UK Singles Chart

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

54 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

Wiki lists 22 Rollers - 18 of them still alive if we count Mitchell amongst the fallen. 

 

Though likely only about six or seven of the survivors obitable and one of them - Davy Paton - mainly on the back of his membership of Pilot and work with the likes of Alan Parsons and Kate Bush

Possibly. I guess it depends on circumstances. Archie Marr was an early member and only played on their first single, yet he got an obit because he died in a house fire.
 

[Paul Bearer 6,101]

8 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Report of the death of Ian Mitchell, short-lived member of the Bay City Rollers, aged 62: http://www.noise11.com/news/ian-mitchell-of-bay-city-rollers-dead-at-age-62-20200902

 

 

Bye bye baby.  (Oh come on, you knew someone was going to say it). 

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

K (part 1/3)

Kandidate 
Discogs UK soul and funk group from London, formed in 1976, appeared on the TV talent show New Faces, Ferdi and Teeroy Morris are brothers, Fearon and Phillips were also members of Hi-Tension
Alex Bruce 1958 – Feb 2020 (61) Mention of death
Bob Collins no info available
Phil Fearon 30 Jul 1956 – Living
Ferdi Morris 1956 – Living
Teeroy Morris 1958 – Living
Lloyd Phillips n/a – Mar 2020 Mention of death
Jascha Tambimuttu no info available
19/08/1978 Don't Wanna Say Goodnight #47
17/03/1979 I Don't Wanna Lose You #11
04/08/1979 Girls Girls Girls #34

Kansas
Wiki American rock band from Topeka, Kansas, formed in 1973
Phil Ehart 04 Feb 1950 – Living
Dave Hope 07 Oct 1949 – Living
Kerry Livgren 18 Sep 1949 – Living
Robby Steinhardt 25 May 1950 – 17 Jul 2021 (71) Obit
Steve Walsh 15 Jun 1951 – Living
Rich Williams 01 Feb 1950 – Living
01/07/1978 Carry on Wayward Son #51

Janet Kay 17 Jan 1958 – Living
Wiki UK reggae and lovers rock singer from Willesden, London, awarded an MBE in 2023
09/06/1979 Silly Games #2

KC and the Sunshine Band
Wiki American disco and funk band from Miami, Florida, formed in 1973, Jeanette Williams is the sister of soul singer Betty Wright, guitarist Jerome Smith was killed in a construction accident in July 2000
Oliver C. Brown 01 Dec 1946 – Living
Beverly Champion Sep 1952 – Living
Ken Faulk 02 Jun 1941 – Living
Richard Finch 23 Jan 1954 – Living
Fermin Goytisolo 31 Dec 1951 – Living
Robert Johnson 21 Mar 1953 – 1982 (~29) Mention of death
K.C. (aka Harry Wayne Casey) 31 Jan 1951 – Living
Mike Lewis 23 Aug 1938 – Living
Margaret Reynolds 05 Jul 1949 – Living
Jerome Smith 18 Jun 1953 – 28 Jul 2000 (47) NY Times obit
Vinnie Tanno 17 Nov 1932 – 14 Feb 2002 (69) Obit
Jeanette Williams no info available
17/08/1974 Queen of Clubs #7
23/11/1974 Sound Your Funky Horn #17
29/03/1975 Get Down Tonight #21
02/08/1975 That's the Way (I Like it) #4
22/11/1975 I'm So Crazy ('bout You) #34
17/07/1976 (Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty #22
11/12/1976 Keep it Comin' Love #31
30/04/1977 I'm Your Boogie Man #41
06/05/1978 Boogie Shoes #34
22/07/1978 It's the Same Old Song #47
08/12/1979 Please Don't Go #3

Kevin Keegan 14 Feb 1951 – Living
Wiki UK football player (Scunthorpe United, Liverpool, Southampton, England national team) and manager (Newcastle United, England national team, Manchester City) from Armthorpe, Doncaster, awarded an OBE in 1982
09/06/1979 Head Over Heels in Love #31

