He performed as a dancer, worked as a choreographer for television shows and during the 1960s, 70s and 80s was an increasingly prominent presence on TV variety and game shows. He was a panelist on charades-based game show “Give Us a Clue” and a presenter on the U.K. version of ...
Britpop was the style used by world-famous bands such as Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Suede who became known as "The Big Four". The summer of 1995 was dominated by the“Battle of Britpop” which was between Blur and Oasis for the number one spot. Eventually, Blur won the battle and Oasis...
【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.When people think about British music, for the most part they think about the 60s or 70s with the likes of The Beatirs and The Rolling Stones or more modern artiats like Adele or Ed Sheeran. However, stuck between...
SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the most distinctive artists to create album covers during the '70s and beyond, British illustrator and designer Roger Dean help shape the imagery and visual aesthetic of the era with his work with Yes, Asia, Osibisa, Uriah Heep and a number of UK record labels. B...
but Bananarama have had morehitsthan any girl group in history. Ever. And it’s a sad, sad soul who doesn’t perk up when “Venus” or “Cruel Summer” come on the radio. The girls are still together after 33 years too, so they’re one of the few bands on this list that are ...
MusicianJohn Mayall, often referred to the “godfather of the British blues,” whose bands of the late ’60s and early ‘70s featured some of the most notable rock instrumentalists of the era, died Monday at home in California, according to a statement posted by his family on his social ...
This was a style of pop music that aimed to promote "Britishness" and commonly featured electric guitars, drums and male singers. Britpop was the style used by world-famous bands such as Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Suede who became known as "The Big Four". The summer of 1995 was dominated ...
Britpop was the style used by world-famous bands such as Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Suede who became known as "The Big Four". The summer of 1995 was dominated by the "Battle of Britpop" which was between Blur and Oasis for the number one spot. Eventually, Blur won the battle and Oasis...
The Bluesbreakers drew on a fluid community of musicians who drifted in and out of various bands. Mayall’s biggest catch was Clapton, who had quit the Yardbirds and joined he Bluesbreakers in 1965 because he was unhappy with the Yardbirds’ commercial direction. ...
Some of these tunes have even become more popular with each passing year.We here at Best Classic Bands may spend most of our time remembering—and writing about—our ’60s/’70s heroes; that, after all, is when most of the “best classic” music we lived for was made. But we can’t...