Blondie
Few acts can follow
their 20-year span
of No. 1 hits. “Heart
of Glass”
which reached No.
1 in 1979 was their
best selling single.
Other No. 1’s
include “Sunday
Girl” –
“Atomic”
– “Call
Me” –
The Tide Is High”
and “Maria”,
plus other top 10
hits like “Denis
(Denee)” –
“Picture This”
– “Hanging
On The Telephone”
– “Dreaming”
– “Union
City Blue”
and “Rapture”.
Boney
M
The ultimate themed
Caribbean/tropical/disco
attraction, featuring
the original lead
singer Liz Mitchell
with sing-along
hits such as “Brown
Girl In The Ring”
– “Rivers
Of Babylon”
– “Rasputin”
– “Daddy
Cool” etc.,
etc.
Brotherhood
of Man
Eurovision Song
Contest Winners
with “Save
Your Kisses For
Me”, which
reached No. 1 in
1976. The song proved
to be one of the
biggest selling
records of all time,
selling in excess
of 5 million copies,
and number one in
33 different countries
including the UK,
where it held the
top for six weeks.
The group followed
on with two more
British number one’s
in the shape of
“Angelo”
and “Figaro”.
They also had a
string of other
hits including “My
Sweet Rosalie”
– “Oh
Boy” –
“ Middle Of
The Night”
and “Beautiful
Lover”. All
four original members
are still performing
today.
Eruption
(featuring Precious
Wilson)
This group followed
in the footsteps
of Boney M with
hits such as “I
Can’t Stand
The Rain”
and “One Way
Ticket”. Available
with 2 backing vocalists
or a 5 piece band.
George
McCrae
First disco artiste
of all time with
the world-wide No.
1 “Rock Your
Baby”. Also
“I Can’t
Leave You Alone”
– “It’s
Been So Long”
and “Honey
I”. Also well
known for “Lead
Me On” which
was a duo with his
former wife Gwen.
Gwen
Dickey (Rose Royce)
The original lead
singer with Rose
Royce, who appeared
on such hits as
“Car Wash”
– “I
Wanna Get Next To
You” –
“Wishing On
A Star” and
“Love Don’t
Live Here Anymore”.
Heatwave
One of the biggest
hit recording groups
of the 70's with
a mixture of UK
& US vocalists
and musicians. They
first hit the charts
in January 1977
with “Boogie
Nights” that
reached number 2
in the charts and
stayed there for
14 weeks. The group
was produced in
the 70's by singer
Barry Blue, who
had a few hits himself.
The hits followed
through the 70's
including “Too
Hot To Handle”
'Slip Your Disc
To This'. In 1978
they hit the top
ten with one of
the greatest love
songs ever written,
“Always And
Forever”.
Hot
Chocolate
Chart regulars throughout
the 70’s and
80’s. They
had a least one
hit every year between
1970 and 1984, and
“You Sexy
Thing” made
the top 10 in three
decades, 70’s,
80’s and 90’s.
Other hits include,
“I Believe
(In Love)”
– “Brother
Louie” –
“Emma”
– “A
Child’s Prayer”
– “So
You Win Again”
– “Every
One’s A Winner”
– “No
doubt About It”
– “It
Started With A Kiss”
etc.
Racey
Original group,
big hits in the
late 70’s,
“Lay Your
Love On Me”
– “Some
Girls” –
“Boy Oh Boy”
and in 1980 “Runaround
Sue”.
Real
Thing (The)
The UK’s No.
1 soul band. Original
line-up Chris and
Eddie Amoo and Dave
Smith. They went
to No. 1 in 1976
with “You
To Me Are Everything”
followed by other
top 10 hits such
as “Can’t
Get By Without You”
and “Can You
Feel The Force”.
Also performing
classic covers from
Kool & The Gang,
“Ladies Night”
and “Celebration”
and “Good
Times” by
Chic, plus the McFadden
& Whitehead
classic “Ain”t
No Stopping Us Now”.