Roberta Kelly 23 Nov 1942 – Living
Wiki American disco and gospel singer from Los Angeles, California
21/01/1978 Zodiacs #44

Eddie Kendricks 17 Dec 1939 – 05 Oct 1992 (52) Independent obit
Wiki American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, born in Union Springs, Alabama and raised in Ensley, Alabama, better known as one of the lead singers of The Temptations
03/11/1973 Keep on Truckin' #18
16/03/1974 Boogie Down #39

Kenny c. 1951 – Living
Discogs Irish singer with backing showband, full name Tony Kenny
03/03/1973 Heart of Stone #11
30/06/1973 Give it to Me Now #38

Kenny
Wiki UK pop and glam rock band from Enfield, London
Rick Driscoll 01 May 1957 – Living
Chris Lacklison 15 Oct 1956 – Living
Chris Redburn 14 Mar 1956 – Living
Yan Style 16 Jan 1955 – Living
Andy Walton 01 Oct 1956 – Living
07/12/1974 The Bump #3
08/03/1975 Fancy Pants #4
07/06/1975 Baby I Love You, Ok! #12
16/08/1975 Julie Anne #10

Gerard Kenny 08 Jul 1947 – Living
Wiki American pop singer-songwriter from New York City, New York, relocated to England in 1977, composed "I Could be So Good For You" for the TV comedy-drama Minder
09/12/1978 New York, New York (So Good They Named it Twice) #43

[YoungWillz 21,026]

Posted an hour ago and no-one spotted it's headed "J" rather than "K"?

[maryportfuncity 10,641]

8 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Possibly. I guess it depends on circumstances. Archie Marr was an early member and only played on their first single, yet he got an obit because he died in a house fire.
 

 

 

Sorted then, pick a theme team, surf a rabid fan site, go out and buy LOTS of petrol

 

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

55 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Posted an hour ago and no-one spotted it's headed "J" rather than "K"?

Shhh you.

I use copy and paste for the formatting to save time! 

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

13 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Report of the death of Ian Mitchell, short-lived member of the Bay City Rollers, aged 62: http://www.noise11.com/news/ian-mitchell-of-bay-city-rollers-dead-at-age-62-20200902

 

 

Used to be rock and roll now he's just rolling under a rock (in his grave)...

[YoungWillz 21,026]

KC & The Sunshine Band.

 

Jeanette Williams appears to be the recently deceased Betty Wright's sister. There's some family information on Wright's Wiki page which I have linked to, so probably born Jeanette Norris in Miami, FL. Seems to be now married to someone called Black and named latterly Jeanette Wright-Black. The KC connection all ties in with Betty Wright's involvement with the TK Studios in Miami and the tributes from KC on Betty's death.

 

Ken Faulk - he's bloody everywhere, on records by the Bee Gees, Dionne Warwick, Dr John, blah blah blah. Can't find any origin information, though I'm guessing out of Miami, rateyourmusic has him as Kenneth William Faulk. Anyway, according to this article from last year, he was still alive and playing the Portland Jazz Festival: https://jazztimes.com/archives/portland-jazz-festival-a-celebration-of-ecm-36/

 

Margaret Reynolds - seems to have released some records under her own name with the assistance of KC in the early 80s - still looking but it's not looking great for bio information.

[Bibliogryphon 9,570]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Posted an hour ago and no-one spotted it's headed "J" rather than "K"?

I noticed but considering the amount of work that has gone into this it seemed churlish to point it out

[YoungWillz 21,026]

9 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said:

I noticed but considering the amount of work that has gone into this it seemed churlish to point it out

Churlish I'll take!

 

Anyway, found this for Kandidate's Jascha Tambimuttu which indicates a real name: https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/142136

 

So from there we get here: https://xeroerror.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/audio-recording-at-tambi-studios/ but the website is down for the Studios, but let's assume he's now based in Dubai via here: https://tambistudios.wordpress.com/author/tambistudios/ Gawd alone knows where he's from originally.

