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Brian Frederick Hines is born in Tyseley, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. He will attend Yardley Grammar School and, inspired by Belgian Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, will decide to become a guitarist, giving his first solo performance at the age of 12. He will find success as Denny Laine, playing with Denny Laine and The Diplomats, The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney.Robbie van Leeuwen, guitarist and songwriter with internationally successful Dutch band Shocking Blue, is born in The Hague, Netherlands. The group is best-remembered for their 1970 hit Venus.