Musician. Born James Joseph Brown Junior in Barnwell, South Carolina. Known as the 'Godfather of Soul', his hit songs include 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag' and 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World'.
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James Brown
This is the former site of the..... 1960s - Flamingo Club where Georgie Fame ...
Musician and actor. Born David Robert Jones 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton. The family left here when David was 6 and moved to Plaistow Grove, Bromley. David changed his surname to avoid confusion wi...
Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Theatre, USA
It was created to meet the demands for innovative music and sound effects for radio and television. It is most famous for producing the original theme tune to 'Doctor Who', and was also responsible...
Musician and conductor. Born in London. Was initially an organist, at St. James' Church, Piccadilly. Married the heiress Gloria Vanderbilt (amongst others), had an affair with Greta Garbo. ...
Born Euston, the son of poor Jewish immigrant tailors. He attended the North London Polytechnic School 1931-3 and later won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music to study violin. Within four ...
Cornet player. He was part of George Webb's Dixielanders jazz band. In later years he was curator of the Plumstead Museum.
Artist and designer of the peace symbol in 1958. Graduated from the Royal College of Arts. Conscientious objector in WW2. In 1958 he was working for the Ministry of Education. On 21 February 1958 ...
Henry Mayhew, 1812 - 1887, founder of 'Punch' and author of 'London Labour and the London Poor', lived here. London County CouncilÂ
