Musicians in Scotland
Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton is a pop singer, that was born in Bellshill. Her career was
boosted by the BBC TV documentary "Big Time" which showed how EMI manufactured
a "star" from an unknown. She is known for the theme for the James Bond film "For
your eyes only" in 1981. "9 to 5" was a top ten hit by Sheena Easton.
Texas
The whole Texas story begins in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986 when Sharleen
Spiteri impressed the bassist Johnny McElhone when he was out looking for a
new musical challenge. McElhone loved her voice and so they started a band
together with the guitarist Ally McErlaine and drummer Stuart Kerr. Their first
live appearance took place in March 1988 at the Tav Bar for the Dundee University
Students Association, on a small stage in the corner of the bar. Today they are
enormously famous and internationally known.
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart started out as a soccer player and ended up as a very famous music artist.
He was discovered in 1964, by Long John Baldry, when he was singing to himself
in a railway station. Stewart entertained most of the world with his timeless hits,
such as "You're In My Heart, "Forever Young", "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy", and his
newest recording "When We Were The New Boys.
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac started around the year 1966 and they have many famous hits, such as
"Everywhere" and "Little lies". Their first album, "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac",
was released in 1968, which was followed by "Mr. Wonderful" and "English Rose".
They also had numerous hit singles, such as "Black Magic Woman", "Need Your Love So Bad",
"Albatross", "Man Of The World", and "Oh Well". Fleetwood Mac ended up releasing
four albums in 1969, and became enormously popular. They managed the sell more
records in Great Britain in 1969 than The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
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Rene Uglas - 2010-02-19 00:44:32
Please tell me something about the rock band "Simple minds" they are from Scotland
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