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Gaye Advert (born Gaye Balsden on 29 August 1956) is an English punk rock musician who played bass guitar in the band, The Adverts, in the late 1970s. August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case The electric bass guitar (also called The electric bass or simply The bass) is an electrically amplified fingered (or plucked) string instrument. ... Original UK 45 rpm single picture cover: The Adverts - Gary Gilmores Eyes (the original Anchor release) Original UK 45 rpm single picture cover: The Adverts - Televisions Over The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...


Gaye Advert was born in the county of Devon in South West England. Advert is famous as the bassist for the British punk rock band The Adverts. She is known as one of the first female stars of the punk rock movement. Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... Martin Mendez aka Bass Player, bassist for swedish metal band Opeth A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ...


Advert is known to be a very big fan of Iggy Pop, it is reported that she slept with a picture of him under her pillow. Advert was well known to be around many of the players in the early punk scene in England. She has been pictured with the likes of Paul Cook, Joey Ramone and Captain Sensible. James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Born on July 20, 1956, Paul Cook was raised in the Hammersmith area of London. ... Jeffry Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), better known as Joey Ramone, was an American vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the legendary punk rock group The Ramones. ... Captain Sensible today Captain Sensible (born Ray Burns, April 24, 1954 in London) is a singer and guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. ...


Today, Advert lives with the former singer of The Adverts, T.V. Smith, in Paddington in the Westminster district of London. After the demise of The Adverts in 1980 Advert officially stopped playing the bass guitar and disappeared form the British punk scene. Today she is an activist for animal rights. She is known to show up to some of T.V. Smith's gigs as he is now performing as a solo artist. T.V. Smith (born Tim Smith on 5 April 1956) is a British punk rock singer songwriter who was part of the band, The Adverts, in the late 1970s. ... Paddington is an area in the west of London in the City of Westminster. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ...


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The Adverts - Punk Rock with punk girl Gaye Advert and T.V Smith, A Punk History with Pictures. (430 words)
The Adverts - Punk Rock with punk girl Gaye Advert and T.V Smith, A Punk History with Pictures.
Tim and Gaye instead settled on The Adverts.
Not least a part of the success of the band tho they might not like it was Gaye Adverts obvious sexy punk attraction and the fact that she was the bass player gave the band an obvious commercial angle which Stiff and music papers exploited.
The Adverts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (800 words)
Not least a part of the success of the band though they might not like it, was Gaye Advert's obvious sexy punk attraction and the fact that she was the bass player gave the band an obvious commercial angle, which Stiff and music papers exploited.
Constant criticism of Gaye's playing became spiteful and, at times, directed at the fact that she was female, and the constant images of her in the media created rifts in the band causing at least Laurie to leave.
T.V. Smith and Gaye Advert were both from the same small coastal town in Devon, and were the band's core members and driving force.
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