UK Singles Chart

[YoungWillz 19,048]

La Belle Epoque.

 

In the absence of much else, this page gives a circa 1956 birth date for Cape Verdean born Jusy Fortes/Judy Lisboa: https://memim.com/belle-epoque-band.html

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

La Belle Epoque.

 

In the absence of much else, this page gives a circa 1956 birth date for Cape Verdean born Jusy Fortes/Judy Lisboa: https://memim.com/belle-epoque-band.html

Added, cheers. She was alive as of 2011 as per a FB post.

 Evelyne Lenton is too ill to perform now as per her FB fan page.

[YoungWillz 19,048]

The Late Show.

 

I have too many windows open for Bill Clift so I'm just going to deal with him. (Hopefully you don't already know all this!)

 

Apparently resident in Whitstable according to rateyourmusic and myspace. Backed up by this two year old post on FB. There is a William J Clift resident in Whitstable according to 192.

 

Now he claims to have performed with Wang Chung - here is a reference, but that refers (unfortunately) to a Gordon "Bill" Clift. This may be shite, but if it is our man, looks like he grew up in Gillingham.

 

The Discogs page linked to the Late Show is different to this Discogs page which is correct. There are definite links between Deptford (as referred to on Discogs) and Whitstable for Clift. He is credited as having co-written a song for Sister Act, though as William Clift.

 

Gawd knows if this gives you anything.

 

 

 

 

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

24 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

The Late Show.

 

I have too many windows open for Bill Clift so I'm just going to deal with him. (Hopefully you don't already know all this!)

 

Apparently resident in Whitstable according to rateyourmusic and myspace. Backed up by this two year old post on FB. There is a William J Clift resident in Whitstable according to 192.

 

Now he claims to have performed with Wang Chung - here is a reference, but that refers (unfortunately) to a Gordon "Bill" Clift. This may be shite, but if it is our man, looks like he grew up in Gillingham.

 

The Discogs page linked to the Late Show is different to this Discogs page which is correct. There are definite links between Deptford (as referred to on Discogs) and Whitstable for Clift. He is credited as having co-written a song for Sister Act, though as William Clift.

 

Gawd knows if this gives you anything.

 

 

 

 

Born 1955 in Chatham, Kent. Must be him as there are nobody else called William J. Clift born within a 30 year period at either side of that year.

Added, cheers!

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Just now, Ulitzer95 said:

Born 1955 in Chatham, Kent. Must be him as there are nobody else called William J. Clift born within a 30 year period at either side of that year.

Added, cheers!

Not a clue about any of the others I'm afraid.

 

I'm wondering if "Nixi F Plonk" was in fact one of those sound machines they often renamed back in the day, so someone programmed the keyboards and off they went! Either that or it was someone who was a member of another band who had to go by a pseudonym....but you'd have thought somebody somewhere would have looked into that.

 

Anyway, as far as I can go...

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Not a clue about any of the others I'm afraid.

 

I'm wondering if "Nixi F Plonk" was in fact one of those sound machines they often renamed back in the day, so someone programmed the keyboards and off they went! Either that or it was someone who was a member of another band who had to go by a pseudonym....but you'd have thought somebody somewhere would have looked into that.

 

Anyway, as far as I can go...

So this had me stomped for a while. Just about every site lists 6 core members of the band. However, on all of the album and single covers there's only 5 guys. 

I assumed one maybe joined later or was a replacement at some point.

RateYourMusic credits all 6 members as appearing on the accompanying album. However, Last FM omits drummer Tony Jewson in its credits listing, so I figured it was him I should leave out. It's possible as he wasn't the only member of the band who knew how to play drums.

No idea though, and now that I think about it Nixi F. Plonk could be the name of a sound machine as searching for "him" brings up nothing!

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Wait a minute!

 

This Tim Joyce on Twitter has linked to a Bill Clift number by The Late Show. Might be sheer coincidence but I'd like to be proved wrong.

 

 

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

19 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Wait a minute!

 

This Tim Joyce on Twitter has linked to a Bill Clift number by The Late Show. Might be sheer coincidence but I'd like to be proved wrong.

 

 

Found a link on his Twitter to his FB. Born 21st Nov. Says on his FB he now lives in Cornwall but went to school in Blackheath, London. Only Timothy Joyce born during that period was in 1954 in Lewisham. Lewisham borders Blackheath (less than a mile away).

Added, cheers once again!

