Too-Rye-Ay (1983)

Dexys Midnight Runners - the name consistently spelled without an The word apostrophe can refer to several things: A form of punctuation, see Apostrophe (mark). A style of speech, see Apostrophe (rhetoric). An album by Frank Zappa, see Apostrophe (album). A French television show about literature, hosted by Bernard Pivot, see Apostrophe (television). This is a disambiguation page — a... apostrophe [1] (http://oldlady1.tripod.com/dexys/) - were a British The New Wave is a movement in American, Australian and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City musical scene centred around the club CBGB. The term itself is a source of much confusion. Originally, Seymour Stein, the head of Sire... New Wave and Northern Soul is a style of music with associated dance styles and fashions that developed in the north of England in the late 1960s. In the beginning the dancing was athletic, featuring spins, flips, and drops. The music originally consisted of obscure American soul recordings with an uptempo beat, very... Northern Soul band, who achieved their major success in the early to mid Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Contents // 1 Events and trends 1.1 Computers, technology 1.2 Science 1... 1980s. Kevin Rowland (born August 17, 1953) is a singer, song-writer and former leader of Dexys Midnight Runners. Born in Wolverhampton, Rowland is an uncompromising and passionate performer who has drawn on his Irish ancestry in much of his music, Rowlands first group, Lucy & The Lovers were... Kevin Rowland (vocals, guitar) and Kevin "Al" Archer (vocals, guitar) founded the band in Years: 1975 1976 1977 - 1978 - 1979 1980 1981 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1978 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1978 in See also Birmingham, USA, and other places called Birmingham. The city from above Centenary Square. (Alternative View) City of Birmingham Shown within the West Midlands Geography Status: Metropolitan borough, city (1889) Region: West Midlands Ceremonial county: West Midlands Area: - Total Ranked 169th 267.77 km² ONS code: 00CN Demographics Population... Birmingham, England, naming the band after Dextroamphetamine (also known as dextroamphetamine sulfate, dexamphetamine, dexedrine, Dexampex, Ferndex, Oxydess II, Robese, Spancap #1, and, informally, Dex), a stereoisomer of amphetamine, is an indirect-acting stimulant that releases norepinephrine from nerve terminals, thus promoting nerve impulse transmission. It increases motor activity and mental alertness, and reduces drowsiness and a... Dexedrine, a recreational drug popular amongst Northern Soul fans at the time. "Big" Jim Paterson (trombone), Geoff "JB" Blythe (saxophone), Steve "Babyface" Spooner (alto saxophone), Pete Saunders (keyboard), Pete Williams (bass) and Bobby "Jnr" Ward(drums) formed the first line-up of the band to record a single, "Dance Stance" ( 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. Years: 1976 1977 1978 - 1979 - 1980 1981 1982 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1979 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics... 1979). The song was released on the independent Oddball Records, and only reached number 40 in the British charts, but the next single, "Geno" -- about Geno Washington is a British R&B musician who has released five albums with The Ram Jam Band between 1966 and 1969, and eight others on his own beginning in 1976. Link: http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Geno%20Washington.html Categories: People stubs | British musicians ... Geno Washington, and released on For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). The EMI Group is a major record label, based in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. Contents // 1 History 2 Labels under the EMI banner 3 Musicians signed, or previously signed, to EMI 3.1 Pre-1960 3.2... EMI -- was a British Number One in 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Years: 1977 1978 1979 - 1980 - 1981 1982 1983 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1980 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics... 1980. It featured the band's newest recruits, Andy Leek (keyboards) and Andy "Stoker" Growcott (drums)).

