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A list of Glasgow Musicians that became famous
around the world with links to their websites and
Youtube videos.
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Amy Macdonald
Born 25 August 1987 - in Bishopbriggs, north side of
Glasgow. Amy Macdonald became famous in 2007, at the
age of 20, with her debut album, This Is the Life.
The single, This Is
the Life, was a number one in six countries.
Macdonald began her career playing in Glasgow pubs,
such as the Brunswick Cellars on Sauchiehall
Street.
Website . RS Bio Page
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Travis
Formed 1990 - various areas of Glasgow. Travis hit
the big time in 1999 with their second album, The Man
Who, with the hit single Why Does
It Always Rain on Me. The group had a number of
members before finally settling with Fran Healy -
vocals, Andy Dunlop, Dougie Payne, and Neil Primrose.
They practiced in the rehearsal room above The Horseshoe Bar on Dury
Street, in Glasgow centre, by Central Station, where
Neil Primrose once worked, and was a friend of the
owner.
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Del Amitri
Formed 1983 - various areas of Glasgow. Del Amitri
became famous after releasing their album Waking
Hours in 1989. Two singles from the album became
memorable hits, Nothing Ever Happens, and
Kiss This Thing
Goodbye. The band rehearsed in the old Glasgow
Art Centre, along with other local bands hoping for
the big time.
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Wet Wet Wet
Formed early 1980s - Glasgow and Clydebank. Their
first number 1 was in 1988, With a
Little Help from My Friends, but the single that
really made them famous was, Love Is
All Around, in 1994, that topped the British
charts for 15 weeks. This four man group formed at
Clydebank High School in 1982, with Marti Pellow as
the vocalist. Their first live performance was at the
Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, in 1985.
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Aztec Camera
Formed 1980 - in and around Glasgow. Aztec Camera
became well known in 1987 after releasing their album
Love, with the hit single Somewhere in My Heart. The
band rehearsed in the old Glasgow Art Centre, along
with other local bands. The founder Roddy Frame now
tours under his own name.
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Simple Minds
Formed 1977 - in Glasgow. A rock band that hit the
big time with the songs Waterfront 1983, Dont You - Forget About Me
1985, Alive and Kicking 1985, and Befast Child in
1989. Singer Jim Kerr was born in Toryglen in 1959 on
the south side of Glasgow from an Irish family, he
first played in a punk rock band for a few months in
1977 named Johnny and the Self Abusers. Simple minds
first large gig was at Satellite City on Renfield
Street 17th January 1978. Satellite City later became
the famous Apollo that was demolished in 1987.
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Jim Diamond
Born 28th September 1953 - Bridgetown on the east
side of Glasgow. Diamond became famous in 1982 after
forming the group named PHD (Phillips, Hymas and
Diamond), releasing the single, I Won't
Let You Down. In 1984, he went solo and had a
number one hit with, I Should
Have Known Better. Diamond is probably best known
for singing the theme song from the TV show Boon,
Hi
Ho Silver. His music career began aged 15 with a
local band, The Method, and later with another
Glasgow band named Jade.
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Midge Ure
Born 10th October 1953 - Cambuslang, southeast side
of Glasgow. Ure became famous as the vocalist in the
band Ultravox, after they released their fourth album
named Vienna, in 1980. The title track Vienna, was released as a single in 1981.
His music carreeer began about 1969, in a Glasgow
band named Stumble, that included two female
vocalists, Christine and Agnes. Ultravox was a new
wave band, with members from all over the UK.
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Frankie Miller
Born 2nd November 1949 - Bridgeton, east side of
Glasgow. Miller moved to London in 1971 to try and
make the big time. His first major success was the
album Full House, released in 1977, with his top
single, Darlin, released in 1978. Frankie Miller
first played Glasgow pubs and clubs in the band named
The Stoics, in the late 1960s, and starred in the
violent Glasgow TV drama, Just A Boys Game, in
1979.
frankiemiller.net . Wiki Page
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Gerry Rafferty
1947 - 2011 - Underwood Lane in Paisley, by Glasgow
southwest side. Rafferty became famous in 1978 with
his second solo album, City to City, that included
the hit single, Baker
Street. His career began by playing Glasgow pubs
with the local group The Mavericks, then with Billy
Connolly and Tam Harvey in the Humblebums, he even
spent time as a busker in the London underground.
wiki/Gerry_Rafferty
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Maggie Bell
Born 12th January 1945 - Maryhill northwest side of
Glasgow. Bell had her biggest hit in 1981 with B. A.
Robertson, Hold
Me, and is probably best known for singing the
song written by Mike Moran, No Mean
City, that was the theme tune to the long running
Glasgow TV show, Taggart. Maggie Bell's career began
at 17, singing in Glasgow's Locarno Ballroom, on
Sauchiehall Street. She then set up the group,
Stone the Crows, with the guitarist Leslie
Harvey, brother of Alex Harvey. Bell's strong vocals
are on the albums of many top artists.
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Jack Bruce
Born 14th May 1943 - Bishopbriggs, north side of
Glasgow. As a base guitarist and vocalist, Bruce
became famous after forming the band Cream in 1966
with guitarist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger
Baker. Bruce became legendary with his Gibson EB-3
electric bass, especially on the single Sunshine
of your Love. His music career began while
studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and
Drama, and playing in Jim McHarg's Scotsville
Jazzband, to help fund his studying.
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Alex Harvey
1935 - 1982 - Govan & Kinning Park area of
Glasgow. Harvey became famous after forming The
Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1972. The single
Delilah made the top ten in UK charts in 1975, and
The
Boston Tea Party in 1976. The Runaway TV performance was a classic. Alex
Harvey had a large number of jobs, and fronted a few
groups trying to gain recognition. He met the other
members of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, at the
Burns Howff rock and
blues venue, that used to be in West Regent Street,
Glasgow.
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