a Southern California surf band of the late 1960s, signed by radio personality Bob Eubanks as house band at his Cinnamon Cinder night clubs, regulars on his ""Hollywood Dance Time"" and ""The Cinnamon Cinder"" television shows. The original group included founder, Dan Anthony, (formerly Jaramillo) vocals and lead guitar, Roger Stafford lead vocal and rhythm guitar, Wilson Smith later replaced by George Haraksin on drums, with Jack Schaeffer on tenor saxophone and Ed Loewe rounding out the group on bass guitar. While playing the sock hops they often performed as backup band for touring"
"first single under the Royale Monarchs name was ""Sombrero Stomp"", featuring Schaeffer on tenor sax. Roger Stafford died on January 27, 2012 in Visalia, California, following complications after kidney failure. He was aged 69. Collector-oriented compilation albums containing their tracks Royale Monarchs The Royale Monarchs were a Southern California surf band of the late 1960s, signed by radio personality Bob Eubanks as house band at his Cinnamon Cinder night clubs, regulars on his ""Hollywood Dance Time"" and ""The Cinnamon Cinder"" television shows. The original group included founder, Dan Anthony, (formerly Jaramillo) vocals and lead guitar, Roger Stafford lead vocal and"
"parents retirement that he transformed Abercrombie & Kent into a luxury travel service that provided luxury safari camps and lodges. Kent's Luxury Cocoon style safari attracted numerous celebrities such as James Brolin, Kristin Davis, Bill Gates, John Grisham, Tom Hanks, Dr.Henry Kissinger, Goldie Hawn, Lauren Hutton, Sharon Lawrence, Liam Neeson, Rachael Ray, Diane Sawyer, Jane Seymour, Barbara Walters, Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey's Book Club. Kent pioneered travel by private jet with The Royal Air Tour in 1989, having been the first to feature the Concorde Supersonic Jet with British Airways. Kent is a founding member of the World Travel"
"by Pressure Sounds. The Royals (band) The Royals were a Jamaican roots reggae vocal group formed in 1964 by Roy Cousins. They continued to record, with a varying line-up until the mid-1980s. The earliest line-up of the group featured Cousins along with Bertram Johnson and Errol Green, initially under the name The Tempests. Green had been the lead vocalist, but departed to be replaced by Errol Wilson, who worked with Cousins at the Jamaican Post Office. They recorded in the mid-1960s for producers including Duke Reid, Lloyd Daley, and Coxsone Dodd (the original version of ""Pick Up the Pieces"" (1967),"
"The Royals (band) The Royals were a Jamaican roots reggae vocal group formed in 1964 by Roy Cousins. They continued to record, with a varying line-up until the mid-1980s. The earliest line-up of the group featured Cousins along with Bertram Johnson and Errol Green, initially under the name The Tempests. Green had been the lead vocalist, but departed to be replaced by Errol Wilson, who worked with Cousins at the Jamaican Post Office. They recorded in the mid-1960s for producers including Duke Reid, Lloyd Daley, and Coxsone Dodd (the original version of ""Pick Up the Pieces"" (1967), which Dodd rejected"
"Alexander was also a hostess for the major personalities of the time. Among those attending her parties were the King of Jordan, Ian Fleming, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, David Niven, Charles Addams and members of the British Royal Family. Likewise, no ""chic"" party would be complete without her. A caricature of her appeared briefly in Disney's 1961 release of 101 Dalmatians. In October 2009 two dresses worn by Alexander, one in 1934 the other in 1938, were purchased by the Bath Fashion Museum in Bath, Somerset, England, for £101,365. Alexander had close connections to the United States. She spent much of"
"Family of Hotels. The Drake has been frequented by many heads of state, assorted celebrities, international personalities, and members of the European aristocracy (some as long-term residents) since opening in 1920. Notable guests included Winston Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Presidents Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales (albeit separately), Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Hugh Hefner, Owe Lundberg, Walt Disney, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Charles Lindbergh, the Marchese and Marchesa Chiaramonte-Ragusa. Prince Felix Yusupov, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, King Hussein of Jordan, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Julia Roberts. Joe DiMaggio and"
"Phyllis Dillon Phyllis Dillon OD (27 December 1944 – 15 April 2004) was a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer who recorded for Duke Reid's lucrative Treasure Isle record label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Dillon was born in 1944 in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica, and attended the Linstead Primary School. Influenced by American singers Connie Francis, Patti Page (citation needed) and Dionne Warwick, she began singing in talent contests. It was during a performance at the Glass Bucket Club in Kingston, Jamaica with the group The Vulcans, that Duke Reid's session guitarist Lynn Taitt discovered Dillon. Dillon recorded"
"There are a core set of names whose influence created Mustique as what it is today. In probable order, they are Lord Glenconner, Oliver Messel, Princess Margaret, Tommy Hilfiger, Shania Twain, and Mick Jagger. Immediately prior to that, the island was home to fishermen. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and The Duke of Edinburgh made private visits to Mustique in 1966, 1977 and 1985. The Duke of Cambridge, who is second-in-line to the Throne of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, vacation in Mustique often. David Bowie once owned an Indonesian-inspired"
