Madeline Bell is one of the most respected and prolific singers in the last decades. Her name was always a guarantee for an album. She was born Madeline Bell Brodus on July 23rd, 1942 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
GLOVERTONES
This gospel group was formed probably around 1958, by Madeline Bell and Joanne Williams (who were cousins, being only 16 at that time):
I haven´t any other details, sorry. Madeline stayed 2 years with them.
GLOVERTONES #? |
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Madeline Bell vocals | Joanne Williams † vocals | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Alex Bradford Singersê |
I haven´t any other details, sorry. Madeline stayed 2 years with them.
ALEX BRADFORD SINGERS
Another gospel group where Madeline Bell joined:
They toured the States and also Europe, with the theatre show Black Nativity.
After the European tour was over, Madeline stayed in England.
ALEX BRADFORD SINGERS #? |
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êThe Glovertones |
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Alex Bradford vocals | Madeline Bell vocals | + others unknown to me. Help! |
They toured the States and also Europe, with the theatre show Black Nativity.
After the European tour was over, Madeline stayed in England.
MADELINE BELL BAND
In England, she started her solo career, also working in cabaret since 1964.
Soon after, she started playing countless sessions as backing vocalist, starting with the great Dusty Springfield. She also started working in jingles.
Soon after, she started playing countless sessions as backing vocalist, starting with the great Dusty Springfield. She also started working in jingles.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD BAND
In 1966, Dusty Springfield was backed by this great vocal section for her concert NME Pollwinners in Wembley:
I don´t know the musicians, but they probably were The Echoes. Help, please!
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD BAND #? |
1966 |
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Dusty Springfield † vocals | Madeline Bell backing vocals | Lesley Duncan † backing vocals | Kiki Dee backing vocals | + others unknown to me. Help! |
I don´t know the musicians, but they probably were The Echoes. Help, please!
Other info on members of Dusty Springfield Band (I know up to 38 members) | |
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Already covered (4): | Gary Boyle, Lesley Duncan, Kay Garner, Bob Wackett |
Old pages (1): | Micky Keene |
To be covered (18): | Simon Bell, Vic Briggs, Vicki Brown, Jeff Crampton, Kiki Dee, Mo Foster, Frank Gibson Jr, Jean Hawker, Will Hill, Mike O´Neill, Jack Peach, Don Shinn, Brian Smith, Dusty Springfield, Liza Strike, Stuart Taylor, Derek Wadsworth, Peter Woolf |
Not enough info (14): | Derek Andrews, Brian Bennett, Don Burrell, Ivan Chandler, Pete Clifford, Johnny Dryden, Micky Garrett, Ian Harper, Paul Hodgson, Jimmy O´Brien, Douggie Reece, Tony Scott, Chris Sparrow, Maggie Stredder |
MADELINE BELL BAND (again)
For a while, Madeline Bell used a then-new band called Status Quo as backing band, probably circa 1967:
MADELINE BELL BAND #? |
1967 |
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Madeline Bell vocals | Rick Parfitt guitar | Francis Rossi guitar | Alan Lancaster bass | Roy Lynes keyboards | John Coghlan drums |
BLUE MINK
This was the magnificent team that formed Blue Mink:
They stayed together with some slight change (Ann Odell was part of the band, I think) until May 1974, although most of them still played together in many recording sessions.
BLUE MINK #? |
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Madeline Bell vocals | Roger Cook vocals | Alan Parker guitar | Herbie Flowers bass | Roger Coulam keyboards | Barry Morgan † drums |
They stayed together with some slight change (Ann Odell was part of the band, I think) until May 1974, although most of them still played together in many recording sessions.
