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Almond, Peter Mark Sinclair
Anderson, Ian
Barrett, Roger Keith "Syd"
Barrett, Syd
Beck, Jeff
Bolan, Marc
Bon, Simon John Charles Le
Bowie, David
Britten, Benjamin
Burchill, Charlie
Bush, Kate
Clapton, Eric Patrick
Cocker, Joe
Cook, Paul
Daltrey, Roger
Davies, Raymond Douglas
Dury, Ian
Easton, Sheena
Gabriel, Peter
Gallagher, Liam
Gallagher, Noel
Gay, John
George I
Gilmour, Dave
Gouldman, Graham
Handel, George Frederick
Harrison, George
Haydn, Joseph
Holst, Gustav Theodore
Jagger, Mick
John, Elton
Jones, Mick
Kerr, Jim
King, Andrew
Laswell, Bill
Lennon, John Winston
Lynott, Phil
Matlock, Glen
McCartney, Paul
Michael, George
Moon, Keith
Oakey, Philip
Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy"
Page, James Patrick "Jimmy"
Palmer, Robert
Plant, Robert Anthony
Richard, Cliff
Rotten, Johnny
Sayer, Leo
Squire, John
Stewart, Rod
Strummer, Joe
Sullivan, Arthur
Sumner, Gordon Matthew "Sting"
Thomas, Chris
Townshend, Pete
Wakemam, Rick
Walton, William
Waters, Roger
Weller, Paul
Wellesley, Arthur
Williams, Ralph Vaughan
Williams, Robert Peter "Robbie"
Winwood, Steve
Wright, Rick
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Composition
History of Great Britain
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| | 1715 | George I | |
| 22nd Aug London Handel composes "The Water Music" for a royal water-party for George I |
| 1715 | Handel, George Frederick | |
| 22nd Aug London Handel composes "The Water Music" for a royal water-party for George I |
| 1728 | Gay, John | |
| 29th Jan 1st performance of, "The Beggar" |
| 1792 | Haydn, Joseph | |
| 23rd Mar Vienna First performance of "The Surprise Symphony" at Vienna |
| 1794 | Haydn, Joseph | |
| 3rd Mar 1st performance of, "The Clock" at the King's Concert Hall |
| 2nd Oct 1st performance of, "Symphony No 99" at London's Hanover Square Rooms |
| 1813 | Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Composition of, "Wellington's Victory" in honour of the battle of Vitoria |
| 1879 | Sullivan, Arthur | |
| Paignton 1st performance of, "The Pirates of Penzance" |
| 1884 | Sullivan, Arthur | |
| London 1st performance of, "Princess Ida" |
| 1895 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "The Revoke" |
| 1897 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Winter Idyll" |
| 1903 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Indra" |
| 1908 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Savitri" |
| 1912 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda" |
| 1913 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "St Paul's Suite" |
| 1917 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Hymn of Jesus" |
| 1918 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "The Planets" |
| 1919 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Ode to Death" |
| 1922 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Fugal Overture" |
| London Composes, "The Perfect Fool" |
| 1923 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London 1st performance of, "The Perfect Fool" |
| 1923 | Walton, William | |
| Composition of, "Facade" |
| 1924 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "At The Boar's Head" |
| London Composes, "Choral Symphony" |
| 1927 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Egdon Heath" |
| 1930 | Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Choral Fantasia" |
| 3rd April London Composes, "Concerto for Two Violins & Orchestra" |
| 1935 | Williams, Ralph Vaughan | |
| Moscow Composes, "Symphony no 4" |
| 1936 | Williams, Ralph Vaughan | |
| London 1st performance of, "The Poisoned Kiss" |
| 1945 | Britten, Benjamin | |
| 1st performance of, "Peter Grimes" |
| 1946 | Britten, Benjamin | |
| Glyndebourne 1st performance of, "The Rape of Lucretia" |
| 1951 | Williams, Ralph Vaughan | |
| London 1st performance of, "The Pilgrim's Progress" |
| 1952 | Williams, Ralph Vaughan | |
| London Composes, "Sinfonia Antarctica" |
| 1958 | Richard, Cliff | |
| 3 British teenagers become Cliff Richard and the Drifters (later renamed Cliff Richard and the Shadows), the group record a hit, "Move It", marking what is held to be the very first true British rock 'n' roll single |
| 1965 | Bolan, Marc | |
| Releases, "The Wizard/Beyond The Rising Sun" |
| 1965 | Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| Just as Clapton left the Yardbirds they have their first major hit, on which Clapton played guitar, "For Your Love" |
| 1965 | Daltrey, Roger | |
| Jan "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere", 2nd UK hit, the only song credited as being composed in a joint effort by Townshend and Daltrey |
