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Kirsty MacColl MP (1959 - 2000)

Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was an English singer-songwriter who wrote and recorded several pop hits between the early 1980s and the 1990s. In addition, she sang on hit rec...

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5/9/2010
12/25/2023
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5/9/2010

Kirsty MacColl MP (1959 - 2000)

Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was an English singer-songwriter who wrote and recorded several pop hits between the early 1980s and the 1990s. In addition, she sang on hit rec...

12/25/2023

Mark Deutrom is a British born American musician, composer, songwriter, and producer, best known as the guitarist for the punk rock band Clown Alley in the 1980s, and as the bassist for the multi-genre...

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3/22/2023
3/27/2023
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3/22/2023

Mark Deutrom is a British born American musician, composer, songwriter, and producer, best known as the guitarist for the punk rock band Clown Alley in the 1980s, and as the bassist for the multi-genre...

3/27/2023

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'...

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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

Christine McVie MP (1943 - 2022)

Wikipedia Find A Grave Memorial ID # 246073826 Christine Anne McVie (née Perfect 12 July 1943 — 30 November 2022) was an English musician, and the co-lead vocalist and keyboardist of Fleetwood Mac, w...

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5/22/2014
12/1/2022
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5/22/2014

Christine McVie MP (1943 - 2022)

Wikipedia Find A Grave Memorial ID # 246073826 Christine Anne McVie (née Perfect 12 July 1943 — 30 November 2022) was an English musician, and the co-lead vocalist and keyboardist of Fleetwood Mac, w...

12/1/2022

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...

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5/29/2022
7/26/2022
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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...

7/26/2022

Stuart Leslie Goddard , better known as Adam Ant (born 3 November 1954), is an English singer, musician, and actor. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and la...

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10/10/2021
7/8/2022
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10/10/2021

Stuart Leslie Goddard , better known as Adam Ant (born 3 November 1954), is an English singer, musician, and actor. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and la...

7/8/2022

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
6/14/2022
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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...

6/14/2022

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
6/14/2022
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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...

6/14/2022

Catherine Bush CBE (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and record producer. In 1978, aged 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wutherin...

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6/2/2022
6/13/2022
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6/2/2022

Catherine Bush CBE (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and record producer. In 1978, aged 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wutherin...

6/13/2022

Andy Fletcher (1961 - 2022)

Andrew John Leonard Fletcher (born 8 July 1961), sometimes known as Fletch, was an English keyboard player, DJ and a founding member of the electronic band Depeche Mode. Fletcher is the...

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5/26/2022
5/26/2022
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5/26/2022

Andy Fletcher (1961 - 2022)

Andrew John Leonard Fletcher (born 8 July 1961), sometimes known as Fletch, was an English keyboard player, DJ and a founding member of the electronic band Depeche Mode. Fletcher is the...

5/26/2022

Robert Palmer MP (1949 - 2003)

Robert Palmer - Last Interview Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (Official Music Video) The career of blue-eyed soul singer Robert Palmer was a study in style versus substance. While the performer...

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5/18/2022
5/18/2022
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5/18/2022

Robert Palmer MP (1949 - 2003)

Robert Palmer - Last Interview Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (Official Music Video) The career of blue-eyed soul singer Robert Palmer was a study in style versus substance. While the performer...

5/18/2022

Bonnie Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins, was brought up in Skewen, a small village near Swansea. She grew up to become one of Wales’ best known performers, achieving chart success all over the world. She...

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4/21/2022
4/22/2022
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4/21/2022

Bonnie Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins, was brought up in Skewen, a small village near Swansea. She grew up to become one of Wales’ best known performers, achieving chart success all over the world. She...

4/22/2022

Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the synth-pop band Duran Duran. He was born in Watford Hospital and lived in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England and ...

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4/9/2022
4/10/2022
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4/9/2022

Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the synth-pop band Duran Duran. He was born in Watford Hospital and lived in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England and ...

4/10/2022

Cait O'Riordan MP

"Rocky O'Riordan"

Caitlín "Cait" O'Riordan, born 4 January 1965, is a Nigerian-born British musician of Irish and Scottish descent. She played bass guitar for the Irish punk/folk band the Pogues from 1983 to 1986. She l...

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8/20/2021
9/11/2021
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8/20/2021

Cait O'Riordan MP

"Rocky O'Riordan"

Caitlín "Cait" O'Riordan, born 4 January 1965, is a Nigerian-born British musician of Irish and Scottish descent. She played bass guitar for the Irish punk/folk band the Pogues from 1983 to 1986. She l...

9/11/2021

Declan Patrick McManus, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter with Irish heritage. Patrick MacManus was born on 25 August 1954 at St Mary's ...

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8/15/2021
9/10/2021
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8/15/2021

Declan Patrick McManus, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter with Irish heritage. Patrick MacManus was born on 25 August 1954 at St Mary's ...

9/10/2021

Born in Surrey, England in 1963, Andrew Ridgeley is known as the silent musician of Wham!, the '80s rock group with George Michael which produced such hits as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Careles...

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5/18/2019
9/6/2021
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5/18/2019

Born in Surrey, England in 1963, Andrew Ridgeley is known as the silent musician of Wham!, the '80s rock group with George Michael which produced such hits as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Careles...

9/6/2021

Best known as one-half of the groundbreaking synth pop duo Eurythmics, Dave Stewart was also a highly successful producer and, on occasion, a solo artist. David A. Stewart (as he also sometimes was c...

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8/31/2021
9/1/2021
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8/31/2021

Best known as one-half of the groundbreaking synth pop duo Eurythmics, Dave Stewart was also a highly successful producer and, on occasion, a solo artist. David A. Stewart (as he also sometimes was c...

9/1/2021

The eldest child of 1950s rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde (birth name Reginald Smith) and Joyce Baker, who had been a member of the singing and dancing group the Vernons Girls, Kim Smith was born in the...

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9/30/2020
6/15/2021
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9/30/2020

The eldest child of 1950s rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde (birth name Reginald Smith) and Joyce Baker, who had been a member of the singing and dancing group the Vernons Girls, Kim Smith was born in the...

6/15/2021

Melanie Appleby MP (1966 - 1990)

Melanie Susan "Mel" Appleby (11 July 1966 – 18 January 1990) was one half of the 1980s English duo Mel and Kim. They had a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart in March 1987, with the song "Respec...

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5/16/2019
5/26/2021
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5/16/2019

Melanie Appleby MP (1966 - 1990)

Melanie Susan "Mel" Appleby (11 July 1966 – 18 January 1990) was one half of the 1980s English duo Mel and Kim. They had a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart in March 1987, with the song "Respec...

5/26/2021