 

Edit: Strike that, looks like Tambi Studios have shut up shop when I go to Google!

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

36 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

36 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

KC & The Sunshine Band.

 

Jeanette Williams appears to be the recently deceased Betty Wright's sister. There's some family information on Wright's Wiki page which I have linked to, so probably born Jeanette Norris in Miami, FL. Seems to be now married to someone called Black and named latterly Jeanette Wright-Black. The KC connection all ties in with Betty Wright's involvement with the TK Studios in Miami and the tributes from KC on Betty's death.

 

Ken Faulk - he's bloody everywhere, on records by the Bee Gees, Dionne Warwick, Dr John, blah blah blah. Can't find any origin information, though I'm guessing out of Miami, rateyourmusic has him as Kenneth William Faulk. Anyway, according to this article from last year, he was still alive and playing the Portland Jazz Festival: https://jazztimes.com/archives/portland-jazz-festival-a-celebration-of-ecm-36/

 

Margaret Reynolds - seems to have released some records under her own name with the assistance of KC in the early 80s - still looking but it's not looking great for bio information.

Cheers.

Found Ken Faulk's DOB on Clustrmaps. He is indeed still alive. He'll be 80 next year. Looks like he stopped recording in the 80s but still performs.

Jeanette Norris/Williams/Black/Wright is a nightmare. Can't find any records. I think the real spelling of her first name is Jeannette, as spelt in the obits of her sister Betty. There's a yearbook photo on Ancestry of an African American woman that looks like her, born 1949. Could be her but not strong enough for now.

Margaret Reynolds – she sued the band in 2004 along with one of the other backing singers. Has since become an evangelical minister but her FB page has been inactive since 2015. Dead or got bored of God? 
 

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

I realise I'm screwing the formatting up on everything today. Maybe I need my bed. 

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

9 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Churlish I'll take!

 

Anyway, found this for Kandidate's Jascha Tambimuttu which indicates a real name: https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/142136

 

So from there we get here: https://xeroerror.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/audio-recording-at-tambi-studios/ but the website is down for the Studios, but let's assume he's now based in Dubai via here: https://tambistudios.wordpress.com/author/tambistudios/ Gawd alone knows where he's from originally.

Sri Lanka according to Ancestry (found his flight records to and from the UK).

Also found his 1984 Brent marriage certificate (wife is a Iris Folwell). No DOB though. Seems to have some degree of a profile so I imagine we'll hear about his death when he does go.

[YoungWillz 21,026]

3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Sri Lanka according to Ancestry (found his flight records to and from the UK).

Also found his 1984 Brent marriage certificate (wife is a Iris Folwell). No DOB though. Seems to have some degree of a profile so I imagine we'll hear about his death when he does go.

Well Iris was co-writer with him on Heartache by Pepsie & Shirlie: https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/142137

 

Tambi also produced Afro Lover for Joett.

 

Where are you Tambi? Can't be many Tambi & Iris Fernandos knocking around if they returned to the UK.

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

Okay. KC and the Sunshine Band...

Margaret Reynolds. Found her personal FB and here's a post from her 70th birthday last year dated 6 Jul 49. Says she is from Palmetto, Florida on there and lives in Miami. 
Ancestry: Margaret Reynolds born 5th Jul 49, living in Miami, FL
Done.

Robert Johnson – I've removed the FB link that had him dying in 2000 one week apart from Jerome Smith. Most other sources say he actually died in the 80s from cancer. The new one I've linked to says 1982.
Just one more problem. Can't find his death record for a full date. So what's wrong? His DOB, his real name, when he died? Who knows. Anyway, he's dead, most likely for decades.

[YoungWillz 21,026]

Just now, Ulitzer95 said:

Okay. KC and the Sunshine Band...

Margaret Reynolds. Found her personal FB and here's a post from her 70th birthday last year dated 6 Jul 49. Says she is from Palmetto, Florida on there and lives in Miami. 
Ancestry: Margaret Reynolds born 5th Jul 49, living in Miami, FL
Done.

