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Georgie Fame

Georgie Fame (b. June 26, 1943) is a British rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player whose real name is Clive Powell. Fame was born in Leigh in Lancashire. At sixteen years of age he entered into a management agreement with Larry Parnes, who gave artists new names such as Marty Wilde and Billy Fury. Fame was already playing piano for Billy Fury in a backing band called The Blue Flames, which later became billed as "Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames".

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The Directions

The Directions were a british band. The full line up of the band was John Burke (vocals) , Tony Burke (guitar,vocals and songwriter) , Martin Wilson (bass & vocals) , Steve Martinez (Drums) and Nick Simmons (Keyboards). Brothers John and Tony formed the band with Martin in December 1978, Steve joined the following April and Nick later on.The bands influence was David Bowie. They got there name from an old song.

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the breed

After playing a variety of popular venues in Tasmania (Australia) as part of their “Clothes She Wears” tour, the Breed have been much in demand as the ultimate authentic 60s party band. Their energetic sound has had them playing all over Tasmania. The Breed features the talents of Wayne Crisp (Guitar), Steve “B&Massa” Jay (Bass) and Steve Bowden (Drums), and are a band which follow in the tradition of lively, fun “power-pop” but give it a modern edge, keeping it both relevant and real.

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Fire & Ice

1) Fire & Ice is a hardcore punk band from Richmond, Virginia. They are inspired by such bands as Leeway and other New York Hardcore. 2) Fire & Ice is a trance formation consisting of Laurent Véronnez aka L-Vee and Jurgen Leyers aka DJ Fire. They met at Love Parade '97 and after a long talk decided to do a project together, with focus on producing "emotional trance". Their first single "Lost Emotions" hit Europe by storm and is still one of their biggest hits so far.

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Dave Berry

Dave Berry (born David Holgate Grundy in Woodhouse, Sheffield, England, on February 6, 1941), was a British pop singer and teen idol of the 1960s. A unique, and charismatic performer, Dave Berry performed a mixture of hard R&B and pop ballads. He was extremely popular in Britain, and on Continental Europe. He had an unusual ambition for a pop performer trying to make a name for himself - to appear on TV completely hidden by a prop.

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The Velvelettes

The Velvelettes were a 60's femal vocal group founded in 1961 by sisters Carolyn and Millie Gill with cousins Bertha Barbee-McNeal and Norma Barbee (both from Flint, Michigan) on the Western Michigan University campus, where they were students. The group signed to Motown Records, but weren't given top priority, as other female vocal groups were attracting audiences and recording hits. While the group awaited their chance at stardom, they recorded backing vocals for more established Motown girl groups, including The Marvelettes, Martha & The Vandellas, and The Supremes.

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