Child’s Play were an American jazz-rock band from Richmond, Va., that released a self-titled album on Moonlight Records in 1979. Members: Bruce Ford-Fyffe (piano), Muddd (guitar, ARP synthesizer), Richard Lumpkin (bass), Merrill Reese (drums) Discography: Child’s Play (1979)
The Bruce Cameron Jazz Ensemble were an American jazz-rock band from California that released the album With All My Love on Discovery Records in 1979. Members: Bruce Cameron (trumpet, flugelhorn), James Hunt (bass), Carl Evans, Jr. (keyboards), Gary Nieves (drums), Charlotte Steele (vocals) Discography: With All My Love (1979)
Artport were an American jazz-rock band from Champlin, Minn., that released an eponymous album in 1982. Bassist John Purtle resurfaced behind guitarist Michael Lee Firkins on a string of albums during the 1990s. Members: Peter K. Ward (guitar), John Purtle (bass), Ron Morris (drums) Discography: Artport (1982)
Al Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist who emerged in the jazz-rock supergroup Return to Forever, playing on the 1974–76 albums Where Have I Known You Before, No Mystery, and Romantic Warrior. As a solo artist, he’s issued more than 40 albums, starting with the 1976/77 Columbia titles Land of the […]
Aurora Borealis were an American jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on small-press Red Hot in 1982. Members: Mitch DeMatoff (piano, Rhodes electric piano, synthesizer, Moog, Polymoog, Minimoog, Hammond organ), Mike Langland (electric guitar, acoustic guitar), Gene Barrio (bass), Dan Pucillo Jr. (drums, Syndrum) Discography: Aurora Borealis (with Mitch Dematoff) (1982) Hello ….I […]
Affirmation were an American jazz rock band. Members: – Discography: Lost Angeles (1980) Identity Crisis (1985)
3PM were an American jazz-rock band from Raleigh, N.C., that released the album Better Late Than Never on Ostinato Records in 1980. Members: Jerry Peek (bass, synthesizer), John Wheliss (guitar), Doug Morgan (drums, percussion), Bernie Petteway (guitar, synthesizer) Discography: Better Late Than Never (1980)
Mike Mainieri (born July 4, 1938) is an American vibraphonist from N.Y.C. Discography: Blues on the Other Side (1962 • The Mike Mainieri Quartet) Insight (1968 • The Mike Mainieri Quartet) Journey Thru an Electric Tube (1969) Love Play (1977) Free Smiles (1978 • Mike Mainieri & Warren Bernhardt) Wanderlust (1981)
Dry Jack were an American jazz-rock band from N.Y.C. that was active between 1972 and 1982. The band released two albums, Magical Elements and Whale City, both in 1979 on Inner City Records. Members: Dwight Rucker (vocals, 1973-75), Rod Fleeman (guitar), John Lamb (guitar), Clint Swank (guitar), Rocco Marshall (guitar), Bill Bergman (guitar), Tony DePaolo […]
Clareon were an American jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on Villa Records in 1980. Members: – Discography: Clareon (1980)
Innersections were an American jazz-rock band that released the album Tap Dancer in a Minefield in 1980. Members: – Discography: Tap Dancer in a Minefield (1980)
Toto are an American modern-rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1977 by prolific industry studio musicians. Members: Steve Lukather (guitar, vocals), David Paich (keyboards, vocals), David Hungate (bass, 1977-83, 2014-present), Jeff Porcaro (drums, 1977-92), Steve Porcaro (keyboards, vocals, 1977-89, 2010-present), Bobby Kimball (vocals, 1977-84, 1997-2008), Mike Porcaro (bass, 1983-2008), Fergie Frederiksen (vocals, 1984-86), Joseph […]
Lee Ritenour (born Jan. 11, 1952) is an American jazz/pop session guitarist and recording artist from Los Angeles. Discography: First Course (1976) Captain Fingers (1977) Gentle Thoughts (1977) Concierto de Aranjuez (1978 • Aranjuez) Friendship (1978) Sugar Loaf Express (1978) The Captain’s Journey (1978) Feel the Night (1979) Rio (1979) Rit (1981) Rit/2 (1982) On […]
Tony Sciuto (born 1952) is an American musician and songwriter from Baltimore who released the album Island Nights on Epic in 1980. Discography: Island Nights (1980) Be My Radio [archival] (1999)
Teri DeSario (born Nov. 27, 1951) is an American pop vocalist from Miami. Discography: Pleasure Train (1978) Moonlight Madness (1979) Caught (1980) A Call To Us All (1983) Overnight Success (1984 • Teri DeSario with Joey Carbone & Richie Zito) Voices in the Wind (1985)