Robert Johnson – I've removed the FB link that had him dying in 2000 one week apart from Jerome Smith. Most other sources say he actually died in the 80s from cancer. The new one I've linked to says 1982.
Just one more problem. Can't find his death record for a full date. So what's wrong? His DOB, his real name, when he died? Who knows. Anyway, he's dead, most likely for decades.

Cool.

 

In pursuing Tambi, here is a FB page FWIW: https://www.facebook.com/tambofernando

 

No current location - damn! Does reference the link to the Dubai entity though. I found this through the only Twitter post from 10 years ago - he may have sold the hotel in Colombo (Taj Samudra) and there's a LinkedIn Profile I can't access because I don't belong.

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

K (part 2/3)

Klark Kent 16 Jul 1952 – Living
Wiki American musician and composer from Alexandria, Virginia, better known by his birth name of Stewart Copeland and for being the drummer of British rock band The Police
26/08/1978 Don't Care #48

Chaka Khan 23 Mar 1953 – Living
Wiki American R&B, soul, funk, pop and disco singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois, real name Yvette Marie Stevens, nicknamed the "Queen of Funk", began her career in the early 1970s as lead singer of funk group Rufus, has won ten Grammy Awards and sold more than 70 million records worldwide
02/12/1978 I'm Every Woman #11

Andy Kim 05 Dec 1946 – Living
Wiki Canadian pop rock singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec, co-wrote Sugar, Sugar by The Archies, later recorded as Baron Longfellow and then simply Longfellow
24/08/1974 Rock Me Gently #2

Carole King 09 Feb 1942 – Living
Wiki American singer-songwriter from Manhattan, New York City, she is the most successful female songwriter of the second half of the 20th century in the States having written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100, also wrote 61 of the hits that charted in the UK, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer in 1990 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
07/08/1971 It's Too Late #6
28/10/1972 It Might as Well Rain Until September (re-release) #43

Evelyn "Champagne" King 01 Jul 1960 – Living
Wiki American R&B, pop, soul and disco singer-songwriter and record producer, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13/05/1978 Shame #39
03/02/1979 I Don't Know if It's Right #67

Jonathan King 06 Dec 1944 – Living
Wiki UK singer-songwriter and record producer from Marylebone, London, discovered and named Genesis in 1967, founded UK Records in 1972, produced songs for the Bay City Rollers and 10cc, convicted of sleeping with underage boys in the 1980s and sentenced to seven years in prison
10/01/1970 Let it All Hang Out #26 Cover of a single by The Hombres
16/01/1971 It's the Same Old Song #19 Released as The Weathermen / Cover of a single by Four Tops
03/04/1971 Sugar Sugar #12 Released as Sakkarin / Cover of a single by The Archies
29/05/1971 Lazybones #23
20/11/1971 Hooked on a Feeling #23 Cover of a single by B. J. Thomas
05/02/1972 Flirt! #22
14/10/1972 Loop Di Love #4 Released as Shag
26/01/1974 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction #29 Released as Bubblerock
06/09/1975 Una Paloma Blanca #5 Cover of a single by George Baker Selection
20/09/1975 Chick-a-Boom (Don't Ya Jes Love it) #36 Released as 53rd + 3rd featuring The Sound of Shag
07/02/1976 In the Mood #46 Released as Sound 9418 / Cover of a single by Glenn Miller
26/06/1976 It Only Takes a Minute #9 Released as One Hundred Ton and a Feather / Cover of a single by Tavares
07/10/1978 One For You, One For Me #29
16/12/1978 Lick a Smurp For Christmas (All Fall Down) #58 Released as Father Abraphart and the Smurps
16/06/1979 You're the Greatest Lover #67
03/11/1979 Gloria #65 Cover of a single by Umberto Tozzi, later popularised by Laura Branigan

