A Tribe of Toffs were a Novelty pop band from Sunderland in the UK. They are most remembered for their top 30 single "John Kettley is a Weatherman" in 1988. Statistics Population: 177,739 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ395575 Administration District: City of Sunderland Metropolitan county: Tyne and Wear Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Tyne and Wear Historic county: County Durham Services Police force: Northumbria Ambulance service: North East Post... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... See also: 1985 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis... See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle... Look up novelty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Statistics Population: 177,739 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ395575 Administration District: City of Sunderland Metropolitan county: Tyne and Wear Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Tyne and Wear Historic county: County Durham Services Police force: Northumbria Ambulance service: North East Post... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The band formed while still at school in 1986 and had numerous line up changes. They were noticed after sending a tape of their songs to children's TV presenter Andy Crane. BBC Producer Paul Smith liked the tape and arranged for the band to record the single "John Kettley is a Weatherman". The single went to number 21 in the UK charts in December 1988, and the band appeared on a number of TV shows to play the song. The song is still well remembered for its catchy nagging refrain and video which actually featured weatherman John Kettley. The song also mentioned other TV weathermen: Michael Fish, Bernard Davey, Bill Giles, Ian McCaskill and Wincey Willis. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andy Crane (born February 24, 1964) is a British television and radio host, best known for his stint in the Childrens BBC broom cupboard in the 1980s. ... Paul Smith may refer to: In music: Paul Smith (music industry), British record label manager and art event producer Paul Smith (pianist) (born 1922), Los Angeles jazz pianist Paul Smith (singer), British Indie Rock In television: Paul Smith (Television) (born 1959), Executive for British childrens television Paul Smith (writer... BBCs Alex Deakin presenting a weather report. ... John Kettley is a freelance weatherman. ... Michael Fish (born April 27, 1944) was a weather forecaster, most known for his BBC television weather presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office. ... Bill Giles is a British weather forecaster and television presenter. ... Ian McCaskill (born July 28, 1938) is a former BBC weatherman. ... Wincey Willis (born 8th November 1949) was a British television presenter in the 1980s. ...

Following their largely novelty hit record the band were keen to release some more serious songs, but were unable to secure a record deal. They decided to release a second humorous single in 1989 called "Terry Wogan's On TV (Again)" but it did not chart. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Terry Wogan Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, (known as Terry Wogan) was born on August 3, 1938. ...

The band split in 1990 and retired from music.