ABC led by charismatic singer Martin Fry formed in Sheffield in the 1980’s . They wanted to fuse the world of disco funk with their own unique new romantic, post punk vision. ABC’s debut ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ went to No 1 and sold over a million records. To date, […]
English ska band from Camden Town, north London, who formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s and early-1980s two-tone ska revival, they continue to perform with six of the seven members of their original line-up.[2] Madness achieved most of their success in the early to […]
Linx were a British soul/funk band consisting of David Grant, Bob Carter (keyboards), Andy Duncan (drums), Canute Edwards (guitar) and Peter Martin (bass) (aka Sketch). After their first hit in 1980, the band slimmed down to a duo of Grant and Martin. They had six entries on the UK Singles […]
Peter Robinson (born November 3, 1962), better known as Marilyn, is a cross-dressing singer who reached fame with his song “Calling Your Name” in the 1980s. Marilyn was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He grew up in Hertfordshire, England as part of a musical family and was influenced by the songs […]
Led by politically opinionated Dr Robert (Robert Howard) broke through with the U.K. and U.S. Top 40 hit “Digging Your Scene” in 1986 one of the earliest songs about AIDS.They went on to place ten singles and four albums in the U.K. charts between 1986 and 1990.Their biggest UK hit […]
Hipsway were a Scottish pop/rock band whose style has been described as ‘white soul/ funk’. The band were formed in Glasgow in 1984 by ex-Altered Images guitarist Johnny McElhone on bass, and featuring Grahame Skinner (vocals), Pim Jones (guitar) and Harry Travers (drums). They were quickly signed up by Mercury […]
Associates were a post-punk/new wave band which formed in 1977 in Dundee, Scotland. They initially consisted of Billy MacKenzie (vocals), Alan Rankine (guitar, keyboards) and later, Michael Dempsey (bass), formerly of The Cure. After Rankine and Dempsey’s departures in 1982, the band featured a fluctuating lineup revolving around MacKenzie. Their […]
Former backing singers to WHAM!, PEPSI & SHIRLIE embarked on a solo career after that group’s break-up in Summer 1986. This connection was put to great use in the UK teenage magazine market where their pop/dance style appealed to suburban audiences. Signing to Polydor Records, in 1987 the duo came […]
British soul/funk trio the Kane Gang formed in 1982 in the north of England.. Vocalists Martin Brammer and Paul Woods and multi-instrumentalist Dave Brewis met through several area bands; along with local acquaintances Prefab Sprout, they were signed to the local Kitchenware label, which led London Records to sign the […]
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One-Hit Wonders of the 80s with guest Sam Hollander
