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Andy Bennett (musician)
Andy Bennett (born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire), is an English singer and musician, best known for his work with Ocean Colour Scene. The Elements Bennett had his first break with his band The Elements (formerly known as Sargent) which included Tim Jacques, Lee Burn and Dave Casswell. The Elements regularly gigged throughout Birmingham and supported Ocean Colour Scene. The band released their first album, ''The Elements'', on Acid Jazz Records music label and the album charted at #7 in the indie music charts. Ocean Colour Scene Bennett joined Ocean Colour Scene on 8 April 2004 (when he participated in the Royal Albert Hall concert). He has featured on the following albums: *'' One for the Road'' (2004) (Guitar, Background Vocals) *''A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad'' (2005) (Guitar) *''Live Acoustic at the Jam House'' (2006) (Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Background Vocals) *'' Live at Birmingham Academy'' (2006) *'' On the Leyline'' (2007) (Acoustic and Electric G ...
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Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians". Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, the city grew initially as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the Tertiary sector of the economy, service sector. Toponym The city is named after Wulfrun, who founded the town in 985, from the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''Wulfrūnehēantūn'' ("Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm"). Before the Norman Conquest, the area' ...
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Live At The Town Hall
The discography of the rock band Ocean Colour Scene consists of ten studio albums and thirty-four singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' .... Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Singles Video albums * 1997: ''Times of Our Lives'' (VHS) * 1998: ''Travellers Tune'' (VHS) * 2003: ''Filmed from the Front Row'' (DVD) * 2008: ''Live at the Town Hall'' (DVD) * 2011: ''Moseley Shoals live in Birmingham'' (DVD) * 2013: ''Marchin' Already live at the Glasgow Barrowland'' (DVD) References External links Official website{{Ocean Colour Scene Discographies of British artists Discography ...
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Britpop Musicians
Britpop was a mid-1990s British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. It produced brighter, catchier alternative rock, partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of the US-led grunge music and to the UK's own shoegaze music scene. The movement brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and formed the backbone of a larger British popular cultural movement, Cool Britannia, which evoked the Swinging Sixties and the British guitar pop of that decade. Britpop was a media-driven focus on bands which emerged from the independent music scene of the early 1990s. Although the term was viewed as a marketing tool, and more of a cultural moment than a musical style or genre, its associated bands typically drew from the British pop music of the 1960s, glam rock and punk rock of the 1970s and indie pop of the 1980s. The most successful bands linked with Britpop were Oasis, Blur, Suede and Pulp, known as the movement's "big four", al ...
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Musicians From Birmingham, West Midlands
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs ...
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Ocean Colour Scene Members
The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided."Ocean."
''Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'', Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ocean. Accessed March 14, 2021.
Separate names are used to identify five different areas of the ocean: Pacific (the largest), ,

English Rock Singers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community ...
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1985 Births
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record " We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar an ...
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The Yorkshire Times
''The Yorkshire Times'' is an online newspaper founded in 2011 by Richard Trinder, and the sole online-only paper in Yorkshire. Rather than employing journalists, ''The Yorkshire Times'' focuses instead on citizen journalism, with opinion, commentary and analysis prevailing over simply reporting local events. As of 1 January 2014, the newspaper receives 35,000 unique readers and 500,000 reads per month. History The newspaper was founded in October 2011 by Richard Trinder, who was 'fed up' with the regional and local printed newspapers on offer in Yorkshire. In April 2012, the newspaper launched its first ever live blog, covering the 18th Bradford International Film Festival, with resulting coverage of other festivals around the county, including the Great Yorkshire Show. The newspaper has also secured interviews with several notable names, including Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Bob Geldof Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (; born 5 October 1951) is an Iri ...
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Birmingham Mail
The ''Birmingham Mail'' (branded the ''Black Country Mail'' in the Black Country) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. Background The newspaper was founded as the ''Birmingham Daily Mail'' in 1870, in April 1963 it became known as the ''Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch'' after merging with the ''Birmingham Evening Despatch'' and was titled the ''Birmingham Evening Mail'' from 1967 until October 2005. The ''Mail'' is published Monday to Saturday. The '' Sunday Mercury'' is a sister paper published on a Sunday. The newspaper is owned by Reach plc, who also own the ''Daily Mirror'' and the ''Birmingham Post The ''Birmingham Post'' is a weekly printed newspaper based in Birmingham, England, with a circulation of 2,545 and distribution throughout the West Midlands. First published under the name the ''Birmingham Daily Post'' in ...
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