"Shakin' Stevens Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948), known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that his commercial success began. His most successful songs were nostalgia hits, evoking the sound of 1950s rock and roll and pop. In the UK alone, Stevens has charted 33 Top 40 hit singles including four chart-topping hits ""This Ole House"", ""Green Door"", ""Oh Julie"", and ""Merry Christmas Everyone""; his last Top 40 single was"
"Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets were a rock and roll group formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1969. Although most notable now for their lead singer Shakin' Stevens, who went on to become one of the UK's most popular artists of the 1980s, the band released several records and toured extensively throughout the 1970s. A version of the Sunsets, containing original members, still tours annually in the UK, Europe and Australia. Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets evolved from the rock and roll scene in and around the Penarth and Ely areas just outside Cardiff. One of"
"success. Shakin' Stevens was a Welsh singer who gained fame in the UK portraying Elvis in a stage play. In 1980, he took a cover of The Blasters' ""Marie Marie"" into the UK Top 20. His hopped-up versions of songs like ""This Ole House"" and ""Green Door"" were giant sellers across Europe. Shakin' Stevens was the biggest selling singles artist of the 1980s in the UK and number two across Europe, outstripping Michael Jackson, Prince, and Bruce Springsteen. Despite his popularity in Europe, he never became popular in the US. In 2005, his greatest hits album topped the charts in"
"Paul Barrett Paul Franklyn ""Legs"" Barrett (born 14 December 1940) is a UK agent and manager of 1950s style Rock and Roll artistes, an author and previously a singer, songwriter and film actor. Barrett is the discoverer, mentor and first manager of the singer now known as Shakin' Stevens during the 1960s and 1970s, but has also represented and promoted many more of the genre's greats during a long and varied career. Barrett was born in Blackwood, Monmouthshire, in 1940 but moved to Penarth near Cardiff, at an early age, where he has lived ever since. His father was a"
"Screamin' Jay Hawkins Jalacy ""Screamin' Jay"" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as ""I Put a Spell on You"", he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of shock rock. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Hawkins studied classical piano as a child and learned guitar in his twenties. His initial goal was to become an opera singer (Hawkins cited Paul Robeson as his musical idol in interviews), but when his initial"
"Eric Lévi Éric Jacques Levisalles, stagename Eric Lévi (Paris, 1955) is a French rock musician based in London. In 1975 Eric Lévi founded the hard rock band Shakin' Street with Fabienne Shine, which would release the two albums ""Vampire Rock"" and ""Solid as a Rock"". Shakin' Street briefly toured with AC/DC and the Blue Öyster Cult before disbanding in 1981. He then moved to New York, and back to Paris in 1992. Later on in his career, Eric Lévi wrote the musical score to several movies, including ""L'Opération Corned-beef"" and the comedy ""Les Visiteurs"" which was an international success and"
"Shakin' Stevens discography The discography of Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens consists of twenty studio albums, twenty-one compilation albums, sixty-nine singles, three box sets, five video albums and thirty-seven music videos. Although the singer enjoyed his greatest period of success throughout the 1980s while recording for Epic Records, during the 1970s he was the lead vocalist for Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets and had records issued by a variety of labels including Parlophone, CBS and Polydor in the UK and Pink Elephant and Dynamite in Europe. Shakin' Stevens had his first entry in the UK Singles Chart with"
"popularity of his seasonal hit ""Merry Christmas Everyone"". A number of Shakin' Stevens releases were not issued in his native UK. Where this is the case, the original country of release (although not necessarily the ""sole"" country) is indicated in parentheses. </div> Shakin' Stevens discography The discography of Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens consists of twenty studio albums, twenty-one compilation albums, sixty-nine singles, three box sets, five video albums and thirty-seven music videos. Although the singer enjoyed his greatest period of success throughout the 1980s while recording for Epic Records, during the 1970s he was the lead vocalist"
