Prince Edwards – Il Rondo Leicester 13 February 1974
PRINCIPAL EDWARDS MAGIC THEATRE was an artistic cooperative formed by a group of student musicians and artists at Exeter University in 1968. The group’s original plan to establish a magazine…
Ralph McTell
Leicester Mercury report, 14 February 1974 – City folk concert is a sellout. Although pop terminology like ’one-hit wonder is rarely attributable to the folk – scene, it could be…
Sutherland Bros & Quiver
The Sutherland Brothers (Gavin and Iain Sutherland) were a Scottish folk and soft rock duo. From 1973 to 1978, they performed with rock band Quiver, and recorded and toured as…
Dallas Boys
The group formed in Leicester and comprised four former pupils of Moat Boys School (Joe Smith, Stan Jones, Bob Wragg, and Leon Fisk) and London-born Nicky Clarke. After winning a…
T Rex 27 January 1974
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Hatfield and the North 26 January 1974
Hatfield and the North were an experimental Canterbury scene rock band that lasted from October 1972 to June 1975, with some reunions thereafter. In mid-1972 the band grew out of…
Stomu Yamashta 26 January 1974
. Born in Kyoto, Japan, Yamashta studied music at Kyoto University and Berklee College of Music. His athletic and virtuoso percussion style came to prominence in the early 1970s when…
Emile Ford 20 / 22 January 1974
Michael Emile Telford Miller (16 October 1937 – 11 April 2016), known professionally as Emile Ford, was a musician and singer born in Saint Lucia, British Windward Islands. He was…
Linda Lewis 19 January 1974
Linda Lewis (Linda Ann Fredericks), singer and songwriter, born 27 September 1950; died 3 May 2023 was a soul singer with an exceptional voice whose solo career encompassed more than…
Ace 19 January 1974
Ace were one of the few pub rock groups to enjoy success on the pop charts, due to the warm, soulful vocals of Paul Carrack. While Carrack’s voice certainly had…