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 ...
Music hall artiste. Born Bethnal Green, as Mary Ann Florence Holyome. Successful as a male impersonator but also as a woman singing "I'm one of the girls". Toured America and Australia. Grandmoth...
Entertainment business executive. Born Jeffrey Sonny Krugerkoff. He founded the Flamingo Club in London's West End. Died in Miami, Florida.
Iris poet, singer and songwriter. Born Thomas Moore at 12 Aungier Street, Dublin. He came to London to study law at the Middle Temple and befriended many prominent people. In 1803, he was appointed...
Person, Music / songs, Poetry, Caribbean Islands, Ireland, USA
For 39 years the organist of All Saints Talbot Road, W11. Andrew Behan has researched Robertson: Richard William Robertson was born in Kensington in 1880, the eldest of the eleven children of Will...
