Ultravox-Midge Ure’s then partner Annabel Croft appeared in the Dancing With Tears In My Eyes video
Virgin Prunes - Dik Evans is the brother of U2 guitarist The Edge
WHITESNAKE…
The bands name came from a white albino ball python snake owned by David Coverdale whilst he was frontman in DEEP PURPLE
X-Ray Specs…Lead singer Polly Styrene’s real name was Marianne Joan Elliott-Said.
Y&T - were originally known as Yesterday & Today
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ZZ Top-At Donington Monsters of Rock festival 1985 the band and the Eliminator car flew in by helicopter, the car suspended underneath one.
ANNIE LENNOX…
Won a scholarship to Londons Royal Academy of music age 17 and studied the flute…the piano & the harpsichord.
Black Sabbath-On their Born Again tour they had ELO’s Bev Bevan on drums.
CULTURE CLUB…
In the UK they had 12 top 40 singles including 2 number ones.
“KARMA CHAMELEON” was the biggest selling single in the UK in 1983. Also the number one on the US hot 100 of 1984.
Def Leppard-Thomas Dolby and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet were uncredited contributors to their Pyromania album.
Eater - In 2001 Mojo magazine included the bands 2nd single Thinking of the USA (Originally from 1977) list of the best Punk Rock singles of all time.Not bad for a band that have been largely forgotten.
Fish-got his nickname after the amount of time he spent in the bath.
GARY BYRD AND THE GB EXPERIENCE…
The 12" version of “THE CROWN” is one of the longest 12" singles to chart the UK lasting 10minutes and 35 seconds.
The single was written by Stevie Wonder and Gary Byrd and reached number 6 in the UK charts in July 1983.
Heaven 17-got their name from a fictional band in the novel A Clockwork Orange
IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS…
When Ian was 7 years old he contracted poliomyelitis which left him with a partly paralysed leg.
Judas Priest-their first gig was at Essington Working Men’s Club which is just up the road from me.
KISS…
Each band member was assigned a colour…
Paul was given purple…because “he’s a lover”
Gene was given red…because he spits “blood and he has fire”
Ace was given blue…because ace blue…space
And green for the jungle cat.
Led Zeppelin-Singer Robert Plant attends most Wolves home games.
MANIC STREET PREACHERS…
Welsh lead singer James Dean Bradfield was named after James Dean…his father wanted to call him Clint Eastwood Bradfield but his mother threatened divorce…
Nightwish-Had Professor Richard Dawkins narrate on their album Endless Things Most Beautiful.