Rock group. Lead singer was Freddie Mercury. The band, including Freddie and Brian May, played their first public performance under the name Queen at Imperial College, though Wikipedia says: "On 2 July 1971, Queen played their first show in the classic line-up of Mercury, May, Deacon and Taylor at a Surrey college outside London." 1975 recorded their most successful track - Bohemian Rhapsody. 2014: albums are still being announced.
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Queen
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Queen's first gig
Queen, first public performance in London here, 18 July 1970. PRS for Musical...
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Sir John Dankworth
Jazz musician and composer. Born John Philip William Dankworth at 38 Beech Hall Road, Walthamstow (just a few streets away from the plaque). Known as Johnny, he was also an accomplished clarinettis...
1 memorial
David Watkinson
From his X/Twitter page: "YES fan, historian, author, memorabilia collector, Bolton born, father/works in fine antiques/likes classic cars/the arts/history, now in West Sussex." Published 'Yes: Pe...
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Haydn Society of Great Britain
The group's website.
1 memorial
Spandau Ballet
First performed at the Blitz Club on 5 December 1979.Wikipedia informs: "'Spandau Ballet' was slang used by Allied troops in the trenches in the First World War referring to the twitching of the co...
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original HMV store
Londonist writes: "The building was destroyed on Boxing Day 1937 and reopened in 1939. HMV's flagship store moved (slightly) to 150 Oxford Street, but the old address was reacquired in 2013, and re...
1 memorial
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John Galliford Webber
Born near Barnstaple, Devon. From the picture source website: "7 years 2nd Life Guards, London. Licencee Hare & Hounds South Molton & then ran Clockmaker & Gunsmith shop in East St. ( ...
1 memorial
William Samuel Abbs
Chairman and Secretary of Webheath Tenants Association for over 30 years, and married for 56 years. From the Camden New Journal "Bill Abbs was primarily known in Camden as an “old school” fighter ...
1 memorial
Queen Eleanor of Provence
French noblewoman who married King Henry III and became consort queen, 1236 until his death in 1272. Eleanor was the "my fair lady" in "London Bridge is falling down", since she was apparently re...
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Henry Laurens
American statesman. South Carolina planter and slave owner. 1783 negotiator for the Treaty of Paris.
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