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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

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.

Best Duran Duran Songs: 20 Pop Anthems Done Their Own Way

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Best Duran Duran Songs: 20 Pop Anthems Done Their Own Way

From New Romantic trailblazers to elder statesmen of pop, the best Duran Duran songs established them as icons that defined the 80s.

Best Phil Collins Songs: 20 Solo Hits That Defined The 80s

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Best Phil Collins Songs: 20 Solo Hits That Defined The 80s

From unassuming everyman to the unlikeliest of global superstars, the best Phil Collins songs managed to conquer the world… against all odds.

Jimmy Page: Why Led Zeppelin’s Guitarist Deserves A Whole Lotta Love

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Jimmy Page: Why Led Zeppelin’s Guitarist Deserves A Whole Lotta Love

A masterful guitarist curious about the power of magic, Jimmy Page cast a lasting spell with Led Zeppelin’s brand of rock’n’roll sorcery.

Syd Barrett: Behind The Pink Floyd Co-Founder’s Madcap Genius

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Syd Barrett: Behind The Pink Floyd Co-Founder’s Madcap Genius

As the ‘seer of visions’ who summoned forth the acid rock era, Syd Barrett’s LSD-inspired psychedelia proved both a blessing and a curse…

Best Hot Chocolate Songs: 20 Tracks… Every 1’s A Winner

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Best Hot Chocolate Songs: 20 Tracks… Every 1’s A Winner

The best Hot Chocolate songs mixed disco with rock energy to make them one of the most-loved British pop groups of the 70s and 80s.