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Jeff Beck MP (1944 - 2023)

Jeff Beck was born in Surrey in 1944. He grew up in a suburban street in Carshalton. When he was about 10, he wanted to play the guitar. His mum, however, wanted him to play the piano because she didn'...

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1/11/2023
2/17/2023
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1/11/2023

Jeff Beck MP (1944 - 2023)

Jeff Beck was born in Surrey in 1944. He grew up in a suburban street in Carshalton. When he was about 10, he wanted to play the guitar. His mum, however, wanted him to play the piano because she didn'...

2/17/2023

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (/ˈbæsi/; born 8 January 1937)[1] is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bass...

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5/29/2022
7/27/2022
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5/29/2022

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (/ˈbæsi/; born 8 January 1937)[1] is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bass...

7/27/2022

Petula Sally Olwen Clark , CBE (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and composer with one of the longest serving careers of a British singer, spanning more than seven decades. ...

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3/30/2021
6/14/2022
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3/30/2021

Petula Sally Olwen Clark , CBE (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and composer with one of the longest serving careers of a British singer, spanning more than seven decades. ...

6/14/2022

Charlie Watts MP (1941 - 2021)

"“The Wembley Whammer”", "Charlie", "Charles R. Watts"

Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English drummer, best known as a member of The Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death.In 2006, Watts was elected into the Modern Drummer Hal...

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8/24/2021
8/24/2021
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8/24/2021

Charlie Watts MP (1941 - 2021)

"“The Wembley Whammer”", "Charlie", "Charles R. Watts"

Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English drummer, best known as a member of The Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death.In 2006, Watts was elected into the Modern Drummer Hal...

8/24/2021

Peter Green MP (1946 - 2020)

Peter Allen Greenbaum (29 October 1946 – 25 July 2020), known professionally as Peter Green, was an English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist.[3] As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, he was induct...

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6/11/2018
7/25/2020
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6/11/2018

Peter Green MP (1946 - 2020)

Peter Allen Greenbaum (29 October 1946 – 25 July 2020), known professionally as Peter Green, was an English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist.[3] As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, he was induct...

7/25/2020

Ken Dodd, OBE MP (1927 - 2018)

Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd, OBE (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue "ticklin...

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5/29/2012
3/12/2018
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5/29/2012

Ken Dodd, OBE MP (1927 - 2018)

Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd, OBE (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue "ticklin...

3/12/2018

Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single "As Tears Go By" and bec...

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8/19/2008
12/14/2017
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8/19/2008

Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single "As Tears Go By" and bec...

12/14/2017

Cliff Richard MP

"Sir Cliff Richard OBE"

England

Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb ; 14 October 1940) is an English singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making hi...

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8/19/2008
12/14/2016
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8/19/2008

Cliff Richard MP

"Sir Cliff Richard OBE"

England

Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb ; 14 October 1940) is an English singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making hi...

12/14/2016

Keith Emerson MP (1944 - 2016)

"Keith Palmer Emerson", "Kîsu Emâson", "Emo"

Keith Noel Emerson=From Free BMD: Births Dec 1944 (>99%)Emerson Keith N Halsey Todmorden 9a 410 Scan available - click to view Marriages Sep 1943 (>99%)Emerson Noel C Halsey Surrey Mid.E. 2a 6...

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3/11/2016
3/11/2016
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3/11/2016

Keith Emerson MP (1944 - 2016)

"Keith Palmer Emerson", "Kîsu Emâson", "Emo"

Keith Noel Emerson=From Free BMD: Births Dec 1944 (>99%)Emerson Keith N Halsey Todmorden 9a 410 Scan available - click to view Marriages Sep 1943 (>99%)Emerson Noel C Halsey Surrey Mid.E. 2a 6...

3/11/2016

Sir George Henry Martin CBE MP (1926 - 2016)

George Martin was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" in reference to his extensive involvement on each of ...

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12/31/2009
3/9/2016
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12/31/2009

Sir George Henry Martin CBE MP (1926 - 2016)

George Martin was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" in reference to his extensive involvement on each of ...

3/9/2016

Pete Townshend MP

"Bijou Drains"

Pete Townshend= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia * Birth name Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend* Also known as Bijou Drains* Born 19 May 1945 (age 70)* Chiswick, London, England* Genres * Rock art ...

