Spinal Tap (band)
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THUNDER (band)
Thunder (band) Thunder are an English hard rock band from London. Formed in 1989, the group was founded by former Terraplane members Danny Bowes (lead vocals), Luke Morley (guitar, backing vocals) and Gary “Harry” James (drums), along with second guitarist and keyboardist Ben Matthews and bassist Mark “Snake” Luckhurst. Originally signed to EMI Records in …
TED HAMILTON
Ted Hamilton Ted Hamilton (OAM) (born 1937), is an Australian singer, composer, playwright, entrepreneur and actor. He is possibly best known for playing the Pirate King in The Pirate Movie and police constable Kevin Dwyer in Division 4 (1969–73). More recently, he played Merlin in the TV series Guinevere Jones. Among his many other acting …
TONY BANKS (musician)
Tony Banks (musician) Anthony George Banks (born 27 March 1950) is an English musician, songwriter and film composer primarily known as the keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Genesis. Banks is also a prolific solo artist, releasing six solo albums that range through progressive rock, pop, and classical music. Banks co-formed Genesis in …
TOP HAT (musical) 1935
Top Hat (musical) Top Hat is a 1935 American screwball musical comedy film in which Fred Astaire plays an American dancer named Jerry Travers, who comes to London to star in a show produced by Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton). He meets and attempts to impress Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers) to win her affection. The …
TERRY JONES
Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and historian. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy team. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner Michael Palin (whom he met at Oxford) …
TERRY DEAN
Terry Dean Born. Melbourne, Victoria Solo singer Rock, Popular music Terry Dean. Born Melbourne, Victoria. One of Melbourne’s popular singers who also formed country rock band “Bluestone” in 1972. Terry had enjoyed an extremely successful solo career recording a number of hit records, performing regularly in Melbourne and interstate and appearing nationally on TV shows …
TOM AND JERRY
Tom and Jerry 1957….Tom & Jerry. Art Garfunkle & Paul Simon. 1957 publicity photo of Simon & Garfunkel as Tom & Jerry While still aged 15, Simon & Garfunkel now had a recording contract with Sid Prosen’s independent label Big Records. Using the name Tom & Jerry; Garfunkel naming himself Tom Graph, a reference to …
TOURISTS (band)
ambitions in pPeet Coombes was a guitarist singer-songwriter, while Dave Stewart, also a guitarist, had been a member of the folk rock band Longdancer, who were signed to Elton John’s Rocket label.[2] The two moved to London and encountered Scottish singer Annie Lennox who had dropped out of her course at the Royal Academy of …
THE TOURISTS
The Tourists Origin London, England Genres. New wave,,power pop Years active 1976–80 The Tourists were a British rock and pop band. They achieved brief success in the late 1970s before the band split in 1980. Two of its members, singer Annie Lennox and guitarist Dave Stewart, went on to international success as Eurythmics. Peet Coombes …