Ronnie Lane 7 December 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Ronnie Lane Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who was the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Small Faces…
Geordie 23 November 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Geordie In the early 1970s, Geordie toured Australia regularly and gained a solid following in Newcastle, New South Wales, due to the “Newcastle” connection and the song “Geordie’s Lost his…
Budgie 9 Nov 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Budgie Budgie were a Welsh heavy metal band from Cardiff. The band formed in 1967, and recorded a demo the following year. In 1971, their first album was blues-oriented hard…
10cc 25 Oct 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
10 CC 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…
Lindisfarne Leicester University 2 November 1974
Lindisfarne is an English folk rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1968 (originally called Brethren). The original line-up comprised Alan Hull (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Ray Jackson (vocals, mandolin,…
Hot Chocolate 2 November 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Hot Chocolate are a British soul band popular during the 1970s and 1980s, formed by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson. The group had at least one hit song every year…
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)…
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…