Person    | Male  Born 7/7/1940 

Ringo Starr

Musician and songwriter. Born Liverpool. One of the four Beatles, the drummer in the group, though, when asked whether Ringo was the best drummer in the world, John Lennon replied: "He's not even the best drummer in The Beatles". Cruel, John, cruel.

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Ringo Starr

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Ringo Starr and Brian Epstein

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Eric Coates

Eric Coates

Composer of light music, e.g. "The Dambusters March" for the film and "Sleepy Lagoon", possibly the best known melody in the UK, being the theme tune for the radio programme "Desert Island Discs". ...

Person, Music / songs

2 memorials
Georgie Fame

Georgie Fame

Jazz and R&B singer and pianist. Born as Clive Powell in Leigh, Lancashire. He had many hit songs in the 1960s and 70s, including 'Yeh Yeh', 'Getaway' and 'The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde'.

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

Musician and political activist. Born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta, British Nigeria. In 1958, he was sent to London to study medicine but decided on music instead, and formed ...

Person, Music / songs, Politics & Administration, Nigeria

2 memorials
The Crickets

The Crickets

Musicians. The backing group of Buddy Holly. Originally, the group comprised Niki Sullivan on rhythm guitar, Jerry Allison on drums, and Joe Mauldin on bass, but Sullivan dropped out after a year o...

Group, Music / songs, USA

1 memorial
Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell

Singer. Born in Jamaica, her family emigrated to London in 1963. Known as Liz Mitchell, she joined the cast of the musical 'Hair' and eventually moved to Berlin to join the German production, where...

Person, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands, Germany

1 memorial