[YoungWillz 19,048]

1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Found a link on his Twitter to his FB. Born 21st Nov. Says on his FB he now lives in Cornwall but went to school in Blackheath, London. Only Timothy Joyce born during that period was in 1954 in Lewisham. Lewisham borders Blackheath (less than a mile away).

Added, cheers once again!

Brilliant!

 

Fair to say having watched them on TOTP, they weren't the youngest band on the stage - mid -late 20s certainly, apart from their cute drummer, whether session, Jewson or somebody else!

[YoungWillz 19,048]

@Ulitzer95

 

Before you go to bed, Ronald Bell of Kool and the Gang has reportedly died: https://www.spin.com/2020/09/ronald-khalis-bell-kool-and-the-gang-co-founder-dies-at-68/

 

I think he's probably a miss for my TOTP theme team, if so I'll post a 1984 hit.

 

 

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Yes Kool and his Gang hit #2 with Joanna in 1984.

 

Snap, a miss for my TOTP team.

 

 

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

22 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

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 – Living
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 – Living
Sir Earl Toon 26 Dec 1956 – Living
27/10/1979 Ladies' Night #9
 

Entry updated.

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

L (part 2/3)

John Lennon 09 Oct 1940 – 08 Dec 1980 (40) NME obit
Wiki UK singer-songwriter and peace activist, best known as co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Beatles, his songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains one of the most successful in history, founded the Plastic Ono Band in 1969 with his second wife Yoko Ono (b. 1933), became known for his peace activism after moving to New York City – his anti-Vietnam War efforts led to a three year attempt at deportation by the Nixon Administration, he went into musical hiatus in 1975 to raise his son Sean Lennon (b. 1975) before retuning to work in 1980, he was murdered in December 1980 by crazed Beatles fan Mark David Chapman (b. 1955) who shot him outside his apartment block, awarded an MBE in 1965, inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice – as a member of The Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994, his first son Julian Lennon also had a successful solo career in the UK
21/02/1970 Instant Karma #5 Released as Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band
20/03/1971 Power to the People #7 Released as John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band
09/12/1972 Happy Xmas (War is Over) #4 Released as John and Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
24/11/1973 Mind Games #26
19/10/1974 Whatever Gets You Thru the Night #36 Released as John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band
04/01/1975 Happy Xmas (War is Over) (re-release) #48 Released as John and Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
08/02/1975 #9 Dream #23
03/05/1975 Stand by Me #30 Cover of a single by Ben E. King
01/11/1975 Imagine #6

Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Wiki American pop and rock group, formed in 1964 and disbanded in 1970, lead singer Gary Lewis is the son of comedian Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), bassist Allan Ramsay died in a plane crash in November 1985
David Costell 15 Mar 1944 – Living
Gary Lewis 31 Jul 1946 – Living
Allan Ramsay 27 Jul 1943 – 27 Nov 1985 (42) Mention of death
David Walker 12 May 1943 – Living
John West 31 Jul 1939 – Living
08/02/1975 My Heart's Symphony #36 Originally a hit in the United States in 1966

Jerry Lee Lewis 29 Sep 1935 – 28 Oct 2022 (87) Guardian obit
Wiki American rock and roll singer-songwriter and pianist from Ferriday, Louisiana, an important pioneer of rockabilly music, his career began to falter after he married his 13 year old cousin, has won four Grammy Awards, inaugural inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986
06/05/1972 Chantilly Lace #33 Cover of a single by The Big Bopper

Linda Lewis 27 Sep 1950 – 03 May 2023 (72) Mirror obit
Wiki UK pop and soul singer-songwriter and guitarist from West Ham, Essex, real name Linda Fredericks
02/06/1973 Rock-a-Doodle-Doo #15
12/07/1975 It's in His Kiss #6 Cover of a single by Betty Everett and later popularised by Cher
17/04/1976 Baby I'm Yours #33
02/06/1979 I'd be Surprisingly Good For You #40

Ramsey Lewis 27 May 1935 – 12 Sep 2022 (87) Guardian obit
Wiki American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality from Chicago, Illinois, won three Grammy Awards
15/04/1972 Wade in the Water #31 Originally a hit in the United States in 1966

