|
Feargal Sharkey (born Sean Feargal Sharkey on August 13, 1958, in Derry) is a Northern Irish singer, who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones, famous for the hit single "Teenage Kicks" and being discovered by John Peel. Before his actual solo career took off, he was also the singer of the one-shot group The Assembly, with the ex-Yazoo supremo Vince Clarke in 1983 (with their UK singles chart number 4 hit, "Never Never"). Image File history File links Feargal_Sharkey. ...
Image File history File links Feargal_Sharkey. ...
August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ...
Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
The Irish are a European ethnic group who originated in Ireland, in north western Europe. ...
Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...
Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and...
The picture cover of the Undertones 1979 Youve Got My Number (Why Dont You Use It!) single The Undertones are an Northern Irish rock band formed in Londonderry, Northern Ireland in 1975. ...
Autobiography John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. ...
The Assembly is a synth pop project started in 1983 in the town of Basildon, England, by: Vince Clarke (songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals) Feargal Sharkey (songwriting, vocals) Eric Radcliffe (production) Clarke founded The Assembly shortly after disbanding Yazoo with vocalist Alison Moyet upon completion and distribution of their 1982 album...
Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.) were a short-lived but highly successful English electropop duo from Basildon, Essex that had a number of top ten hits in the British charts in the early 1980s. ...
Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, Essex, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and Erasure. ...
See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ...
The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...
His best-known solo material is the 1985 UK chart-topping single penned by Maria McKee, "A Good Heart", which went to number one in several countries. His solo work is significantly different from the semi-punk offerings of The Undertones. He also got a UK number 5 in 1986 with "You Little Thief". Both "You Little Thief" and "A Good Heart" have a common link. "You Little Thief" was written by Benmont Tench, a member of Tom Petty's band, in response to Maria McKee writing "A Good Heart" about him. Maria McKee herself later had a worldwide hit with "Show Me Heaven" from the soundtrack to the movie "Days of Thunder". 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cover of self-titled debut album. ...
Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...
Thomas Tom Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a popular American musician, known for his album-oriented, classicist rocknroll. ...
Starting in the early 1990s Sharkey moved into the business side of the music industry, initially as an A&R manager for Polydor Records and then as Managing Director of EXP Ltd. He was appointed a Member of the Radio Authority for five years from December 1998 to December 2003. He then became Chairman of the UK Government task force the 'Live Music Forum' in 2004. This article is very long Some browsers may have difficulty rendering this article. ...
In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...
1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ...
The Office of Communications, usually known as Ofcom, is the UKs communications regulator. ...
See also: 1998 in music (UK) other events of 1998 Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 list of years in music 1990s in music // February 15 - Sir Edward Elgars unfinished third symphony, completed by Anthony Payne is performed for the first time at the Royal...
See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 other events of 2003 list of years in music 2000s in music // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands...
The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ...
A task force (TF) is a temporary unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Discography
Albums Singles Feargal Sharkey is the first solo album of former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey. ...
Wish is the second solo album of former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey. ...
Songs From The Mardi Gras is the third and last solo album of former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey and was released in 1991. ...
- 1984 Listen To Your Father UK #23
- 1985 Loving You UK #26
- 1985 A Good Heart UK #1 (2 weeks)
- 1986 You Little Thief UK #5
- 1986 Someone To Somebody UK #62
- 1988 More Love UK #44
- 1991 I've Got News For You UK #12
|
Feeds |
Contact