Sweet Sensation – 27 Oct 1974 – 3 Nov 1974 Baileys Leicester
Formed in Manchester in 1971, the band came to prominence after appearing on the ITV talent show New Faces. Under the guidance of panellist Tony Hatch, the band signed to…
Hudson Ford Leicester University 26 Oct 1974
Hudson Ford were a UK rock band-style duo, formed when John Ford and Richard Hudson left Strawbs in 1973. The original line-up featured Hudson (now playing guitar instead of drums)…
Bernard Manning – 20 Oct 1974 – 26 Oct 1974 Baileys Leicester
Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was an English comedian and nightclub owner. He gained a high profile on British television during the 1970s, appearing on…
Sonja Kristina Leicester University 19 Oct 1974
Sonja Kristina joined Curved Air in January 1970 after a successful stint in the stage musical ‘Hair’. In the sixties, influenced by Sandy Denny and Buffy St.Marie, she had played…
Johnny Mathis 14 Oct 1974 De Montfort Hall Leicester
John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, Mathis became highly popular as an album artist,…
Gene Pitney – 13 Oct 1974 – 19 Oct 1974 Baileys Leicester
Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. Pitney charted 16 top 40 hits in the United States, four in…
The Strawbs Leicester University 11 Oct 1974
The Strawbs formed in 1964 as the Strawberry Hill Boys while the founder members were at St Mary’s Teacher Training College, Strawberry Hill, London. The name was shortened to ‘the…
Wishbone Ash 07 Oct 1974 De Montfort Hall Leicester
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early to mid-1970s. Their albums include Wishbone Ash (1970), Pilgrimage (1971), Argus (1972), Wishbone Four (1973), There’s the…
Jimmy Helms – 06 Oct 1974 – 12 Oct 1974 Baileys Leicester
James D. Helms (born September 27, 1941) is an American soul singer, known as a member of Londonbeat but who also had solo hits such as “Gonna Make You an…
The Spinners 06 Oct 1974 De Montfort Hall Leicester
The Spinners were a folk group from Liverpool, England, who formed in September 1958. They variously had four albums in the UK Albums Chart between September 1970 and April 1972.…