Leyton Buzzards
Wiki UK rock band from Leyton, London, formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1980, also known as The Buzzards, lead vocalist Geoff Deane and bassist David Jaymes was later members of pop band Modern Romance, keyboardist Milton Reame-James, previously of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel was also a one-time member
Vernon Austin (aka Chip Monk) no info available
Geoff Deane (aka Nick Nayme) 10 Dec 1954 – Living
David Jaymes (aka Dave Deprave) 28 Nov 1954 – Living
Kevin Steptoe (aka Gray Mare) 1957 – Living
03/03/1979 Saturday Night (Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees) #53

Lieutenant Pigeon
Wiki UK novelty pop group from Coventry, their sound was dominated by a honky-top style piano which was played by Hilda Woodward, the mother of lead singer Robert
Nigel Fletcher 07 May 1946 – Living
Steve Johnson 04 May 1951 – 6 Jan 2019 (67) Local obit
Hilda Woodward 15 Dec 1913 – 22 Feb 1999 (85) Mention of death
Robert Woodward 30 Nov 1945 – Living
16/09/1972 Mouldy Old Dough #1 The only #1 single to feature a mother and son
16/12/1972 Desperate Dan #17

Light of the World
Wiki UK jazz fusion band, their name was inspired by a 1974 Kool and the Gang album titled Light of Worlds
Nat Augustin 1960 – Living
David Baptiste c. 1961 – Living
Gee Bello Mar 1960 – Living
Peter Hinds no info available
Everton McCalla Mar 1960 – Living
Neville McKrieth 1955 – Living
Kenny Wellington 1957 – Living
Paul "Tubbs" Williams 10 Nov 1962 – 11 Jan 2007 (45) FindAGrave memorial
14/04/1979 Swingin' #45
14/07/1979 Midnight Groovin' #72

Gordon Lightfoot 17 Nov 1938 – 01 May 2023 (84) BBC obit
Wiki Canadian folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Orillia, Ontario, inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012
19/06/1971 If You Could Read My Mind #30
03/08/1974 Sundown #33
15/01/1977 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald #40 Based on the sinking of a merchant ship on Lake Superior in November 1975 where all 29 crew members perished
16/09/1978 Daylight Katy #41

Limmie & Family Cookin'
Wiki American pop group consisting of one brother and two sisters, they were born in Alabama but raised in Canton, Ohio
Jimmie Snell 11 Dec 1946 – 12 Mar 2016 (69) Obit
Limmie Snell 04 Oct 1948 – 27 May 1986 (37) FindAGrave memorial
Martha Snell c. 1948 – Living
21/07/1973 You Can Do Magic #3
20/10/1973 Dreamboat #31
06/04/1974 A Walkin' Miracle #6 Cover of a single by The Essex
NB: Despite all the details given of Martha in her sisters bio, I still can't pin down her birth details. Crazy!

Lindisfarne
Wiki UK folk rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne
Rod Clements 17 Nov 1947 – Living
Simon Cowe 01 Apr 1948 – 30 Sep 2015 (67) Ultimate Classic Rock obit
Alan Hull 20 Feb 1945 – 17 Nov 1995 (50) Independent obit
Ray Jackson 12 Dec 1948 – Living
Ray Laidlaw 28 May 1948 – Living
26/02/1972 Meet Me on the Corner #5
13/05/1972 Lady Eleanor #3
23/09/1972 All Fall Down #34
03/06/1978 Run For Home #10
07/10/1978 Juke Box Gypsy #56

Liner
Discogs UK rock band, reincarnation of glam rock outfit Blackfoot Sue, David and Tom Farmer are twin brothers
David Farmer 02 Mar 1952 – Living
Tom Farmer 02 Mar 1952 – Living
Eddie Golga 04 Sep 1951 – Living
10/03/1979 Keep Reaching Out For Love #49
26/05/1979 You and Me #44

Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks
Discogs UK comedy duo, name of act was a pseudonym for Radio 1 DJs Paul Burnett and Dave Lee Travis
Paul Burnett 26 Nov 1943 – Living
Dave Lee Travis 25 May 1945 – Living
17/04/1976 Convoy G.B. #4 Parody of Convoy by C. W. McCall

Liquid Gold
Wiki UK disco group from Brackley, Northamptonshire, formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1984, singer Ellie Hope and bassist Ray Knott later married, drummer Ed Rothe later married singer and television personality Jane McDonald (b. 1963)
Ellie Hope 1953 – Living
Ray Knott 1949 – Living
Wally "Ed" Rothe c. Mar 1954 – 26 Mar 2021 (67) BBC obit
Syd Twynham 19 Mar 1955 – Living
02/12/1978 Anyway You do it #41