"and a recording of new music. Now called fDeluxe, they finally reformed in June 2011 and released a new record called ""Gaslight"" with four of the five original members performing. The video clip of ""The Screams of Passion"" shows Eric Leeds playing bass because this particular track contained no saxophone. The Family (band) The Family was a band formed by Prince, and one of the first signed to Prince's record label, Paisley Park Records. The band reformed as fDeluxe in 2009. The band's origins started with the disintegration of The Time in 1984. Lead singer Morris Day had left the"
"CDs Containing Tracks Dan Anthony Dan Anthony (formerly Dan Jaramillo) is an American recording artist, songwriter and musician. He played with the surf-rock guitarist Dick Dale, and was the founder of the late 1960s California surf band Royale Monarchs. He also played in the house band for Bob Eubanks' Cinnamon Cinder night clubs. Regularly appearing on his ""Cinnamon Cinder"" and ""Hollywood Dance Time"" television shows. Later under contract at MCA/Universal, Decca Records where Gary Usher produced Dan's new group The Forte' Four. He was an original member of the Marin County based folk-rock group AnExchange in the early 1970s. Collector-Oriented"
"Roy Cousins Roy Anthony Cousins (born 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer, producer, and record label owner, known for being lead singer and co creator of The Royals, his productions of artists such as Charlie Chaplin, Prince Far I, and Cornell Campbell, and his record labels,Tamoki-Wambesi/Tamoki Wambesi Dove. Cousins worked for the Jamaican Post Office for many years after he left school, and had formed his first vocal group in 1962, to attend the Junior Festival Competition. In 1965 he formed a vocal group, initially known as The Tempests, and later as The Royals. Frustrated with his"
"performed (along with Bob Dylan and The Who) at the Isle of Wight Festival in August 1969, but Hultgreen then decided to leave. Lucas, Conway, Palmer and Henderson continued to tour for several months, finally agreeing to split up in December 1969 when Palmer decided to join Family. Conway said: ""We just decided, eventually, that we weren't really going anywhere. Not where we wanted to go, anyway."" Jac Holzman stated:""I loved that group. They were a fascinating group, a wonderful band, and I thought the records were wonderful. I think our mistake was not bringing them to the States, because"
"in the coastal towns in the south of England. King now lives with his current wife, Ria and his youngest daughter Marlee, who was born in 1996. He is the elder brother of fellow Level 42 and Frost* member Nathan King. King is a longstanding supporter of The Prince's Trust. On 20 June 1986, King and Lindup performed alongside a multitude of stars, including Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler, Midge Ure and Elton John, at The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert at Wembley Arena to celebrate the first 10 years of the Trust, which was subsequently released"
"Dylan told Benevento's original drummer Matt Chamberlain. Kevin Calabro recorded a TED Talk about ""The Music Turns You On"" at TEDxChichester, February, 18, 2011. On May 10, 2017, Calabro appeared on the Publicity Panel at the ""Relix"" magazine first-ever Live Music Conference at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York. Source Royal Potato Family Royal Potato Family is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The label's roster includes Marco Benevento, Seth Walker, American Babies, Robert Walter, Holly Bowling, Lukas Nelson, Neal Casal, Mike Dillon, Allison Miller, Superhuman Happiness, and Nolatet. The label was founded in early 2009"
"Dolphin Taylor Brian ""Dolphin"" Taylor (born 10 November 1958) is a British drummer. Taylor's first band was Dragon's Playground, which earlier had had Annie Lennox as a vocalist. In 1976 Dragon's Playground appeared on ATV's ""New Faces"". His career with the Tom Robinson Band started when Taylor gave a friend a lift to an audition as bass guitarist for the Tom Robinson Band in 1976. As the band had no drummer at that point, Taylor (who was already a drummer) filled in. By the end of the evening, the band was still looking for a bass guitarist, but had found"
"the label (whose name stood for ""Sound Of Los Angeles Records') and it was in this capacity that he brought the members of Dynasty together. The group consisted of three young performers; vocalists Nidra Beard, Linda Carriere and keyboardist Kevin Spencer. Beard and Carriere first became friends during the winter of 1972, when Carriere moved from New Orleans for college. Both were frequent visitors to 'Maverick's Flat', a popular soul/pop nightclub in Los Angeles. The owner of Maverick's Flat, John Daniels, was in the process of putting together a new group 'DeBlanc' and both young singers became members. For two"
"vocal part for the first time—previously John Walker had been the lead vocalist. They also appeared in a film, ""Beach Ball"", and sent demo recordings to record labels in the United Kingdom. With financial backing from Leeds' stepfather, Walker, Engel and Leeds traveled to the UK in February 1965 for an exploratory visit. When they landed in England, record producer Johnny Franz was keen to sign them up. In a short time, Walker and Engel had secured a recording contract with Philips Records, an affiliate of Mercury, and had played several venues around the UK, with Leeds as drummer. Their"