Teena Marie (March 5, 1956 — Dec. 26, 2010) was an American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and arranger from Santa Monica, Calif. She was born Mary Christine Brockert on March 5, 1956, in Santa Monica, Calif., and raised in nearby Mission Hills and Venice. Her family’s heritage comprised of Irish, Italian, Native American, Portuguese, and […]
Pablo Cruise were an American harmony-pop/rock band from San Francisco. Members: Dave Jenkins (guitar, vocals), Cory Lerios (keyboards, vocals, 1973-86), Steve Price (drums, 1973-81, 1985-86), Bud Cockrell (bass, vocals, 1973-77, 1985-86), Bruce Day (bass, vocals, 1977-80), John Pierce (bass, vocals, 1980-84), AJ Crawdaddy (guitar, vocals, 1980-82), Donny Baldwin (drums, 1981-82), David Perper (drums, vocals, 1982-84), […]
Mr. Mister were an American modern-rock band from Los Angeles, formed from the ashes of Pages. Members: Richard Page (vocals, bass), Steve George (keyboards, saxophone, vocals), Steve Farris (guitar, 1983-87), Pat Mastelotto (drums), Howard ‘Buzz’ Feiten (guitar, 1988-89) Discography: I Wear the Face (1984) Welcome to the Real World (1985) Go On … (1987) Pull […]
Michael McDonald (born Feb. 12, 1952) is an American vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter from St. Louis. Discography: If That’s What It Takes (1982) No Lookin’ Back (1985) Take It to Heart (1990) Blink of an Eye (1993) Blue Obsession (2000)
Michael Franks (born Sept. 18, 1944) is an American singer/songwriter from La Jolla, Calif. Discography: Michael Franks (1973) The Art of Tea (1975) Sleeping Gypsy (1977) Burchfield Nines (1978) Tiger in the Rain (1979) One Bad Habit (1980) Objects of Desire (1982) Previously Unavailable (1983) Passionfruit (1983) Skin Dive (1985) The Camera Never Lies (1987) […]
Melissa Manchester (born Feb. 15, 1951) is an American singer/songwriter who released two albums on Bell Records in 1973/74, followed by nine albums on Arista between 1975 and 1983. She first emerged under the auspices of Barry Manilow and Bette Midler and co-wrote many songs with Carole Bayer Sager. Manchester’s best known songs include “Don’t […]
Marilyn Scott (born Dec. 21, 1949) is an American singer from Altadena, Calif. Discography: Dreams of Tomorrow (1979) Without Warning (1983)
The Manhattan Transfer are an American vocal group from N.Y.C., formed in 1969 by swing enthusiast Tim Hauser. The original lineup, a five-piece with songwriter Gene Pistilli, issued one album of retro jazz and pop on Capitol in 1971. Hauser then recruited singers Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, and Laurel Massé, establishing the two man/two woman […]
Lindsey Buckingham (born Oct. 3, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, best known as the guitarist and co-vocalist of Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987. He joined the band with his then-girlfriend, Stevie Nicks, after they cut the album Buckingham Nicks as a duo. He made his solo debut with the 1981 […]
Larsen-Feiten Band were an American jazz-pop band that released a self-titled album on Warner Bros. in 1980. The band was basically a reformed Full Moon and reverted back to that name for two further albums in 1982. Members: Lenny Castro (percussion, vocals), Howard ‘Buzz’ Feiten (guitar), Kim Hutchcroft (saxophone), Neil Larsen (keyboards), Art Rodriguez (drums), […]
Laura Nyro (Oct. 18, 1947 — April 8, 1997) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist from the Bronx. She debuted with the album More Than a New Discovery on Verve Folkways in 1967. She then signed to Columbia and released four albums between 1968 and 1971, culminating with a collaborative disc with soul trio […]
Laura Branigan (July 3, 1952 — Aug. 26, 2004) was an American pop singer from Mount Kisco, N.Y. Discography: Branigan (1982) Branigan 2 (1983) Self Control (1984) Hold Me (1985) Touch (1987) Laura Branigan (1990)
John Valenti is an American vocalist and drummer from Chicago who played in the Motown brass-rock act Puzzle during the early 1970s. As a solo artist, he released the soul-pop album Anything You Want on Ariola America in 1976. Discography: Anything You Want (1976) I Won’t Change (1981)
