Category: 1980s
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The Human League
About The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album Dare in 1981 after restructuring their lineup. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one…
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Michael Bolton
About Michael Bolotin, known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton performed in the hard rock and heavy metal music genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. His early career also saw him as…
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Christopher Cross
About Christopher Cross is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Antonio, Texas. He has won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles “Sailing” (1979), and “Arthur’s Theme ” peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. “Sailing” earned three Grammys in 1980, while “Arthur’s Theme” won…
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Bronski Beat
About Bronski Beat were a British synth-pop band formed in 1983 in London, England. The initial lineup, which recorded the majority of their hits, consisted of Jimmy Somerville (vocals), Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek. Simon Davolls contributed backing vocals to many songs. Albums/Songs: The Age of Consent The Age of Reason In Concert – 351…
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Dance With a Stranger
About Dance with a Stranger is a 1985 British film directed by Mike Newell. Telling the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain (1955), the film won critical acclaim, and aided the careers of two of its leading actors, Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett. The screenplay was by Shelagh Delaney,…
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UB40
About UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984 were nominated…
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Eliane Elias
About Eliane Elias is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger. Albums/Songs: Kissed by Nature Light My Fire Impulsive ! Eliane Elias Plays Live Amanda Dreamer Fantasia Paulistana Cross Currents So Far So Close Eliane Elias Sings Jobim Eliane Elias Plays Jobim Made in Brazil I Thought About You (A Tribute to Chet Baker)…
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The Pasadenas
About The Pasadenas were an English R&B/pop group. They had two UK top 10 albums and eight UK top 40 hit singles, including “Tribute ” (1988), “Riding on a Train” (1988) and “I’m Doing Fine Now” (1992). Albums/Songs: To Whom It May Concern Tribute: The Best of the Pasadenas Yors sincerely Phoenix Definitive Collection Elevate…
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Al Jarreau
About Alwin Lopez Jarreau was an American singer and songwriter. His 1981 album Breakin’ Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In all, he won…
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Dire Straits
About Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley and Pick Withers. They were active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995. Albums/Songs: Rock File ’78 (Aphrodisiac Feeling) Down Under Dire Straits The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private…