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Peter Brian Gabriel (known as Peter Gabriel) was born on 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England. He attended Cable House, a private, primary (pre-prep) school in Woking,…

Born as Stephen Kendall Gadd on 9 April 1945. When he was seven years old, his uncle, a drummer in the US Army, encouraged him to take drum…

Gaffa, otherwise known as gaffa tape or gaffer tape, is a heavy cotton cloth pressure-sensitive tape with strong adhesive and tensile properties. It is widely used in theatre,…

Gaffaweb is the name of a website dedicated to Kate Bush, originally hosted on gryphon.com/gaffa, later moving to the domain gaffa.org. Gaffaweb was intended as a source of…

‘Games Without Frontiers’ is a song written by Peter Gabriel. It was originally released on his third self-titled solo album in 1980. Also released as a single from…

David Garfath is a British director who spent most of his film career as a cameraman. During the 1970s he worked as a cameraman on the movies ‘Superman…

Gene-Manuel was born in La Habana, Cuba. He lived in Europe for a year, before spending the rest of his life in the USA. His mother Regina is…

Based in San Francisco, California (USA), Geographer is the stage name of Mike Deni (vocals, guitar, keys, synths, saxophone), supported during live shows by Joyce Lee (cello, synths),…

Eva Georgieva was born in 1925 in the Dobroudja region. This region was also the source of her repertoire of songs. She began studying singing in Sofia in…

George Jacob Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, New York (USA) on September 26, 1898. He studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell and…

‘Get Out Of My House’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released on her fourth album The Dreaming. Cover versions ‘Get Out Of My…

Born on 26 February 1952. In the 1970´s he made a name for himself as a session musician, working with various artists including Steve Harley and Peter Gabriel….

Jess Gillam grew up in Ulverston in Cumbria (UK). At the age of 13 she became the youngest ever endorsee for Yanagisawa Saxophones, and she is also a…

Born as Terrence Vance Gilliam on 22 November 1940, Terry Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor, comedian and member of the Monty Python comedy…

David Gilmour was born in Cambridge, England (UK) on 6 March 1946. His parents encouraged him to pursue his interest in music. After hearing early rock ‘n roll…

The book Give Me One Wish, written by Jacquie Gordon was published in 1988. It is the story of Christine Gordon and her mother Jacquie, who try to…

Indie pop band from Moscow (Russia), consisting of Katya (vocals, lyrics), Igor (keyboards, programming), Dima (guitar), Lesha (bass, guitar) and Pride (drums). They released ‘Da EP’ in March…

1989 television film written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, directed by Peter Richardson, and part of The Comic Strip Presents series of programmes. It parodies a Hollywood…

The Glory Of Gershwin is a compilation album, released on 29 August 1994. It  celebrates the 80th birthday of Larry Adler, one of the world’s most skilled harmonica…

‘Go Now While You Can’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was ecorded as a demo, presumably in 1973. It was planned for inclusion in the…

Go West are an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist Peter Cox (born 17 November 1955) and rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist Richard Drummie (born…

Unofficial album, released by Dog Entertainment in Russia in 1996. It is a compilation album consisting of album tracks and single B-sides. Track listing The album features the…

Gold Star Band is a covers project, based in Sydney (Australia) featuring Michael Earp (artistic direction, autoharp) and Wyatt Moss-Wellington (producer, engineer and all other instruments). Their first…

Unofficial album, released by Grave Music Company in Russia in 2000. It is a compilation album consisting of album tracks and single B-sides. Re-release of the album Gold…

French goth rock band, formed by Betsy Roszkowiak, Gailla Jany and Hanna Todt. They released their debut single ‘Cut Your Finger’ in 2014. In April 2017, they released…

Italian TV programme, broadcast in 1980 from Venice. Kate Bush appeared in the show with Gary Hurst to perform Babooshka. Kate about Gondola d’Oro For this TV show…

Semi-anonymous act (often credited to one Jimmy Ryan) that is active in the jungle house scene since the 1990’s. In 1992 the first The Good 2 Bad And…

Goodknight Productions is based in Australia. They make instrumental covers of mainstream artists. They also create instrumental covers of video game music. Their album ‘Instrumental Covers Of Kate…

‘Goodnight Baby’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was recorded as a demo, presumably in 1976. The song has never been released officially, but it did…

Delta Lea Goodrem was born in Australia on 9 November 1984. She started playing piano from the age of seven, while also taking up dancing, singing and acting…

Göteborgs Symfoniker (The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) is a Swedish symphony orchestra based in Gothenburg. The GSO is resident at the Gothenburg Concert Hall. The orchestra received the title…

Born as Glenda Hulita Elisabeth Batta, Glennis Grace was born on 19 June 1978 in Amsterdam (Netherlands). She was discovered at the age of 15 years when she…

Greenpeace is a compilation album released on 4 June 1985 in the UK and Europe and 19 August 1985 in the USA, featuring the single version of Kate…

The Greeting Stars Xmas card went on sale in the United Kingdom in December 1995. The project, started by Brian Eno, benefited War Child. For every pack of…

Born 4 October 1957 in Auckland, New Zealand, Zaine Griff is a singer-songwriter who was part of the English new wave scene of the 1980s. Although being educated…

Grimeland is the surname of Gaute Grimeland, and also the name of the farm in western Norway where the artist’s paternal grandfather grew up. Grimeland himself grew up…

Born on 26 July 1949, Glenys Groves was working mainly for the Ambrosian singers when she was contacted by Kate Bush in February 1979 to sing backing vocals…

George Gurdjieff was born as George Ivanovich Gurdjieff somewhere between 1866 and 1877 as the son of a Caucasus Greek father and an Armenian mother in Alexandropol (now…

Born in Värmskog (Sweden) on 12 April 1966. At the age of eight she learned how to play the guitar at the public school in Grums, Sweden. She…

Born in Edmonton, Middlesex (UK) on 14 November 1953, Brian Guthrie began his career on 1 October 1973 at Mayfair Studios in London as a trainee tape operator…

The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie. He claimed that they were inspired by reading…