| 1965 | Gouldman, Graham | |
| Gouldman writes a string of million-selling hit songs, "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" for The Hollies |
| Gouldman writes a string of million-selling hit songs, "For Your Love", "Heart Full of Soul" and "Evil Hearted You" for The Yardbirds |
| Gouldman writes a string of million-selling hit songs, "No Milk Today" and "Listen People" for Herman's Hermits |
| 1965 | Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| Jimmy Page's first solo recording is a single for Fontana Records, "She Just Satisfies" |
| 1965 | Townshend, Pete | |
| Jan "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere", 2nd UK hit, the only song credited as being composed in a joint effort by Townshend and Daltrey |
| Jan The Who release their debut album My Generation (The Who Sings My Generation in the US) is released |
| Jan The Who's first release, and first hit, "I Can't Explain", influenced by the early Kinks hits (with whom they share American producer Shel Talmy) |
| 29th Oct The Who release "My Generation" |
| 1966 | Beck, Jeff | |
| 20th Mar Keith Moon, bass player John Paul Jones , keyboardist Nicky Hopkins , Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page record "Beck's Bolero" in London's IBC Studios |
| 1966 | Bolan, Marc | |
| Releases, "The Third Degree" |
| 1966 | Moon, Keith | |
| 20th Mar Keith Moon, bass player John Paul Jones , keyboardist Nicky Hopkins , Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page record "Beck's Bolero" in London's IBC Studios |
| 1966 | Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| 20th Mar Keith Moon, bass player John Paul Jones , keyboardist Nicky Hopkins , Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page record "Beck's Bolero" in London's IBC Studios |
| 1966 | Townshend, Pete | |
| The Who release "A Quick One", which includes the storytelling medley "A Quick One While He's Away", which is later referred to as a "mini opera" |
| 1967 | Bolan, Marc | |
| A John's Children single written by Marc Bolan called Desdemona might have had some chart success but was banned by the BBC for its line "lift up your skirt and fly" |
| Releases, "Come And Play With Me In The Garden/Sara Crazy Child" |
| Releases, "Desdemona/Remember Thomas A Beckett" |
| Releases, "Hippy Gumbo" |
| Releases, "Midsummer's Night Scene/Sara Crazy Child", withdrawn but promo/test pressing copies in pic sleeves do exist |
| 1967 | Daltrey, Roger | |
| The Who first hit the top ten in the USA in with "I Can See For Miles" |
| 1967 | Harrison, George | |
| 22nd Nov George Harris on begins work on the "Wonderwall" album |
| 1967 | Townshend, Pete | |
| The Who first hit the top ten in the USA with "I Can See For Miles", no 9 |
| "The Who Sell Out", a concept album which plays like an offshore radio station, complete with humorous jingles and commercials, and which also includes a mini rock opera, called "Rael" (whose closing theme ended up on "Tommy") |
| 1968 | Bolan, Marc | |
| Releases, "Debora/Child Star" |
| Releases, "One Inch Rock/Salamada Palaganda" |
| 1968 | Britten, Benjamin | |
| Orford 1st performance of, "The Prodigal Son" |
| 1968 | Davies, Raymond Douglas | |
| Davies ' songs on the "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society" embrace nostalgia and preservation |
| 1968 | Harrison, George | |
| 30th Jan George Harris on completes the recording work on the "Wonderwall" album |
| 6th Oct The Beatles release George Harris on's "Something" as a single in the USA, Harris ons only composition on a Beatle's "A" side |
| 31st Oct The Beatles release George Harris on's "Something" as a single in Britain, Harris ons only composition on a Beatle's "A" side |
| 1968 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| Lennon releases "Unfinished Music No 2 - Life With The Lions", one side consists of John Lennon and Yoko Ono calling out to each other during her stay in a London hospital while pregnant |
| Lennon's solo career begins with Unfinished Music No 1 - Two Virgins, the sleeve depicts him and Ono standing naked |
| 1969 | Barrett, Syd | |
| Dec Syd Barrett releases his first solo single, "Octopus" |
| 1969 | Bolan, Marc | |
| Releases, "King Of The Rumbling Spires/Do You Remember" |
| Releases, "Pewtor Suitor/Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles" |
| 1969 | Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| Blind Faith release their only LP, "Blind Faith" |
| Clapton features in The Plastic Ono Band's "Live Peace in Toronto" |
| 1969 | Cocker, Joe | |
| Releases Album, "With a Little Help From My Friends" |
| 1969 | Harrison, George | |
