Manchester Music

[Andy Ison]

Re: Yes Davy Jones from the Monkees was born in Manchester!!!

 

[Andy Ison]

Re: I always thought Bernard Sumner&Peter Hook were from Manchester/Salford??

Ian Curtis and Stephen Morris were from Macclesfield in Cheshire.

 

[Andy Ison]

Re: Yes the BeeGees were born in Isle of Man but they grew up in Chorlton!!!

They grew up in Greater Manchester so I think of them as a Manchester act!!!

 

[Andy Ison]

Re: On my A-Z of Manchester/Greater Manchester Wigan and Warrington are not there???

Wigan and Warrington are off the map! and so is Macclesfield of course. But I thought and I might be wrong that Wigan was in Lancashire but not in Manchester??
And Warrington and Macclesfield were in Cheshire??

 

[Andy Ison]

Re: Grim O'Grady I think you top 10 Manc songs is realy good!!!

10. Gracie Fields - "The Biggest Aspidestra in the World".
> 9. Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart".
> 8. Elkie Brooks - "Pearl's A Singer"
> 7. George Formby - "Why Don’t Women Like Me".
> 6. The Reducers - "Things Go Wrong".
> 5. The Images - "Oh Baby".
> 4. Slaughter & The Dogs - "Where Have All The Bootboys
> Gone?".
> 3. Buzzcocks - "Boredom".
> 2. Morrissey - "Oh Well, I'll Never Learn".
> 1. The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?".

I think Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook are from Manchester/Salford?? so I think Joy Divison counts!!
I was just wondering about George Formby?? I know nothing of the Eukele man!! but "When I am Cleaning Windows" and 'my little eukele' but I really thought he was from Wigan or Warrington which are off my A-Z of Manchester for some reason??
Gracie Fields was known as the down to earth Lancashire lass?
Your list Grim is really cool!!! And you know stuff obscure stuff to me like "The Images" and "The Reducers"!!! wow you know you stuff Grim!!!!!!!
are they Punk bands?