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Arne, Michael (1740/41–1786), musical performer and composer
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Bacon, Richard Mackenzie (1776–1844), newspaper editor and music critic
John Warrack
Bacon, Richard Mackenzie (1776–1844), newspaper editor and music critic, was born in Norwich on 1 May 1776, the only son of Richard Bacon (1745–1812), proprietor from 1794 of the Norwich Mercury, one of the leading provincial organs of liberal opinion. He was educated at the ...
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Banastre [Banaster], Gilbert (d. 1487), composer and poet
Jonathan Hall and Magnus Williamson
Banastre [Banaster], Gilbert (d. 1487), composer and poet, is of obscure origins, but was possibly related to (or even the son of) Henry Banaster (d. 1456) of Southwark, a yeoman of Henry VI's household. His mother, Alice, was still alive when he made his will. A birth date not later than ...
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Banks, Iain (1954–2013)
Maker: Mark Gerson
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Iain Banks (1954–2013) by Mark Gerson, 1985 © Mark Gerson / Bridgeman Art Library
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Banks, Iain (1954–2013), author and composer
Val McDermid
Banks, Iain (1954–2013), author and composer, was born in Dunfermline, Fife, on 16 February 1954, the only surviving child (he had a sister who died at six weeks) of Thomas Menzies (Tom) Banks (1918–2009), an Admiralty officer at the Rosyth naval base, and his wife, ...
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Bolan, Marc (1947–1977)
Maker: Keith Morris
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Marc Bolan (1947–1977) by Keith Morris, 1972 © Keith Morris; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
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Bolan, Marc [real name Mark Feld] (1947–1977), musician and poet
Rikky Rooksby
Bolan, Marc [real name Mark Feld] (1947–1977), musician and poet, was born on 30 September 1947 in Hackney, London, the second child of Simeon Feld, cosmetics salesman (1920–1991), and his wife, Phyllis Winifred, née Atkins (1927–1991). The energy of 1950s rock'n'roll captivated the young ...
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Boosey, Leslie Arthur (1887–1979), music publisher
Thomas Armstrong
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Boosey, Leslie Arthur (1887–1979), music publisher, was born in Bromley, Kent, on 26 July 1887, the eldest of five children (three sons and two daughters) of Arthur Boosey (1857–1919), music publisher, and his wife, Lucy Ashton, née Whitehead (1866–1941). After some years at ...
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Bremner [Brymer], Robert (c. 1713–1789), music publisher
Mary Anne Alburger
Bremner [Brymer], Robert (c. 1713–1789), music publisher, may have been born in Edinburgh on 9 September 1713, the son of John Brymer and Margaret Urie, possibly episcopalians whose occupations are unknown, and, if this identification is correct, younger brother to James Bremner (...
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Brown, James Duff (1862–1914), librarian and compiler of music reference books
K. A. Manley
Brown, James Duff (1862–1914), librarian and compiler of music reference books, was born on 6 November 1862 at 3 Reid Terrace, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, the second of seven children of James Brown of St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, a bookkeeper, and his wife, Margaret Douglas of ...
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Buchan, Peter (1790–1854), folk-song collector, historian, and publisher
William Donaldson
Buchan, Peter (1790–1854), folk-song collector, historian, and publisher, was born on 4 August 1790 at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, the only son of Peter Buchan, a ships' pilot from Peterhead, and his wife, Janet Buchan of St Fergus, Aberdeenshire. On 20 June 1813 he married ...
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Wilson, John Burgess [Anthony Burgess] (1917–1993)
Maker: Denis Waugh
John Burgess Wilson [Anthony Burgess] (1917–1993) by Denis Waugh, 1980 © Denis Waugh / National Portrait Gallery, London
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Wilson, John Burgess [pseud. Anthony Burgess] (1917–1993), writer and composer
Michael Ratcliffe
Wilson, John Burgess [pseud. Anthony Burgess] (1917–1993), writer and composer, was born on 25 February 1917 at Carisbrook Street, Harpurhey, Manchester, the only son of Joseph Wilson (1883–1938) and his wife, Elisabeth Burgess (d. 1919). Joe Wilson was a bookkeeper who played the piano in picture houses and pubs; his wife was ...
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Cameron, William [nicknamed Hawkie] (c. 1787–1851), pedlar and beggar
David M. Hopkin
Cameron, William [nicknamed Hawkie] (c. 1787–1851), pedlar and beggar, was probably born at St Ninians, Stirlingshire, the son of Dugald Cameron of Braemar, a mashman, and his wife, Janet Paterson. As members of the Burgher Secession church the family barely feature in parochial registers, so details of ...
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Campion, Thomas (1567–1620), poet and musician
David Lindley
Campion, Thomas (1567–1620), poet and musician, was born in London on 12 February 1567 and baptized on the following day at St Andrew's, Holborn, the second child of John Campion (d. 1576) and Lucy, née Searle (d. 1580), widow of Roger Trigg...
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Carey, Henry (1687–1743), poet and songwriter
Suzanne Aspden
Carey, Henry (1687–1743), poet and songwriter, was born on or about 26 August 1687. The Gentleman's Magazine for July 1795 claimed he was the illegitimate son of George Savile, marquess of Halifax (1633–1695). Circumstantial evidence supports a Savile connection: three of Carey's sons were named ...
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Carrick, John Donald (1788–1837), songwriter and journalist
Jennett Humphreys
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Carrick, John Donald (1788–1837), songwriter and journalist, was born on 22 April 1788 at Glasgow, the son of Elizabeth Donald and William Carrick, a porter. His father was originally from Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire. He was put to work early in the office of a ...
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Carter, Sydney Bertram (1915–2004), songwriter and journalist
Ken Hunt
Carter, Sydney Bertram (1915–2004), songwriter and journalist, was born on 6 May 1915 at 36 St Paul's Road, Canonbury, London, the son of Bertram Rust Carter, a jeweller's sundryman's salesman, and his wife, Ada, née Jenner. He attended Montem Street school in Islington...
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Clidro, Robin (fl. 1547), Welsh-language poet and minstrel
Cennard Davies
Clidro, Robin (fl. 1547), Welsh-language poet and minstrel, lived near Ruthin, Denbighshire. Although his surname suggests that he was of English extraction, persons bearing the name Cliderowe had lived in the area from the early part of the fourteenth century.
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