The band members were disappointed with their share of the profits, and soon stole the master tapes of Searching for the Young Soul Rebels, their debut LP, in order to renegotiate the deal. The album was released later in 1980 and became a massive success. After the next single, "There There My Dear" was a hit, Rowland insisted on choosing the uncommercial, "Keep It, Part Two" for the following single. It was a failure, and most of the band members quit, angered over continual personality problems with Rowland. Archer eventually formed The Blue Ox Babes were a pop group formed in 1981 by ex-Dexys Midnight Runners guitarist, Kevin Archer (know as Al Archer during his Dexys days to avoid confusion with Kevin Rowland) together with girlfriend, Yasmin Saleh and former Dexys keyboard player, Andy Leek. Archer was keen... The Blue Ox Babes, while Blythe, Spooner, Williams, Stoker and Mick Talbot (ex- The Merton Parkas were a Mod band formed in the Merton area of south London in the mid-70s by Danny Talbot (vocals & guitar), Mick Talbot (keyboards), Neil Hurrell (bass) and Simon Smith (drums). They emerged on the wave of Mods revival and signed with an independent label... Merton Parkas, who had recently joined on keyboards) left to form The Bureau were a New Wave Soul group formed in late 1980 when the original lineup of Dexys Midnight Runners split-up. Ex Dexys members, Pete Williams (bass), Geoff Blythe, (tenor sax), Steve Spooner (alto sax), Stoker (drums) and Mick Talbot (keyboards) were joined by Paul Taylor (trombone) and... The Bureau. Paterson stayed with Rowland, who added Billy Adams (guitar/banjo), Seb Shelton (drums, formerly of Secret Affair was a Mod revival band formed in 1978 by singer Ian Page and guitarist Dave Cairns. Their lineup was completed by Dennis Smith (bass) and Seb Shelton. The debut single Time For Action reached number 13 in the British charts putting them at the forefront of the Mod... Secret Affair), Micky Billingham (keyboard), Brian Maurice (alto saxophone), Paul Speare (tenor saxophone) and Steve Wynne (bass), releasing "Plan B", "Show Me" and "Liars A to E" in 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. Years: 1978 1979 1980 - 1981 - 1982 1983 1984 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1981 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics... 1981 without much success. Rowland then recruited fiddle players, Helen O'Hara (from Archer's new group, the Blue Ox Babes), Steve Brennan and Roger MacDuff, known collectively as "The Emerald Express". With the addition of new bass player, Giorgio Kilkenny, this line-up recorded Too-Rye-Ay in 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Years: 1979 1980 1981 - 1982 - 1983 1984 1985 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1982 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and... 1982, a Celtic folk and soul hybrid. The first single, "The Celtic Soul Brothers", was mildly successful but " Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners and The Emerald Express was the biggest selling British single of 1982. Written by Kevin Rowland, Big Jim Paterson and Billy Adams (and produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley), the song repeated its British chart success around the globe, reaching Number... Come on Eileen" soon followed, and became a Number One hit in both the UK and the For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). The United States of America, also referred to as the United States, U.S.A., U.S., US, America¹, or the States, is a federal republic of fifty states, mostly in central North America. The U.S. has three land... United States. Feeling that their role in the group had diminished following the arrival of the fiddles, the brass section of Paterson, Speare and Maurice left to form The TKO Horns were a brass section formed in 1982 when Big Jim Paterson (trombone), Paul Speare (tenor sax) and Brian Maurice (alto sax) left Dexys Midnight Runners. After a brief spell touring with Paul Youngs Q Tips they began performing on a regular basis with Elvis Costello... The TKO Horns, while Kilkenny was replaced by Johnny Edwards on bass and Billingham left to join General Public. With the singles, "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)" (a Van Morrison (b. George Ivan Morrison, August 31, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, occasional saxophone player, and exponent of so-called Celtic Soul. He was exposed to music from an early age, as his father collected American jazz albums, and his mother was... Van Morrison cover) and "Let's Get This Straight (From The Start)" maintaining their popularity, the group continued to tour until 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Years: 1980 1981 1982 - 1983 - 1984 1985 1986 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1983 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature... 1983 with a nucleus of Rowland, Adams, O'Hara and Shelton augmented by other musicians.