Roy
Wood’s Army
After Wizard and
various other Bands
which Roy has formed
over the years,
he is now playing
as ‘Roy Wood’s
Army’, which
features a stunning,
seven piece brass
section, (six of
which are female!)
playing all Roys’
hits, and songs
written especially
for his sparkling
new band! Well known
hits include, “See
My Baby Jive”
– “Angel
Fingers” –
“I Wish It
Could Be Christmas
Everyday”
– “Rock’N’
Roll Winter”
and “Are You
Ready To Rock etc.
Rubettes
(The)
Featuring Alan Williams.
Hits include “Sugar
Baby Love”
– “Juke
Box Jive”
– “Tonight”
– “I
Can Do It”
etc., etc.
Showaddywaddy
At the peak of their
career they had
seven successive
Top 5 hits with
rousing revivals
of old US Rock ‘n’
Roll songs, such
as “Hey Rock
and Roll”
– “Under
the Moon of Love”,
which reached No.
1 in 1976, “Three
Steps to Heaven”
– “Heatbeat”
– “You
Got What It Takes”
– “When”
– “You
Got What It Takes”
–“Dancin’
Party” –
“I Wonder
Why” –
“Pretty Little
Angel Eyes”
– “A
Little Bit of Soap”
etc.
Slade
2
Featuring 2 original
members of the band
and all the hits,
which include “Cum
On Feel The Noize”
– “Coz
I Luv You”
– “Take
Me Bak ‘Ome”
and “Merry
Xmas Everybody”,
plus many more.
Status
Quo
London-based three-cord
boogie band. No
group has accumulated
more UK hits or
has a wider Top
20 chart span. These
heroes of the head-banging
set have been rockin’
all over the world
for more than 35
years. Well known
hits include, “Paper
Plane” –
“Caroline”
– “Down
Down” –
“Rockin’
All Over The World”
– “Whatever
You Want”
and “The Wanderer”,
to mention but a
few.
Stranglers
(The)
The most commercially
successful and long-lasting
group to emerge
from the Punk/new
wave scene. This
London-based band
has at least one
hit every year between
1977 and 1992 and
still performing.
There most well
known hits being
“No More Heroes”
– “5
minutes” –
“Nice ‘N’
Sleazy” –
“Golden Brown”
and “Strange
Little Girl”
.
Suzi
Quatro
Suzi achieved musical
success and went
onto become the
first female rock
musician with a
string of number
one hits through
out the 1970's and
early 80's, such
as “Can The
Can” –
“48 Crash”
– “Devil
Gate Drive”
– “The
Wild One”
and “If You
Can’t Give
Me Love”.
Tina
Charles
Disco diva –
still going strong,
whose biggest hits
include “I
Love To Love (But
My Baby Just Loves
To Dance)”
– “Dance
Little Lady Dance”
and “Doctor
Love”.
Three
Degrees (The)
They became top
stars in the 70’s,
tagged by the media
as ‘Prince
Charles Favourites’.
They were the first
girl group to top
the UK charts since
The Supremes in
1964. Hits include
“Year of Decision”
– “When
Will I See You Again”
– “Take
Good Care Of Yourself”
– “Woman
In Love” –
“The Runner”
and “My Simple
Heart”.
Vanity
Fare
A group with superb
vocal harmonies
whose hits include
“I Live For
The Sun” –
“Early In
The Morning”
and “Hitchin
A Ride”. They
have appeared on
over 100 television
shows including
Top of the Pops
and Wogan.
Wurzels
The Wurzel history
goes back to the
late 60’s,
although their most
successful time
was through the
70’s and early
80’s. They
have appealed to
folk of all ages
and from all walks
of life. They appear
at a range of venues,
from Village Halls
to Theatres, Primary
Schools to Universities,
Steam Fairs and
Barn Dances through
to Five Star Hotels,
Holiday Camps and
Cruise Ships. Still
playing their well
known hits such
as “The Combine
Harvester”
(Brand New Key),
“I Am A Cider
Drinker” (Paloma
Blanca) and “Farmer
Bill’s Cowman”
(I Was kaiser Bill’s
Batman).
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