Other info on members of Blue Mink (I know up to 7 members) | |
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To be covered (6): | Roger Cook, Roger Coulam, Herbie Flowers, Barry Morgan, Ann Odell, Alan Parker |
ELTON JOHN BAND
Elton John plays another special concert for the BBC in May 1970, with Hookfoot as backing band (although Dee Murray & Nigel Olsson also appear in 1 song):
ELTON JOHN BAND #? |
May 70 |
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Elton John vocals, piano | Caleb Quaye guitar | Dave Glover bass | Roger Pope † drums | Madeline Bell backing vocals | Ian Duck backing vocals |
Kay Garner † backing vocals | Paul Buckmaster conductor |
JOHNNY HALLIDAY BAND
During September and October 1971, Johnny Halliday played several concerts that were used for the recording of his live album Live at the Palais des Sports, with this great band, a mixture of French and British musicians:
JOHNNY HALLIDAY BAND #? |
Sep 71-Oct 71 |
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Johnny Halliday vocals | Jerry Donahue guitar | Jean-Pierre Azoulay guitar | Pat Donaldson bass | Jean-Marc Deuterre keyboards | Jacques Ploquin trumpet |
Pierre Ploquin trumpet | Guy Marco trumpet | Rene Morizur sax, flute | Pierre Goasguen trombone | Sam Kelly percussion | Tommy Brown † drums, director |
Madeline Bell backing vocals | Doris Troy † backing vocals | Juanita Franklin backing vocals | Nanette Workman backing vocals |
Other info on members of Johnny Halliday Band (I know up to 194 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Tex Makins |
Old pages (2): | Pat Donaldson, Tim Hinkley |
To be covered (190): | Thibault Abrial, Claudia Alexandre, Michel Amsellem, Angeline Annonier, Claude Arini, Alain Athot, Christophe Aubert, Cyrille Aufort, Jean-Pierre Azoulay, Erick Bamy, Mick Barakan, Pierrette Bargoin, Barney, Mike Bazzani, Hamid Belhocine, Rebecca Bell, Louis Belloni, Kako Bessot, Pierre Billon, Curt Bisquera, Caroline Blandin, Eric Bouad, Daniel Boulard, Patrick Bourgoin, Marc Bozonnet,... up to 190 musicians. |
ELTON JOHN BAND (again)
In February 1972, Elton John includes superb vocalists and a whole orchestra for his gigs:
ELTON JOHN BAND #? |
Feb 72 |
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êStoryteller |
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Elton John vocals, keyboards | Davey Johnstone guitar | Alan Parker guitar | Dee Murray † bass | Nigel Olsson drums | Caroline Attard † backing vocals |
(retired)ê |
Lesley Duncan † backing vocals | Madeline Bell backing vocals | + The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Paul Buckmaster conductor |
Other info on members of Elton John Band (I know up to 68 members) | |
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Already covered (10): | Caroline Attard, Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Lesley Duncan, Kay Garner, Stevie Lange, Jo Partridge, Roger Pope, Caleb Quaye, Tim Renwick |
To be covered (57): | Guy Babylon, Jeff ´Skunk´ Baxter, Bob Birch, Dave Bitelli, Alex Brown, Paul Buckmaster, Kim Bullard, Cindy Bullens, Alan Carvell, Joel Clempson, Dennis Conway, Ray Cooper, Raul D´Oliveira, Kiki Dee, Ian Duck, Dave Glover, Ken Gold, Stjepan Hauser, Natalie Jackson, Mortonette Jenkins, Marlena Jeter, Elton John, Davey Johnstone, John Jorgenson, David Katz,... up to 57 musicians. |
LESLEY DUNCAN BAND
Jimmy Horowitz´s relationship with Lesley Duncan was very close, as they were married at that time. Jimmy produced most of her albums, and he also assembled and played live bands to back her. This was the Lesley Duncan Band just for 1 gig in September 1972 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall:
LESLEY DUNCAN BAND #? |
Sep 72 |
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Lesley Duncan † vocals | Chris Spedding guitar | Andy Bown bass | Jimmy Horowitz keyboards | Madeline Bell backing vocals | + |
