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Wally may refer to: Music * Wally (band), British prog rock band ** Wally (album), ''Wally'' (album), a 1974 album by Wally * ''La Wally'', an opera by Alfredo Catalani Other uses *Wally (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *WALLY, a proposed service in southeast Michigan *Wally (anonymous), a name often called out at British rock venues in the 1970s and early '80s *The Wallies of Wessex, a group of people who squatted on ground close to Stonehenge in 1974 *Wally the Green Monster, mascot of the Boston Red Sox *Wally Yachts, a maritime design and manufacture company *The Wally, trophy given to NHRA national event race winners *Wally, a Cockney dialect name for a large gherkin or pickled cucumber *Wally, an episode of the American TV series ''List of Highway to Heaven episodes#Season 3 (1986–87), Highway to Heaven'' See also * *Walley, a list of people with the surname or given name *Walley jump, a figure skating jump *Whalley (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally (band)
Wally was an English progressive rock band, led by the singer-songwriter Roy Webber, which originated in the early 1970s. Career In 1973, after playing the northern pub rock circuit that included venues in Manchester, Harrogate, Leeds and Bradford, they entered a New Act competition organised by the music paper '' Melody Maker'' making it to the finals at London's Roundhouse. They did not win – that honour went to Druid – but they caught the eye of one of the judges, "Whispering" Bob Harris. Their "runners-up" prize was the chance to record a session for Harris's BBC radio show, ''The Monday Program''. He took the band under his wing and set up a recording contract with Atlantic Records. Their debut album, ''Wally'' (1974) was co-produced by Harris, along with Rick Wakeman who had seen one of the band's warm up gigs before the Roundhouse final. After its release the band, now managed by Brian Lane, best known as the manager of Yes, embarked on a series of tours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |