2i's coffee bar
Birthplace of British rock 'n roll and the popular music industry. Mickie Most started as a singing waiter here. Owen Adams provides a huge amount of information.
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AC/DC
Hard rock band. Formed in Sydney by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Their hit albums include 'Highway to Hell' and 'Back in Black'. Bon Scott was their lead singer and lyricist.
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Act of Parliament - 1751-2 - licensing
"Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament of the Twenty fifth of King George the Second." This is a form of words that we have found at three 19th century places of entertainment, two physically and...
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Sarah Flower Adams
Actress, hymnwriter and poet. Born Sarah Fuller Flower in Old Harlow, Essex. She wrote the words to the hymn 'Nearer, my God, to Thee'. In 1837 she turned to acting, playing several leading roles, ...
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Jean Adebambo
British singer, best known for songs in the lovers rock genre. Born Islington. It is believed she died by suicide, at her Leytonstone home.
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Damon Albarn
Musician, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer. Born Whitechapel, son of artist Keith Albarn (1939 - ). Co-founder of the band Blur and the virtual group Gorillaz.
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Bert Ambrose
Dance band leader. Thought to have been raised in Stamford Hill. Toured Britain with the young Vera Lynn. Temporarily retired to Hertfordshire to escape the WW2 air raids. When his music went o...
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C. T. Angell
Student of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
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Don Arden
Music manager and agent. Born as Harry Levy in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. He oversaw the careers of rock acts like Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Small Faces, and Black Sabbath, and achieved noto...
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Argyll Rooms Concert Hall
The 'Argyll Rooms' venue opened in 1806. A new building was designed, as part of the Regent Street redevelopment, by John Nash himself, to provide a concert hall, other public rooms and shop space...
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