Richard Ashcroft
UK
Born: 11 September 1971
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Britpop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Space Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
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As the frontman for the epic British drone-pop band the Verve, Richard Ashcroft proved himself the spiritual descendant of rock & roll icons like Mick Jagger and Jim Morrison -- rivetingly charismatic, menacingly serpentine, and possessed of an almost shamanic intensity, he embraced and articulated the anthemic fervor of rock music with a power and eloquence unparalleled by any of his contemporaries. Ashcroft was born September 11, 1971, in the Wigan suburb of Billinge, attending Upholland Comprehensive School alongside future Verve mates Simon...
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