DeEtta Little and Nelson Pigford
Discogs (Little) / Discogs (Pigford) American vocal duo assembled to record on the soundtrack for the film Rocky, Little is now better known as an actress under her married name of DeEtta West
DeEtta Little 27 Jan 1950 – Living
Nelson Pigford 17 May 1946 – Living
13/08/1977 You Take My Heart Away #35 Featured in the 1976 film Rocky

Little Anthony and the Imperials [see also The Imperials]
Wiki American R&B and soul vocal group from Brooklyn, New York City, New York, later known as simply The Imperials, formed in 1958, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009
Clarence Collins 17 Mar 1942 – Living
"Little Anthony" Guordine 08 Jan 1941 – Living
Sammy Strain 09 Dec 1941 – Living
Ernest Wright 24 Aug 1941 – Living
31/07/1976 Better Use Your Head #42

Little Eva 29 Jun 1943 – 10 Apr 2003 (59) Guardian obit
Wiki American pop singer from Belhaven, North Carolina
29/07/1972 The Loco-Motion (re-release) #11

Little Richard 05 Dec 1932 – 09 May 2020 (87) BBC obit
Wiki American rock and roll and R&B singer-songwriter and pianist from Macon, Georgia, real name Richard Penniman, inaugural inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986
02/07/1977 Good Golly Miss Molly! (re-recording) / Rip it Up! (re-recording) #37

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Lieutenant Pigeon.

 

I'm wondering if Nigel Fletcher is the Nigel Fletcher associated with this Band on FB, and if so he seems to be based in Treharris, Wales. If so there's a phone number and an email address.

 

Here's a picture of 1970s Pigeon (Nigel left, ginger):

 

 

Here's a pic of The Imposters' drummer (also a Nigel Fletcher)

 

Same guy?

[YoungWillz 19,048]

20 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Lieutenant Pigeon.

 

I'm wondering if Nigel Fletcher is the Nigel Fletcher associated with this Band on FB, and if so he seems to be based in Treharris, Wales. If so there's a phone number and an email address.

 

Here's a picture of 1970s Pigeon (Nigel left, ginger):

 

 

Here's a pic of The Imposters' drummer (also a Nigel Fletcher)

 

 

Same guy?

Actually, strike all of the above, here's a pic of Nigel (sitting down, front) from 2019 from the BBC website:

 

 

So probably still in Coventry making occasional local appearances on BBC Sounds.

 

The clip associated is not available.

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Screw all this flapping about with Lieutenant Pigeon.

 

Found this:

 

 

Which means Nigel Fletcher was born 7 May 1946.

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

12 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Screw all this flapping about with Lieutenant Pigeon.

 

Found this:

 

 

Which means Nigel Fletcher was born 7 May 1946.

Legend, thank you!

GRO backs it up: Nigel F. Fletcher b. 1946 Coventry

I've completed the three acts I left blank earlier. Light of the World proved difficult but luckily I got most of the years from the GRO for the ones with unique names. David Baptiste is annoying me. He's a "high profile" sax man, played for George Michael etc. but too many people by that name born in England to nail him down from the birth records alone!

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Light Of The World.

 

I don't need this pressure on...

 

David Baptiste - dunno if the GRO helps here but he's currently living in Old Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7QL.

 

Sadly this lovely profile doesn't even hint at his age: https://www.starnow.co.uk/bap

 

He's definitely English I believe. I remember having to check he was still alive when researching Beggar & Co.

 

Twitter has let me down.

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

4 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Light Of The World.

 

I don't need this pressure on...

 

David Baptiste - dunno if the GRO helps here but he's currently living in Old Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7QL.

 

Sadly this lovely profile doesn't even hint at his age: https://www.starnow.co.uk/bap

 

He's definitely English I believe. I remember having to check he was still alive when researching Beggar & Co.

 

Twitter has let me down.

Nice one. Found his residency from 2010. Says Born 1960–62 so let's go with c. 1961.