The Kinks
Wiki UK rock band from Muswell Hill, London, formed in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies, regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s, briefly part of the British Invasion in the States, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990
Mick Avory 15 Feb 1944 – Living
John Dalton 21 May 1943 – Living
Dave Davies 03 Feb 1947 – Living
Ray Davies 21 Jun 1944 – Living
John Gosling 06 Feb 1948 – 04 Aug 2023 (75) Guardian obit
10/01/1970 Victoria #33
04/07/1970 Lola #2
12/12/1970 Apeman #5
03/06/1972 Supersonic Rocket Ship #16

Bo Kirkland and Ruth Davis
Discogs (Bo) / Discogs (Ruth) American funk and soul vocal duo from Yazoo City, Mississippi and Arkansas, respectively
Ruth Davis no info available
Bo Kirkland (aka Mike James Kirkland) 1949 – Living
04/06/1977 You're Gonna Get Next to Me #12

KISS
Wiki American hard rock and heavy metal band from New York City, New York, formed in 1973, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014
Ace Frehley 27 Apr 1951 – Living
Gene Simmons 25 Aug 1949 – Living
Paul Stanley 20 Jan 1952 – Living
30/06/1979 I Was Made For Lovin' You #50

Mac and Katie Kissoon
Wiki American bubblegum pop vocal duo from Port of Spain, Trinidad comprising of brother Mac (real name Gerald Farthing) and sister Katie (real name Katherine Farthing)
Katie Kissoon 11 Mar 1951 – Living
Mac Kissoon 11 Nov 1943 – Living
19/06/1971 Chripy Chirpy Cheep Cheep #41 Cover of a single by Lally Stott and popularised by Middle of the Road
18/01/1975 Sugar Candy Kisses #3
03/05/1975 Don't do it Baby #9
30/08/1975 Like a Butterfly #18
15/05/1976 The Two of Us #46

 

[YoungWillz 21,026]

On ‎29‎/‎06‎/‎2020 at 16:56, Ulitzer95 said:

D (part 3/4)



Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
Wiki American disco studio group
Cindy Bullens 21 Mar 1955 – Living
Bobbie Dimple no info available
Denise Joelle (aka Dennis Young) no info available
Kenny Nolan no info available
Letty Jo Randell 20 Jul 1934 – Living
Monti Rock III 29 May 1942 – Living
Vincenta Simmenta no info available
23/11/1974 Get Dancin' #8
26/04/1975 I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo #6 Released as Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes featuring Sir Monti Rock III


 

Probably worth mentioning that Cindy Bullens is a transgender bloke now known as Cidny Bullens.

 

Also Wiki has him as born in 1950?

[waynet 9]

33 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Probably worth mentioning that Cindy Bullens is a transgender bloke now known as Cidny Bullens.

 

 

Also sang on the Grease soundtrack

[YoungWillz 21,026]

1 minute ago, waynet said:

Also sang on the Grease soundtrack

Indeed, was listening to that today when I looked Cidny up.

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

55 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Probably worth mentioning that Cindy Bullens is a transgender bloke now known as Cidny Bullens.

 

Also Wiki has him as born in 1950?

Thanks! Added that trivia and changed the DOB.

 

I used 1955 originally because both Discogs and FindAGrave (no, not dead, just “dead as a woman” ) state that year.

 

However, Ancestry agrees with Wiki. Born in Massachusetts in 1950 as Cynthia Bullens.

