Tony Capstick

by | Jul 21, 2024 | YouTube clip of the week

Tony Capstick would have been 80 years old this week. Joseph Anthony Capstick was born in Rotherham and was a comedian, actor and broadcaster. He became a regular on the folk club circuit around the west Riding area of Yorkshire. He had small roles in both Emmerdale...

Chris Cornell

by | Jul 14, 2024 | YouTube clip of the week

Chris Cornell would have celebrated his 60th birthday this week. He was the frontman for three bands, Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog as well as a solo career.  His biggest hit as a solo artist was You Know My Name which was the theme tune to the 2006...

Jerry Nelson

by | Jul 7, 2024 | YouTube clip of the week

This week Jerry Nelson would have celebrated his 90th birthday. Jerry was an American puppeteer who supplied numerous voices for characters on Sesame Street, Fraggle rock and The Muppet Show. In Sesame Street, his most famous voice was that of Count Von Count, the...

Jeff Beck

by | Jun 23, 2024 | YouTube clip of the week

Jeff Beck is 80 this week. He was born in Surrey and grew up singing in church. After hearing Les Paul’s How High the Moon, he was inspired to learn guitar and, in the sixties, got his break as a member of the Yardbirds. In 1967, he began working with the...

Laurel and Hardy

by | Jun 16, 2024 | YouTube clip of the week

Stan Laurel would have been 134 this week, The comedy double act released 106 films between Lucky Dog in 1921 and Atoll K in 1951. They made 34 silent shorts and 45 sound shorts and are still as popular today as they were 100 years ago. Stan Laurel’s phone...