The archetypal cockney geezer and heavy who used to pop up on TV sit-coms throughout the 50's 60's and 70's. Typecast as the Eas...

"b. Alvin Henry McBurney, 1 July 1908, Oakland, California, USA, d. 24 February 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. An accomplished guitar...

"Tiny Tim already had something of a cult following around New York when he appeared in the film You Are What You Eat. This led to a bo...

"The Coasters were one of the few artists in rock history to successfully straddle the line between music and comedy. Their undeniably ...

Hank Snow Originally uploaded by wastedpapiers . "Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was born on May 9th, 1914 in the sleep...

Sad news today that Ivor Cutler passed away last Friday aged 83. We had the pleasure to have tea with him a couple of times about 14 years a...

I found this yesterday i the Oxfam shop in Chester. I have a couple of steel band Lp's already and didn't really want anymore but on...

A six track EP/LP on the Making Waves label from 1985. I remember Andy Kershaw playing The Backyard on his BBC radio show back then and lovi...

Doo-wop at it's best found at Brick Lane flea market back in the 80's. The sleeve notes tell us - " Otis Williams was born in C...

"The Standells were formed in 1962 by guitarist Tony Valentino and organist Larry Tamblyn. The early line-up included Gary Lane on bass...

More tape findings while the boot sales take a rest. Billy merson had a long career in the music hall, the circus and short films as this Br...

"Max was the larger-than-life drummer with the Ambrose Orchestra for many years, who also had a unique Jewish-style humour. Prior to j...

"While heavily influenced by Art Tatum, this performer was hardly considered a heavyweight pianist during his career. Born Louis F. Bus...

Again, not much info on the net about the Mexican Twins "Cuates Castilla". This 10' LP was found with two other latin flavoure...

A sale at the Help The Aged shop today- all records and tapes were 49p. I was attracted more by the colourful sleeves than the music I must ...

"Don Craine (real name Don O'Donnell) and Sutton had previously been in a Twickenham band called the Downliners. The name came from...

"Gerard Hoffnung was born in Berlin in 1925 and went to London in 1939 as a schoolboy refugee. Although he died at the early age of 34 ...

In 1972 David Essex/Ringo Starr made the film "That'll Be The Day" on the Isle of Wight. Billy Fury made a cameo appearance in...

Here's almost a whole side of this album which features several of the gang who took part in the many "Carry On" films of the ...

"The term "Polynesia" was first coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756, and originally applied to all the islands of the Pacifi...