Tony Banks, Baron Stratford
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Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford was a British politician who served as Minister for Sport from 1997 to 1999. A member of the Labour Party, he was a member of Parliament from 1983 to 2005 and subs
Official portrait, 2005
Aimee Mann
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Aimee Elizabeth Mann is an American singer-songwriter. She is noted for her sardonic and literate lyrics about dark subjects, often describing underdog characters. She has released ten albums as a sol
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford
…the peerage was gazetted as Baron Stratford, of Stratford in the London Borough of Newham. In 1995, Banks befriended the American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann. The song "You're With Stupid Now" on her 1995 album I'm with Stupid was inspired by their discussions of British politics. Banks was married to Sally…
Mann in 2023
Mann with the Young Snakes in 1981
Jon Brion (pictured in 2004) co-produced Mann's first three albums.
Largo, Los Angeles, where Mann performed regularly in the 1990s