Steve Gibbons – Ein Musiker, den man kennen sollte
All kinds of celebrities from the Birmingham rock scene could be seen at the Tower of Song on 4 July: On the occasion of the concert by the band Morganisation, led by Dave Scott Morgan, former member of Jeff Lynne's ELO, bandmate of Steve Gibbons in the groups The Ugyl's and The Balls and author... Continue Reading →
(German version below/Deutsche Version unten) An interesting documentary about the life of the American singer was recently released under the title ‘Joan Baez - I am a noice’, in which Bob Dylan does not necessarily come off well. It has long been known that the relationship between Bob Dylan and Baez, who promoted him in... Continue Reading →
(Deutsche Fassung unten/German version below) Birmingham World, a website that focuses on news from the UK's second largest city, recently published a feature on famous people who were born or grew up in the Birmingham neighbourhood of Harborne. At number 1, not surprisingly for us, is Steve Gibbons. It's not the first time Steve Gibbons... Continue Reading →
Deutsche Fassung unten/German text below The new year is off to a good start for fans of the Steve Gibbons Band from the Midlands. On Sunday 26 January, the band will be performing at the Coton & Hopwas Social Club School Lane Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AD, about half an hour's drive from the centre of... Continue Reading →
We had already announced it: Dave Scott Morgan, who played with Steve Gibbons in The Ugly's and Balls, has been working on a new CD lately. The album will be out on 31st may. The final title is "Kafka and Orwell" and fortunately "A man called Stan" has also made it onto the track list.... Continue Reading →
Photo: Wikipedia Worldwide the media have reported the death of ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy, who died on 1 May at the age of 76. Visitors to this website will be interested to know that Richard Tandy played in a band with Steve Gibbons twice before his time with ELO: The first time was with "The... Continue Reading →
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 →
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