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

K (part 3/3)

Kleeer
Wiki American funk and disco band from New York City, New York, formed in 1972 and disbanded in 1985, bassist Norman Durham died from carbon monoxide poisoning at his home in November 2011
Paul Crutchfield 29 Feb 1952 – Living
Woody Cunningham 08 Jul 1948 – 09 Jan 2010 (61) Obit
Norman Durham 27 Feb 1952 – 02 Nov 2011 (59) FindAGrave memorial
Richard Lee 14 Aug 1953 – Living
17/03/1979 Keep Your Body Workin' #51

The Knack
Wiki American power pop and new wave band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1978 and disbanded in 2010 following the death of lead singer Doug Fieger
Berton Averre 13 Dec 1953 – Living
Doug Fieger 20 Aug 1952 – 14 Feb 2010 (57) Guardian obit
Bruce Gary 07 Apr 1951 – 22 Aug 2006 (55) Guardian obit
Prescott Niles 02 May 1954 – Living
30/06/1979 My Sharona #6
13/10/1979 Good Girls Don't #66

Frederick Knight 15 Aug 1944 – Living
Wiki American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer from Birmingham, Alabama, wrote Ring My Bell for Anita Ward
10/06/1972 I've Been Lonely For So Long #22

Gladys Knight & the Pips
Wiki American R&B and soul family group from Atlanta, Georgia, started as The Pips in 1952 (the name taken from a cousin's nickname), they reached commercial success after signing to Motown Records in 1966, disbanded in 1989 and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996
William Guest 02 Jul 1941 – 24 Dec 2015 (74) NY Times obit
Gladys Knight 28 May 1944 – Living
Merald "Bubba" Knight 04 Sep 1942 – Living
Edward Patten 27 Aug 1939 – 25 Feb 2005 (65) NY Times obit
17/06/1972 Just Walk in My Shoes #35
25/11/1972 Help Me Make it Through the Night #11
03/03/1973 The Look of Love #21
26/05/1973 Neither One of Us #31
05/04/1975 The Way We Were – Try to Remember #4
02/08/1975 Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me #7
15/11/1975 Part Time Love #30
08/05/1976 Midnight Train to Georgia #10
21/08/1976 Make Yours a Happy Home #35
06/11/1976 So Sad the Song #20
15/01/1977 Nobody but You #34
28/05/1977 Baby Don't Change Your Mind #4
24/09/1977 Home is Where the Heart is #35
08/04/1978 The One and Only #32
24/06/1978 Come Back and Finish What You Started #15
30/09/1978 It's a Better Than Good Time #59

Robert Knight 24 Apr 1940 – 05 Nov 2017 (77) Express obit
Wiki American soul and pop singer from Franklin, Tennessee, real name Robert Peebles
24/11/1973 Love on a Mountain Top #10
09/03/1974 Everlasting Love (re-release) #19

John Kongos 06 Aug 1945 – Living
Wiki South African singer-songwriter from Johannesburg
22/05/1971 He's Gonna Step on You Again #4 Later popularised by Happy Mondays and retitled Step On
20/11/1971 Tokoloshe Man #4

Kool and the Gang
Wiki American R&B, soul and funk band from Jersey City, New Jersey, formed in 1964, members Robert and Ronald Bell were brothers
Clifford Adams 08 Oct 1952 – 12 Jan 2015 (62) Billboard obit
Robert "Kool" Bell 08 Oct 1950 – Living
Ronald "Khalis" Bell 01 Nov 1951 – 09 Sep 2020 (68) Variety obit
George "Funky" Brown 15 Jan 1949 – 16 Nov 2023 (74) Mirror obit
Robert "Spike" Mickens 13 Aug 1951 – 02 Nov 2010 (59) Legacy obit
Claydes Charles Smith 06 Sep 1948 – 20 Jun 2006 (57) Independent obit
James "J.T." Taylor 16 Aug 1953 – Living
Dennis "D.T." Thomas 09 Feb 1951 – 07 Aug 2021 (70) Guardian obit
Sir Earl Toon 26 Dec 1956 – Living
27/10/1979 Ladies' Night #9

The Korgis
Wiki UK pop and new wave band from Bristol, formed in 1978
Bill Birks c. 1954 – Living
Andy Davis 10 Aug 1949 – Living
James Warren 25 Aug 1951 – Living
23/06/1979 If I Had You #13
NB: The corresponding album also credits both Phil Harrison and Stuart Gordon (1950–2014) as members, but this suggests that only the three names above appeared on the single

