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History

Founded in 1976, the band is still in the Top 250 selling list according to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. Despite this, and the fact that they remain Britain's best-known doo-wop vocal group, they receive almost no coverage compared to other pop bands of the period such as Showaddywaddy. The London based outfit notched up three consecutive Number 2 hits in the UK singles chart in 1978. The cover of the 1989 7th edition of the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles Guinness World Records - British Hit Singles & Albums is a music reference book, published in the United Kingdom, by Hit Entertainment, the company that owns such childrens entertainment brands as Bob the Builder and Thomas... Showaddywaddy were a 1970s pop group from Leicester, UK. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... See also: 1977 in music, other events of 1978, 1979 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 14 - The Sex Pistols played their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Franciscos Winterland Ballroom. ...

The band was partly formed by members of Rocky Sharpe and the Razors and the John Dummer Blues Band, some of whom went on to form Rocky Sharpe and the Replays.

Band line-up

The original line-up included

• Rita Ray, vocals (born Lydia Sowa on 11 December 1954, in Ghana)
• Den Hegarty, vocals (born Denis Hegarty on 13 September 1954, in Dublin)
• Griff Fender, vocals (born Ian Collier on 3 June 1954, in Portsmouth, Hampshire)
• Bob Fish, vocals (born Robert Fish on 3 June 1949, in Rochford, Essex)
• Horatio Hornblower, saxophone (born Nigel Trubridge on 15 January 1957, in Brighton, Sussex)
• Thump Thomson, bass guitar (born Iain Thomson on 11 June 1946, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
• John Dummer, drums (born on 19 November 1944, in Surbiton, Surrey)
• George Currie, lead guitar (born on 14 January 1950, in Dundee, Scotland)
• Hammy Howell, piano (born William Howell on 24 October 1954, in Wimbledon, South-west London died 13 January 1999)

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Discography

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Singles

• "Daddy Cool" / "The Girl Can't Help It", 1977, #6
• "Come back My Love", 1978, #2
• "Boy from New York City", 1978, #2
• "It's Raining", 1978, #2
• "Don't Let It Fade Away", 1978, #18
• "Get It", 1979, #10
• "Duke of Earl", 1979, #6
• "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love", 1979, #43
• "Reet Petite", 1979, #51
• "Let's Hang On", 1980, #11
• "Peaches", 1980, #66
• "White Christmas" / "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)", 1980. #48

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Albums

• Darts, 1977, #9
• Everyone Plays Darts, 1978, #12
• Amazing Darts (K-Tel compilation), 1978, #8
• Dart Attack, 1979, #38
• Darts Greatest Hits, 1980
• Darts Across America, 1981

References

• Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
• Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7

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External link

• http://www.amazingdarts.com/