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2/18/2016
2/18/2016
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2/18/2016

Pete Townshend MP

"Bijou Drains"

Pete Townshend= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia * Birth name Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend* Also known as Bijou Drains* Born 19 May 1945 (age 70)* Chiswick, London, England* Genres * Rock art ...

2/18/2016

Lemmy Kilmister MP (1945 - 2015)

"Lemmy"

Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister=From Free BMD:Surname Given Name Mother District Volume Page Transcriber Births Mar 1946Kilmister Ian F. Simpson Stoke 6b 142 lincolnshire Postems for this entry:13/...

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12/30/2015
12/30/2015
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12/30/2015

Lemmy Kilmister MP (1945 - 2015)

"Lemmy"

Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister=From Free BMD:Surname Given Name Mother District Volume Page Transcriber Births Mar 1946Kilmister Ian F. Simpson Stoke 6b 142 lincolnshire Postems for this entry:13/...

12/30/2015

Sir Tom Jones MP

"Sir Thomas John Woodward", "OBE"

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE (born 7 June 1940), known by his stage name Tom Jones , is a Welsh singer. Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, c...

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11/3/2011
8/30/2015
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11/3/2011

Sir Tom Jones MP

"Sir Thomas John Woodward", "OBE"

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE (born 7 June 1940), known by his stage name Tom Jones , is a Welsh singer. Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, c...

8/30/2015

Davy Jones MP (1945 - 2012)

A singer, actor, and jockey who became a teen idol in the '60s and '70s, David "Davy" Jones' chief claim to fame is his career as a Monkee and his vocal rendition of "Daydream Believer." He was born ...

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2/29/2012
7/23/2015
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2/29/2012

Davy Jones MP (1945 - 2012)

A singer, actor, and jockey who became a teen idol in the '60s and '70s, David "Davy" Jones' chief claim to fame is his career as a Monkee and his vocal rendition of "Daydream Believer." He was born ...

7/23/2015

Maurice Ernest Gibb MP (1949 - 2003)

Ernest Gibb, CBE (22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the twin brother of Robin Gibb and younge...

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11/12/2011
5/24/2015
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11/12/2011

Maurice Ernest Gibb MP (1949 - 2003)

Ernest Gibb, CBE (22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the twin brother of Robin Gibb and younge...

5/24/2015

Alan Crompton Gibb , CBE (born 1 September 1946) is a musician, singer and songwriter and producer, who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the Bee Gees . He is also the eldest and last survi...

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11/12/2011
5/24/2015
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11/12/2011

Alan Crompton Gibb , CBE (born 1 September 1946) is a musician, singer and songwriter and producer, who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the Bee Gees . He is also the eldest and last survi...

5/24/2015

Sir Mick Jagger MP

"Sir Michael Philip Jagger", "Michael Philip Jagger"

Swaggering, thick-lipped Brit Mick Jagger has been the lead singer and (along with guitarist Keith Richards) main songwriter for the consistently popular and influential rock band The Rolling Stones si...

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8/19/2008
5/24/2015
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8/19/2008

Sir Mick Jagger MP

"Sir Michael Philip Jagger", "Michael Philip Jagger"

Swaggering, thick-lipped Brit Mick Jagger has been the lead singer and (along with guitarist Keith Richards) main songwriter for the consistently popular and influential rock band The Rolling Stones si...

5/24/2015

British pop~singer. Lead singer with Manfred Man. David "Mike" d'Abo (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann and as the composer ...

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6/20/2011
5/24/2015
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6/20/2011

British pop~singer. Lead singer with Manfred Man. David "Mike" d'Abo (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann and as the composer ...

5/24/2015

Cilla Black MP (1943 - 2015)

"Cilla Black"

Priscilla Maria Veronica White - Cilla Black OBE= Cilla Black OBE (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White, 27 May 1943) is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality. Championed by The ...

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1/2/2012
2/27/2015
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1/2/2012

Cilla Black MP (1943 - 2015)

"Cilla Black"

Priscilla Maria Veronica White - Cilla Black OBE= Cilla Black OBE (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White, 27 May 1943) is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality. Championed by The ...

2/27/2015

George Harrison MP (1943 - 2001)

George Harrison was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison em...

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4/8/2010
2/5/2013
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4/8/2010

George Harrison MP (1943 - 2001)

George Harrison was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison em...

2/5/2013