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The Rockingbirds
The Rockingbirds are a British country rock band, formed in London in 1990. They disbanded in 1995, but reformed in 2008 for the Heavenly Records 18th-anniversary shows. They began to tour again in spring 2009 and played the 2009 Glastonbury festival. History 1990–1995 The band's original line-up featured songwriter Alan Tyler (lead vocals and acoustic guitar), Sean Read (backing vocals and tambourine), Andrew Hackett (electric guitar), Patrick Arbuthnot (pedal steel guitar), and Dave Goulding (AKA Greenwood) (bass) and drummer Dave Morgan, both formerly of Weather Prophets. Their first single release on Heavenly Records was 1991's "A Good Day For You Is A Good Day For Me", followed by a tribute song to Jonathan Richman entitled "Jonathan, Jonathan" in 1992. That same year also saw the release of their eponymous debut album (produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley), which included the "Gradually Learning" single. This gained some radio play and Heavenly (backed by a S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Langer
Clive Langer (born 19 June 1954 in Hampstead, London, England) is an English record producer and songwriter, active from the mid-1970s onwards. He usually works with Alan Winstanley. He composed the music for the films ''Still Crazy'' and ''Brothers of the Head''. Prior to his record producing career he was a guitarist with the British cult band Deaf School. Langer sometimes performed under the alias of 'Cliff Hanger', and his production work was sometimes attributed to 'Clanger'. After Deaf School, in mid 1977, Langer joined Big in Japan which he suggested to his friend Bill Drummond (later founder of Zoo Records and member of The KLF) to form, but Langer quit shortly afterwards and began a new band, Clive Langer and the Boxes. Their releases were ''I Want the Whole World'', a 12" EP released in 1979 on Radar Records. and ''Splash!'', an album released in 1980 on F-Beat Records. Langer co-wrote the song "Shipbuilding" with Elvis Costello, and played organ on the version b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Country Rock Musical Groups
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwich Evening News
The ''Norwich Evening News'' is a daily local newspaper published in Norwich, Norfolk, England. It covers the city and the surrounding suburbs, and is published by Archant. It is the best-selling newspaper in Norwich. As of 28 February 2011 the paper is printed for 6am, as the stories are written the day before. The ''Norwich Evening News'' is sister paper to the ''Eastern Daily Press'', and has a cover price of 50p. On July 1, 2021 it was announced that Richard Porritt would be the paper's new editor after leaving his previous role as Politics and Business Editor at the Eastern Daily Press. See also *''Eastern Daily Press The ''Eastern Daily Press'' (''EDP'') is a regional newspaper covering Norfolk, northern parts of Suffolk and eastern Cambridgeshire, and is published daily in Norwich, UK. Founded in 1870 as a broadsheet called the ''Eastern Counties Daily P ...'', Archant publication covering East Anglia References External links''Norwich Evening News'' Newsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Of The Pops
''Top of the Pops'' (''TOTP'') is a British Record chart, music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show. For most of its history, it was broadcast on Thursday evenings on BBC One. Each show consisted of performances of some of the week's best-selling popular music records, usually excluding any tracks moving down the chart, including a rundown of that week's singles chart. This was originally the Top 20, though this varied throughout the show's history. The Top 30 was used from 1969, and the Top 40 from 1984. Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You" was the first song featured on ''TOTP'', while the Rolling Stones were the first band to perform, with "I Wanna Be Your Man". Snow Patrol were the last act to play live on the weekly show when they performed their single "Chasing Cars". Special editions were broadcast on Christmas Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deeply Dippy
"Deeply Dippy" is a song by British trio Right Said Fred from their debut album, ''Up (Right Said Fred album), Up'' (1992). Written by Right Said Fred and produced by Tommy D, "Deeply Dippy" was the third single by Right Said Fred. It bested the number-two chart peak of "I'm Too Sexy" in the United Kingdom by peaking atop the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in April 1992, replacing Shakespears Sister's two month chart-topping single, "Stay (Shakespears Sister song), Stay". Outside the United Kingdom, "Deeply Dippy" reached number one in Ireland for four weeks and entered the top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The song failed to chart in the United States, where "I'm Too Sexy" had reached number one, other than on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Dance Club Songs, Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at number nine. It did manage to reach the top 100 in Canada, climbing to number 82 in August 1992. ''New Musical Express, NME'' ranked "Deepl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fred EP
