Music from Newcastle Upon Tyne - Sting, the Animals, Bryan Ferry, Dire Straits, Cheryl Cole, the Wildhearts, Ant & Dec, Brian Johnson, Hank Marvin, Ven (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: Sting, The Animals, Bryan Ferry, Dire Straits, Cheryl Cole, The Wildhearts, Ant & Dec, Brian Johnson, Hank Marvin, Venom, Zoviet France, Sleepy People, The Quireboys, Neil Tennant, Lindisfarne, Raven, Yourcodenameis: milo, Jimmy Nail, Dubstar, Maximo Park, Geordie, Kathryn Williams, Sirens, Lighthouse Family, Spike, Drill, Steve Hillier, The Carpettes, Satan, Kubichek , Beth Jeans Houghton, Danny McCormack, The Motorettes, List of bands from Newcastle, United Kingdom, Friends of Harry, The Go-Go's, The SoundEx. Excerpt: Connection Timeout Sting (born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner on 2 October 1951), CBE, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police. Sting has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, new age, and worldbeat into his music. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and an Oscar nomination for the best song. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Sting was born in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the eldest of four children born to Audrey (nee Cowell), a hairdresser, and Ernest Matthew Sumner, a milkman and engineer. His siblings were Philip, Angela and Anita. Young Gordon would often assist his father with the early-morning milk-delivery rounds and his "best friend" was an old Spanish guitar with five rusty strings which had been left behind by an uncle who had emigrated to Canada. He attended St. Cuthbert's Grammar School, which later became St. Cuthbert's High School, in Newcastle upon Tyne. He...