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Fave Musicians Guide



The films in the festival spotlight an astonishing array of British and American musicians. Most of them are seen performing - in living Technicolor! In a few cases (shown in italics) the musician is involved in the movie as a composer or playing on the soundtrack. So - check out the movies featuring your favorites!

Several of the musicians are associated with more than one film in the festival - and you can check out each film.

There are capsule descriptions to help identify certain musicians whose work might be more familiar than the name.


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The Animals
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
Go-Go Mania
Ginger Baker
Gonks Go Beat
Syd Barrett
Legendary founder of the original Pink Floyd. Rock’s first acid casualty
Tonite Let's All Make Love In London
John Barry
Composer especially known for James Bond movies
The Knack
The Beatles
Help!
Go-Go Mania
Jeff Beck
Blow-Up!
Dave Berry
English singer who recorded the original of “The Crying Game” - later covered by Boy George for the cult hit movie
The Ghost Goes Gear
Mr. Acker Bilk
Bowler-hatted clarinetist who - 20 months before the Beatles invasion - had the first British #1 in the US with 1962’s “Stranger On The Shore”
The Ghost Goes Gear
Jack Bruce
Gonks Go Beat
Eric Burdon
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
Go-Go Mania
Eric Clapton
Wonderwall
Merry Clayton
The acclaimed backup vocalist (Dylan/Stones etc.) sings lead on several songs on the “Performance” soundtrack
Performance
Ry Cooder
Performance
The Dave Clark Five
Having A Wild Weekend
Micky Dolenz
Head
Chris Farlowe
Brit rocker produced by Mick Jagger - including a 1966 UK #1 with Jagger’s own “Out Of Time”
Go-Go Mania
Mick Fleetwood
Mods & Rockers!
The Four Pennies
One-hit wonders from Blackburn, Lancashire
Go-Go Mania
The Fourmost
Liverpool lads favored by John Lennon who specially wrote them two songs - which became UK Top Ten hits
Go-Go Mania
Lowell George
The Little Feat slide guitarist played on the cool “Performance” soundtrack
Performance
The Graham Bond Organization
British R&B pioneer mentored Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, John McLaughlin and others
Gonks Go Beat
Herbie Hancock
Performance
George Harrison
Help!
Go-Go Mania
Wonderwall
Heinz
Bottle-blonde bass player from The Tornadoes (#1 in US & UK with 1962’s “Telstar”) who went solo - and created a role model for Sting!
Mods & Rockers!
Herman’s Hermits
Go-Go Mania
The Honeycombs
One-hit wonders (“Have I The Right?” in 1964) led by girl drummer Ann "Honey" Lantree
Go-Go Mania
Steve Howe
The Yes guitarist plays on the “Performance” soundtrack with his pre-Yes band Tomorrow
Performance
Mick Jagger
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
Performance
Brian Jones
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
Davy Jones
Head
Paul Jones
Lead singer of Manfred Mann (“Do Wah Diddy Diddy”) - left for solo singing and acting career.
Privilege
Carole King
Co-wrote two new songs for the Monkees “Head” movie
Head
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
Go-Go Mania
Bernie Krause
The synthesizer pioneer played on the cool “Performance” soundtrack
Performance
Mike Leander
Composed the “Privilege” songs - then went on to discover and be very successful writer-producer for Gary Glitter! Leander was a pioneer of glam-rock. Also arranged “She’s Leaving Home” on “Sgt. Pepper” album and arranged/produced for the Stones and many others
Privilege
John Lennon
Help!
Go-Go Mania
Lulu
Gonks Go Beat
Paul McCartney
Help!
Go-Go Mania
John McLaughlin
Pioneering jazz-rock fusion guitarist - formed Mahavishnu Orchestra
Gonks Go Beat
The Monkees
Head
Matt Monro
English balladeer who had US and UK hits - and recorded theme for “From Russia With Love”
Go-Go Mania
Dudley Moore
Not only a very funny comedic actor - but also a talented jazz pianist and composer
Bedazzled
The Nashville Teens
British beat group - hit US Top Twenty in 1964 with “Tobacco Road”
Go-Go Mania
Mike Nesmith
Head
Randy Newman
Sings one song and is credited with conducting orchestral tracks on the “Performance” soundtrack
Performance
Jack Nicholson
His only known song-writing credit! Co-written with director Bob Rafelson for the Monkees “Head” movie - which they co-wrote and co-produced.
Head
Harry Nilsson
Wrote a new song for the Monkees “Head” movie
Head
Nirvana
Very talented Beatlesque psychedelic pop duo started in 1967 - the ultimate cult band. Still going strong - they outlasted the imitators!
The Touchables
Jack Nitzsche
Arranger/composer/producer worked with Phil Spector/Stones/Neil Young etc. etc. Composed scores for “The Exorcist” and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”
Performance
Peter Noone
Singer for Herman’s Hermits - turned TV host
Go-Go Mania
Jimmy Page
Blow-Up
Gene Parsons
The former Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers drummer plays on the hot “Performance” soundtrack
Performance
Peter & Gordon
Brit duo recorded string of specially-written hit songs from Paul McCartney (“World Without Love” etc.)
Go-Go Mania
Pink Floyd
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
Tommy Quickly
Singer discovered by Beatles manager Brian Epstein. First recorded one of the rarest Lennon-McCartney tunes “Tip Of My Tongue”
Go-Go Mania
The Remo Four
Liverpool instrumental group - chosen by George Harrison as session musicians for “Wonderwall” soundtrack
Go-Go Mania
Wonderwall
Sir Cliff Richard
Dubbed the “British Elvis” on his 1958 debut - dubbed the “Peter Pan” of British pop for still having hits 40 years on and dubbed “Sir Cliff” by the Queen who made his day in 1995 by making him Britain’s first pop star knight.
Summer Holiday
Keith Richards
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
The Rolling Stones
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
Buffy Sainte-Marie
The legendary folk singer sings one song on the “Performance” soundtrack
Performance
The Seeds
L.A.’s own psychedelic heroes
Psych-Out
The Shadows
Cliff Richard’s backing group had numerous instrumental hits in the UK with their twangy guitar sound. Like a long-lasting British version of America’s Ventures
Summer Holiday
Small Faces
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
Sounds Incorporated
Top British instrumental band - chosen by the Beatles to play brass on Sgt. Pepper album
Go-Go Mania
Spencer Davis Group
Top rock-soul band which introduced the very young Steve Winwood to the world and launched his career
The Ghost Goes Gear
Go-Go Mania
The Standells
L.A.’s favorite 60’s punk-garage band
Riot On Sunset Strip
Ringo Starr
Help!
Go-Go Mania
Wonderwall
Strawberry Alarm Clock
L.A. psychedelic band who hit #1 in 1967 with “Incense And Peppermints”
Psych-Out
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls
Ken Thorne
Scored movies for The Beatles AND The Monkees!
Head
Help!
The Touchables
Peter Tork
Head
Roger Waters
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
Stevie Winwood
The Ghost Goes Gear
Go-Go Mania
The Yardbirds
Blow-Up
Frank Zappa
A rare acting cameo by the Mother of visionary musicians
Head



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