David Katz string conductor |
Other info on members of Lesley Duncan Band (I know up to 8 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Lesley Duncan, Jimmy Horowitz |
To be covered (5): | Andy Bown, Harvey Burns, David Katz, Glen LeFleur, Chris Spedding |
BIRDS OF PARIS
Birds Of Paris was a group of backing vocalists that appeared in many albums in the 70s. Some of the singers were:
BIRDS OF PARIS #? |
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Madeline Bell backing vocals | Katie Kissoon backing vocals | Kay Garner † backing vocals | Sue Glover backing vocals | Sunny Leslie backing vocals | Stephanie DeSykes backing vocals |
Vicki Brown † backing vocals | Joanne Williams † backing vocals |
Other info on members of Birds Of Paris (I know up to 10 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Kay Garner, Joanne Williams |
Old pages (1): | Katie Kissoon |
To be covered (6): | Vicki Brown, Stephanie DeSykes, Sue Glover, Jean Hawker, Sunny Leslie, Jacqui Sullivan |
ASHTON & LORD
After leaving Family, Tony Ashton teamed with his mate Jon Lord. They recorded an album with lots of friends and guests, First of the big bands. Some guests in the album are: Jim Cregan (guitar), Jerry Donahue (guitar), Peter Frampton (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Dick Parry (sax), Howie Casey (horns), Dave Caswell (trumpet), Mike Davies (trumpet), John Mumford (trombone), Frank Ricotti (percussion), Carmine Appice (drums), Terry Cox (drums), Ian Paice (drums), and backing vocals by Madeline Bell, Tony Ferguson, Jimmy Helms, Kenny Rowe, Graham White, Joanne Williams, Roger Willis.
The album was released in March 1974, but some months later, Ashton & Lord wanted to play a live concert to promote it. That's when they assemble an all-star lineup:
The concert was held on September 15th, 1974. A live album from those concerts was released almost 20 years later. It's BBC Radio One Live in concert.
The album was released in March 1974, but some months later, Ashton & Lord wanted to play a live concert to promote it. That's when they assemble an all-star lineup:
ASHTON & LORD #1 |
Sep 74 |
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Tony Ashton † vocals, keyboards | Jon Lord † keyboards | Jim Cregan guitar | Ray Fenwick guitar | Pat Donaldson bass | Dave Caswell trumpet |
Mike Davis trumpet | John Mumford trombone | Howie Casey sax | Dick Parry sax | Frank Ricotti percussion, vibes | Ian Paice drums |
Carmine Appice drums | Madeline Bell vocals | Grahame White † vocals | Jimmy Helms vocals | Kenny Rowe vocals | Tony Ferguson vocals |
Joanne Williams † vocals | Roger Willis vocals |
The concert was held on September 15th, 1974. A live album from those concerts was released almost 20 years later. It's BBC Radio One Live in concert.
Other info on members of Ashton & Lord (I know up to 18 members) | |
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Already covered (3): | Dave Caswell, Jon Lord, Joanne Williams |
Old pages (2): | Pat Donaldson, Dick Parry |
To be covered (12): | Carmine Appice, Tony Ashton, Howie Casey, Mike Davis, Ray Fenwick, Tony Ferguson, Jimmy Helms, Max Middleton, John Mumford, Kenny Rowe, Grahame White, Roger Willis |
CHRIS FARLOWE BAND
Chris Mercer joined Chris Farlowe's band for a short tour in November and December 1975:
They released in 1976 the live album The Chris Farlowe Band live.
CHRIS FARLOWE BAND # |
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Chris Farlowe vocals | Albert Lee guitar | Pat Donaldson bass | Jean Roussel keyboards | Ron Carthy † trumpet | Chris Mercer sax |
Gerry Conway drums | Madeline Bell backing vocals | Joanne Williams † backing vocals |
They released in 1976 the live album The Chris Farlowe Band live.
