Brum Beat
| Editor | Steve Morris |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Jim Simpson |
| Categories | Music |
| Publisher | Steve Morris |
| Country | England |
| Based in | Birmingham |
| Website | roots-and-branches.com |
Brum Beat was a magazine about the music of Birmingham, England and the neighbouring towns. It was started as Midlands Beat by promoter and band-manager Jim Simpson, who sold it to its latter editor, Steve Morris,[1] who in turn relaunched it in newspaper format as The Beat, before converting it into a website.[2]
It took its original name from the term coined in the late 1950s to collectively describe the City's music scene, in the manner of the Mersey sound.
It has been suggested that The Moody Blues, formed in May of 1964, were the first of the "Brum Beat" bands to become internationally famous.[3]
References
- ↑ "About Steve Morris". Wolverhampton City Radio. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ↑ "Brum Beat website". Retrieved 31 May 2010.
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