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What is Glam Rock? Glam rock is a genre of music that began in the early 1970s in the UK, musicians identified themselves by performing in outrageous costumes, hairstyles, platform shoes, and glitter. Top Glam Rock books, to buy on the Amazon Store Shock and Awe Glam Rock and its legacy Glam Rock Arthrology Cd …
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Moving in other mysterious ways The song Mystic Lady contained the words “Pleasant crescent moon”. Which pops up later. The more you get to know about the life and times of Marc Bolan the more interesting the mysteries are around some connections about this life and sadly about his departure. Bolan never learned to drive …
Bolan had his own TV show in 1977, “Marc” Produced by Muriel Young, directed by Nicolas Ferguson and shown on Granada Television for ITV. Marc attracted many of the biggest stars of the times, including; The Jam, Radio Stars, Showaddywaddy, Bay City Rollers, Mud, 10cc, Boomtown Rats, Roger Taylor from Queen, Rosetta Stone, Generation X, …
In January 1978 Kate Bush hit single “Wuthering Heights” was the debut single for the Kick Inside Album, inspired from the last part of the 1967 BBC series Wuthering heights, and the book by Emily Brontë. It is thought Kate Bush had written this song in the spring of 1977. The Queens Silver Jubilee year. …
The Beatles Town House: 3 Saville Row, Mayfair Number 3 Saville Row is a 4 story 1733 townhouse, located in the City of Westminster with a basement that became the Beatles recording studio during the ‘Let it Be’ recording sessions in 1968. The roof of no. 3 Saville Row would become the most famous roof …
Apple Corps the Home of the Beatles Back in 1967 Apple corps was founded by the members of the Beatles; Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Star. With its core division of Apple Records being the main area of activity. As with many things Beatles, even the name of their holding and management …
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1749 First time George Frederic Handel’s Fireworks music was played in Green Park London
1968 The Musical film Oliver Twist Was released. The screenplay was by Vernon Harris, Directed by Carol Reed, Produced by John Woolf. The story is based on Oliver! By Lionel Bart and Oliver Twist the classic by Charles Dickens. The music was by Lionel Bart & Johnny Green. Hits included “Consider yourself”, “Food Glorious Food” …
25th September 1968 Musical Film Oliver Twist launches Read More »
1968 the Beatles first single released on their own Apple Records
1787 Mozart Completes his Chamber piece
1990 Nasa space probe Magellan gets to Venus
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