Great British Icons

QUIZ: How much do you know about these Great British icons?

Quizzes

Gordon Lightfoot

'If You Could Read My Mind' singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies, aged 84

Mary Hopkin and her daughter Jessica Lee Morgan

'Those Were the Days' singer Mary Hopkin to release a new album with her daughter

Beetlejuice - Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder and Harry Belafonte

How Harry Belafonte's music was crucial to Tim Burton’s twisted Beetlejuice

George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison. How did they form a supergroup?

Traveling Wilburys: How did the all-star supergroup get together?

Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

Watch the eye-opening trailer for new Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd documentary Have You Got It Yet?

Aretha Franklin through the years

Aretha Franklin's 15 greatest songs, ranked

Song Lists

Micky Dolenz and The Monkees

The Monkees' Micky Dolenz 'hasn't processed' the death of his 'sibling' bandmates

The Monkees

Mary Austin and Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury's intimate collection to be auctioned by his long-time friend Mary Austin

Queen

Harry Belafonte has died

Harry Belafonte: Calypso singer and civil rights activist has died, aged 96

Neil Young and Stephen Stills - then and now

Neil Young and Stephen Stills reunite for first time in years and pay tribute to David Crosby

Little Richard

Little Richard facts: Songs, sexuality and life and death of the Architect of Rock 'n' Roll

Hall Of Fame

The Bee Gees performed a medley of The Beatles songs on US television show The Midnight Special in 1973.

When the Bee Gees' impeccably performed a medley of The Beatles songs on a TV special

Bee Gees

Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a String

'Puppet on a String' by Sandie Shaw: The making of the UK's first Eurovision winner

Song Facts

Paul McCartney and TikTok sign

Paul McCartney has great TikTok moment with reaction to a fan's hilarious confession

Paul McCartney

Suggs performing with Madness

Madness announce C’est La Vie 2023 UK tour – dates, venues and how to buy tickets

Donny Osmond is heading out on tour

Donny Osmond announces huge UK tour for winter 2023 - tickets and dates revealed

Otis Redding III and his father Otis Redding

Otis Redding's musician son – Otis Redding III – dies, aged 59