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The Beatles
The Beatles was an English rock band that started singing in Liverpool in 1960.
With members like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
The Beatles built their reputation playing in clubs in cities like Liverpool and Hamburg for example in The Cavern Club.
Cabern Club is a famous nightclub in Liverpool now because the Beatles used to play there.
Now we are going to listen to the Beatles playing in the Cavern.
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The small faces
The small faces were an English rock band from London. The group was founded in 1965 by members Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston,The band is remembered as one of the most acclaimed and influential mod groups of the 1960s. With memorable hit songs such as "Itchycoo Park", "Lazy Sunday", "All or Nothing", "Tin Soldier", and their concept album Ogdens 'Nut Gone Flake. -
David Bowie
David Bowie (born David Robert Jones, 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, and actor.
Bowie has been a major figure in the world of popular music for over four decades, and is renowned as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive voice as well as the intellectual depth and eclecticism of his work. His great song is Space Oddity -
Queen
Freddie Mercury was a Singer and a songwriter.
He was born in Tanzania but he moved to London with his family in 1960. Freddie Mercury played with a few other bands before creating the rock band Queen.
Queen, is a British rock band formed in London in 1970, consisting of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen was influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal.
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The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting (vocalist, bassist and principal songwriter), Andy Summers (guitarist) and Stewart Copeland (drummer). His last disc and that was containing the major success of the band, ' Every Breath You Take '. This disc was a number one in England and in The United States for 17 weeks, obtaining three prizes Grammy. Every breath you take -
Manic Street Preachers
Manics is a rock band from Wales, which became famous in the UK in 90's. It is known for their intelligent and political lyrics.
It was characterized for being a punk-rock band, but now its music is considered as alternative rock.
The lyricist and guitarist Richey James disappeared mysteriously in 1995. In 2008 he was presumed legally dead, but his body was never found. -
Oasis
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Developed from an earlier group, the Rain, the band consisted of Liam Gallagher, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan , and Tony McCarroll . They were later joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher as a fifth member. They released 33 singles, 9 of which reached number 1 on the UK charts, and 2 of them at number 1 of the American charts. -
Adele
Adele is a British soul, R & B and pop songwriter and singer.
She started singing in 2006, but she was not known until 2008 when she became famous with her album 19.
In 2009 she won two Grammy awards.
In 2011 she released her second album under the name of 21, which quickly became a world success and the artist's fame increased; It became the best selling in the 2010s. In the USA she was given a diamond disc.
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Amy Winehouse
Born in London, England, on September 14, 1983, Amy Winehouse broke into the music business when, at age 16, a classmate passed on her demo tape. She signed her first record deal as a jazz vocalist, and her music later blossomed into an eclectic mix of jazz, pop, soul and R&B. Winehouse won five Grammy Awards for her album Back to Black, and earned acclaim for songs like "Rehab," "Back to Black" and "Valerie." Winehouse died on 23 Jul 2011 Back to Black