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

L (part 3/3)

Liverpool Express
Wiki UK pop rock band from Liverpool, formed in 1975 after meeting one another at a football match
Derek Cashin 1946 – Living
Tony Coates 11 Jun 1946 – Living
Roger Scott Craig 12 Nov 1952 – Living
Billy Kinsley 28 Nov 1946 – Living
26/06/1976 You are My Love #11
16/10/1976 Hold Tight #46
18/12/1976 Every Man Must Have a Dream #17
04/06/1977 Dreamin' #40

Liverpool F.C.
Wiki UK football club, formed in Anfield, Liverpool in 1892, this record comprised of players from the 1976–77 FA Cup Final team, forward Kevin Keegan also released a solo record in 1979 – he was awarded an OBE in 1982, Emlyn Hughes was awarded an OBE in 1980, Ian Callaghan was awarded an MBE in 1974, Tommy Smith was awarded an MBE in 1978, Ray Clemence was awarded an MBE in 1987
Ian Callaghan 10 Apr 1942 – Living
Jimmy Case 18 May 1954 – Living
Ray Clemence 05 Aug 1948 – 15 Nov 2020 (72) Telegraph obit
David Fairclough 05 Jan 1957 – Living
Steve Heighway 25 Nov 1947 – Living
Emlyn Hughes 28 Aug 1947 – 09 Nov 2004 (57) Guardian obit
David Johnson 23 Oct 1951 – 23 Nov 2022 (71) Times obit
Joey Jones 04 Mar 1955 – Living
Kevin Keegan 14 Feb 1951 – Living
Ray Kennedy 28 Jul 1951 – 30 Nov 2021 (70) Mirror obit
Terry McDermott 08 Dec 1951 – Living
Phil Neal 20 Feb 1951 – Living
Tommy Smith 05 Apr 1945 – 12 Apr 2019 (74) Guardian obit
Alan Waddle 09 Jun 1954 – Living
28/05/1977 We Can do it (EP) #15

Dandy Livingstone 14 Dec 1943 – Living
Wiki Jamaican-born UK reggae singer and producer, born in Kingston and relocated to Britain when he was 15, real name Robert Livingstone Thompson, his first record was released without his knowledge
02/09/1972 Suzanne Beware of the Devil #14
13/01/1973 Big City / Think About That #26

Lobo 31 Jul 1943 – Living
Wiki American folk and soft rock singer-songwriter from Tallahassee, Florida
19/06/1971 Me and You and a Dog Named Boo #4
08/06/1974 I'd Love You to Want Me #5

London String Chorale
Discogs UK orchestra and choir, fronted by Denis King who was previously a member of family ensemble The King Brothers
15/12/1973 Galloping Home #31 Theme to the television series The Adventures of Black Beauty

London Symphony Orchestra
Wiki UK orchestra, founded in 1904, at the time of this record's release it was fronted by American composer John Williams
06/01/1979 Theme From "Superman" (Main Title) #32 Featured in the 1979 film Superman

Lori & the Chameleons
Wiki UK new wave band from Liverpool, formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1980, bassist and keyboardist David Balfe was later a member of neo-psychedelic band The Teardrop Explodes, guitarist Bill Drummond was previously a member of punk rock band Big in Japan and later joined The KLF
David Balfe 02 Oct 1958 – Living
Bill Drummond 29 Apr 1953 – Living
Lori Lartey no info available
08/12/1979 Touch #70

Los Pop-Tops
Wiki Spanish pop band from Madrid, formed in the 1960s (specific year varies according to source) and also known as simply Pop-Tops, lead singer Phil Trim originated from Trinidad and Tobago
Julián Luis Angulo no info available
Enrique Gómez no info available
Ray Gómez 27 Feb 1953 – Living
José Lipiani no info available
Ignacio Pérez no info available
Phil Trim 05 Jan 1940 – Living
Alberto Vega 1946 – Living
09/10/1971 Mamy Blue #35

Love Unlimited
Wiki American soul vocal trio from San Pedro, California, formed in 1969 and disbanded in 1980, generally provided backing for singer Barry White on his albums and tours, Glodean and Linda James are sisters and Diane Taylor was their cousin, Glodean married White, though the two later separated
Glodean James 16 Oct 1946 – Living
Linda James 13 Jan 1948 – Living
Diane Taylor 03 Mar 1947 – 29 Nov 1985 (38) Mention of death
17/06/1972 Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love #14 Features an uncredited vocal contribution by Barry White
25/01/1975 It May be Winter Outside (but in My Heart it's Spring) #11

The Love Unlimited Orchestra
Wiki American studio orchestra assembled by singer Barry White, it included 40 string pieces and served as backing for White and his vocal trio Love Unlimited
02/02/1974 Love's Theme #10

