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Heaven 17, please remember, were not even intended to be a group. In the beginning…
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Heaven 17, please remember, were not even intended to be a group. In the beginning…
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Hipsway were a Scottish pop/rock band whose style has been described as ‘white soul/ funk’.…
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It was in 1983 that Howard Jones first burst upon the contemporary music scene with…
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The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977. Originally a minimal Post-Punk…
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Ian Dury & The Blockheads combined rock, funk and music-hall influences. Live in London 1980…
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Formed in early 1981, the trio took a demo tape of a track called “Body…
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INXS hailed from the pubs of Australia, which is part of the reason the band…
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Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in London in 1975. Live After…
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The J. Geils Band were one of the most popular touring rock & roll bands…
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James are an English rock band formed in Manchester. Led by singer Tim Booth, they…
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Janet Jackson, the youngest sibling in the musical Jackson family, is one of the best-selling…
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Japan was an English new wave music group formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in…
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Jean-Michel Jarre is a French composer, performer and producer whose synthesizer-led recordings and spectacular concerts…
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Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool in 1967 and led by…
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Joan Armatrading is a British singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer whose thoughtful writing spans folk,…
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JoBoxers, a predominantly British pop group, was formed in 1982, when former Subway Sect members…
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In 1981 Jackson recorded Jumpin’ Jive, a ‘musical vacation’ paying tribute to Swing and Jump Blues…
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Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted…
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Judas Priest are an English heavy-metal band formed in Birmingham. Their twin-guitar sound, Rob Halford’s…
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Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet…
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Kajagoogoo originate from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Once a 4 piece band under the name of…
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Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 in Bexleyheath, Kent, England, now part…
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Kenny Loggins’ remarkable four-decade-plus career has brought him from the top of the charts to…
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Kim Deal is an American singer, songwriter and musician known as a member of Pixies…
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