A strange record I found down Brick Lane many years ago. It was the brainchild of Jim Pembroke who moved to Finland with his Finnish girlfri...

Clinton Ford, whose real name was George Harrison strangely enough was born in 1931 in Salford near Manchester in the North West of England....

"Charles Keeping was born and grew up in Lambeth, London, in a terraced house that housed three generations. He lived in an inner city ...

"Born: Bulee Gaillard, January 4, 1916, Detroit, Michigan - Died February 26, 1991 - England Other sources including Gaillard himself h...

"Leslie Holmes showed signs of being musical as soon as he could toddle, and as a boy he could play on the piano a tune he heard whistl...

This compilation cassette found in a charity shop is a pretty good overview of the "Bumpkin" music scene down in the west country ...

" He couldn't properly be considered part of the British Invasion -- he never had a hit in the U.S. or the U.K. -- but Screaming L...

"Jake Thackray was a singer-songwriter in the French tradition, a "chansonnier" whose songs are nevertheless convincingly and...

If you ever wondered what else producer George Martin was doing in the early 60's besides guiding the Beatles, he was also producing rec...

"Born in Pretoria, South Africa, it was his mother who unwittingly provided him with the inspiration for his language. When she tripped...

"The Holy Modal Rounders were almost the very definition of a cult act. This isn't a case of a group that would be described by suc...

"Elsa Lanchester was born to an eccentric family on October 28, 1902, in England. Her parents (James and Edith) were considered as Bohe...

This strange promotional single for the Swedish cruise company Tor Line was found back in the 80's. Probably from Brick Lane again. One...

No excuses for yet another Asha Bhosle track this time from the Bollywood film Haseennon Ka Devta . Not sure of the date but I would think m...

"As the Singing Postman, Allan Smethurst benefited from the British public’s endearing sympathy for the underdog. His most popular hit,...

I think I found this Virgin single at Brick Lane back in the 80's. I can't find that much about Barry, only that he was in the punky...

Growing up in the 60's meant the Billy Cotton Band Show on the radio at Sunday lunchtime whilst the roast and gravy was being dished up ...

"Calypso rhythms can be traced back to the arrival of the first African slaves brought to work in the sugar plantations of Trinidad. Fo...

cow&border Originally uploaded by wastedpapiers . Couldn't find any information on this chap on the internet. Not really a ...

"Besides being a touring comedy team they were noted as seasoned Nashville session musicians. In other words they played on a lot of al...