John O’Banion (Feb. 16, 1947 — Feb. 14, 2007) was an American singer from Kokomo, Ind., who released two albums on Elektra in 1981 and 1982. Discography: John O’Banion (1981) Danger (1982) White Light (1985)
I-Ten were an American melodic-rock duo that released the album Taking a Cold Look on Epic in 1983. Members: Tom Kelly (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Billy Steinberg (vocals, guitar) Discography: Taking a Cold Look (1983)
Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945) is an American country and pop vocalist from Los Angeles. Discography: Rest on Me (1972) Kim Carnes (1975) Sailin’ (1976) St. Vincent’s Court (1979) Romance Dance (1980) Mistaken Identity (1981) Voyeur (1982) Café Racers (1983) Barking at Airplanes (1985) Light House (1986) View From the House (1988)
Greg Guidry (Jan. 23, 1954 — July 28, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter from St. Louis who released the album Over the Line on Columbia in 1982. Discography: Over the Line (1982)
Kenny Loggins (born Jan. 7, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter from Everett, Wash. He rose to fame as part of the musical duo Loggins and Messina, which issued seven albums on Columbia between 1971 and 1976. In 1977, he debuted as a solo artist with the album Celebrate Me Home on Columbia, followed […]
Gordon Michaels is an American singer and songwriter who released the album Stargazer in 1979. Discography: Stargazer (1979)
Gary Wright (April 26, 1943) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter from Cresskill, N.J., who served as the co-vocalist and keyboardist in Spooky Tooth during two three-album periods between 1968 and 1974. Discography: Extraction (1971) Footprint (1971) Benjamin (OST, 1972) The Dream Weaver (1975) The Light of Smiles (1977) Touch and Gone (1977) Headin’ […]
Kasim Sulton (Dec. 8, 1955) is an American musician and songwriter from Staten Island, N.Y., best known as the bassist and co-vocalist in the four-piece lineup of Utopia, recording eight albums with the band between 1977 and 1985. Discography: Kasim (1982) Lights On (1986 • Price-Sulton) The Basement Tapes (1998) Quid Pro Quo (2002) 3 […]
Frannie Golde — aka Francine Vicki Golde — is an American songwriter from Chicago. Discography: Frannie Golde (1976) Frannie (1979) Restless (1980)
Billy Joel is an American pianist, singer, and songwriter from the Bronx who released the album Cold Spring Harbor on Family Productions Inc. in 1971, followed by 11 studio albums on Columbia between 1973 and 1993. Prior to his solo career, he recorded two albums with psych-rockers The Hassles, which splintered into the 1970 hard-rock […]
Bill Champlin (born May 21, 1947) is an American singer, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter from Oakland who emerged as the frontman of the Sons of Champlin, a popular Bay Area brass-rock band that he led between 1965 and 1977. In 1978, he debuted as a solo artist with the album Single on Full Moon, followed […]
Christopher Cross — aka Christopher Charles Geppert (born May 3, 1951) — is an American vocalist and songwriter from San Antonio. Discography: Christopher Cross (1979) “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” / “Minstrel Gigolo” (1981) Another Page (1983) Every Turn of the World (1985) Back of My Mind (1988) Rendezvous (1991)
Carolyne Mas (born Oct. 20, 1955) is an American vocalist and songwriter from Long Island, N.Y., who released four albums on Mercury between 1979 and 1981. Discography: Carolyne Mas (1979) Mas Hysteria (1979) Hold On (1980) Modern Dreams (1981) Action Pact (1989)
Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8, 1947) is an American songwriter and occasional singer who released two 1977/78 albums on Elektra, followed by the 1981 Boardwalk release Sometimes Late at Night. As a lyricist, she’s penned hits for The Mindbenders (“A Groovy Kind of Love”), Leo Sayer (“When I Need You”), Asha Puthli (“She Loves […]
Carly Simon (born June 25, 1945) is an American singer/songwriter from the Bronx who released eight albums on Elektra between 1971 and 1979, followed by a round of titles on Warner, Epic, and Arista during the subsequent decade. Simon was born Carly Elisabeth Simon on June 25, 1945, in the Bronx. She is the third […]
Brock Walsh is an American songwriter and occasional vocalist who released the album Dateline: Tokyo on WEA in 1983. Discography: Dateline: Tokyo (1983)
