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Maggie Bell

Background information
Birth name Margaret Bell
Born January 12, 1945 (1945-01-12) (age 63)
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland
Origin Glasgow
Occupation(s) singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) singing
Years active 1967-present
Label(s) Atlantic, Swan Song
Associated acts Power, Stone the Crows, Midnight Flyer
Website http://www.maggiebell.co.uk/

Maggie Bell (born 12 January 1945, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rock and blues-rock singer. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Strathclyde ( Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic, meaning "valley of the River Clyde" is a Historic subdivision of Scotland, and was one of the regional Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Swan Song Records was a Record label launched by English Rock group Led Zeppelin on May 10, 1974. Stone The Crows was a band formed in Glasgow in late 1969 History The band was formed after Maggie Bell was introduced to Les Harvey by Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Vocally regarded by some as Britain's answer to Janis Joplin. Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from [1]

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Career

From a musical family, she sang from her teenage years, leaving school at the age of fifteen, to work as a window dresser by day and singer at night. A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils"

Bell was introduced to Leslie Harvey, by his older brother Alex, after getting up on stage to sing with him (Alex). Leslie (Les Harvey (1945 Glasgow, Scotland - May 3, 1972, Swansea, Wales) (brother of Alex Harvey) was a guitarist This article is about the Scottish rock singer Alex Harvey not to be confused with American songwriter Alex Harvey who wrote for Kenny Rogers, or Canadian Leslie Harvey was, at that time, a guitarist with the Kinning Park Ramblers. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Bell joined the group as one of the vocalists. After the band split up, Bell moved to the Mecca Band at the Sauchiehall Street Locarno, and later to the Dennistoun Palais Band. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Sauchiehall Street is one of the main shopping/business streets in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Dennistoun is a district of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated north of the River Clyde in the east end of the city [2] She then rejoined Harvey, forming a group, initially known as Power, eventually travelling to Germany to sing on United States Air Force bases in the mid 1960s. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Etymology The word bases is first recorded in English language from c The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Peter Grant, who was managing The Yardbirds at the time, spotted Power playing at one of these bases, and agreed to produce and manage them, impressed by the vocal ability of Bell and the guitar playing of Harvey. Peter Grant, ( 5 April 1935 &ndash 21 November 1995) was an English Music manager. The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck Power was renamed as Stone the Crows, an expression used by Grant upon hearing this band. Stone The Crows was a band formed in Glasgow in late 1969 History The band was formed after Maggie Bell was introduced to Les Harvey by [3]

This group lasted until 1973, finding that Harvey's death from accidental electrocution, on 2 May 1972, took too much out of the group for them to continue. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - The live chemistry between Bell and Harvey was missing. [4] Peter Grant remained as Bell's manager after the split, and organised her first solo album, Queen of the Night, which was recorded in New York, with record producer, Jerry Wexler. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The City of New York In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded

Swan Song era

With the establishment of Swan Song Records in 1974, Bell along with Bad Company and The Pretty Things, were some of the first signings to the label. Swan Song Records was a Record label launched by English Rock group Led Zeppelin on May 10, 1974. Bad Company are an English Blues rock supergroup founded in 1973 consisting of band members from Free ( Paul Rodgers, Simon The Pretty Things are a Rock and roll band from London. They pioneered a raw approach to Rhythm and blues that influenced a number of key Jimmy Page contributed to her first album Suicide Sal, and it was overall a moderate seller. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Bell then tried to capture past blues-rock glories by fronting Midnight Flyer, a phenomenal live-act, but their sole album (1981) recording was not a commercial success. [5].

Returning to a solo career, she had her biggest hit in the UK in 1981, duetting with B. A. Robertson on a cover version of "Hold Me", reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers B A Robertson (born Brian Alexander Robertson 12 September 1956, Glasgow) is a Scottish Musician, Actor, Composer In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released "Hold Me" is a popular song by Little Jack Little, David Oppenheim, and Ira Schuster. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Bell also performed at many charity gigs and cabaret shows during this period.

Television and beyond

Her song "No Mean City", written by Mike Moran, is the theme music to the TV crime drama Taggart. Mike Moran is the name of Mike Moran (firefighter, Irish American FDNY firefighter Mike Moran (music producer (born 1948 English keyboard The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Taggart is a long-running Scottish detective Television programme created by Glenn Chandler (who has written many of the episodes She also appeared in 1990, in a single episode of the programme called "Evil Eye", playing a character called Effie Lambie. [6]

After living in Holland for twenty years, Bell returned to the UK in early 2006 and joined The British Blues Quintet, sharing lead vocals with the veteran UK blues singer and keyboardist, Zoot Money. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Blues Quintet is a British Blues band, formed in London in 2006 by five veteran UK blues Musicians Its members A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists George Bruno "Zoot" Money (born 17 July 1942, Bournemouth, Dorset) is a Singer, Pianist, Organist Also featuring former Stone The Crows drummer Colin Allen, the band have quickly become established on the UK and European live blues circuit. Colin Allen (born May 1938 Bournemouth, Dorset (now in Hampshire, England) is a Drummer and Songwriter. Their debut CD, "Live in Glasgow", was recorded at one of their first gigs, on Glasgow's Renfrew Ferry, in 2006, and released in 2008. In addition, Bell toured with The Manfreds and Chris Farlowe in the autumn of 2006. The Manfreds are a British pop group formed in 1991 as a reunion of former members of the 1960s pop group Manfred Mann, however without their eponymous founder Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940, Islington, North London, England) is a successful English

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Guest Appearances

Singles

[7]

Television appearances

References

  1. ^ Logan, Nick & Woffinden, Bob (eds. Every Picture Tells a Story is the third album by Rod Stewart, released in the middle of 1971 Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, October 29, 1944, in Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English Songwriter The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Swan Song Records was a Record label launched by English Rock group Led Zeppelin on May 10, 1974. B A Robertson (born Brian Alexander Robertson 12 September 1956, Glasgow) is a Scottish Musician, Actor, Composer Taggart is a long-running Scottish detective Television programme created by Glenn Chandler (who has written many of the episodes ) The New Musical Express Book of Rock, W. H. Allen &Co. Ltd (Star), 1973, p. 48. ISBN 0-352-39715-2.
  2. ^ Logan, Nick & Woffinden, Bob (eds. ) The New Musical Express Book of Rock, W. H. Allen &Co. Ltd (Star), 1973, p. 489. ISBN 0-352-39715-2.
  3. ^ Welch, Chris (2002). Peter Grant: The Man Who Led Zeppelin, 23. ISBN 0-7119-9195-2.  
  4. ^ Yorke, Ritchie (1999). Led Zeppelin: From Early Days to Page and Plant, 192. ISBN 0-86369-744-5.  
  5. ^ Williamson, Nigel (2007). The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin, 110. ISBN 1-84353-841-7.  
  6. ^ imdb [1]
  7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 52. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.  

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