BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC Asian Network 1
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (October 1948 - August 1997) 20th anniversary of his death [full inscription unknown]
548-550 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC Asian Network 2
Haroon Shamsher 1965 - 1999 Founder of influential music collective Joi lived here.
Brick Lane, London, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC Asian Network 3
Saifullah 'Sam' Zaman aka State Of Bengal DJ/Music Artist 1965-2015. Pioneer of British-Asian Underground Movement lived and recorded here.
18 Waterloo Road, E6 1AP, London, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC East 1
Roger Keith 'Syd' Barrett 1946-2006 Musician, songwriter, painter and founder member of Pink Floyd studied and performed here.
Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC East 2
Steve Marriott 1947-1991 Singer, songwriter and vocalist with The Small Faces and Humble Pie: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee lived in this house 1968 - 1977 Awarded by BBC Essex
Beehive Cottage, Harlow Road, CM5 0DR, Morton, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC East 3
Alexandra Elene MacLean ‘Sandy’ Denny 1947-1978. The Influential folk rock singer-songwriter with Fairport Convention Played her final gig at Byfield Village Hall 1st April 1978
Byfield Village Hall, Byfield, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC East 4
Opened in 1977 the Norwich Arts Centre was named 'Britain’s Best Small Venue' by the NME. [full inscription unknown]
Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC East 5
John Peel (John Robert Parker Ravenscroft OBE) 1939-2004 Pioneering and influential BBC broadcaster who helped the careers of many artists. Lived in this village 1971-2004.
Great Finborough Village Hall, Great Finborough, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC East 7
Watford Colosseum Built in 1938 as the Assembly Hall. World renowned for its acoustics, Star Wars, The Sound of Music and Lord of the Rings soundtracks were recorded here. Awarded by BBC Three Counties Radio
Watford Colosseum, Watford, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC East Midlands 1
Kevin Coyne 1944-2004 musician, lyricist, composer and painter studied here 1961-1965
University of Derby Art School, Derby, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire 2
The Gliderdrome where locals have danced since 1939. Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, T. Rex, The Strawbs and Yes all played here.
The Gliderdrome, Boston, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC London 1
David Bowie 1947-2016 His albums Hunky Dory & The Rise of Ziggy Stardust, and the iconic single Space Oddity were recorded here at Trident Studios
Trident Studios, 17 St. Annes Court, London, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC North East & Cumbria 1
Mayfair Ballroom stood on this site 1961-1999 and is where the band that became Led Zeppelin made their UK debut on 4 October 1968.
Mayfair's - The Gate complex, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC North East & Cumbria 2
Internationally-famous contralto and stage, concert and recording artist, Kathleen Ferrier's first professional performance was at the Aspatria in 1937. [full inscription unknown]
Aspatria Parish Church, King Street, Aspatria, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC North East & Cumbria 3
Bruce Welch OBE & Brian Bennett OBE wrote the iconic song Summer Holiday for Cliff Richard & The Shadows at this theatre in 1962
The Globe Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC North East & Cumbria 4
The birthplace of Angela Morley (Born Walter "Wally" Scott) 1924-2009 Emmy Award winning composer and conductor for radio, television and film.
331 Kirkstall Road, Leeds, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC North West 1
Alfred 'Alfie' Box The internationally-acclaimed operatic tenor Alfie Boe gave his first public performance at the Marine Hall in 1987 at the age of fourteen.
Marine Hall, Fleetwood, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC North West 2
Factory Records (1978-1992) was founded here in 1978
Palatine Road, West Didsbury, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC North West 3
Eric's 1976-1980 Deaf School, Talking Heads, The Clash, The Police, Ramones, Echo and the Bunnymen and Wah Heat played here.
9 Mathew St, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC Radio Berkshire
John Lennon & Paul McCartney played their only gig as 'The Nerk Twins' at the Fox & Hounds on 23rd April 1960
Fox and Hounds Pub, Caversham, United Kingdom
