Editing Tamworth, Staffordshire (section)

==Culture==

===Scientific===
[[Ernest William Titterton|Sir Ernest William Titterton]] was born in Tamworth. He was a [[Research assistant|research officer]] for the [[British Admiralty]] during [[World War II]] before becoming in 1943 a member of the British mission to the U.S. to participate in the [[Manhattan Project]] which developed the [[atomic bomb]]. He was [[knight]]ed in 1970.

===Music===
[[File:Electric Light Orchestra 4.jpg|thumb|Phil Bates & Electric Light Orchestra]]
Former [[The Teardrop Explodes]] frontman and solo artist/writer [[Julian Cope]] was raised in Tamworth and later lived in nearby [[Drayton Bassett]]. Cope recorded three solo albums during his Tamworth years, [[World Shut Your Mouth (album)|''World Shut Your Mouth'' (1984)]], [[Fried (album)|''Fried'' (1984)]] and [[Saint Julian (album)|''Saint Julian'' (1987)]], and all three used various locations around Tamworth for their sleeve art and several videos.

The heavy rock band [[Wolfsbane (band)|Wolfsbane]] cut their teeth in the town, before their lead singer [[Blaze Bayley]] went on to front [[Iron Maiden]].

Rock guitarist [[Clem Clempson]] was born in Tamworth. [[Bob Catley]], the lead singer of rock band [[Magnum (band)|Magnum]] also lives in Tamworth.

Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter/ producer [[Phil Bates]] (Trickster, [[ELO Part II|ELO Pt2]], [[Quill (band)|Quill]] and solo artist) was born in Tamworth, and played in local bands the Teenbeats and Source of Power until moving away from the area in 1971. Phil still has strong family and musical connections with Tamworth.

[[Amington Band]] are a traditional [[British brass band]] based in their own band room. They have been based in the village of Amington since the 1917.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amingtonband.co.uk/history-of-the-amington-band/|title=History of Amington Band|website=www.amingtonband.co.uk}}</ref>