Other info on members of Chris Farlowe Band (I know up to 46 members) | |
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Already covered (7): | Dave Bronze, Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Chris Mercer, Chris Parren, Joanne Williams |
Old pages (5): | Miller Anderson, Pat Donaldson, Tim Hinkley, Colin Hodgkinson, Steve Simpson |
To be covered (33): | Dave Baldwin, Norman Beaker, The Big Figure, Paul Burgess, Ron Carthy, Ricky Charman, Gerry Conway, Pat Crumly, Albie Donnelly, Chris Farlowe, Dave Greenslade, Steve Gregory, Ian Hague, Damian Hand, Kuma Harada, Ray King, Albert Lee, Micky Moody, Charlie Morgan, Carl Palmer, Phil Palmer, Simon Phillips, John Price, Peter Robinson, Jean Roussel,... up to 33 musicians. |
SPACE
Space was a band led by writer Didier Marouani. Madeline Bell was part of the band, appearing on their Deliverance album in 1977, but I haven´t details about lineups:
So if someone can give me more info, it would be welcomed.
SPACE #? |
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Didier Marouani | Madeline Bell vocals | + others unknown to me. Help! |
So if someone can give me more info, it would be welcomed.
Other info on members of Space (I know up to 3 members) | |
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To be covered (1): | John Edwards |
Not enough info (1): | Didier Marouani |
JAMES LAST ORCHESTRA
Madeline started working with James Last Orchestra around 1979. There, she met drummer Barry Reeves, (they finally married in 1988).
James Last Orchestra has always had superb vocalists and players, but it´s a very hard task trying to know the lineups. Irene Chanter sang with them, but can´t know the complete list of players. If anybody knows, please write me. This was circa 1981:
Around 1982, Stevie Lange started singing in James Last Orchestra on and off during 5 years, along with other great vocalists, such as Madeline Bell and Vicki Brown:
Can someone help me with the lineup(s), please?
This was the James Last Orchestra in 1984:
Both Madeline Bell and Barry Reeves left James Last in 1985.
James Last Orchestra has always had superb vocalists and players, but it´s a very hard task trying to know the lineups. Irene Chanter sang with them, but can´t know the complete list of players. If anybody knows, please write me. This was circa 1981:
JAMES LAST ORCHESTRA #? |
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James Last † director | Madeline Bell vocals | Irene Chanter vocals | Katie Kissoon vocals | George Chandler vocals | Russell Stone vocals |
Simon Bell vocals | Derek Watkins † trumpet | + many others, unknown to me. Help! |
Around 1982, Stevie Lange started singing in James Last Orchestra on and off during 5 years, along with other great vocalists, such as Madeline Bell and Vicki Brown:
JAMES LAST ORCHESTRA #? |
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James Last † director | Madeline Bell vocals | Stevie Lange vocals | Vicki Brown † vocals | Jimmy Chambers vocals | George Chandler vocals |
Barry Reeves † drums | + many others, unknown to me. Help! |
Can someone help me with the lineup(s), please?
This was the James Last Orchestra in 1984:
JAMES LAST ORCHESTRA #? |
1984 |
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James Last † director | Madeline Bell vocals | Stevie Lange vocals | Katie Kissoon vocals | George Chandler vocals | Russell Stone vocals |
Simon Bell vocals | Barry Reeves † drums | + many others, unknown to me. Help! |
Both Madeline Bell and Barry Reeves left James Last in 1985.
