Dave Edmunds

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

Dave Edmunds is 80 this week. Almost an unsung hero of pop, Dave was born in Cardiff and began at the age of 10 when he performed with his older brother Geoff in a band called Edmunds Bros Duo. Several small bands followed including the Human Beans who evolved into...

Jimmy Destri

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

Jimmy Destri was born James Mollica and is 70 this week. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York he joined Blondie as their keyboard player in 1975 and was there until the band broke up in 1982. When they reformed in 1997, Jimmy was there and, in one way, was at his most...

Ella Eyre

by | Mar 31, 2024 | YouTube clip of the week

Ella Eyre, or Ella McMahon as she was born is 30 this week. She was born in Ealing in west London and got her break in 2013 when Rudimental invited her to provide vocals on their hit Waiting All Night which went to number one in the UK chart. She had UK top 10 hits as...

Terry Hall

by | Mar 24, 2024 | YouTube clip of the week

Terry Hall, formally of the Specials, Fun Boy Three and the Colourfield, would have been 65 last week. After a tough school life, Terry formed the Coventry Automatics in 1977 who later became the Specials and it was John Peel who gave them their break when he played...