Eckstine's sensibilities were too hot for what was desirable in the 1940s and 1950s, while his talents--as a voice and band leader, but not a musician who could actually play bebop or rock and roll--were too limited for the eras that followed.

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Smith was the voice behind the band's first hit, That's What Girls Are Made For.

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Instead, it works on the 1.8GHz band, which is still being used for voice calls by most operators in Europe.

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While Rosen's voice echoes Corgan's, the band's signature off-kilter (at times off-key) melodies are more likely to bring to mind Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne.

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Cindy Mizelle, the most soulful voice in the new, seventeen-piece version of the E Street Band, takes one step to the right.

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You've said you'll be their voice in the Cabinet, they've said they want a 50p tax band.

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The frontman may bring his unmistakable voice and Essex accent to the project, but those are merely hints of his band's influence.

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They all featured the voice of Smith, although fellow lead singer Philippe Wynne had by then also joined the band.

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New entries in the album chart include The Voice singer Bo Bruce, who entered at 11 with Before I Sleep, while boy band Blue, were at 13 with Roulette and Seasick Steve was just one behind at 14 with Hubcap Music.

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The radio in the dining room was playing a mixture of many stations: a war voice crossed with the gabble of an advertiser, and underneath there was the sleazy music of a sweet band.

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