Boz Scaggs is an American vocalist, musician, and songwriter who emerged in the late-sixties incarnation of the Steve Miller Band and went solo with a 1969 Atlantic album. Between 1970 and 1988, he released eight albums on Columbia. His popularity peaked with the 1976–80 albums Silk Degrees, Down Two Then Left, and Middle Man. Scaggs […]
Bette Midler (born Dec. 1, 1945) is an American singer and actress from Honolulu who rose to prominence on New York’s cabaret scene during the early 1970s. After starring in several Broadway productions (Salvation, Fiddler On the Roof, Tommy), she launched her singing career at the Continental Baths. Between 1972 and 1995, she released 10 […]
America is a rustic-folk/pop combo, formed in 1968 in Watford, Hertfordshire, by American musicians. Members: Gerry Beckley (guitar, bass, piano, vocals), Dewey Bunnell (guitar, vocals), Dan Peek (guitar, bass, piano, vocals, 1968-77) During the mid-1960s, American teenagers Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek met at London Central High School at Bushey Hall. All three […]
Scaramouche were a German art-rock band that released a self-titled album on Ohrwurm in 1981. Members: Holger Funk (lead vocals), Johannes Hofmann (keyboards), Martin Hofmann (bass), Robby Stein (drums), Tommy Weber (guitar) Discography: Scaramouche (1981)
805 were an American art-rock band from New York that released the album Stand in Line on RCA in 1982. Amid several lineup changes, the band issued two further albums on self-press 805 Productions Ltd. between 1985 and 1989. Members: Dave Porter (guitar, vocals, 1977-89, 1991-92, 2003), Greg Liss (bass, Chapman stick, 1977-88, 2003), Ed […]
Grey & Hanks were an American soul-funk duo from Los Angeles, comprised of musicians Len Ron Hanks and Zane Grey. The pair released two albums on RCA Victor between 1978 and 1980. Members: Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey Discography: You Fooled Me (1978) Prime Time (1980)
Fat Larry’s Band were an American soul-funk band from Philadelphia that released six albums between 1976 and 1982: including three on WMOT Records and two on its eventual parent Fantasy Records. The band’s second album, Off the Wall, appeared on Stax in 1977. A late-period U.K. breakthrough yielded a seventh album on Virgin in 1983, […]
Y & T were an American hard-rock/metal band from Oakland, Calif., that released two albums as Yesterday and Today on London Records between 1976 and 1978, followed by five albums and a live disc on A&M between 1981 and 1984. Members: Dave Meniketti (vocals, guitar), Phil Kennemore (bass, 1974-2010), Leonard Haze (drums, 1974-86, 2001-06), Joey […]
Alcatrazz were a multi-national metal band formed in Los Angeles by English vocalist Graham Bonnet (Marbles, Rainbow) and Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. With this lineup, the band released the 1983 album No Parole From Rock ‘n’ Roll on RCA and a 1984 live album on Rocshire. Malmsteen’s place was taken by Steve Vai for the […]
Slayer are an American metal band from Huntington Park, Calif., that released two albums and an EP on Metal Blade/Roadrunner between 1983 and 1985, followed by three albums and a live double-disc on Def Jam/American between 1986 and 1991. Members: Kerry King (guitar), Tom Araya (vocals, bass), Jeff Hanneman (guitar, 1981-2013), Dave Lombardo (drums, 1982-86, […]
Metallica were an American metal band from Los Angeles that released two albums on Megaforce in 1983/84, followed by three albums on Elektra between 1986 and 1991. Members: Lars Ulrich (drums), James Hetfield (guitar, vocals), Hugh Tanner (guitar, 1981), Lloyd Grant (guitar, 1981), Ron McGovney (bass, 1981-82), Dave Mustaine (guitar, 1982-83), Cliff Burton (bass, 1982-86), […]
Manowar were an American metal band from Auburn, NY, that released the album Battle Hymns on Liberty Records in 1982, followed by 12 further studio albums on assorted labels over the subsequent three decades. Members: Joey DeMaio (bass, keyboards), Eric Adams (vocals), Karl Kennedy (drums, 1980), Ross the Boss (guitar, 1980-88), Donnie Hamzik (drums, 1982-83, […]
