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Kevin Rowland

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Kevin Rowland (born 17 August 1953) is an English singer-songwriter of Irish descent and frontman for the pop band Dexys Midnight Runners (currently called Dexys), which had several hits in the early 1980s, the most notable being "Geno" and "Come On Eileen", both of which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. [1]

32 relations: Chairmen of the Board, Come On Eileen, Creation Records, Crossmolina, Dexys Midnight Runners, Don't Stand Me Down, General Johnson (musician), Geno (song), Harrow, London, Kevin Archer, Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish And Country Soul, Mercury Records, My Beauty, New wave music, One Day I'm Going to Soar, Pop music, Punk rock, Republic of Ireland, Roxy Music, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels, Soul music, Sunshine on Leith (album), The Guardian, The Killjoys (British band), The Observer, The Proclaimers, The Wanderer (Kevin Rowland album), Too-Rye-Ay, UK Singles Chart, Uncut (magazine), Wednesfield, Wolverhampton.

Chairmen of the Board

Chairmen of the Board is an American-Canadian, Detroit, Michigan-based soul music group, who saw their greatest commercial success in the 1970s.

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Come On Eileen

"Come On Eileen" is a song by English group Dexys Midnight Runners (credited to Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express), released in the United Kingdom on 25 June 1982 as a single from their album Too-Rye-Ay.

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Creation Records

Creation Records was a British independent record label headed by Scottish music executive Alan McGee.

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Crossmolina

Crossmolina or Crosmolina is a town in the Barony of Tyrawley in County Mayo, Ireland, as well as the name of the parish in which Crossmolina is situated.

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Dexys Midnight Runners

Dexys Midnight Runners (currently officially Dexys, their former nickname, styled without an apostrophe) are an English pop band with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid-1980s.

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Don't Stand Me Down

Don't Stand Me Down is the third studio album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in September 1985.

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General Johnson (musician)

General Norman Johnson (May 23, 1941 – October 13, 2010) was the frontman of Chairmen of the Board and an American rhythm and blues songwriter and record producer.

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Geno (song)

"Geno" is a 1980 single by Dexys Midnight Runners.

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Harrow, London

Harrow is a large suburban town in the London Borough of Harrow, northwest London, England.

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Kevin Archer

Kevin "Al" Archer (born 21 December 1958) is an English guitarist and songwriter.

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Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish And Country Soul

Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul is a 2016 album by Dexys, the band formerly known as Dexys Midnight Runners.

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Mercury Records

Mercury Records is an American-based record label owned by Universal Music Group.

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My Beauty

My Beauty is a solo album by Kevin Rowland, lead singer of Dexys Midnight Runners.

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New wave music

New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock.

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One Day I'm Going to Soar

One Day I'm Going To Soar is a 2012 album by Dexys, the band formerly known as Dexys Midnight Runners.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s.

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Punk rock

Punk rock (or "punk") is a rock music genre that developed in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Roxy Music

Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry, who became the band's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson.

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Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is the debut studio album by English pop group Dexys Midnight Runners, released on 11 July 1980, through EMI Records.

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Soul music

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Sunshine on Leith (album)

Sunshine on Leith is The Proclaimers' second studio album, released in August 1988.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Killjoys (British band)

Not to be confused with the American punk-rock band My Chemical Romance or Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. The Killjoys were a punk band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1976, with members including Kevin Rowland and Kevin "Al" Archer, who would later form Dexys Midnight Runners, and Ghislaine "Gil" Weston, who would later join Girlschool.

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The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

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The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers are a Scottish duo composed of the identical twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962).

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The Wanderer (Kevin Rowland album)

The Wanderer is a solo album by Kevin Rowland, lead singer of Dexys Midnight Runners.

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Too-Rye-Ay

Too-Rye-Ay is the second album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in July 1982.

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UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently entitled Official Singles Chart) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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Uncut (magazine)

Uncut magazine, trademarked as UNCUT, is a monthly publication based in London.

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Wednesfield

Wednesfield is a historic village and residential area within the city of Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

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Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rowland

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