Other info on members of James Last Orchestra (I know up to 215 members) | |
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Already covered (6): | Irene Chanter, Kay Garner, Stevie Lange, Big Jim Sullivan, Derek Watkins, Joanne Williams |
Old pages (2): | Katie Kissoon, Sylvia Mason-James |
To be covered (41): | Wolfgang Ahlers, P P Arnold, Pete Beachill, Simon Bell, Vicki Brown, Tony Burrows, Cafe, Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler, Bob Coassin, Lyn Cornell, Stephanie DeSykes, Harald Ende, Eddie Engels, Bob Findley, Chuck Findley, Sue Glover, Gary Grant, Manfred Grossman, Heinz Habermann, Jean Hawker, Jimmy Helms, Steven Holtman, Dick ´Slyde´ Hyde, Ruby James,... up to 41 musicians. |
Not enough info (165): | Miryam Afkham, Nadine-Goussi Aguigah, Rolf Ahrens, Teja Andresen, Dana Anka, Ingrid Arthur, Lennart Axelsson, Boris Bachmann, Peter Barnfeather, Stefan Beinlich, Benny Bendorff, Hans Berthold, Craig Blair, Adrian Bleyer, Konny Bogdan, Uwe Boiko, Angela Bonetti, Rebecca Borchert-Thurner, Herbert Bornholdt, Rudolf Bottger, Andre Braun, Mathias Brommann, Christian Bruning, Walter Marting Bruning, Hajo Buck,... up to 165 musicians. |
MADELINE BELL BAND (again)
Joe Moretti and Roger Dean backed Madeline Bell for some gigs in London, but can´t find more info:
Madeline then resumed her cabaret work, now with Barry Reeves drumming with her in some stage shows (such as The Cotton Club or Super Ted).
MADELINE BELL BAND #? |
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Madeline Bell vocals | Joe Moretti † guitar | Roger Dean † guitar | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Madeline then resumed her cabaret work, now with Barry Reeves drumming with her in some stage shows (such as The Cotton Club or Super Ted).
SAS BAND
Madeline Bell has also appeared as part of the massive and changing lineup of SAS Band:
SAS BAND #? |
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Spike Edney keyboards | Madeline Bell vocals | + many others unknown to me. Help! |
Other info on members of SAS Band (I know up to 39 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Mark Brzezicki, Stevie Lange |
Old pages (2): | Katie Kissoon, Neil Murray |
To be covered (34): | Keith Airey, Matt Backer, Steve Barnacle, Graham Broad, Andy Bush, Andy Duncan, Spike Edney, Fish, Andy Gathercole, Steve Gregory, Tony Hadley, Andy Hamilton, Steve Hamilton, Helen Hampton, Stan Harrison, Mike Kearsey, John Marter, Jamie Moses, Clayton Moss, Zoe Nicholas, Peter Noone, Mark Shaw, Richard Sidwell, Eric Singer, Jeff Scott Soto,... up to 34 musicians. |
BBC RADIO BIG BAND
BBC Radio Big Band is, obviously, a well known orchestra, and they have had great players and singers along many years. Madeline Bell sang many times with them, but can´t find info about proper lineups, so any additional info would be very welcomed:
BBC RADIO BIG BAND #? |
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Madeline Bell vocals | + many others unknown to me. Help! |
Other info on members of BBC Radio Big Band (I know up to 29 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Laurence Cottle, Derek Watkins |
To be covered (18): | John Barclay, Paul Booth, Jeremy Brown, Gordon Campbell, Jay Craig, Chris Dagley, Geoff Eales, Chris Gower, Anthony Kerr, Bobby Lamb, Sammy Mayne, Mark Nightingale, Phil Robson, Martin Shaw, Gwilym Simcock, Jiggs Whigham, Martin Williams, Andy Wood |
Not enough info (8): | Tom Gordon, John Higginbotham, Ashley Horton, Liam Kirkman, Mike Lovatt, Howard McGill, Brian Rankine, Derek Taylor |
METROPOLE ORCHESTRA
Metropole Orchestra is a famed Dutch big band. Madeline Bell also sang with them, and as it happens with these massive combos, it´s impossible finding info about their personnel list:
METROPOLE ORCHESTRA #? |
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Madeline Bell vocals | + many others unknown to me. Help! |
Other info on members of Metropole Orchestra (I know up to 26 members) | |
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To be covered (4): | Vince Mendoza, Jan Oosthof, Peter Tiehuis, Bart Van Lier |
Not enough info (21): | Jan Bastiani, Jos Beeren, Max Boeree, Lex Bolderdijk, Wim Both, Ruud Breuls, Henk Heijink, Jan Hollander, Leo Janssen, Aram Kersbenger, Rene Laanen, Piet Noordijk, Jan Oosting, Marcel Schimscheimer, Marc Scholten, Jasper Soffers, Martin Van Den Berg, Paul Van Der Feen, Arno Van Nieuwenhuize, Martijn Vink, Hans Vroomans |
JAZZ ORCHESTRA OF THE CONCERTGEBOUW
Madeline appeared with the Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw, recording a live album in February 2005 with them. I haven´t the album, so can´t know all the musicians involved:
JAZZ ORCHESTRA OF THE CONCERTGEBOUW #? |
2005 |
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Madeline Bell vocals | + many others unknown to me. Help! |
Other info on members of Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw (I know up to 20 members) | |
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Not enough info (19): | Peter Beets, Bert Boeren, Wim Both, Ruud Breuls, Martien De Kam, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, Jorg Kaaij, Juan Martinez, Henk Meugeert, Simon Rigter, Joris Roelofs, Jeroen Rol, Jelle Schouten, Marcel Serierse, Rini Swinkels, Jan Van Duikeren, Frans Van Geest, Martijn Van Iterson, Martijn Vink |
KPM ALLSTARS
In October 2006, Alan Hawkshaw plays a special gig at The Jazz Cafe in London with many of his mates under the name KPM Allstars. More than impressive band. If you have to sum the credits for all of them you´d be very surprised... With old mate Brian Bennett guesting on drums:
KPM ALLSTARS #? |
Oct 06 |
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Alan Hawkshaw keyboards | Keith Mansfield conductor | Duncan Lamont conductor | James Cameron conductor | James Clarke conductor | Madeline Bell vocals |
Kirsty Hawkshaw vocals | Mitch Dalton guitar | Dave Richmond bass | Richard Cottle keyboards | Steve Sidwell trumpet | Simon Gardner trumpet |