"the album ""Twist At The Top"" by Howie Casey and the Seniors was released by Bear Family Records in 2010. Derry and the Seniors Derry and the Seniors were a British rock and roll group of the early 1960s. They were the first band from Liverpool to play the club scene in Germany, paving the way for The Beatles and others. As Howie Casey and the Seniors, they were also the first Liverpool group to record an LP, and featured singer Freddie Fowell, later known as Freddie Starr. Derry Wilkie (10 January 1941 – 22 December 2001) was a black"
"on the Island. He kept involved for a while acting as a Magistrate but died in 1975. Reid was posthumously awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander on 15 October 2007. Duke Reid Arthur ""Duke"" Reid CD (21 July 1915 – 1 January 1975) was a Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner. He ran one of the most popular sound systems of the 1950s called Duke Reid's the Trojan after the British-made trucks used to transport the equipment. In the 1960s, Reid founded record label Treasure Isle, named after his liquor store, that produced ska and"
"Easy Star Records in October. The album topped the ""Billboard"" Reggae Albums chart. Jesse Royal (musician) Jesse David Royal (born 29 April 1989) is a Jamaican reggae singer. Jesse Royal was born in St James Parish, Jamaica to a family of Maroon ancestry and Rasta faith. The Royal family relocated to Kingston in 1997 to accept a job at a telecom company, where Jesse became friends with Daniel Bambata Marley, son of reggae artist Ziggy Marley. Royal began his career with and was mentored by the late Fatis Burrell (the son of whom's high school Royal attended), who also produced"
"guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase. His collaborations with Ronson led to working in the United Kingdom including lead vocals on 2007 Ronson's hit ""Stop Me"", a cover version of ""Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before"", a well-known single by The Smiths. Daniel Paul Merriweather grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Sassafras in the Dandenong Ranges. Both his parents are teachers and he has two brothers. As Merriweather described his family, ""My mum's lot are working-class – my granddad was a boxer and fireman, a real man's"
"of the Royal Navy Sir Peircy Brett (1709-1781), CSgt Frank Bourne of Rorke's Drift (who lived at 16 King's Hall Road, Beckenham and is buried in Beckenham Cemetery), eminent judge Wilfred Greene, 1st Baron Greene (1883-1952 - born at 8 Fox Grove Road) and Fr. Thomas Pelham Dale SSC, an Anglo-Catholic clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s. Writers include Enid Blyton, Walter de la Mare who lived in Mackenzie Road, and A.L. Barker (1918–2002). Show business people include Bob Monkhouse (1928–2003), Julie Andrews (1935- ), David Bowie (1947-2016 - who lived at 42 Southend Road from 1969–1973), Peter"
"Duke Vin Vincent George Forbes (25 October 1928 – 3 November 2012), better known as Duke Vin, was a Jamaican-born sound system operator and selector who operated the first sound system in the United Kingdom. Born in Kingston, Forbes was raised on Wildman Street and attended the Calabar All-Age School. He began his career as a selector on the Tom the Great Sebastian sound system in the early 1950s, being given a chance after helping Tom Wong to change a tyre on his car. At the time he was known as 'Shine-Shoes Vinny' due to his smart appearance. After travelling"
"The Diamonds The Diamonds are a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with 16 Billboard hit records. The original members were Dave Somerville (lead), Ted Kowalski (tenor), Phil Levitt (baritone), and Bill Reed (bass). They were most noted for interpreting and introducing rhythm and blues vocal group music to the wider pop music audience. Contrary to a popular myth, the father of Tom Hanks was never a member of the group. In 1953 Dave Somerville, while working as a sound engineer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, met three other"
"of the top 10 singers on disc of all time, listed alongside such luminaries as Elvis Presley and the great operatic tenor Enrico Caruso. In 2007, Peter Dawson's 1931 recording of the song ""Along the Road to Gundagai"" was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry. Peter Dawson was born in 1882 to immigrant Scottish parents, Thomas Dawson, an ironworker, plumber and seaman from Kirkcaldy and Alison, née Miller, in Adelaide, South Australia. The youngest of nine children, he attended East Adelaide Primary School, then Pulteney Street School. At the age of 17 he joined"
"from John Felten's group from the 70's. Stetson had joined the Diamonds around 1970 as the lead singer. The Diamonds The Diamonds are a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with 16 Billboard hit records. The original members were Dave Somerville (lead), Ted Kowalski (tenor), Phil Levitt (baritone), and Bill Reed (bass). They were most noted for interpreting and introducing rhythm and blues vocal group music to the wider pop music audience. Contrary to a popular myth, the father of Tom Hanks was never a member of the group. In 1953 Dave Somerville,"
"do two or three recording sessions and then returned in time to play the evening show at Caesars Palace. In 1969 and 1970 Gordon toured as part of the backing band for Delaney & Bonnie, which at the time included Eric Clapton. Clapton subsequently took over the group's rhythm section — Gordon (drummer), Carl Radle (bassist), Bobby Whitlock (keyboardist, singer, songwriter) — and they formed a new band, later called Derek and the Dominos. The band's first studio work was as the house band for George Harrison's first solo album, the three-disc set ""All Things Must Pass"" (1970). Gordon then"