Bill Lovelady 1945 – Living
Wiki UK pop and reggae singer from Liverpool
18/08/1979 Reggae For it Now #12

Lene Lovich 30 Mar 1949 – Living
Wiki American-born UK new wave and post-punk singer-songwriter and saxophonist, born in Detroit, Michigan but later grew up in Hull, Yorkshire, real name Lili-Marlene Premilovich
17/02/1979 Lucky Number #3
12/05/1979 Say When #19
20/10/1979 Bird Song #39

Nick Lowe 24 Mar 1949 – Living
Wiki UK pub rock and new wave singer-songwriter, musician and producer from Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
11/03/1978 I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass #7
09/06/1979 Crackin' Up #34
25/08/1979 Cruel to be Kind #12

Lowrell 18 Mar 1943 – 19 Jun 2018 (75) Chicago Tribune obit
Wiki American soul singer from Chicago, Illinois, full name Lowrell Simon
24/11/1979 Mellow Mellow Right on #37

L.T.D.
Wiki American R&B and funk band from Greensboro, North Carolina, formed in 1968, name of band stands for Love, Togetherness and Devotion, members Billy and Jeffrey Osborne are brothers, drummer Melvin Webb was also a member of Bloodstone
Lorenzo Carnegie 02 Dec 1943 – Living
Henry Davis 22 Nov 1948 – 18 Jan 2012 (63) Obit

Jimmie Davis 08 Oct 1936 – 01 May 2008 (71) Obit
Johnny McGhee 07 Jan 19?? – Living
Abraham "Onion" Miller Jr. 21 May 1945 – Living
Billy Osborne 16 Jul 1943 – Living
Jeffrey Osborne 09 Mar 1948 – Living
Jake Riley n/a – 2000 Mention of death
Carle Vickers 05 Sep 1947 – Living
Melvin Webb 29 Nov 1947 – 12 Nov 1982 (34) Mention of death
09/09/1978 Holding on (When Love is Gone) #70

Carrie Lucas 01 Oct 1945 – Living
Wiki American disco and R&B singer from Carmel, California
16/06/1979 Dance with You #40

Lulu 03 Nov 1948 – Living
Wiki UK pop rock singer-songwriter and actress, born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire and raised in Dennistoun, Glasgow, recorded the title song for the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, represented the United Kingdom in the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest with her winning entry of Boom Bang-a-Bang, awarded an OBE in 2000 and a CBE in 2021
26/01/1974 The Man Who Sold the World #3 Features uncredited saxophone and backing vocals contribution from David Bowie who also wrote the song
19/04/1975 Take Your Mama For a Ride #37

The Lurkers
Wiki UK punk rock band from Uxbridge, London, formed in 1976
Pete "Plug" Edwards 1954 – June 2015 (60) Guardian obit
Peter "Esso" Haynes 06 Jun c. 1958 – Living
Nigel Moore 08 Jun 19?? – Living
Pete Stride 30 Sep 19?? – Living
Howard Wall 1953 – Living
03/06/1978 Ain't Got a Clue #45
05/08/1978 I Don't Need to Tell Her #49
03/02/1979 Just Thirteen #66
09/06/1979 Out in the Dark / Cyanide #72
17/11/1979 New Guitar in Town #72

Tami Lynn 25 Jan 1939 – 26 Jun 2020 (81) Obit
Wiki American soul singer from New Orleans, Louisiana, real name Gloria Brown
22/05/1971 I'm Gonna Run Away From You #4
03/05/1975 I'm Gonna Run Away From You (re-release) #36

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Wiki American Southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1964 as My Backyard and disbanded in 1977, with a brief reunion in 1979 before properly reforming in 1987, an airplane crash in October 1977 killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Ronnie Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines, as well as injuring the rest of the band, drummer Bob Burns died in a car crash in April 2015, the band has sold more than 28 million records in the United States alone and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006
Bob Burns 24 Nov 1950 – 03 Apr 2015 (64) Guardian obit
Allen Collins 19 Jul 1952 – 23 Jan 1990 (37) NY Times obit
Ed King 14 Sep 1949 – 22 Aug 2018 (68) Guardian obit
Billy Powell 03 Jun 1952 – 28 Jan 2009 (56) Guardian obit
Artimus Pyle 15 Jul 1948 – Living
Gary Rossington 04 Dec 1951 – 05 Mar 2023 (71) Guardian obit
Leon Wilkeson 02 Apr 1952 – 27 Jul 2001 (49) Independent obit
Ronnie Van Zant 15 Jan 1948 – 20 Oct 1977 (29) FindAGrave memorial
11/09/1976 Free Bird EP #31
22/12/1979 Free Bird EP (re-release) #43

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Lori And The Chameleons.