Noel Langley trumpet | Cliff Hardie trombone | Colin Sheen trombone | Dave Stewart trombone | Andrew Mackintosh sax | Jamie Talbot sax |
Phil Todd sax | Frank Ricotti percussion | Ralph Salmins drums | Brian Bennett drums |
Other info on members of KPM Allstars (I know up to 22 members) | |
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To be covered (17): | Brian Bennett, Richard Cottle, Mitch Dalton, Simon Gardner, Cliff Hardie, Alan Hawkshaw, Duncan Lamont, Noel Langley, Andrew MacKintosh, Keith Mansfield, Dave Richmond, Frank Ricotti, Ralph Salmins, Steve Sidwell, Dave Stewart, Jamie Talbot, Phil Todd |
Not enough info (4): | James Cameron, James Clarke, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Colin Sheen |
SOUL BRITANNIA ALL STARS
Madeline Bell has worked with Soul Britannia All Stars sometime around 2007 to 2009. I don´t know exact lineups, so any info would be very welcomed:
SOUL BRITANNIA ALL STARS #? |
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Hamish Stuart vocals, guitar | Madeline Bell vocals | Linda Lewis | Jimmy Lindsay | Tony Qunta | Spy bass |
Paul Jobson keyboards | Jerome Marcus percussion | Sam Kelly drums | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Other info on members of Soul Britannia All Stars (I know up to 9 members) | |
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To be covered (3): | Sam Kelly, Linda Lewis, Hamish Stuart |
Not enough info (5): | Paul Jobson, Jimmy Lindsay, Jerome Marcus, Tony Qunta, Spy |
MADELINE BELL BAND (again)
In 2013, Madeline Bell played a gig in London, backed by part of the Tommy Blaize Band:
   21 BANDS (WITH 50 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
   10 ALBUMS FOR 8 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
   7 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
   7 LIBRARY ALBUMS:
   2 SOUNDTRACKS:
   7 MUSICALS / CASTS:
   117 SESSIONS (FOR 89 ARTISTS):
MADELINE BELL BAND #? |
2013 |
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Madeline Bell vocals | Tommy Blaize vocals | Trevor Barry bass | Dave Arch keyboards |
Other info on members of Madeline Bell Band (I know up to 14 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Joe Moretti |
To be covered (8): | Dave Arch, Trevor Barry, Tommy Blaize, John Coghlan, Roger Dean, Chris Hughes, John Paul Jones, Barry Reeves |
Not enough info (4): | Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt, Francis Rossi |
   21 BANDS (WITH 50 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
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Ashton & Lord |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Baileo Big Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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BBC Radio Big Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Madeline Bell Band |   | 15 RECORDINGS:
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Birds Of Paris |   |  
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Blue Mink |   | 11 RECORDINGS:
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Alex Bradford Singers |   |  
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Dave Clark And Friends |   |  
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Lesley Duncan Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Chris Farlowe Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Glovertones |   |  
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Johnny Halliday Band |   | 5 RECORDINGS:
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Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw |   |  
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Elton John Band |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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KPM Allstars |   |  
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James Last Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Metropole Orchestra |   |  
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SAS Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Soul Britannia All Stars |   |  
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Space |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Dusty Springfield Band |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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   10 ALBUMS FOR 8 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
The Chanter Sisters |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Roger Cook Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Billie Davis Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Herbie Flowers Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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John Paul Jones Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ben E King Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ann Odell Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Nanette Workman Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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   7 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 7 RECORDINGS:
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   7 LIBRARY ALBUMS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 7 RECORDINGS:
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   2 SOUNDTRACKS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
OST |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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   7 MUSICALS / CASTS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 7 RECORDINGS:
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   117 SESSIONS (FOR 89 ARTISTS):
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||||
