Kaleidoscope are an English psychedelic rock band from London that originally were active between 1967 and 1970. The band’s songs combined the elements of psychedelia with whimsical lyrics. The band were also known at various times as The Sidekicks, The Key, I Luv Wight and Fairfield Parlour. Having performed since 1963 under the name The […]
Comus
Comus are a British progressive folk band who had a brief career in the early 1970s. Comus was formed in 1969 by art students Roger Wootton and Glenn Goring, who developed their musical style performing in folk clubs in and around Bromley in Kent. The band was named after Comus (a masque by John Milton), […]
Get It On
“Get It On” is a song by the English rock band T. Rex, featured on their 1971 album Electric Warrior. Written by frontman Marc Bolan, “Get It On” was the second chart-topper for T. Rex on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it was re titled “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” to […]
The Lambeth Walk
“The Lambeth Walk” is a song from the 1937 musical Me and My Girl (with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay). The song takes its name from a local street, Lambeth Walk, once notable for its street market and working-class culture in Lambeth, an area of […]
Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
“Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” is a folk song written by Anne Bredon in the late 1950s. Joan Baez, who learned the song from a student at Oberlin College, recorded the first published version for her 1962 album Joan Baez in Concert and a variety of musicians subsequently adapted it to a variety of styles, […]
The Adverts
The Adverts were an English punk rock band formed in 1976 that existed until late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to achieve mainstream success in the UK; their 1977 single “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes” reached No. 18 on the UK singles chart. The Virgin Encyclopaedia of 70s Music described bassist and founding […]
Meester Prikkebeen
Meester Prikkebeen (lit: Prickly Leg). The song is a duet with Elly Nieman , but her name is not mentioned on many compilation albums, while her name is on the single. The lyrics were written by Lennaert Nijgh , the music is by the singer herself. They are accompanied by an orchestra conducted by Bert […]
If It Makes You Happy
“If It Makes You Happy” is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released as the lead single from her 1996 eponymous album in September 1996. The song won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards. “If It Makes You Happy” received positive reviews from music critics. Scottish Aberdeen Press and Journal […]
Suzuhana Yuko
Suzuhana Yuko is a Japanese singer-songwriter and vocalist of the Wagakki Band. She studied piano from age 3 and the traditional Japanese performing arts of Shigin (singing) and Kenshibu (sword dancing) from age 5. Graduated from the Tokyo College of Music with a major in classical piano. In 2011, she won first place in the […]
Laïs
Laïs is a Flemish group that creates folk, and world music consisting of polyphonic close harmony songs, occasionally a cappella, based on self-composed melodies with lyrics dating back to the Middle Ages. “Laïs” is a Celtic word, meaning “voice”. Laïs’ career started in 1994, when Jorunn Bauweraerts and Annelies Brosens, together with Soetkin Collier (who […]