Bands And Musicians From North East England

GROUPS

The Animals (formed in Newcastle, all members born and grew up in the Newcastle area)

Ant And Dec 90s pop stars turned entertainers (born and grew up in Newcastle )

Clearway Guitarist and songwriter John Cardill was born and grew up in North Shields

China Drum (formed in Ovingham )

The Denvers (Les Denvers on French Polydor Records - formed in 1960 in Billingham )

Dire Straits The Knopfler brothers grew up in Newcastle . Alan Clarke is from Durham

Dubstar (formed in Newcastle )

The Futureheads (formed in Sunderland )

The Golden Virgins (formed in Sunderland )

Journey South (runners up in ITV 's The X Factor competition, from Middlesbrough)

Kenickie (formed in Sunderland)

Lighthouse Family (formed in Newcastle)

Lindisfarne (formed in Newcastle)

Maxïmo Park (formed in Newcastle )

Peace Burial At Sea (formed in Hexham , all band members were born and grew up in the Hexham area)

Prefab Sprout (formed in the Durham area)

Red Alert (formed in 1979 in Sunderland )

The Sound Explosion (formed in Newcastle )

The Tygers Of Pan Tang (formed in Whitley Bay )

Venom (formed in Newcastle)

The Wildhearts (formed in Newcastle)

(formed in Newcastle)

INDIVIDUALS

Donna Air one-time pop singer (born and raised in Newcastle ).

Don Airey keyboard player with Rainbow , Deep Purple , Cozy Powell and others (born and grew up in Sunderland).

Keith Airey session player and guitarist for Tom Jones (born and grew up in Sunderland).

Owen Brannigan opera singer, born in Annitsford, near Newcastle.

David Coverdale (born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea ; educated in Middlesbrough ).

Pete Doherty of Babyshambles and formerly of The Libertines (born in Hexham).

Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music (born and grew up in Washington , Tyne And Wear )

Janick Gers , the Iron Maiden guitarist, was born and grew up in Hartlepool .

Spike Gray of The Quireboys (born and raised in the Newcastle area).

Robson Green (of Robson & Jerome fame) (born in Hexham).

Brian Johnson of Geordie and AC/DC (born and grew up in Dunston, Gateshead )

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand (Born in Sunderland)

Jez Lowe (born and raised in County Durham)

Hank Marvin (born in Newcastle)

Chris McCormick of 3 Colours Red

Jimmy Nail (born and grew up in Newcastle)

Chris Rea (born and grew up in Middlesbrough )

Paul Rodgers of Free , The Firm , Bad Company and now with Queen (born and grew up in Middlesbrough )

Martin Stephenson (born and grew up in Sunderland)

Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and The Tourists (Sunderland)

Sting (born and grew up in Newcastle)

Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (born and grew up in Newcastle )

Neil Tennant of The Pet Shop Boys (born and grew up in North Shields )

Paul Thompson of Roxy Music (Drummer) (from Jarrow)

Kathryn Tickell (born and grew up in Wark )

Bruce Welch (grew up in Chester Le Street )

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