Person    | Male  Born 1954  Died 10/8/2022

Ray Carless

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: Jamaica

Seminal black British 1980s big band Jazz Warriors tenor saxophonist. Born Jamaica. As part of the Windrush generation his parents came to London. Ray joined them in East London in 1963. Died at the age of 68. Music Week have a good bio.

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Ray Carless

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Mellow Mix Studios in Hackney

The Hackney Citizen reported that the names on the plaque are all "late Afric...

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Southbank Centre

Southbank Centre

Arts centre. Oversees the Hayward Gallery, the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Saison Poetry Library, and the Arts Council Collection.

Group, Music / songs, Theatre

2 memorials
The Crickets

The Crickets

Musicians. The backing group of Buddy Holly. Originally, the group comprised Niki Sullivan on rhythm guitar, Jerry Allison on drums, and Joe Mauldin on bass, but Sullivan dropped out after a year o...

Group, Music / songs, USA

1 memorial
WAG Club

WAG Club

Former nightclub. The name derives from the initials of its predecessor, the Whiskey-A-Go-Go Club. It attracted a multi-racial clientele and regularly had a large number of potential customers queu...

Place, Music / songs

1 memorial
The Beatles

The Beatles

George Harrison,  John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr.

Group, Music / songs, Seriously Famous

6 memorials
Sir Arthur Bliss

Sir Arthur Bliss

Composer. Born Queen's Ride, Barnes, son of an American businessman. Wrote the music for the 1936 film Things to Come. Died at home, 8 The Lane, Marlborough Place, St John's Wood.

Person, Music / songs, USA

1 memorial