Music

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MusicThere are many more musicians and other people from the music industry who have a connection to Bournemouth or the surrounding area than you might imagine.

These are the notable people from the music industry with a connection to Bournemouth that we are aware of.

Colin Allen with Stone The Crows 1971-72. Image Copyright Colin Allen, used with permission.

Colin Allen

Colin Eric Allen is a jazz/blues drummer and songwriter who was born in Bournemouth in 1938. He has […]

John Wetton

John Wetton's music career saw him playing with bands that include Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music / Bryan Ferry, Uriah Heep, UK and Wishbone Ash.

Don Partridge

Don Partridge was an English singer and songwriter, popularly known as the King of the Buskers”, and had […]

Hubert Parry

Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry was born in Bournemouth in 1848 and is best known for the choral […]

Richard Palmer-James

Richard Palmer-James is best known for writing the lyrics for a number of early King Crimson songs, and […]

Zoot Money

Well it’s not everyone that is born into a money family, but in 1942 George Bruno Money did […]

Annunzio Paulo Mantovani

There are not many people who lived through the middle years of the 20th century who will not […]

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Lee Kerslake

Lee Kerslake was born in Bournemouth in 1947 and is best known as drummer for Uriah Heep and […]

Alex James

Alex James is a musician and songwriter who is best known for playing bass and vocals with the […]

John Hawken

John Hawken is a keyboard player who is best known for being a member of The Nashville Teens […]