| 16th April Begins recording, "Something" |
| 7th July Begins recording, "Here Comes the Sun" |
| 1969 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| Toronto John Lennon's first 'solo' album of popular music is "Live Peace", recorded prior to the breakup of the Beatles , at the Rock 'n' Roll Festival in Toronto with The Plastic Ono Band |
| 16th Dec "War Is Over! If You Want It!" billboards go up in 11 cities around the world, as a Chris tmas message from John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 1969 | Townshend, Pete | |
| Life Magazine says of Tommy, "...for sheer power, invention and brilliance of performance, Tommy outstrips anything which has ever come out of a recording studio" |
| 6th June 'Tommy', The Who's rock opera, hits #2 in the UK and #4 in the US, the first commercially successful rock opera and a major landmark in modern music |
| 1970 | Barrett, Roger Keith "Syd" | |
| Jan Barrett releases solo album, "The Madcap Laughs" |
| June Barrett releases solo album, "Barrett" |
| 1970 | Barrett, Syd | |
| Jan Syd Barrett's first solo album, "The Madcap Laughs" is released |
| Nov Syd Barret releases his second solo album, "Barrett" |
| 1970 | Bolan, Marc | |
| Buys a vintage Gibson Les Paul guitar that is featured on the cover of the album T. Rex in 1970, the musical direction is set |
| Releases, "By The Light Of A Magical Moon/Find A Little Wood" |
| Releases, "Debora/One Inch Rock/Woodland Bop/Seal Of Seasons" |
| Releases, "Oh Baby/Universal Love", as Dib Cochran And The Earwigs |
| Releases, "Ride A White Song/Is It Love/Summertime Blues ", as T.Rex |
| 1st July "Ride A White Swan" is recorded and released that autumn, making slow progress in the UK Top 40 and finally peaking in early 1971 at No.2 |
| 1970 | Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| Clapton releases his 1st solo album, named Eric Clapton, which included the Bramlett composition, "Bottle Of Red Wine", and one of Clapton's best songs from this period, "Let It Rain" |
| 1970 | Cocker, Joe | |
| Releases Album, "Joe Cocker" |
| 1970 | Harrison, George | |
| 15th Oct George Harris on & Phil Spector begin work on the final mixing of the album, "All Things Must Pass" |
| 23rd Nov Releases the single, "My Sweet Lord" |
| 27th Nov Releases album, "All Things Must Pass" in the USA |
| 30th Nov Releases album, "All Things Must Pass" in Britain |
| 1970 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 5th April "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)," credited to John Ono Lennon and produced by Phil Spector is released and becomes a huge hit |
| 26th Dec 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band,' Lennon's debut album as a solo artist, enters the album charts |
| 1970 | McCartney, Paul | |
| London Releases album, 1st solo album |
| 1970 | Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| His solo in the famous epic "Stairway to Heaven" has been voted by readers of various guitar magazines, including Guitar World and Total Guitar as the greatest guitar solo of all time |
| 1970 | Plant, Robert Anthony | |
| One of Plant's most significant and influential achievements with Led Zeppelin is his contribution to the track, "Stairway to Heaven" (which runs at 8:02), an epic fantasy rock ballad featured on Led Zeppelin IV |
| 1970 | Stewart, Rod | |
| Releases "Gasoline Alley" |
| 1970 | Townshend, Pete | |
| "Lifehouse" is never completed in its intended form, although it is reconstructed as a radio play for the BBC in 2000, and most of the material was released on a 6-CD album from Pete Townshend's website |
| Leeds The Who record "Live at Leeds " |
| 7th June New York The Who's "Tommy" is performed at New York's Lincoln Center |
| 28th Nov The Who hit #12 in the USAwith "See Me, Feel Me" from 'Tommy' |
| 1971 | Bolan, Marc | |
| Releases, "Get It On/There Was A Time/Raw Ramp" |
| Releases, "Hot Love/Woodland Rock/King Of The Mountain Cometh" |
| Releases, "Jeepster/Life's A Gas" |
| 1971 | Bowie, David | |
| Releases Album "Hunky Dory" |
| Releases Album, "The Man Who Sold The World" |
| 1971 | Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| Clapton features in "Concert for Bangladesh" |
| Releases Album, "Eric Clapton" |
| 1971 | Cocker, Joe | |
| Releases Album, "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" |
| 1971 | Harrison, George | |
| 15th Feb Releases the single, "What Is Life?" in America |
| 28th July Releases the single, "Bangla Desh" in America |
| 1971 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| London Releases the single & album, "Imagine" |
