Brian Connolly
Background information
Birth name	Brian Francis McManus (Adopted surname)
Born	October 5, 1945
Origin	Hamilton, Scotland
Died	February 9, 1997
Genre(s)	Rock music, Glam rock, Pop music.
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1963 - 1997

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Early life

Brian Connolly was born on October 5, 1945 in Hamilton, Scotland (some early Sweet biographies claim he was born in 1949). He was adopted at birth and took the name Brian McManus. When he was 18 Brian discovered that he was adopted and changed his surname to his mother's, Connolly. His brother was the late actor Mark McManus is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Hamilton is a large town in west central Scotland, which serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... A promotional picture of Mark McManus as TAGGART Mark McManus (born February 21, 1935 in Hamilton, Scotland; died June 6, 1994 in Glasgow) was a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in the long-running ITV television series Taggart. ...

Early music career and Sweet

At age 12 Brian moved to Harefield, Middlesex and replaced singer Ian Gillan (later of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath fame) in a band called Wainwright's Gentlemen which included drummer Mick Tucker. Wainwright's Gentlemen split up in 1968 without releasing any recordings. Connolly and Tucker remained together and then recruited guitarist Frank Torpey and bassist Steve Priest, they named the new band Sweetshop. The group recorded several singles and eventually shortened their name to Sweet with Andy Scott joining the line-up in late 1970 just as the band started to become famous. Over the next 13 years Brian recorded albums with Sweet until his drinking problem caused him to leave the band in 1979. Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945 in Hounslow, London), is an English rock music vocalist best known as the lead singer for Deep Purple. ... This article is about the rock band. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Sweet, on the cover of their 1974 Desolation Boulevard LP. From left to right: Andy Scott, Steve Priest, Brian Connolly, & Mick Tucker. ... Sweet, on the cover of their 1974 Desolation Boulevard LP. From left to right: Andy Scott, Steve Priest, Brian Connolly, & Mick Tucker. ...

After Sweet

After leaving Sweet Brian launched a solo career that had little success.In 1981 he survived multiple heart attacks in a single night but his health was permanently affected. Despite this Connolly toured with his backing bands New Sweet and Brian Connolly's Sweet. In 1988 Connolly reunited with former bandmates Andy Scott, Steve Priest and Mick Tucker to rework studio versions of "Action" and "Ballroom Blitz". The four reunited again in 1990 for the promotion of a video music documentary. By the late 1990s Brian's previous drinking problem had taken a toll on his body and he died of liver failure on February 9, 1997. He was survived by two daughters, Nicole and Michelle, and a son Brian James (BJ). There are at least two known people named Andy Scott, including: Andy Scott, English guitarist from the UK band, Sweet, born 1949 Andrew Andy Scott, Canadian politician, born 1955 This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Ballroom Blitz is a song written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and originally recorded by the glam rock band Sweet. ... Liver failure is the final stage of liver disease. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Biography at Hot Shot Digital