A new Glasgow musical heritage trail has honoured Lulu with a blue plaque at the former Lindella Club on Union Street, where she was discovered singing at the age of 14.
The singer attended a special event at Glasgow City Chambers with her sister, Edwina Reason, as the city celebrated one of its best-known musical exports.
The plaque is one of ten being installed at locations associated with performers and landmark moments in Glasgow’s musical history. The project has been launched by the consortium behind a proposed Scottish Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, with support from Nordoff and Robbins.
Lulu began performing at the Lindella Club with local group The Gleneagles, reportedly earning £1 a night. She was later spotted there by Marion Massey, who became her manager and helped guide her towards a career in showbusiness. ([lulu.co.uk](https://www.lulu.co.uk/biography1.htm?utm_source=openai))
Her breakthrough came with Shout, which became a major hit in 1964. She went on to enjoy ten top-ten singles, win the Eurovision Song Contest and receive both an OBE and a CBE during a career spanning more than six decades.
Glasgow musical heritage trail
Other musicians being recognised include Lewis Capaldi, Simple Minds, Belle and Sebastian, Texas and Wet Wet Wet.
A plaque is planned for Renfrew Street, where Simple Minds played their first gig at Satellite City, while Osborne Street will commemorate the recording of Wet Wet Wet’s hit Love Is All Around.
Bentinck Street, where Belle and Sebastian recorded their first album, and Bain Street, the site of Lewis Capaldi’s first headline show at Saint Luke’s, will also feature on the trail.
Glasgow has long promoted its identity as a music city and was the first location in the United Kingdom to receive UNESCO City of Music status. The city’s heritage organisations have highlighted the importance of its clubs, halls and recording spaces in shaping generations of performers. ([glasgowheritage.org.uk](https://www.glasgowheritage.org.uk/glasgow-makes-music/?utm_source=openai))
The tribute gives Lulu a permanent place among the artists whose careers are linked to Glasgow, marking the Union Street venue where her path to pop stardom began.
