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The Haçienda was the product of Manchester - its people, its mood and its time. From an initial idea by Rob Gretton (manager of Joy Division), and the TV broadcaster and music entrepreneur Anthony Wilson, the nightclub was set up as a then "alternative" platform and venue for new bands, many of...

Karl Denver (1931-1998) Karl Denver is probably best remembered as the yodelling pop singer of the 1961 recording of the Zulu folk song "Wimoweh". Born Angus McKenzie in 1931 in Glasgow he was a familiar figure on radio and the concert stage in the 1960s. Denver left school at 15 to...

Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks, who was born Elaine Bookbinder, on 26 February 1946, a bakery owner's daughter from Cavendish Road, Salford, was almost certain to follow many of her family members into show business - Tony Mansfield, her brother, was leader of the then well-known group, "The...

Bee Gees Jointly known as the Bee Gees, Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb's career began when the three gathered in a bedroom in their home in Manchester, working out the natural harmonies that were to become one of the distinguishing features of the Bee Gees' sound. Their talents were not exactly...

Tom Rodgers from SalfordOnline.com talks to Grammy-award nominee Chris Brophy about his new venture, the world's first online music academy - Music Industry Learning. Best of all, the teaching is free for anyone unemployed in Salford. Click here for the original article:...

Slumdog Millionaire wins Best Film BAFTA - The British Academy Film Awards 2009

Danny Boyle wins Best Director BAFTA - The British Academy Film Awards 2009