 

Lori Lartey apparently went on to marry Martin Healy of Dead Or Alive: http://link2wales.co.uk/liverpool-a/liverpool-l/

 

Comment here says that she was living in or around 2009 in Oxton On The Wirral: https://thevinylvillain.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/the-class-of-79-part-20/

 

Suggestion she was a teenager, so she wasn't born before 1960 or after 1966 (but that's being generous if she was already an art student when spotted). I guess Lori could be her name or any permutation of Lorraine, Loraine etc etc.

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

39 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Lori And The Chameleons.

 

Lori Lartey apparently went on to marry Martin Healy of Dead Or Alive: http://link2wales.co.uk/liverpool-a/liverpool-l/

 

Comment here says that she was living in or around 2009 in Oxton On The Wirral: https://thevinylvillain.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/the-class-of-79-part-20/

 

Suggestion she was a teenager, so she wasn't born before 1960 or after 1966 (but that's being generous if she was already an art student when spotted). I guess Lori could be her name or any permutation of Lorraine, Loraine etc etc.

Really thought I would get it with this. Sadly, of the people born with the surname Lartey between this period, not one of them has a forename or place of birth that gives it away. I'm beginning to think Lori Lartey is a made up name. 

Similarly, checked the marriage records (which go as far as 1992 in the GRO but up to 2005 using Ancestry). So many guys called Martin Healy (which is his real name according to this). Annoyingly, no places that check out, doesn't seem to have any middle names by which he can be identified from the rest.

Can't find either of them in residency records using either Oxton (or wider Birkenhead area for that matter). Dead end, for now.

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Bloody lower reaches of the Top 40.

 

Damn you to hell Lori, ha!

 

Meantime...The Lurkers.

 

Here is Pete Haynes website. http://petehaynes.co.uk/index.php/about-me/ Now dragging what little info there is...there's a picture of Ickenham Tube Station, so likely he's from Hillingdon Borough in West London. Says he got a drum kit at 17 and mentions that's around 1975. So I'm going for born 1957/58.

 

Here's an article about the reformed Lurkers by their original vocalist from 2011 https://guernseypress.com/lifestyle/going-out/the-bunker/2011/10/08/i-didnt-mean-to-upset-sting/ Not much there but does indicate Howard Wall was working as a chef in Maidstone. So obviously then living down Kent way. A further interview from 2019 https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2019/07/29/exclusive-interview-with-arturo-bassick-from-the-lurkers-and-999/ indicates that Pete Haynes "is not well physically" to perform.

 

This article reveals that Haynes, Moore and Wall all attended Abbotsfield School in Ickenham: https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/eternal-contenders although Wall seems to have been slightly older than the other two. Stride seems to have been from that area but there's little on him biography wise.

[YoungWillz 19,048]

L.T.D.

 

Abraham Miller proving elusive despite coming from North Carolina with a fairly distinctive name.

 

Johnny McGhee (aka John T McGhee) seems to a somewhat prolific guitarist, writing and producing songs all over the place. And yet I can only come up with a location (which may not be current) of Minneapolis, Minnesota: https://www.reverbnation.com/musician/johnnymcghee

 

Edit: Johnny McGhee's FB: https://www.facebook.com/john.t.mcghee

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

6 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Really thought I would get it with this. Sadly, of the people born with the surname Lartey between this period, not one of them has a forename or place of birth that gives it away. I'm beginning to think Lori Lartey is a made up name. 

Similarly, checked the marriage records (which go as far as 1992 in the GRO but up to 2005 using Ancestry). So many guys called Martin Healy (which is his real name according to this). Annoyingly, no places that check out, doesn't seem to have any middle names by which he can be identified from the rest.

Can't find either of them in residency records using either Oxton (or wider Birkenhead area for that matter). Dead end, for now.

Peter Haynes – there's quite a few ppl by that name from Middlesex born 1957/58, most of the ones from Uxbridge way seem to be 1958 births so let's go for c. 1958.

Stride – I got nothing.

"Howard Wall, Uxbridge b. 1953" – that's the only person with that name born in the area between 1940 and 1960 so must be him. Added.