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Luke Edwards

Luke is a freelance music journalist and the founder of the British Music History YouTube channel and website. Formerly Head Of Music at De Montfort University’s student radio station, Demon FM, he has been sharing his passion for music for many years, writing for numerous online publications ever since contributing to the NME Student Guide in 2008. While much of his career has been spent working as a professional marketer and content-marketing strategist, his long-term goal is to use his writing as a springboard to establishing himself as a music historian.

Articles by Luke Edwards

Mick Hucknall: How The Simply Red Frontman Grasped The Stars

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Mick Hucknall: How The Simply Red Frontman Grasped The Stars

From Manchester lad to soul-pop sensation, Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall’s rise to fame is a true rags-to-riches story.

Best 70s Musicians: 10 Iconic Bands And Solo Artists Who Rocked The Decade

Best 70s Musicians: 10 Iconic Bands And Solo Artists Who Rocked The Decade

From soul virtuosos to glammed-up visionaries, the best 70s musicians sent shock waves through pop culture and defined their era.

Best Simply Red Songs: 20 Red-Hot Takes On Blue-Eyed Soul

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Best Simply Red Songs: 20 Red-Hot Takes On Blue-Eyed Soul

With fiery sophisti-pop and Mick Hucknall’s flaming locks, the best Simply Red songs brought a sparkle back into blue-eyed soul.

Most Influential Bands And Musicians: 30 Artists Who Changed Music Forever

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Most Influential Bands And Musicians: 30 Artists Who Changed Music Forever

The music world owes a debt to many great innovators and pioneers. Our 30 most influential musicians of all time paved the way…

Best 80s Musicians: 20 Bands And Solo Artists Who Defined The Decade

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Best 80s Musicians: 20 Bands And Solo Artists Who Defined The Decade

From guitar heroes to pop gods and goddesses, the best 80s musicians shaped the decade and made it such a distinctive era.

Best Chic Songs: 20 Disco Classics To Freak Out Over

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Best Chic Songs: 20 Disco Classics To Freak Out Over

With a taste for velvety funk guitar tones and elastic bass grooves, the best Chic songs lit up the dancefloor for the disco era and beyond.

Best Gerry Rafferty Songs: 10 Greats From Scotland’s Beloved Songwriter

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Best Gerry Rafferty Songs: 10 Greats From Scotland’s Beloved Songwriter

From Scottish folk ballads to smooth-voiced soft-rock classics, the best Gerry Rafferty songs brought him success on his own terms.

Men And Women: Revisiting Simply Red’s Soulful Second Album

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Men And Women: Revisiting Simply Red’s Soulful Second Album

Riding on high expectations following their acclaimed debut album, Simply Red’s ‘Men And Women’ saw the group get funkier and more playful.

Best James Blunt Songs: 10 Hits From The Wise Man Of Pop-Rock

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Best James Blunt Songs: 10 Hits From The Wise Man Of Pop-Rock

One of the bestselling singer-songwriters of the 2000s, the best James Blunt songs show us why he cannot be dismissed as a one-hit-wonder.

Thinking Out Loud: How Ed Sheeran Got Famous

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Thinking Out Loud: How Ed Sheeran Got Famous

With his mix of folk-pop and rap-inspired rhymes, Ed Sheeran has rapidly become one of his generation’s most celebrated singer-songwriters.