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Wadsworth, Tony

Having graduated in Economics at Newcastle University in 1977, Tony Wadsworth spent the next two years playing guitar in a new wave band, before working in a succession…

Waiting For Kate Bush

Waiting For Kate Bush is a book written by John Mendelssohn, published on 15 November 2004 by Omnibus Press. It is part biography, part novel. It describes the…

Waking The Witch

‘Waking The Witch’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released on her fifth studio album Hounds Of Love. Third track of The Ninth Wave…

Walk Straight Down The Middle

‘Walk Straight Down The Middle’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released as the B-side of the single The Sensual World. Also included as…

Warm And Soothing

‘Warm And Soothing’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released as the B-side of December Will Be Magic Again in 1980. The lyric starts…

Warm Room (the)

The Warm Room was a website dedicated to Kate Bush, created by Kate Bush fans Richard, Bret and Nicole. The site was relatively short-lived, existing between 2002 and…

Wasp Summer

Based in Berlin (Germany), Wasp Summer was formed by Australians Samantha Wareing, Simon Morrison and Alaskan drummer Ben Johnson. They released their debut album ‘Close As A Slow…

Watching Storms

Watching Storms was a fanzine dedicated to Kate Bush, based in East Providence, Rhode Island (USA). The principle of this magazine was that each subscriber was also a…

Watching You Without Me

‘Watching You Without Me’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released on her fifth studio album Hounds Of Love. Fourth track of The Ninth…

Watkins, Dave

Musician, composer, performer, engineer, designer and carpenter from Richmond, Virginia (USA). He works full time for Richmond Ballet as A/V supervisor and is a freelance theatrical sound and…

Weathers, Andrew

Born on 7 May 1988 in Watertown, MA (USA). Studied at the University of North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition. Weathers…

Weber, Eberhard

Eberhard Weber was born in Stuttgart (Germany) on 22 January 1940. He is a German double bassist and composer. Weber began recording in the early 1960’s. From the…

Wedding List (the)

‘The Wedding List’ is a song written by Kate Bush. The song was premiered during the Christmas Special in 1979. The studio recording was released on Kate’s third…

Westenra, Hayley

Hayley Dee Westenra was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 10 April 1987. She began performing at age six when she was cast in the lead singing role…

What Katie Did For Amnesty International

Unofficial 7″ single, released by Royal Records. The single features two recordings from Kate Bush’s live performance at The Palladium in London (UK) on 28 March 1987. Track…

Whelan & Di Scala

Dave Whelan and Mike Di Scala met each other in Liverpool record shop 3 Beat Records and were both disc jockeys at nightclubs in the city. Di Scala…

Whelan, Bill

Born in Limerick, Ireland on 22 May 1950, Bill Whelan was educated at Crescent College, University College Dublin and the King’s Inns. He is best known for composing…

While Davy Dozed

‘While Davy Dozed’ 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…

Whistle Test

Also known as Old Grey Whistle Test. A British television music show, focusing on ‘serious’ pop music. It was commissioned by David Attenborough and aired on BBC2 from…

White Flag

American punk rock band, formed in 1982 in Sunnymead, an unincorporated area of California’s Inland Empire now called Moreno Valley. They played their first shows that year (the…

White, Chuck

Chuck is a formally-trained musician with a background in blues, rock, fusion, western classical and Hindustani classical music. In addition to studying guitar for many years, Chuck studied…

Whole Story ’94 (the)

The Whole Story ’94 is a Video CD version of The Whole Story, released in 1994. Spread across two discs, it features all the videos from the original…

Whole Story (the)

The Whole Story is a compilation album by Kate Bush, released by EMI Records on 10 November 1986. The album included 10 hit singles, plus a “new vocal”…

Why Should I Love You?