David Ackles Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Miller Anderson Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ashman Reynolds |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ashton Gardner & Dyke |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bad News Travels Fast |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Baker Gurvitz Army |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Long John Baldry Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Russ Ballard Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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J J Barrie |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jeff Beck Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Max Berlins Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Blancmange |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Edgar Broughton Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Miquel Brown Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Cerrone Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Allan Clarke Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Climax Blues Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Joe Cocker Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Brian Connell And The Roundsound |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Phil Cordell Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Sergio Dalma Band |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Cyril Davies R&B All Stars |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chris De Burgh Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Donovan Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Stephan Eicher Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Joyce Everson Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Family Dogg |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Don Fardon Band |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Martyn Ford Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Kim Fowley Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Steve Gibbons Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Leroy Gomez Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Mick Grabham Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ian Green Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Albert Hammond Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Tim Hardin Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Steve Harley Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bryn Haworth Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Heads Hands & Feet |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Heavy Metal Kids |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Humble Pie |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Hummingbird |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Johann G Johannsson Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Judd |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jonathan Kelly Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Al Kooper Band |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Paul Korda Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Michel Laurent Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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LJJO |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The London Starlight Dance Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Love Affair |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Manfred Mann Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Freddie Mercury Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Mike Moran Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Giorgio Moroder Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Munich Machine |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Johnny Nash Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Tony Pacino Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jack Parnell Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Partridge Green Esq |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jean-Claude Petit Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Asha Puthli Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jim Rafferty Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Pierre Rapsat Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Don Ray Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Cliff Richard Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Rolling Stones |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The Seven Ages Of Man |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Del Shannon Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Peter Skellern Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Small Faces |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Richard Jon Smith Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Lori Spee Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Sphinx |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Springwater |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Viv Stanshall Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ringo Starr Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Rod Stewart Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Donna Summer Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Three Man Army |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Caterina Valente Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Wally |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Roger Waters Band |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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David Whitaker Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Alan White |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Tony Wilson Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Stevie Wonder Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Gary Wright Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Ramona Wulf Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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QUESTIONS:
01. Was Seven Ages Of Man a real band, or just a studio recording? In this case, was Madeline a member? Also Gordon Beck?
RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 56
Official site(s) - tell them you saw the link here:
- Chris Farlowe Official UK site
- Miller Anderson
- Joe Cocker
- Nigel Olsson (by Noreen Romano)
- Jon Lord
- Carmine Appice Official Website
- Jean Roussel
- Stevie Lange Official Website
From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:
- Blue Mink
- Miller Anderson
- Ashman Reynolds
- Ashton Gardner & Dyke
- Baker Gurvitz Army
- Climax Blues Band (Part 1 - ´68-´73)
- Family Dogg
- Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
- Heads Hands & Feet
- Heavy Metal Kids
- Hummingbird
- Manfred Mann´s Earth Band
- Three Man Army
- Linda Lewis
From the superb site Knights in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar & Vanja), we have:
From the great site DME (by Dmitry M. Epstein), we have fantastic interviews:
From the fantastic The British Sound blog (by Bruno Ceriotti), we have rock family trees about:
Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:
- Billie Davis
- Jeff Beck Group
- Joe Cocker
- Donovan
- Don Fardon (aka Don Maughn)
- Martyn Ford
- Steve Gibbons
- Hummingbird
- Roger Waters
- Doris Troy
- Stephanie De Sykes
Assorted links:
- Chris Farlowe page (by Tapani Taka)
- Chris Farlowe website (by Alex Gitlin)
- Elton John links (by Lucie Bellemare)
- Jeff Beck webpage (by Bill Armstrong)
- Humble Pie / Steve Marriott website (by Mel 'Naturalbornwoman') - great site
- Love Affair (by Sven Gusevik)
- Rod Stewart mailing list (by Ken Bourbeau)
- Elton John Band website (includes a page for Caleb Quaye) (by Brooke Murphy)
- Drummers Can Sing Too! A Tribute to Nigel Olsson (by Noreen Romano)
- Tony Ashton (by Walid Itayim)
- Tony Ashton
RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 5
Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring Madeline Bell, please, also write me with the link.
- Elton John - Border Song (1970) Elton John live at BBC in May 1970. (Resolution: 240)
- Elton John - Take Me to The Pilot (1970) Elton John live at BBC in May 1970. Fantastic! (Resolution: 360)
- James Last Orchestra - Me And Bobby McGee (1981) James Last Orchestra live in March 1981. What a list of singers! (Resolution: 480)
- James Last Orchestra - Open Your Eyes (1984) James Last Orchestra live in 1984. Again, superb singers! (Resolution: 480)
- Simon Bell - Stop Her On Sight Simon Bell live in 2005 with Madeline Bell and Kay Garner. (Resolution: 240)
Featuring: Madeline Bell, Paul Buckmaster, Lesley Duncan, Kay Garner, Elton John, David Katz. Orchestra unknown to me.
Featuring: Madeline Bell, Paul Buckmaster, Lesley Duncan, Kay Garner, Elton John, David Katz. Orchestra unknown to me.
Featuring: Madeline Bell, Simon Bell, George Chandler, Irene Chanter, Katie Kissoon, James Last, Russell Stone, Derek Watkins. Rest of the orchestra unknown to me.
Featuring: Madeline Bell, Simon Bell, George Chandler, Katie Kissoon, Stevie Lange, James Last, Barry Reeves, Russell Stone. Rest of the orchestra unknown to me.
Featuring: Madeline Bell, Simon Bell, Kay Garner.
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Madeline Bell mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Liza Strike (34)
Lesley Duncan (31)
Doris Troy (29)
Kay Garner (26)
Herbie Flowers (24)
Barry Morgan (24)
Sunny Leslie (23)
Sue Glover (22)
Alan Parker (22)
Ray Cooper (21)
Joanne Williams (19)
Roger Cook (18)
Nicky Hopkins (17)
Vicki Brown (16)
Bobby Keys (15)
Doreen Chanter (13)
Mike Moran (13)
Irene Chanter (12)
John Paul Jones (12)
Barry St John (12)
Ron Wood (12)
P P Arnold (11)
Elton John (11)
Jim Price (11)
Frank Ricotti (11)
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