Skiffle musicians

The list Skiffle musicians includes Jimmy Page, Van Morrison, Tommy Steele, Rory Gallagher and Bruce Welch. The list consists of 24 members.

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Skiffle

genre of folk music with jazz, blues, folk, and roots influences

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Jimmy Page

English guitarist (born 1944)

Overview: James Patrick Page OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band ...

Date of birth: 9 January 1944

Age: 81

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends members 7T

XYZ (English band) members 4T

English male guitarists 868T
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Van Morrison

Northern Irish musician (born 1945)

Overview: Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer. His professional career began as a teenager in the late 1950s, playing ...

Date of birth: 31 August 1945

Age: 79

Nationality: Northern Irish

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Michelle Rocca (Married)

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Male saxophonists 249T

Rock singers from Northern Ireland 12T

Rock guitarists from Northern Ireland 17T
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Lonnie Donegan

British skiffle singer (1931–2002)

Overview: Anthony James Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002), known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s ...

Date of birth: 29 April 1931

Date of death: 3 November 2002

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century British male singers 334T

20th-century British guitarists 157T

20th-century male singers 6,336T
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Tommy Steele

British entertainer (born 1936)

Overview: Tommy Steele, OBE (born Thomas Hicks, 17 December 1936) is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. He reached number one with "Singing the Blues" in 1957 ...

Date of birth: 17 December 1937

Age: 87

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Ann Donoghue Steele (Married)

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20th-century English male writers 1,328T

English male guitarists 868T

20th-century British male writers 1,407T
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Rory Gallagher

Irish guitarist (1948–1995)

Overview: William Rory Gallagher ( GAL-ə-hər; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish blues and rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and brought up in Cork ...

Date of birth: 14 March 1948

Date of death: 14 June 1995

Age: 47 (age at death)

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Irish male guitarists 74T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

Liver transplant recipients 64T
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Bruce Welch

English musician

Overview: Bruce Welch OBE (born 2 November 1941 as Bruce Cripps) is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a member of the Shadows.

Date of birth: 2 November 1941

Age: 83

Nationality: British

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

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English male guitarists 868T

The Shadows members 13T

People from Bognor Regis 42T
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Ken Colyer

British musician

Overview: Kenneth Colyer (18 April 1928 – 8 March 1988) was an English jazz trumpeter and cornetist, devoted to New Orleans jazz. His band was also known for skiffle interludes.

Date of birth: 18 April 1928

Date of death: 8 March 1988

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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British male jazz musicians 333T

Black Lion Records artists 64T

Male trumpeters 252T
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Brownie McGhee

American folk-blues singer and guitarist

Overview: Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny ...

Date of birth: 30 November 1915

Date of death: 16 February 1996

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century African-American male singers 975T

20th-century American male singers 1,918T

Southland Records artists 47T
9.

Chris Barber

British musician

Overview: Donald Christopher Barber OBE (17 April 1930 – 2 March 2021) was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit, he helped the careers ...

Date of birth: 17 April 1930

Date of death: 2 February 2021

Age: 90 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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Sonet Records artists 43T

2021 deaths 4,264T

British male jazz musicians 333T
10.

Ivan Vaughan

British musician

Overview: Ivan Vaughan (18 June 1942 – 16 August 1993) was a boyhood friend of John Lennon, and later schoolmate of Paul McCartney at the Liverpool Institute, both commencing school there in September 1953. He was ...

Date of birth: 18 June 1942

Date of death: 16 August 1993

Age: 51 (age at death)

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People from Woolton 13T

Schoolteachers from Merseyside 31T

Male bass guitarists 788T
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Clinton Ford

English popular singer

Overview: Clinton Ford (4 November 1931 – 21 October 2009) was an English popular singer of the 1950s and 1960s.

Date of birth: 4 November 1931

Date of death: 21 October 2009

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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Singers from Manchester 12T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

British novelty song performers 45T
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Nancy Whiskey

Scottish singer

Overview: Nancy Whiskey (born Anne Alexandra Young "Nancy" Wilson, 4 March 1935 – 1 February 2003) was a Scottish folk singer, best known for the 1957 hit song, "Freight Train".

Date of birth: 4 March 1935

Date of death: 1 February 2003

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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Bridgeton–Calton–Dalmarnock 49T

Deaths in the East Midlands 7T

20th-century women singers 3,624T
13.

Ferre Grignard

Skiffle singer

Overview: Ferre Grignard (13 March 1939 – 8 August 1982) was a Belgian skiffle-singer from Antwerp, Belgium, who surprised the world in 1965 with his international hits "Ring Ring, I've Got To Sing" and "My Crucified ...

Date of birth: 13 March 1939

Date of death: 8 August 1982

Age: 43 (age at death)

Nationality: Belgian

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

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20th-century male singers 5,297T

Belgian male guitarists 21T

20th-century guitarists 809T
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Wally Whyton

British musician

Overview: Wallace Victor "Wally" Whyton (23 September 1929 – 22 January 1997) was a British musician, songwriter and radio and TV personality.

Date of birth: 23 September 1929

Date of death: 22 January 1997

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Disc Jockey

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20th-century British musicians 392T

BBC Radio 2 presenters 169T

Skiffle 30T
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John Lowe (musician)

British musician

Overview: John Charles Duff Lowe (13 April 1942 – 22 February 2024) was an English pianist. In the late 1950s, he played piano for the Quarrymen, the group who would evolve into the Beatles.

Date of birth: 13 April 1942

Date of death: 22 February 2024

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Male

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The Quarrymen members 12T

Musicians from Liverpool 275T

English rock pianists 59T
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Alun Davies (guitarist)

Welsh musician

Overview: Alun Davies (born July 21, 1942) is a Welsh guitarist, studio musician, recording artist, and composer who rose to fame primarily with his supporting guitar work and backing vocals as accompanist for ...

Date of birth: 21 July 1942

Age: 82

Nationality: Welsh

Occupation: Musician

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Acoustic guitarists 91T

Fontana Records artists 60T

Welsh rock guitarists 40T
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Chas McDevitt

British musician

Overview: Charles James McDevitt (born 4 December 1934) is a Scottish musician, one of the leading lights of the skiffle genre which was highly influential and popular in the United Kingdom in the mid-to-late 1950s ...

Date of birth: 4 December 1934

Age: 90

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Musician

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Grand Order of Water Rats members 142T

Oriole Records (UK) artists 7T

People from Camberley 52T
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Colin Hanton

A member of The Quarrymen

Overview: Colin Leo Hanton (born 12 December 1938) is a British musician who was a drummer for The Quarrymen—the band which would later evolve into The Beatles.

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The Quarrymen members 12T

English rock drummers 369T

Musicians from Liverpool 275T
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Len Garry

Musical artist

Overview: Len Garry (born 6 January 1942) is an English musician, best known for being a member of The Quarrymen, a band that would later evolve into The Beatles.

Date of birth: 6 January 1942

Age: 83

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The Quarrymen members 15T

Musicians from Liverpool 315T

1942 births 13,287T
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Rod Davis (musician)

Musical artist

Overview: Rod Davis (born 1942) is an English musician, best known for being a member of The Quarrymen, a band that would later evolve into The Beatles.

Date of birth: 1942

Age: 82

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The Quarrymen members 14T

Musicians from Liverpool 314T

1942 births 13,283T