‘Why Should I Love You?’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released on her seventh album The Red Shoes. Bush asked Prince to contribute…

Wild Man

‘Wild Man’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released on her tenth studio album 50 Words For Snow in 2011. Formats Despite being released…

Wild Nothing

Wild Nothing is an indie rock/dream pop band from Blacksburg, Virginia (USA), formed in late 2009 by Jack Tatum. Tatum’s demos garnered attention in indie music circles with…

Wild Turkey

1992 television film written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, directed by Peter Richardson, and part of The Comic Strip Presents series of programmes. Originally broadcast on 24…

Wilde, Oscar

Born as Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde in Dublin (Ireland) on 16 October 1854. His parents were successful Anglo-Irish, Dublin intellectuals. Their son became fluent in French and…

William Blakes (the)

Danish pop rock band, founded in 2008 by Bo Rande (keyboards and trumpet), Fridolin Nordsø (drums), Kristian Leth (lead vocals and guitars) and Frederik Nordsø (guitars). Their debut…

Williams, John

Born in Melbourne, Australia on 24 April 1941, John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941) moved to England with his parents in 1952. Williams was initially taught guitar…

Williams, Jonathan

Jonathan Williams comes from a family of musicians and started to play the cello aged 5. Early musical training also included 5 years as a chorister at St…

Wilson, Jason

Born to Scottish immigrants in Canada, Jason Wilson was the protégé of Studio One keyboardist Jackie Mittoo and is the cousin of UB40’s Michael Virtue. Wilson played his…

Windmill Lane Studios

Windmill Lane Studios (now known as Windmill Lane Recording Studios) is an Irish recording studio in existence since 1978. It is currently located in a 3-storey building located…

Within Temptation

Dutch symphonic metal band, founded in April 1996 by long-term partners Sharon den Adel (vocals) and Robert Westerholt (guitars). Together with Michiel Papenhove, Martijn Westerholt and Jeroen van…

Wogan

British television talk show which was broadcast on BBC1 from 1982 until 1992, presented by Terry Wogan. The show was generally broadcast live from BBC Television Theatre in…

Wolf, Patrick

Born as Patrick Denis Apps in London (UK) on 30 June 1983. Wolf’s ongoing writing and recordings brought him to the attention of Fat Cat Records, who provided…

Wolfe, Alisa

American singer/songwriter who released one album, Little Things Unseen in 2000. The album consisted of original songs with just one cover version: Feel It. After this album, no…

Woman With The Child In Her Eyes (the)

A version of The Man With The Child In His Eyes, performed by Peter Gabriel, Steve Harley and Kate Bush at the Bill Duffield memorial concert at the…

Wooliscroft, Peter

British music producer and record recording engineer who worked with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Talk Talk, Hanoi Rocks, Peter Gabriel, The Waterboys and Robyn Hitchcock. He performed…

World of Kate Bush (the)

The World of Kate Bush is a website devoted to Kate Bush items. It is a listing of all of Kate’s records, as well as books, press releases…

Wouldn’t Change A Thing

Song written, composed, arranged and performed by Lionel Azulay on his album ‘Out Of The Ashes’, released in 2008. ‘Wouldn’t Change A Thing’ was originally recorded in the…

Wow

‘Wow’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released on her second album Lionheart, and issued as the album’s second single on 9 March 1979….

Wow Live

The first known unofficial Kate Bush album, released in the USA in 1983. The 2 LP set is pressed on red vinyl and contains a live recording from…

Wow! Kate Bush by Gered Mankowitz

Book, published in 2014 to coincide with Kate Bush’s live performances Before The Dawn in London, featuring photographs of Kate Bush by Gered Mankowitz. It is an ultra-large-format…

Wuthering Heights

‘Wuthering Heights’ is a song written by Kate Bush, released as her debut single in January 1978 and subsequently included in her debut album The Kick Inside. She…

Wye Oak

American indie rock band from Baltimore, MD (USA). Andy Stack (drums, keyboards, backing vocals) and Jenn Wasner (vocals, guitars and bass) formed as Monarch in mid-2006. They released…