"Steve Taylor Roland Stephen ""Steve"" Taylor (born December 9, 1957), is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive, film maker, and actor. A figure in what has come to be known as Christian alternative rock, Taylor enjoyed a successful solo career during the 1980s, and also served in the short-lived group Chagall Guevara. In contrast to many Christian musical artists, his songs have often taken aim at other Christians with the use of satirical, sardonic lyrics. In 1997, he founded the record label Squint Entertainment, which fueled the careers of artists such as Sixpence None the Richer, Chevelle, and"
"The Shakin' Pyramids The Shakin' Pyramids (also known as Shakin' Pyramids) were a Scottish rockabilly band formed in Glasgow in the late 1970s. The band consisted of Dave Duncan (vocals, harmonica, percussion) James G. Creighton (acoustic & electric guitar, vocals) and ""Railroad"" Ken McLellan (acoustic guitar, vocals). During the band's recording career from 1980–1983, they released two studio albums, four singles and three extended plays—one of which was recorded with the late British recording star Lonnie Donegan. A 1983 compilation album was released shortly after the group's disbandment, and a live album followed in 2001. Although the band did not"
"Steven Tyler Steven Tyler (born Steven Victor Tallarico; March 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and former television music competition judge. He is best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, piano, and percussion. He is known as the ""Demon of Screamin'"" due to his high screams and his wide vocal range. He is also known for his on-stage acrobatics. During his high-energy performances, Tyler usually dresses in bright, colorful outfits with his trademark scarves hanging from his microphone stand. In the 1970s, Tyler rose to"
"Steven Severin Steven Severin (born Steven John Bailey, 25 September 1955, Highgate, London), is an English musician, composer, bassist, producer and co-founding member of Siouxsie and the Banshees. He took the name ""Severin"" from the Leopold von Sacher-Masoch character who is mentioned in the Velvet Underground song ""Venus in Furs"". Severin had earlier considered ""Steve Spunker"" for his stage name. After the split of Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1996, Severin created his own label RE, and released several instrumental albums via his official website. In the late 2000s and the early 2010s, he regularly performed live in solo, playing"
"Lee Latchford-Evans Lee Latchford-Evans (born 28 January 1975) is an English singer, dancer, stage actor, kickboxer and personal trainer, most famous for being one of the five singers of the British pop group Steps. From Ellesmere Port, Evans was born as Lee Latchford Evans, with his middle name Latchford taken from footballer Bob Latchford of Everton F.C., as his father was a lifelong fan of the club. He began using his middle name professionally to differentiate himself well-known comedian Lee Evans. For a time he was known as Lee Latchford before adding a hyphen between his middle name and surname."
"Rachel Stevens Rachel Lauren Stevens (born Rachel Lauren Steinetski on 9 April 1978) is an English singer, television personality, actress and businesswoman. She was a member of the pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. She released her solo debut studio album ""Funky Dory"" in September 2003. The album reached number nine on the UK album chart and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded it with a gold certification in October 2003. Two singles, ""Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"" and ""Funky Dory"", were initially released from the album: ""Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"" peaked at number two in"
"so borrowing from old school friend Steven Vanderwalker, he chose Shakin' Stevens. Fronting the newly named ""Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets"", an early break for the band presented itself when they were given a support slot for the Rolling Stones in December 1969. Despite landing a recording contract with Parlophone Records the following year and releasing a Dave Edmunds-produced album, the optimistically and prematurely titled ""A Legend"", the group found success hard to come by, at least in their native Great Britain, though they had several hit singles in other countries. The band toured Germany, Belgium, France and the Netherlands"
"Jake Stevens Jake Stevens is a fictional Irish television personality and musician portrayed by the comedian PJ Gallagher. He first featured in the popular RTÉ Two hidden camera television series, ""Naked Camera"". Stevens later achieved his own spin-off show ""Makin' Jake"" which documented his efforts to conquer the United States. He has released one single ""Merry Christmas Jakey Boy"", which reached number nine in the Irish Singles Chart in December 2006. Stevens performed the single on ""The Cafe"" and ""Tubridy Tonight"". Stevens is known for his ""shiny-suited persona"" and characteristic trait of whistling whilst waving a wet newspaper around with"