After a two year break, Dexys returned in 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For information pertaining to the Bowling for Soup song, see 1985 (song) Years: 1982 1983 1984 - 1985 - 1986 1987 1988 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1985 in topic... 1985 with the critically-acclaimed album, Don't Stand Me Down, featuring Rowland, Adams, O'Hara and Nicky Gatfield together with various seasoned performers including Atomic Rooster were a British Progressive rock group formed by ex-Crazy World of Arthur Brown members, Vincent Crane and Carl Palmer in 1969. Their only hit singles came in 1971 with Tomorrow Night (a British number 11 hit), and The Devils Answer (which reached number 4 in the... Vincent Crane (ex- Atomic Rooster were a British Progressive rock group formed by ex-Crazy World of Arthur Brown members, Vincent Crane and Carl Palmer in 1969. Their only hit singles came in 1971 with Tomorrow Night (a British number 11 hit), and The Devils Answer (which reached number 4 in the... Atomic Rooster), Julian Littman and Tim Dancy (who had been Al Green on the cover of Lets Stay Together Al Green (b. April 13, 1946) is an American gospel and soul music singer, born in Forrest City, Arkansas. The son of a sharecropper, he started out at age nine in a Forrest City quartet called the Greene Brothers; he... Al Green's drummer). Rowland at first refused to issue any singles from the album, and by the time "This Is What She's Like" was released, it was too late to save the album from commercial failure. The group disbanded the following year after a brief return to the charts with the single, "Because Of You" (which was used as the theme tune to a A British sitcom is a situation comedy (sitcom) produced in the United Kingdom. The genre can be difficult to classify as it covers a wide range of styles and situations. A common factor is the exploration of social mores, often with a healthy dollop of satire or bathos, in contrast... British sitcom, "Brush Strokes"), and Rowland became a solo artist with the release of 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Years: 1985 1986 1987 - 1988 - 1989 1990 1991 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1988 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail... 1988's poorly-received album, The word Wanderer can refer to: A novel by Fritz Leiber, The Wanderer, a 1913 novel by Alain-Fournier, The Old English poem, A song by U2, A 1988 album by Kevin Rowland, formerly of Dexys Midnight Runners Wanderer (car) a German automobile manufacturer between wars. This is a... The Wanderer. Despite spending much of the Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Contents // 1 Events and trends 1.1 Computers, technology 1.2 Science 1.3 War, peace and politics 1.4... 1990s suffering from financial problems and drug addiction, Rowland made plans to reform Dexys together with Big Jim Paterson, although these resulted in no more than a solitary TV performance in 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Years: 1990 1991 1992 - 1993 - 1994 1995 1996 Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st... 1993. Returning once more as a solo performer, Rowland signed to At least two different record labels called Creation Records have existed. The oldest label was formed by Robert Stigwood in 1967, but soon faded away. The most recent, and perhaps most famous, is a British indie record label headed by Alan McGee, lasting from 1984 to 1999. From the early... Creation Records, releasing an album of cover versions called My Beauty in For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album) 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. Years: 1996 1997 1998 - 1999 - 2000 2001 2002 Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s Centuries... 1999, which sold poorly, some sources quoting a figure of less than 500 copies. [2] (http://www.dexys.co.uk/history.htm) The demise of Creation meant that the planned follow-up album which would, once again have featured Dexys Midnight Runners was never made. However, in April 2003 the group announced that they would be reforming for a tour and a new greatest hits album.

Discography: (Singles):

• Dance Stance / I'm Just Looking (1979)
• Geno / Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache (1980)
• There There My Dear / The Horse (1980)
• Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One) / One Way Love (1980)
• Plan B / Soul Finger (1981)
• Show Me / Soon (1981)
• Liars A To E / ...And Yes We Must Remain The Wildhearted Outsiders (1981)
• The Celtic Soul Brothers / Love Part Two (1982)
• Come On Eileen / Dubious (1982)
• Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) / Let's Make This Precious (1982)
• Let's Get This Straight (From The Start) / Old (1982)
• The Celtic Soul Brothers (Reissue) / Reminisce Part One (1983)
• (An Extract From) This Is What She's Like / This Is What She's Like (Finale) (1985)
• Because Of You (The Theme From Brush Strokes) / Kathleen Mavourneen (1986)

(Albums):

• SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS (Burn It Down / Tell Me When My Light Turns Green / The Teams That Meet In Caffs / I'm Just Looking / Geno / Seven Days Too Long / I Couldn't Help If I Tried / Thankfully Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply / Keep It / Love Part One / There There My Dear) (1980)

• TOO-RYE-AY (The Celtic Soul Brothers / Let's Make This Precious / All In All (This One Last Wild Waltz) / Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) / Old / Plan B / I'll Show You / Liars A To E / Until I Believe In My Soul / Come On Eileen) (1982)

• DON'T STAND ME DOWN (The Occasional Flicker / This Is What She's Like / Knowledge Of Beauty / One Of Those Things / Reminisce Part Two / Listen To This / The Waltz) (1985)

External links

• http://groups.msn.com/DexysMidnightRunners
• 01 October 2003 interview with Kevin Rowland (http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/realmedia/radio/kevin_rowland.ram) (This is a Real audio file, you will need RealOne to play this file)