sentences:  Also, ex-Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown has forged a successful solo career, as has ex-Smiths' leadman Morrissey.Among the others born in the Manchester area are Richard Ashcroft, front man of alternative rock group the Verve, and Jay Kay, the singer and mastermind of the acid jazz band Jamiroquai.In 1965, on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, a unique hat-trick of consecutive number 1s took place in the spring, all from Mancunian pop groups.