"Wah Wah Watson Melvin Ragin (December 8, 1950 – October 24, 2018), better known by the nickname ""Wah Wah Watson"", was an American guitarist and session musician famed for his skills with a wah-wah pedal. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Melvin Ragin moved to Detroit and became a member of the Motown Records studio band, The Funk Brothers, where he recorded with artists like The Temptations (his guitar work on ""Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"" is particularly notable), The Jackson 5, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and The Supremes. He played on numerous sessions in the 1970s"
"Exchange), filed to issue an IPO under SEC Regulation A+ to raise money with the intent of purchasing either 15% or 25% of Eminem's former production team's (The Bass Brothers, aka FBT Productions) share of his sound recording royalties. As a headliner As a co-headliner Works cited Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, film producer, and actor. He is consistently cited as one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time in any genre, with ""Rolling Stone"""
"David ""Stringbean"" Akeman David Akeman (June 17, 1915 – November 10, 1973) better known as Stringbean (or String Bean), was an American singer-songwriter, musician, comedian, actor and semi-professional baseball player best known for his role as a main cast member on the hit television show, ""Hee Haw"", and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Akeman was well-known for his ""old-fashioned"" banjo picking style, careful mix of comedy and music, and his memorable stage wardrobe (which consisted of a long nightshirt tucked into a pair of short blue jeans belted around his knees–an early form of sagging–giving him the"
"or OBF, along with other former Bucks Fizz members Cheryl Baker, Shelley Preston (from 2004–2009) and Jay Aston (since 2009). After a series of dead end jobs, Mike Nolan began performing in the mid-1970s in pubs around London, playing the guitar and singing mostly old Irish ballads. He was also auditioning for a variety of groups as a vocalist. It was in 1976 that he successfully auditioned for his first serious band. This group went under the name Brooks and were put together by Freya Miller, who went on to manage Shakin' Stevens. The group was a four piece boyband,"
"Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (""né"" Judkins; born May 13, 1950), better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, Wonder is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, and he continued performing and recording for Motown into the 2010s. He has been blind since shortly after his birth. Among Wonder's works are singles such as ""Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"", ""Superstition"", ""Sir Duke"", ""You Are"
"Stew (musician) Mark Stewart (born August 16, 1961), known by his stage name Stew, is an American singer-songwriter and playwright from Los Angeles, California, United States. In the early 1990s, he formed a four-piece band called The Negro Problem which in 1995 released a box set collection of singles including an innovative cover of ""MacArthur Park"" and a multi-part pop operetta entitled ""Miss Jones"". He later went on to release albums under his own name. His 2000 release ""Guest Host"" was named Album of the Year by ""Entertainment Weekly"" and his 2002 album, ""The Naked Dutch Painter and Other Songs"","
"John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonicist, and autoharpist, who is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000; for his impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969; and for his No. 1 hit in 1976, ""Welcome Back"". Sebastian was born in New York City and grew up in Greenwich Village. His father, John Sebastian (né Pugliese), was a noted classical harmonica player and his mother, Jane, was a radio script writer. His godmother was Vivian Vance"
"Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a co-founder and the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album ""Tragic Kingdom"" (1995) along with various successful singles, including ""Just a Girl"", ""Don't Speak"", ""Hey Baby"", and ""It's My Life"". Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album ""Love. Angel. Music. Baby."" It spawned three"
"the late 50s and early 60s. Since then, however, he had gone on to greater things forming Love Sculpture who had a top 5 hit in the UK with ""Sabre Dance"" in 1968. Recognising the ex-Backbeats and being suitably convinced by their performance, Dave offered to record Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth. With Edmunds promising to get the Sunsets signed to his current label Parlophone, this effectively put an end to the band's association with John Peel. Although a much more successful foray into the studio than the Dandelion tapes, the sessions were not without"
"Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens ( ; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His debut album ""A Sun Came"" was released in 1999 on the Asthmatic Kitty label, which he cofounded with his stepfather. He received wide recognition for his 2005 album ""Illinois"", which hit number one on the ""Billboard"" Top Heatseekers chart, and for the single ""Chicago"" from that album. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media for ""Mystery of Love"" from the movie ""Call Me by Your Name"". Stevens has"
"subsequent acts. He opened for Fats Domino, Tiny Grimes and the Rolling Stones. This exposure in turn influenced rock groups such as Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, the Cramps, Screaming Lord Sutch, Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Arthur Brown, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie and Glenn Danzig. Screamin' Jay Hawkins Jalacy ""Screamin' Jay"" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as ""I Put a Spell on You"", he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an"
"to perform regularly and self-released a digital EP featuring six songs in July 2015. On Monday 4 January 2016 the Véloniños announced a full-length album would be released in February 2016. The Shakin' Pyramids The Shakin' Pyramids (also known as Shakin' Pyramids) were a Scottish rockabilly band formed in Glasgow in the late 1970s. The band consisted of Dave Duncan (vocals, harmonica, percussion) James G. Creighton (acoustic & electric guitar, vocals) and ""Railroad"" Ken McLellan (acoustic guitar, vocals). During the band's recording career from 1980–1983, they released two studio albums, four singles and three extended plays—one of which was recorded"
"Gary Stewart (singer) Gary Ronnie Stewart (May 28, 1944 – December 16, 2003) was a country musician and songwriter known for his distinctive vibrato voice and his Southern rock influenced, outlaw country sound. During the peak of his popularity in the mid-1970s, ""Time"" magazine described him as the ""king of honkytonk."" He is remembered for a series of country chart hits from the mid- to late- 1970s, his biggest hit being ""She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles),"" which topped the U.S. country singles chart in 1975. Named after actor Gary Cooper, Stewart was born in the Letcher County, Kentucky, town"
"K-os Kevin Brereton (born February 20, 1972), better known by his stage name k-os (; ""chaos""), is a Canadian alternative rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His given name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he later adopted. The alias ""k-os"", spelled with a lower case ""k"", was intended to be less aggressive than the pseudonyms of other rappers whose names were all upper case, such as KRS-One. It is an acronym for ""Knowledge of Self"", although in a later interview he said that it originally stood for ""Kevin's Original Sound"". k-os' music incorporates a wide variety of"
"singles recorded for Epic in 1978 and 1979. Take One! (Shakin' Stevens album) Take One! is a 1980 album by British rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens. It was his first release on Epic Records and his first album to enter the UK charts. The album featured Stevens' debut hit single ""Hot Dog"". Often erroneously dated as being released in October 1979, ""Take One!"" wasn't in fact released until February 1980, after the ""Hot Dog"" single had become Stevens' first UK hit single. Produced by Mike Hurst, the album contained a host of experienced session men, including lead guitarist Albert"
"Take One! (Shakin' Stevens album) Take One! is a 1980 album by British rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens. It was his first release on Epic Records and his first album to enter the UK charts. The album featured Stevens' debut hit single ""Hot Dog"". Often erroneously dated as being released in October 1979, ""Take One!"" wasn't in fact released until February 1980, after the ""Hot Dog"" single had become Stevens' first UK hit single. Produced by Mike Hurst, the album contained a host of experienced session men, including lead guitarist Albert Lee, pianist Geraint Watkins, steel guitarist B.J. Cole"
"Sevyn Streeter Amber Denise Streeter (born July 7, 1986), known by her stage name Sevyn Streeter, is an American singer and songwriter, best known for being a member of the girl groups TG4 and RichGirl where she was known as Se7en. She signed to Atlantic Records and released her debut single ""I Like It"" in 2012. Her debut extended play ""Call Me Crazy, But..."" was released on December 3, 2013. It sold over 17,000 copies within its first week and spawning her first top 40 hit single ""It Won't Stop"", and ""Next"". The single achieved gold certification from RIAA marking"