{{no references, date=September 2020 This is a compilation of the releases for the UK independent record label Heavenly Recordings. Artists See Heavenly Recordings#Artists for a list of artists. Albums * HVNLP1 - ''Foxbase Alpha'', Saint Etienne (1991) * HVNLP2 - ''The Rockingbirds'',The Rockingbirds (1992) * HVNLP3 - '' Drop Out'', East Village (1993) * HVNLP4 - '' Wildwood'', The Wishing Stones (1991) * HVNLP5 - '' Always...'', Espiritu (Unreleased) * HVNLP6 - ''So Tough'', Saint Etienne (1993) * HVNLP7 - '' You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone'', Saint Etienne (1993) * HVNLP8 - ''Tiger Bay'', Saint Etienne (1994) * HVNLP9 - '' I Love to Paint'', Saint Etienne (1995) * HVNLP10 - '' Too Young to Die - The Singles'', Saint Etienne (1995) * HVNLP11 - '' Annie on One'', Various Artists (1996) * HVNLP12 - ''Northern Uproar'', Northern Uproar (1996) * HVNLP13 - '' Live at The Social Volume 1 - Mixed By The Chemical Brothers'', Various Artists (1996) * HVNLP14 - '' High in a Basement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products, the largest video game console company and the largest video game publisher. Through Sony Entertainment Inc, it is one of the largest music companies (largest music publisher and second largest record label) and the third largest film studio, making it one of the most comprehensive media companies. It is the largest technology and media conglomerate in Japan. It is also recognized as the most cash-rich Japanese company, with net cash reserves of ¥2 trillion. Sony, with its 55 percent market share in the image sensor market, is the largest manufacturer of image sensors, the second largest camera manufacturer, and is among the semiconductor sales leaders. It is the world's largest player in the premium TV market for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Winstanley
Alan Kenneth Winstanley (born 2 November 1952) is an English record producer and songwriter, active from the mid-1970s onwards. He usually works with Clive Langer. His early career during the mid-1970s was as an audio engineer, working on albums by The Stranglers in addition to releases by Joe Jackson and Generation X. He also worked with songwriter Brian Wade producing teen pop singer Nikki Richards' single "Oh Boy!" in 1978. Notable studio albums produced or co-produced by Winstanley * ''Generation X'' (1978) (Winstanley engineered). * '' One Step Beyond...'' – Madness (1979) * ''The Raven'' – The Stranglers (1979) * ''4 Out of 5 Doctors'' – 4 Out of 5 Doctors (1980) * '' Absolutely'' – Madness (1980) * ''Kilimanjaro'' – The Teardrop Explodes (1980) * '' 7'' – Madness (1981) * '' Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary - Tenpole Tudor (1981) * '' Too-Rye-Ay'' – Dexys Midnight Runners (1982) * ''The Rise & Fall'' – Madness (1982) * '' Punch the Clock'' – Elvis Costell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Michael Richman (born May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key acoustic and electric backing. He now plays only acoustic to protect his hearing. He is known for his wide-eyed, unaffected, and childlike outlook, and music that, while rooted in rock and roll, is influenced by music from around the world. Biography Early life Born into a Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Natick, Massachusetts, Richman began playing music and writing his own songs in the mid-1960s. He became infatuated with the Velvet Underground and, in 1969, he moved to New York City, lived on the couch of their manager, Steve Sesnick, worked odd jobs, and tried to break in as a professional musician. Failing at this, he returned to Boston. The Modern Lovers Richman formed the Modern Lovers, a proto-punk garage rock band, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Rock
Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal styles, and additional instrumentation, most characteristically pedal steel guitars.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' (Backbeat Books, 3rd ed., 2002), p. 1327. Country rock began with artists like Buffalo Springfield, Michael Nesmith, Bob Dylan, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, The International Submarine Band and others, reaching its greatest popularity in the 1970s with artists such as Emmylou Harris, the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Nesmith, Poco, Charlie Daniels Band, and Pure Prairie League. Country rock also influenced artists in other genres, including the Band, the Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
