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…
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…
10cc 03 Oct 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
10cc are a British rock band formed in Stockport in 1972. The group initially consisted of four musicians — Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme — who…
Streetwalkers 11 May 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Streetwalkers were an English rock band formed in late 1973 by two former members of rock band Family, vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John “Charlie” Whitney. They were a five-piece…
John Martyn 4 May 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Iain David McGeachy OBE (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio…
Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band 27 April 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Quite simply the biggest character on the British rhythm and blues scene since the early 1960s, Zoot Money was born George Bruno Money on 17 July 1942 in Bournemouth, Dorset,…
Medicine Head Leicester University 20 April 1974
Medicine Head were a British blues rock band – initially a duo – active in the 1970s. Their biggest single success was in 1973 with “One and One Is One”,…
Thin Lizzy 9 March 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Phil Lynott led the group throughout their fourteen-year recording career of twelve studio albums, writing or co-writing almost all the band’s material. He was the first Black Irishman to achieve…
Water 22 February 1974 Il Rondo Leicester
Do you have any information about ‘Water’ – a local Leicester bands?
Flying Hat Band Il Rondo Leicester 15 February 1974
The Flying Hat Band were an early 1970s Birmingham, England rock act that, alongside Judas Priest, ranked as the Midlands’ favourites to succeed. Despite not having released an album, the…