Which city has given the world...

[Billy2Sheds]

Newcassel....The Sting and Jimmy Nails.

And Jimi Hendrix used to busk on chilli rurd

 

[wigwams]

Stoke

 

[Row 34]

Dave Stewart
Emily Sandi
Bryan Ferry
The Kane Gang
The Toy Dolls
Kenickie

and Bobby Thompson could play a mean harmonica

Sunderland no question.

 

[maghater]

Liverpool, followed by Manchester for the music, but must give El Paso a mention for the best ever name for a pop group

 

[Brian Griffin]

Toronto - some on here knaaar.

Aye knarr.
Nashville would be the winner like.

 

[dixonsafc]

Manchester by a country mile then Seattle.

 

[RossTheNinja]

Gary, Indiana

 

[herra soul mob]

Gary, Indiana

jacksons ?

 

[Montys Cat]

Red London
Red Alert
H.D.Q
Diaz Brothers
Leatherface
Toy Dolls
Angelic Upstarts
Dicky HammonD R.I.P
Steve Straughan lead guitarist with U.K Subs , probably missed off more. Sunderlands produced some cracking bands and musicians

 

[herra soul mob]

salzburg- mozart and von karajan

( checked falco out, he was born in vienna, didn't realise he died few years ago )

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Coventry apparently.

 

[John the Savage]

Liverpool
The Beatles.
Funny enough I’ve just discovered the Hollies, through my teenage daughter playing them a lot around the house. Long cool woman in a black dress- what a tune that is.

 

[Buzzer]

Seeing them in a few weeks, be class.

In Halifax? Can't wait me.

 

[Rick O Shea]

A penis the greatest thing I possess
wasn’t it

I think that was the cover version by Rolf Harris.

 

[ObserverPhil]

Liverpool
The Beatles.
Funny enough I’ve just discovered the Hollies, through my teenage daughter playing them a lot around the house. Long cool woman in a black dress- what a tune that is.

The Hollies were from Salford/Manchester

 

[shadowplay]

New Orleans for historical importance to modern music.
London or New York for sustained output over time and multiple genres & scenes.

 

[The Hesford Diet]

Basildon.

 

[Henners61]

Other than the beatles which other greats have they produced?

Good shout, loads of stuff and not just the motown either.

Detroit had some great labels in the 60s , Ric Tic (soon swallowed up by Berry Gordy , Revilot , Golden World . Nod also to the like of Philadelphia in the 70s . Memphis for Stax and so on

 

[vinegar hill]

London, Detroit,Nashville.

 

[EchoMan]

Liverpool
The Beatles.
Funny enough I’ve just discovered the Hollies, through my teenage daughter playing them a lot around the house. Long cool woman in a black dress- what a tune that is.

Still doing the rounds. Bit like Trigger’s brush these days mind.
Have a listen to Gasoline Alley