Bands and musicians from North East England
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This is a list of noteworthy bands and musicians from the North East of England.
[edit] Groups
- Plan 9 (punk band formed in Newcastle)
- The Amateur Dramatics (formed in Sunderland)
- The Animals (formed in Newcastle, all members born and grew up in the Newcastle area)
- Ant and Dec television entertainers, had a comic song at one point (born and grew up in Newcastle)
- The Baghdaddies, gypsy/klezmer/balkan brass-heavy party band, big on the festival circuit.
- Catweasels (formed in Chester-le-Street)
- Clearway Guitarist and songwriter John Cardill was born and grew up in North Shields
- China Drum (formed in Ovingham)
- DARTZ! (formed in Guisborough)
- The Denvers (Les Denvers on French Polydor Records - formed in 1960 in Billingham)
- Dire Straits The Knopfler brothers grew up in Newcastle. Alan Clarke is from Durham.
- Dubstar (formed in Newcastle)
- Field Music (formed in Sunderland)
- The Futureheads (formed in Sunderland)
- The Golden Virgins (formed in Sunderland)
- Journey South (runners up in ITV's The X Factor competition, from Middlesbrough)
- Kenickie (formed in Sunderland)
- Leatherface (formed in Sunderland)
- Kubichek! (formed in Newcastle)
- Lighthouse Family (formed in Newcastle)
- Lachrymose One (formed in Newcastle)
- Lindisfarne (formed in Newcastle)
- Maxïmo Park (formed in Newcastle)
- The Motorettes (formed in Tynemouth)
- New Vinyls (formed in Whitley Bay)
- Peace Burial At Sea (formed in Hexham, all band members were born and grew up in the Hexham area)
- Prefab Sprout (formed in the Durham area)
- Red Alert (formed in 1979 in Sunderland)
- Secret Signal (formed in Middlesbrough)
- Skip Bifferty
- Skyclad (Formed in Newcastle)
- Sleepy People (formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, members later went on to form Ultrasound
- The Sound Explosion (formed in Newcastle)
- Spraydog (formed in Newcastle)
- Station Road (formed in Middlesbrough)
- The Toy Dolls (formed in Sunderland)
- The Tygers of Pan Tang (formed in Whitley Bay)
- Ultrasound formed by several members of the early 90s Newcastle upon Tyne based band Sleepy People
- Venom (formed in Newcastle)
- The Wildhearts (formed in Newcastle)
- yourcodenameis:milo (formed in Newcastle)
[edit] Individuals
- Millzy (pro dummer from Newcastle)
- Alan White for 34 years drummer with Yes born in Pelton nr Chester le Street.
- Donna Air one-time pop singer (born and raised in Newcastle).
- Don Airey keyboard player with Rainbow, Deep Purple, Cozy Powell and others (born and grew up in Sunderland).
- Keith Airey session player and guitarist for Tom Jones (born and grew up in Sunderland).
- Mark Atkinson drummer with Middlesbrough punk band The Filth-also a failed football hooligan
- Owen Brannigan opera singer, born in Annitsford, near Newcastle.
- Bill Coley of King Dink & The Pussyherd Born in Winlaton known in Brittany, NW France for the song Shove it! I'm off to Provence!
- David Coverdale (born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea; educated in Middlesbrough).
- Pete Doherty of Babyshambles and formerly of The Libertines (born in Hexham).
- Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music (born and grew up in Washington, Tyne and Wear)
- Paul Gascoigne, football player and one-time pop singer (born and raised in Gateshead).
- Janick Gers, the Iron Maiden guitarist, was born and grew up in Hartlepool.
- Spike Gray of The Quireboys (born and raised in the Newcastle area).
- Robson Green (of Robson & Jerome fame) (born in Hexham).
- Richard Anthony Hewson sole member of The RAH-Band (born in Stockton-on-Tees)
- Brian Johnson of Geordie and AC/DC (born and grew up in Dunston, Gateshead)
- Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand (Born in Sunderland, raised in South Shields)
- Stephen Lawrie of The Telescopes (Born in Ashington, grew up in East Hartford)
- Jez Lowe (born and raised in County Durham)
- Anthony Mills (professional drummer from Newcastle)
- Hank Marvin (born in Newcastle)
- Chris McCormack and Paul Grant from 3 Colours Red
- Jimmy Nail (born and grew up in Newcastle)
- Chris Rea (born and grew up in Middlesbrough)
- Paul Rodgers of Free, The Firm and Bad Company (born and grew up in Middlesbrough)
- Martin Stephenson (born and grew up in Sunderland)
- Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and The Tourists (Sunderland)
- Sting (born and grew up in Wallsend)
- Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (born and grew up in Newcastle)
- Neil Tennant of The Pet Shop Boys (born and grew up in North Shields)
- Paul Thompson, Roxy Music's drummer (from Jarrow)
- Kathryn Tickell (born and grew up in Wark)
- Pete Trewavas of Marillion (born in Middlesbrough)
- Bruce Welch (grew up in Chester le Street)
- Gem Archer of Oasis was brought up in County Durham
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