Manilla Road were an American metal band from Wichita, Kan., that released eight albums on Roadster and Black Dragon between 1980 and 1990. Members: Mark Shelton (guitar, vocals, 1977-2018), Ben Munkirs (drums, 1977-78), Robert Park (guitar, 1977-79), Scott Park (bass, 1977-90), Myles Sipe (drums, 1979), Rick Fisher (drums, 1979-83), Randy Foxe (drums, 1984-90) Discography: Invasion […]
Dio were an American metal band fronted by namesake veteran hard-rock vocalist Ronnie James Dio (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath). The band released four albums on Warner Bros. between 1983 and 1987, followed by titles on Reprise, Steamhammer, and Spitfire during the subsequent two decades. Members: Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar, 1982-86), Jimmy Bain […]
Johnny Warman — aka John Robert Waughman (born 1951) — is an English vocalist and songwriter who released a 1975 Bellaphon single with hard-rockers Bearded Lady, which recorded an album that was ultimately released in 2004 by archivists Angel Air Records. As a solo artist, Warman released the album Hour Glass on RCA in 1978, […]
Kevin Ayers (Aug. 16, 1944 — Feb. 18, 2013) was an English singer/songwriter from Herne Bay, Kent, that emerged as the guitarist/vocalist in Soft Machine, playing on the band’s 1968 eponymous debut album. The following year, he launched his solo career with the album Joy of a Toy on Harvest. Between 1972 and 1980, he […]
John Martyn — aka Iain David McGeachy (Sept. 11, 1948 — Jan. 29, 2009) — was an English singer/songwriter and guitarist from New Malden, Surrey, who released eight studio albums and a live disc on Island between 1967 and 1980, followed by a pair of 1981/82 titles on WEA and a further round of Island […]
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers were an American soul-funk band from Washington, DC, that released two albums on Source Records during 1979 and 1980, followed by a later round of activity that yielded two 1984 singles on T.T.E.D. Records and three 1986–88 live releases on Future, Flame, and Fun House. In a prior incarnation, […]
Ebonee Webb were an American soul-funk band from Memphis that served as a backing act on two 1978/79 Japanese disco albums on the Seven Seas label. As a standalone unit, the band released two albums on Capitol Records between 1981 and 1983. Members: Charles Liggins, Chico, Gregg Davis, Kenneth Ray Coleman, Leon Thomas, Michael Winston, […]
Swingers were a Kiwi new wave band that released the album Practical Jokers in 1981. Their single “Counting the Beat” reached No. 1 in New Zealand and Australia. They feature in the 1982 Australian musical comedy Starstruck. Guitarist–singer Phil Judd was a founding member of Split Enz. Members: Phil Judd (vocals, guitar), Dwayne “Bones” Hillman […]
Dial M were an American New Wave/synthpop duo from Los Angeles that released a self-titled album on small-press D&D Records in 1983. Multi-instrumentalist Mark Maierhoffer had a creative hand in albums by the Village People (Renaissance, 1981) and Cher (I Paralyze, 1982). Keyboardist/singer Mike Kapitan subsequently worked with Thomas Dolby. Members: Mike Kapitan (Lead Vocals, […]
The Flying Lizards were an English electro/art-pop project that yielded two albums on Virgin between 1979 and 1981, followed by a third on Statik in 1984. The project was ostensibly a twosome between composer/producer David Cunningham and a succession of vocalists: Deborah Evans-Stickland, Patti Palladin (Snatch), and Sally Peterson. The second album, Fourth Wall, features […]
Ethel the Frog were an English hard-rock/metal band from Kingston upon Hull that released a self-titled album on EMI in 1980. Members: Doug Sheppard (vocals, guitar), Paul Tognola (guitar), Terry Hopkinson (bass, vocals), Paul Conyers (drums) Discography: Ethel the Frog (1980)
The Enid was an English symphonic-rock band from Tenterden, Kent, that released the 1976 album In the Region of the Summer Stars on Buk Records and the 1977 sophomore effort Aerie Faerie Nonsense on EMI International. Two 1979 titles appeared on Pye, after which The Enid issued numerous 1980s albums on their eponymous label and […]
Synthesax were a German jazz-rock band that released the album Grundlos on Leico Records in 1981. Members: Christian Lauer (drums), Dieter „Fisch“ Weber (bass), Markus Wahl (saxophone), Peter Weber (keyboards) Discography: Grundlos (1981)
