What has Middlesbrough given to the world music scene?

[Capybara]

Don't forget Wendy Richard who had a number one in 1962 with "Come Outside".

 

[TeaCider]

Heaven is a Place on Earth was written ironically about Middlesbrough.

 

[Grrreds]

Which @BigAl76 did in the post I replied to.

So he did, I checked twice that no-one mentioned them before I posted and still never spotted it.

 

[jetpropelledgiraffe]

Avalanche Party

 

[The Card Cheat]

The incomparable Teesside troubadour Vin Garbutt!

Edit-I’ve just seen @SE4 Red has already mentioned him. He’s worth mentioning twice, as are The Young Uns.

 

[BoroMart]

For example EBTG, Tracey is from Hertfordshire and Ben is from London, they just got together whilst at Uni in Hull.

I mean if that is the link then we can have Skin from Skunk Anansie who was at Teessdie Uni when I was there.

I'll add myself into the list, if we are extending to Norton, since my band played our first gig last week. Just the best cover band formed entirely from IT Service Management experts in the world....possibly.

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

I mean if that is the link then we can have Skin from Skunk Anansie who was at Teessdie Uni when I was there.

Hmm, not quite though, as that's different. She just went to the Uni, she didn't actually form the band whilst at Teesside nor did she take the name of the band from a shop in Middlesbrough so I'd say Brian's claim for EBTG is much stronger.

 

[fmttmadmin]

Benefits.

 

[fmttmadmin]

Megson

english folk duo | megson music

www.megsonmusic.co.uk

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

The Young Uns and Vin Garbutt if we were to go down a folk route.

If we're going down that route, The Wilsons.

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

The Tyrrel Corporation

 

[The Ruthsayer]

Here in Hull we are proud of the following who have graced the world music scene but what have you done?

The Housemartins
The Beautiful South
Mick Ronson
Trevor Bolder
Fine Young Cannibals
Sade (her band)
Everything But The Girl
Calum Scott
David Whitfield
Joe Longthorne
Kingmaker
Patricia Bredin (Britains first ever act at Eurovision)
Henry Priestman
Berri (Rebecca Sleight)
Tinman
Scarlet

Apart from Mick Ronson, that is a bag of Sh!te Mr Marwood.

 

[BigAl76]

Benefits.

What about 'Shrug', Rob....? I saw you play the Pig Pen festival many years go........

 

[Ash88]

Alistair Griffin - runner up in Fame Academy - had a top 10 hit with Robin Gibb from The Bee Gees.

 

[The Card Cheat]

Apart from Mick Ronson, that is a bag of Sh!te Mr Marwood.

The Housemartins were brilliant. Give your head a shake man!

 

[mercury_redstone7]

Mick Ronson Would have been 77, my favourite artist and guitarist
Trevor Bolder Would have been 73 Played with Bowie on 5 brilliant albums and Both of Mick Ronsons brilliant solo albums too. As well as with Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash
Two of the very best from Hull.

Paul Rodgers, Chris Rea, Vin Garbutt

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

The Housemartins were brilliant. Give your head a shake man!

Indeed they were, and they were comprised of blokes from Merseyside, Cambridgeshire, Kent as well as a couple of blokes from Hull.

 

[The Card Cheat]

Indeed they were, and they were comprised of blokes from Merseyside, Cambridgeshire, Kent as well as a couple of blokes from Hull.

Paul Heaton was actually from Sheffield wasn’t he? So is that actually one bloke from Hull?

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

Paul Heaton was actually from Sheffield wasn’t he? So is that actually one bloke from Hull?

Born in Bromborough, Merseyside and moved to Sheffield when he was young, hence his support of Sheff Utd.

 

[Piccadilly Day Tripper]

Off the top of my head.....

Maxiimo Park
James Arthur
Cattle and Cane
Journey South
Chris Rea

Sure there are other more spurious artists........

The Chapman Family and Young Rebel Set if you say Teesside rather than Middlesbrough.

I also do a really good version of Cast No Shadow.