Chris Difford ~ Similar Artists
This highly literate adult pop band arose from the ashes of the Housemartins. The line-up originally featured vocalists Paul Heaton (9 May 1962, West Kirby, Cheshire, England) and David Hemingway (b. 20 September 1960, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) from Hull's...
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Aubrey Haynie
- 77% match to Chris Difford
27 March 1974, Tampa, Florida, USA. A gifted player of violin and mandolin, Haynie's style is based upon traditional bluegrass music but is impregnated with contemporary influences. He began musical studies at the age of nine and in his early teens played with the Bluegrass...
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Crowded House
- 69% match to Chris Difford
After the break up of Split Enz at the end of 1984, one of its major songwriters, Neil Finn (27 May 1958, Te Awamutu, New Zealand; guitar/vocals), along with latter-day Split Enz drummer Paul Hester (b. 8 January 1959, Melbourne, Australia, d. 26 March 2005, Melbourne,...
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Squeeze
- 59% match to Chris Difford
Formed in Deptford, London, England in 1974, Squeeze came to prominence in the late 70s as one of the most talented of the new wave of post-punk bands. After playing for a brief period as Captain Trundlow's Sky Company, original members Chris Difford (Christopher Henry Difford,...
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Mark Knopfler
- 53% match to Chris Difford
12 August 1949, Glasgow, Scotland. This homely ex-teacher was UK band Dire Straits main asset through his skill as a composer, a tuneful if detached vocal style - and a terse, resonant fretboard dexterity admired by Eric Clapton and Chet Atkins, both of whom sought his services...
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