The late great Steve Marriott born at East Ham hospital 1947. Steve went to Monega junior school and later Sandringham secondary school. He grew up in Strone road Manor Park and went on to form the Small faces and Humble pie. Many consider Steve to be the greatest white rock and blues singer to come out of the UK.

Steve died in a fire at his Essex home in 1991.

Posted by Eddie

Music education in West Ham was greatly stimulated by the Forest Gate school of Music (later called the Metropolitan Academy) founded by Harding Bonner in 1885.

Forest Gate School of Music, Earlham Grove,  had a varied programme of entertainment for their Christmas Party in 1898.

Singer/songwriter, from Custom House, whose career has spanned 30 years. She had hit singles in 1973: ‘Rock a Doodle Do' and 1975: 'The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)'. She is the oldest of six children, from mixed-race family in Finch Road, Custom House. She attended Shipman Road School. From an early age, Linda displayed a precocious vocal talent and would often sing in public. Her parents managed the Red House (formerly known as Northumberland Arms), Barking Road, Plaistow.