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1964 THE MUSIC

1964 THE MUSIC It’s the year that Billboard declares that ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ is the fastest ever million seller in the U.S.A. Epic Records of the US declares the ‘Tottenham Sound’ of the Dave Clark Five more potent than the Beatles Liverpool Sound. Capitol Records also announce that for the first time …

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JEAN-MICHEL JARRE

JEAN-MICHEL JARRE His father Maurice became famous for his film soundtracks such as Dr. Zhivago and Laurence of Arabia, whilst he succeeded in becoming the very first western rock artist to tour the People’s Republic of China in 1981 and selling out five concerts. The audiences in Peking and Shanghai were ultra-polite and did include …

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STAGGER LEE

STAGGER LEE Lloyd Price was a popular artist of the 1950’s era, however, sometimes a forgotten influence in the music scene. Born in New Orleans he wrote many hits that were also revised by Elvis, Little Richard, John Lennon and a few others. Never using an instrument on stage himself, nor travelling overseas to promote …

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SHE SHE LITTLE SHEILA

SHE SHE – LITTLE SHEILA From 1956-59 Billboard (the American Trade journal) called every Caucasian Rock and Roller, a Rockabilly. It was coined to cover such new developments as Western and Loop, Country Rock n Roll, Cat music and others. By 1960 though, the music by some changed to meet the needs of the teenage …

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