Red Summer were an English instrumental art-rock combo that issued the album Release on Rimshot Records in 1982. Members: Sammy Andrews (guitar, percussion, synthesizers, vocals), Nick Carey (keyboards, violin, percussion, vocals) Discography: Release (1982)
Eddie & Sunshine were an English electro-pop duo comprised of vocalist Eddie Maelov and singer/keyboardist Sunshine Patteson, who both hailed from art-punks Gloria Mundi. The pair issued two singles on small-press Human Records in 1981, followed by the album Perfect Strangers with three accompanying singles on self-startup Survival Records in 1983. Members: Eddie Maelov (vocals), […]
B. Baker Chocolate Co. were an American jazz-funk supergroup that released a self-titled album on the Lester Radio Corporation label in 1979. The project was arranged by composer/conductor Brad Baker with assorted LRC talent, including guitarist Jimmy Ponder and organists Lonnie Smith and Jimmy McGriff. Members: Brad Baker (arranger), Jimmy Ponder (guitar), Lonnie Smith (organ), […]
The Jammers were an American soul-funk band that released a self-titled album on Salsoul Records in 1982. Members: Richie Weeks (keyboards, synthesizer, producer, arranger), Sheldon Weeks (vocals), Debra Blackwell (vocals), Fareed Abdul Haqq (guitar, keyboards) John Cooksey (keyboards), Raymond Earl (bass), Tony Bridges (bass), John Cooksey (drums), Scotty Miller (drums), Warren Benbow (drums) Discography: The […]
High Fashion were an American soul-funk trio that released the albums Feelin’ Lucky (1982) and Make Up Your Mind (1983) on Capitol Records. Members: Alyson Williams (1982-83), Eric MacClinton (1982-83), Meli’sa Morgan (1982), Marcella Allen (vocals, 1983) Discography: Feelin’ Lucky (1982) Make Up Your Mind (1983)
Heat were an American soul-funk trio that released a self-titled album in 1980, followed by Still Waiting in 1981, both on MCA. Members: Ed Whiting (vocals), Jean Marie Arnold (vocals), Tom Saviano (saxophone, producer) Discography: Heat (1980) Still Waiting (1981)
Logg were an American soul-funk band that released a self-titled album on Salsoul Records in 1981. Members: Leroy Burgess (lead vocals, keyboards, producer, arranger), Fred McFarlane (synthesizer), James Calloway (bass, percussion, backing vocals), Russell Patterson, Sonny T. Davenport (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Stan Lucas (guitar) Discography: Logg (1981)
Klique were an American soul-funk trio from Los Angeles that released four albums on MCA between 1981 and 1985. Members: Deborah Suthers [Deborah Hunter] (vocals, percussion), Isaac Suthers (vocals, synthesizer, keyboards), Howard Huntsberry (vocals, drums, percussion) Discography: It’s Winning Time (1981) Let’s Wear It Out (1982) Try It Out (1983) Love Cycles (1985)
MoFoYa were a Hawaiian jazz-funk/soul band that released the album Send a Message on self-press Kona Gold in 1979. Members: Tim Valente (Bass Guitar, Flute, Vocals), Ronnie Atwater (Drums, Vocals), Bill Montei (Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals), John Alden (Guitar, Vocals) Discography: Send a Message (1979)
Section 25 were an English post-punk band from Blackpool, Lancashire, that released four albums and eight shortplayers on Factory between 1980 and 1988. Members: Larry Cassidy (lead vocals, bass, 1978-2010), Vin Cassidy (drums, 1978-85, 2000-present), Paul Wiggin (guitar, vocals, 1978-81), Lee Shallcross (guitar, 1981-85), John Grice (percussion, 1981-82), Jenny Cassidy [Jenny Ross] (keyboards, vocals, 1982-2001), […]
Annette Peacock (born 1941) is an American avant-garde jazz vocalist and composer from Brooklyn who first emerged in the mid-1960s as a writer for pianist Paul Bley, her then-husband. His 1968 album Mr. Joy features her title-sake composition that was subsequently covered by Swedish vocalist Karin Krog and English jazz-rockers Affinity. As a performer, Peacock […]
Unrest Work & Play were an English avant-rock duo that released two EPs in 1982/83, followed by the album Informs on Recommended Records in 1984. Members: Chris Fraser (guitar, vocals, percussion, tapes), Andy Wake (drums, vocals, percussion, tapes) Unrest Work & Play consisted of two experimental musicians: guitarist/percussionist Chris Fraser and percussionist Andy Wake. Discography: […]
