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Status Quo are an English rock band. Formed as The Paladins [1] in 1962 at Sedgehill Comprehensive School, Catford, by schoolboys Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, Jess Jaworski and Alan Key. The group has had a career spanning almost 60 years, their current line-up includes consistent member Rossi, keyboardist Andy Bown (official member since ...
Tower of Power performing in 2014. Tower of Power (TOP) is an American rhythm and blues band from Oakland, California.Formed in August 1968, the group is centred on a horn section which originally featured tenor saxophonists Emilio "Mimi" Castillo and Steven "Skip" Mesquite, baritone saxophonist Stephen "Doc" Kupka, and trumpeters Greg Adams, David Padron, Mic Gillette and Ken Balzell.
Slade are an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1966. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, [1] achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles.
The show was simulcast on television and FM radio and the companion album released in June 1983 called Live at Mainstreet saw six songs from the Dance Exponents on one side of the album with four songs from the Legionnaires on the other side. In December 1983 the group's debut album Prayers Be Answered was released.
In a contemporary review, Record World praised its "throbbing synthesized beat and sharp hook." Today, the song is widely considered a classic of its era. In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, senior editor for AllMusic, described the song as "a devastating chronicle of a frayed romance wrapped in the greatest pop hooks and production of its year."
4 Non Blondes was an American rock band from San Francisco, [1] active from 1989 to 1994. [2] Their only album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More! , spent 59 weeks on the Billboard 200 and sold 1.5 million copies between 1992 and 1994. [ 3 ]
Gang of Four are an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Leeds. [1] The original members were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. There have been many different line-ups including, among other notable musicians, Sara Lee, Gail Ann Dorsey, and David Pajo.
1997–2003. Past members. Joseph "Joey" Murray. Sarah Egglestone. Tracey Elizabeth Packham. Livio Salvi. A Touch of Class (often shortened in initials as ATC) were an international Eurodance group based in Germany, although the four members each came from different countries [2] —Joseph "Joey" Murray from New Zealand, Sarah Egglestone from ...