Steve Gibbons – Ein Musiker, den man kennen sollte
According to the German version of Wikipedia, the Midlands are "the central part of England around Birmingham. It is roughly equivalent to the lowlands of central England, the traditional centre of coal mining (see the term Black Country) and, to this day, industry. ... Its urban centre is the conurbation of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry... Continue Reading →
We were recently in Birmingham and met Steve Gibbons and his ex-bandmate Dave Scott Morgan and learnt a lot of new (and old) things. Among other things, we heard about a cross-connection between the Ugly's/Uglies and the beautiful Joan Baez. We also explored Birmingham, the home of Brum Beat and many other musical genres. Details... Continue Reading →
In Birmingham gibt es zahlreiche Kanäle, die vor der Erfindung der Eisenbahn als Transportwege für die Industrie dienten. Deshalb gibt es in Birmingham viel Wasser. Wir fragen uns langsam, ob es dort irgendwo auch einen Jungbrunnen gibt. Einer der Gründe hierfür ist, Dave Scott Morgan, der mit Steve Gibbons bei The Ugly`s und den Balls... Continue Reading →
Picture above: Dave Scott Morgan has a big heart for everyone who wants to hear new songs from him There are numerous canals in Birmingham that served as transport routes for industry before the invention of the railway. That's why there's a lot of water in Birmingham. We are beginning to wonder if there is... Continue Reading →
Dave Scott Morgan, hat mit Steve Gibbons gemeinsam bei den Uglies und The Balls und dann bei Magnum und dem Electric Light Orchestra gespielt. Danach hat er eine staatliche Anzahl von Alben und Songs aus verschiedensten Stilrichtungen vorgelegt. In Morgans, zumindest für uns noch nicht ganz überschaubaren Ouevre finden sich rockige und popige Songs, Folksong,... Continue Reading →
Dave Scott Morgan, has played with Steve Gibbons in the Uglies and The Balls and then Magnum and the Electric Light Orchestra. After that he has put out a number of albums and songs from a wide variety of styles. In Morgan's ouevre, which at least for us is not yet fully comprehensible, there are... Continue Reading →
The Steve Gibbons Band played alongside groups such as Ten Years After, Gerry McAvoy's Band of Friends, Full House (Frankie Miller's Band), Animals And Friends and the Climax Blues Band at the British Rock & Blues Festival at Butlin's in mid-January ( Full line up here: https://www.metaltalk.net/sunday-the-very-last-great-british-rock-blues-festival-at-butlins.php Sadly, this was the last festival in this... Continue Reading →
Photo (courtesy of Dave Scott Morgan): The Ugly`s Steve Gibbons had numerous band mates who have an interesting profile of their own. Some of these have made it to the top after they played with Gibbons, for example his former bandmates in „The Balls“, Danny Laine, who later became Paul McCartney's second man in the... Continue Reading →
On Thursday this week, 24 November, there is a chance to see the Steve Gibbons Band in a unique ambience. The band will be playing at the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne Minster, Dorset. The Tivoli was built in 1936 as a theatre and cinema and has a variety of Art Deco features. A dignified atmosphere... Continue Reading →
The news of the awarding of a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars has gone viral on the internet.Therefore, we do not need to report in detail here. However, as a service to our visitors, we would like to offer a number of links here that allow you to get an impression of the... Continue Reading →
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