| 6th June John Lennon & Yoko Ono jam with Frank Zappa at the Fillmore East in New York City, recorded for subsequent release on the Plastic Ono Band album 'Sometime in New York City' |
| 1st July John Lennon cuts 'Imagine' at his home studio, the anthemic title track is inspired by a message in Yoko Ono's book 'Grapefruit' |
| 1971 | McCartney, Paul | |
| London Releases first solo single |
| 1971 | Stewart, Rod | |
| Releases "Every Picture Tells a Story" |
| 1971 | Townshend, Pete | |
| The Who release "Who's Next", using the available "Lifehouse" material, hence ending the project |
| 1972 | Bolan, Marc | |
| Bolan achieves two more No.1s with "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru" - the latter of which stopped Elton John getting to the top with "Rocket Man" - and two more No.2s in "Children Of The Revolution" and "Solid Gold Easy Action". |
| Releases, "Children Of The Revolution/Jitterbug Love/Sunken Rags" |
| Releases, "Metal Guru/Thunderwing/Lady" |
| Releases, "Solid Gold Easy Action/Born To Boogie" |
| Releases, "Telegram Sam/Cadillac/Baby Strange" |
| 1972 | Bowie, David | |
| Releases Album, "Space Oddity" |
| 6th June Releases Album, "The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars"" |
| 1972 | Harrison, George | |
| Releases album, "The Concert for Bangla Desh" |
| 1972 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| Lennon releases "Woman Is the Nigger of the World", which drew parallels between exploitation of women and discrimination against blacks |
| 12th June 'Some Time in New York City,' a double album by John Lennon backed by the New York rock group Elephant's Memory is released |
| 12th June "Some Time in New York City" is loud, raucous, and explicitly political, with songs about prison riots, racial and sexual relations, the British role in Northern Ireland, and his own problems in obtaining a USAGreen Card |
| 30th Aug Madison Square Garden John Lennon performs at Madison Square Garden, it will be his last concert as a headliner., the show will posthumously be released in 1986 as Live in New York City. |
| 1972 | Lynott, Phil | |
| London Thin Lizzy have their first hit, "Whiskey in the Jar" |
| 1972 | Stewart, Rod | |
| Releases Album, "Never a Dull Moment" |
| 1973 | Bolan, Marc | |
| Bolan's star gradually begins to wane, even though he achieved a Number 3 hit with arguably his most famous tune to the next generation, "20th Century Boy", "The Groover" follows it to No.4, to become Bolan's last major hit |
| Releases, "20th Century Boy/Free Angel" |
| Releases, "Blackjack/Squint Eyed Mangle", as Big Carrot |
| Releases, "The Groover/Midnight" |
| 1973 | Bowie, David | |
| Releases Album, "Aladin Sane" |
| Releases Album, "Pin Ups" |
| 1973 | Daltrey, Roger | |
| Roger Daltrey releaes, "Daltrey", Daltrey's 1st solo album which introduces Leo Sayer as songwriter |
| 1973 | Harrison, George | |
| Releases album, "Living in a Material World" |
| 25th May Releases single, "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)", 2nd solo single to top the USAcharts |
| 1973 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 1st Nov Lennon releases "Mind Games ", which is credited to "the Plastic U.F.Ono Band" |
| 1973 | Sayer, Leo | |
| Roger Daltrey releaes, "Daltrey", Daltrey's 1st solo album which introduces Leo Sayer as songwriter |
| 1973 | Stewart, Rod | |
| The Faces release "Ooh La La", UK no 1 Album |
| 1973 | Townshend, Pete | |
| "Quadrophenia", a work in the rock opera vein, which can also be seen as something of an autobiographical or social history piece about early 1960s adolescent life and conflict in London |
| 12th Nov The Who hit #2 with 'Quadrophenia' |
| 29th Dec The Who hit #76 in the USAwith "Love Reign O'er Me" from their rock opera 'Quadrophenia' |
| 1974 | Bowie, David | |
| Releases Album, "Diamond Dogs" |
| 1974 | Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| Releases the album "461 Ocean Boulevard" |
| 1974 | Harrison, George | |
| 9th Dec Releases album, "Dark Horse" in the US |
| 20th Dec Releases album, "Dark Horse" in the UK |
| 1974 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| Lennon releases " John Lennon - Rock 'n' Roll" |
| 1st Aug John Lennon records his 'Walls and Bridges ' album, he claims to have written ten of the songs in a single week |
| 1st Aug Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges ", a duet with Elton John on the #1 hit "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", the album is released under the name "the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band" |
| 1974 | Stewart, Rod | |
| Releases "Smiler" |
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