Trendsetters Limited [SEP] location of formation
Trendsetters Limited
Trendsetters Limited was a manufactured pop band, active in the 1960s. The group is best known for featuring future King Crimson members Michael Giles and his brother Peter.
History.
Trendsetters Limited was a beat group created in early 1964 by Bournemouth businessman, Roy Simon. Prior to engaging a local music agent to find suitable local musicians, Simon claimed to have carried out extensive market research to identify the key characteristics desired by young, mostly female, record-buyers. Although musicianship had scored lower than a
years later, along the same location, an Amtrak train, speeding over 100 mph, derailed along the curve. The 2015 Philadelphia train derailment claimed eight lives as well as injuring many others.
References.
- "The Derailment of the Congressional Limited, Pennsylvania's Worst Railroad Disaster" by Benjamin L Bernhart, publ Outer Station Project 2007,
External links.
- September 6, 1943 - The Wreck of the Congressional Limited at Philadelphia, Pa
- Philadelphia, PA Congressional Limited Train Wrecks, Sep