Tony Williams

Tony Williams

British reggae radio/club DJ, producer, awards creator. Information from Discogs. The name is too common to be sure but we think we have the correct identification.

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
'Father' Henry Willis

'Father' Henry Willis

Organ builder. Born north-west London. His first London workshop was in Foundling Terrace, Gray's Inn Road. Then when he got the commission to build the large organ for the Great Exhibition he move...

Person, Craft / Design, Music / songs

1 memorial
Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Singer and songwriter. Born Amy Jade Winehouse in Southgate, she began writing music in her teens, and became a singer with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 2000. Her debut album 'Frank', was r...

Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Tragedy

1 memorial
Jimmy Winston

Jimmy Winston

Actor and musician. He was in the original line-up of Small Faces but left after a clash of personalities with the other group members. He went on to an acting career, appearing on stage in the mus...

Person, Music / songs, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial
W. M. Witherick

W. M. Witherick

Student of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces, Music / songs

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. Witty

J. Witty

Student of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces, Music / songs

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Haydn Wood

Haydn Wood

Violinist and composer of light music. Born Yorkshire into a musical family, his name is pronounced to rhyme with maiden.  Brought up on the Isle of Man. WW1 and the new radio broadcasting meant t...

Person, Music / songs, Wales

1 memorial
Sir Henry Wood

Sir Henry Wood

Conductor and composer.  The first British-born career conductor. Born in London.  He founded the promenade concerts in 1895 at the Queen's Hall.  When this was destroyed in the Blitz the concerts ...

Person, Music / songs

2 memorials
George Ratcliffe Woodward

George Ratcliffe Woodward

Hymn writer (e.g. wrote the words for the carol "Ding dong merrily on high"). Born: Birkenhead, Cheshire. Died: Highgate. Buried: Little Walsingham, Norfolk, where he had been a vicar. He retir...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Richard Wright

Richard Wright

Musician. One of the founders of the Pink Floyd group.

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
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