Steve Gibbons – Ein Musiker, den man kennen sollte
The music scene of the 1980s is described by a German website as follows This was the "decade of clear fronts". In the past, styles had often fertilized and complemented each other, but now (possibly in analogy to the Cold War, which was just getting worse again) two "music blocks", which mainly determined the current... Continue Reading →
The 1970s become the decade of success for Steve Gibbons. But it didn't start out so promisingly: The plan to create a Birmingham supergroup with The Balls ended in endless sessions that led to just one single and finally to the break-up of the group. Afterwards he records "Short Stories"a highly acclaimed solo LP with... Continue Reading →
Picture above: Not the Dominettes, but Steve Gibbons & Co. some years earlier ( Picture provided by Steve Gibbons, thank you very much!) At the start of the decade, Steve is the lead singer of The Dominettes, a locally known group that played rhythm and blues standards and performed alternately to the accompaniment of strippers... Continue Reading →
Birmingham in the 1960s: City and society To get into the right mood to follow Steve Gibbons career in the 1960s, however, we take a look at the general situation in Birmingham, where most of this is happening. Again, the autobiography of Steve's age and band mate Dave Morgan (Scott) helps us: The cityscape was... Continue Reading →
The events during the 1960s "in a nutshell Steve Gibbons sees the decade in which rock music exploded and the British version of it was reimported on a grand scale into the country of origin, the USA, in changing formations with musicians who - although they have neither his charisma nor his creativity - will... Continue Reading →
Source of the picture above : Wikicommons https://archive.org/stream/modernscreen54unse#page/n43/mode/2up Birmingham in the 1950s must have been a city with many problems, but at the same time very lively. If you like, you can join us here on a cinematic tour of the city. The soundtrack also documents the changes that music went through during this decade:... Continue Reading →
Wer das lange Karnevalswochenende für einen Kurzbesuch in London nutzt hat, hat dort Gelegenheit, auf historischem Grund und mit originalen Akteuren in die britische Rockszene der 1960er und 1970er zurückzureisen. Steve Gibbons tritt nämlich mit seiner Band am Sonntag, dem 25. Februar, im Half Moon im Londoner Stadtteil Putney auf, einem Musikclub, dessen Athmosphäre uns... Continue Reading →
Picture above: Steve Gibbons as a little boy: (Copyright: The Gibbons family, Edgbaston, "Brum".= Music Town "Brum" (Birmingham) Steve Gibbons was born on July 13, 1941 in Harborne, where he still lives today. He grew up there on York Street. Harborne is a district of Birmingham that its inhabitants affectionately call "Brum". Decades later, Fuzzy... Continue Reading →
Picture above: A rock dionosaur and a real dinosaur: Steve Gibbons 2019 in Solnhofen, the place where Archaeopteryx was found. The articles on this website will gradually be translated into English. If a contribution you are interested in has not yet been translated, please try again later. Newest articles: Donegan is gone: Anniversary of the... Continue Reading →
In the section "The Steve Gibbons Story", the life and career of Steve Gibbons is told in decades. It tells about his bands, especially the Steve Gibbons Band, his solo projects and the collaboration with other musicians, including world stars. To get to the corresponding decade, please click on the corresponding year. - The 1940s:... Continue Reading →
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