He was the first of the group to be knighted. He was the band’s record producer throughout their active years. George Martin is known as “The Fifth Beatle”. He has always given ten percent or more of his annual income to charity, specifically Alzheimer's research, and to causes that work to eliminate poverty. Sir Clifford is also known as a philanthropist. Geldof was knighted for humanitarian efforts and Glennie was knighted for her contributions to classical music. Richard was actually the first rock and roll star to be knighted by the Queen on account of his musical merits.
He is the only musician to have a number one hit on the UK Singles chart in five consecutive decades. He and Elvis Presley are the only two solo musicians in history to have had a single make the UK Singles Chart in its first six decades of existence. He is the third best-selling singles artist in the United Kingdom. Sir Clifford Richard was knighted on June 17, 1995. It starts from the earliest and moves forward to the most recent. Instead, this list is organized by when a person was given the honor. No matter what, they are equal in greatness. They are not ranked in order of best to worst. This list takes us through the past twenty years of pop music stars who became knights. These people may at some point be knighted, but it takes more than just being a great musician to given the honor of being called a knight of the round table. Musicians who have achieved this status include Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Joe Cocker. Member of the British Empire (MBE) or Officer of the British Empire (OBE) are the highest honors one can receive without being officially knighted. However, there is a lower honor than knighthood which has been given to many famous musicians. Women who receive knighthood are known as Dames of the British Empire (DEB).
Most musicians are either Knights (KT) or Knights of the British Empire (KBE). It depends on what organization they are being knighted into. Knighthood is one of the highest honors in the system. The British Honors System has been around for many years. They must not only be very influential in their chosen field, but they must also have a strong record as a humanitarian. In order for a performing musician to be knighted, they must meet two major criteria. Knighthood is one of the highest honors the nation of Great Britain can bestow upon a person. Over the past twenty years we have seen some of the biggest names in popular music become knighted.
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