Kraftwerk
Wiki German electronic and synthpop band from Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, formed in 1970, considered pioneers in electronic music and one of the first groups to popularise the genre
Karl Bartos 31 May 1952 – Living
Wolfgang Flür 17 Jul 1947 – Living
Ralf Hütter 20 Aug 1946 – Living
Klaus Röder 07 Apr 1948 – Living
Florian Schneider 07 Apr 1947 – 21 Apr 2020 (73) Guardian obit
10/05/1975 Autobahn #11
28/10/1978 Neon Lights #53

The Kursaal Flyers
Wiki UK pop band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1977
Will Birch 12 Sep 1948 – Living
Richie Bull 23 Oct 1948 – Living
Vic Collins 10 Sep 1950 – Living
Graeme Douglas 22 Jan 1950 – Living
Paul Shuttleworth 24 Dec 1947 – Living
20/11/1976 Little Does She Know #14

[YoungWillz 21,026]

Kleeer.

 

Hmm. I've seen an interview here http://funknstuff.net/tir-kleeer/ recorded January 2019 on which Richard Lee participates. He says he was originally from Washington DC and was now living in Brooklyn, New York, but he's very hard to hear so I didn't persist. No real bio info other than the above, but it might give you an in to a FB page - with such a common name though....

 

And Paul Crutchfield was supposed to participate but his video never connected! I really can't find much on him at all.

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

45 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Kleeer.

 

Hmm. I've seen an interview here http://funknstuff.net/tir-kleeer/ recorded January 2019 on which Richard Lee participates. He says he was originally from Washington DC and was now living in Brooklyn, New York, but he's very hard to hear so I didn't persist. No real bio info other than the above, but it might give you an in to a FB page - with such a common name though....

 

And Paul Crutchfield was supposed to participate but his video never connected! I really can't find much on him at all.

Added Crutchfield's birth details. Found his FB where he talks about Kleeer. Says he's from and still lives in Brooklyn. There's birthday wishes on his wall every 28th Feb. Then one on 29th Feb... looked up the records on Ancestry and says he's born 29th Feb 1952. I spent about two minutes wondering why he was celebrating his birthday on 28th before remembering 29th Feb only comes round once every 4 years. D'oh! 

Also got a birth date of 14th Aug for Lee from a similar page. Ancestry: Richard E. Lee Jr. 14 Aug 1953, Brooklyn.

Done.

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

L (part 1/3)

La Belle Epoque
Wiki French euro disco vocal trio from Paris, formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1979, also known as simply Belle Epoque, lead singer Evelyne Lenton later had a successful solo career under the stage name Evy
Marcia Briscoe 09 Oct 1950 – 02 Aug 2014 (63) Mention of death
Jusy Fortes (aka Judy Lisboa) c. 1956 – Living
Evelyne Lenton 16 Dec 1945 – Living
27/08/1977 Black is Black #2 Cover of a single by Los Bravos

La Bionda
Wiki Italian euro disco duo consisting of brothers Carmelo and Michelangelo La Bionda who were born in Sicily but raised in Milan
Carmelo La Bionda 02 Feb 1949 – 05 Nov 2022 (73) Obit
Michelangelo La Bionda 25 Aug 1952 – Living
07/10/1978 One For You, One For Me #54

Labelle
Wiki American R&B and soul vocal trio from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1962 and disbanded in 1976 with a reunion between 2005 and 2009, lead singer Patti LaBelle enjoyed a hugely successful solo career and is nicknamed the "Godmother of Soul"
Sarah Dash 18 Aug 1945 – 20 Sep 2021 (76) Obit
Nona Hendryx 09 Oct 1944 – Living
Patti LaBelle 24 May 1944 – Living
22/03/1975 Lady Marmalade (Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir) #17

Greg Lake 10 Nov 1947 – 07 Dec 2016 (69) Guardian obit
Wiki UK rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer, member of progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
06/12/1975 I Believe in Father Christmas #2

Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance
Wiki (Lane) UK rock band, lead singer Ronnie Lane was previously bass guitarist for bands Small Faces and Faces (and inducted as a member of both outfits to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012), he named his new group Slim Chance because of his perceived chances of them having commercial success, drummer Bruce Rowland was also a member of Fairport Convention, pianist Billy Livsey was also a member of Harley Quinne
Benny Gallagher 10 Jun 1945 – Living
Ronnie Lane 01 Apr 1946 – 04 Jun 1997 (51) Independent obit
Billy Livsey 04 Feb 1949 – Living
Graham Lyle 11 Mar 1944 – Living

Bruce Rowland 22 May 1941 – 29 Jun 2015 (74) Telegraph obit
Chris Stewart Dec 1946 – 15 May 2020 (73) Local obit
12/01/1974 How Come? #11
15/06/1974 The Poacher #36
NB: Above lineup is for the first single. Can't find one for the second, just credits for the accompanying album.

The Late Show
Discogs UK rock 'n' roll retro band, possibly from London
Bill Clift 1955 – Living
Dave Head no info available
Mike Jelly 1954 – Living
Tim Joyce 21 Nov 1954 – Living
Nixi F. Plonk no info available
03/03/1979 Bristol Stomp #40

Laurel and Hardy
Wiki UK/American comedy duo active during the Golden Age of Hollywood consisting of Englishman Laurel from Ulverston, Lancashire and American Hardy from Harlem, Georgia, their comedy style was slapstick and they appeared in 107 movies, short films and cameos together
Oliver Hardy 18 Jan 1892 – 07 Aug 1957 (65) LA Times obit
Stan Laurel 16 Jun 1890 – 23 Feb 1965 (74) LA Times obit
with The Avalon Boys featuring Chill Wills
Wiki American vocal quartet during the 1930s
Don Brookins 29 Jan 1909 – 04 Nov 1994 (85) Mention of death
Art Greene n/a – deceased Mention of death
Walter Trask 26 Nov 1911 – 27 Jun 1999 (87) Mention of death
Chill Wills 18 Jul 1902 – 15 Dec 1978 (76) NY Times obit
22/11/1975 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine #2

Vicky Leandros 23 Aug 1949 – Living
Wiki Greek pop singer from Palaiokastritsa, Corfu, real name Vasiliki Papathanassiou, daughter of composer Leo Leandros (b. 1926), later moved to Germany
08/04/1972 Come What May #2 Luxembourgish winning entry for the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest under original title Apres toi
23/12/1972 The Love in Your Eyes #40
07/07/1973 When Bouzoukis Played #44

Jackie Lee 29 May 1936 – Living
Wiki Irish pop singer from Clontarf, Dublin
02/01/1971 Rupert #14 Theme to the children's cartoon Rupert the Bear

Leeds United F.C.
Wiki UK football club, formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire in 1919, this record comprised of players from the 1971–72 FA Cup Final team, Jack Charlton was awarded an OBE in 1974, Eddie Gray was awarded an MBE in 1983
Mick Bates 19 Sep 1947 – 12 Jul 2021 (73) The Sun obit
Billy Bremner 09 Dec 1942 – 07 Dec 1997 (54) Independent obit
Jack Charlton 08 May 1935 – 10 Jul 2020 (85) Guardian obit
Allan Clarke 31 Jul 1946 – Living
Johnny Giles 06 Nov 1940 – Living
Eddie Gray 17 Jan 1948 – Living
David Harvey 07 Feb 1948 – Living
Norman Hunter 29 Oct 1943 – 17 Apr 2020 (76) Guardian obit
Mick Jones 24 Apr 1945 – Living
Peter Lorimer 14 Dec 1946 – 20 Mar 2021 (74) Guardian obit
Paul Madeley 20 Sep 1944 – 23 Jul 2018 (73) Guardian obit
Paul Reaney 22 Oct 1944 – Living
29/04/1972 Leeds United #10