"event. ARPA Music Awards Brit Awards ECHO Awards Goldene Europa Grammy Awards Hungarian Music Awards Ivor Novello Awards Lunas del Auditorio MTV Video Music Awards Mercury Prize Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Simply Red Simply Red was a British soul and pop band which formed in Manchester in 1983. The lead singer of the band was singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band was disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album ""Picture Book"" (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart,"
"album ""First Fruits"". He now resides in the United States where he is the music director of a large Florida church. Fritz McIntyre Fritz McIntyre (born 2 September 1958 in Birmingham, England) is a British musician, most famous for his tenure as keyboard player in the original line-up of Simply Red. McIntyre co-wrote many of Simply Red's songs with frontman Mick Hucknall and sang background vocals; he also sang lead vocals on the song ""Wonderland"" from the ""Stars"" album. He was in the band from their debut album ""Picture Book"" in 1985 until their 1995 album ""Life"". After leaving Simply"
"Mick Hucknall Michael James Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is an English singer and songwriter. Hucknall achieved international fame in the 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he enjoyed a 25-year career and sold over 50 million albums. Hucknall was described by Australian music magazine ""Rhythms"" as ""one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers"". Hucknall, born at Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, was an only child. His mother abandoned the family when he was three; the upheaval caused by this event inspired him to write ""Holding Back the Years"", which"
"seemed to harm the band's coherence as a unit, with Hucknall declaring in 1991 that Simply Red was ""essentially a solo project"". The rhythm section of Bowers and Joyce left around this time; they were replaced by bassist Shaun Ward (ex-Floy Joy and Everyday People) and drummer Gota Yashiki (often billed as just Gota). The band's career peaked in late 1991 with the release of ""Stars"", which became the best-selling album for two years running in Europe and the UK (though notably had far less success in the US than their previous albums). The album spun off five top 40"
"Fritz McIntyre Fritz McIntyre (born 2 September 1958 in Birmingham, England) is a British musician, most famous for his tenure as keyboard player in the original line-up of Simply Red. McIntyre co-wrote many of Simply Red's songs with frontman Mick Hucknall and sang background vocals; he also sang lead vocals on the song ""Wonderland"" from the ""Stars"" album. He was in the band from their debut album ""Picture Book"" in 1985 until their 1995 album ""Life"". After leaving Simply Red, McIntyre subsequently released an eponymous debut solo album. He then moved to Ontario, Canada where he released a Christian worship"
"Manchester United fan. In 1986, he provided backup vocals for the musical film ""Little Shop of Horrors"". Mick Hucknall Michael James Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is an English singer and songwriter. Hucknall achieved international fame in the 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he enjoyed a 25-year career and sold over 50 million albums. Hucknall was described by Australian music magazine ""Rhythms"" as ""one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers"". Hucknall, born at Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, was an only child. His mother abandoned the family when he"
"fourth-biggest seller of the year. By this time, the band was officially Hucknall, McIntyre, Kirkham, Pereira, and new backing vocalist Dee Johnson. Guest musicians (including Sly & Robbie) filled in on drums and bass. For the subsequent live shows, Simply Red were joined by new recruits' Steve Lewinson on bass, Velroy Bailey on drums, and second backing vocalist Sarah Brown. McIntyre, the only original remaining band member aside from lead singer Hucknall, left the group after the ""Life"" album, as did Pereira. From that time in 1996, Simply Red was essentially a trade name for Hucknall and a bevy of"
"Simply Red 1987/88 world tour but did not feature on the following album. He was called in to replace original guitarist Sylvan Richardson who had left after recording the second album. At this point, apart from Sylvan the line-up featured all original members. Most notably, Ibrahim was the guitarist for the last Stone Roses performance before they split, at the 1996 Reading Festival. After their split Ibrahim continued to tour and write with former Stone Roses front man Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as ""My Star"", ""Corpses in Their Mouths"", ""Longsight M13"", ""One Way Ticket to Paradise"" and numerous other"
"Simply Red discography The discography of Simply Red, a British soul band, consists of eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one extended play, fifty-two singles and a number of other appearances. The band's first single ""Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"", was released in 1985 reached the United Kingdom Top 20. Their debut album, ""Picture Book"", was also released in 1985. The following year the band released ""Holding Back the Years"", which reached number one in Ireland and the US and number two in the UK. Their second album, ""Men and Women"" was released in 1987. Third album ""A New Flame"""
"the 14th best-selling album of all time in the UK. ""Stars"" was the first Simply Red album to feature entirely original material and no cover versions, and it was also the last album to feature member Tim Kellett, who started his own band Olive after touring. It is the only Simply Red album to feature Fritz McIntyre singing lead vocals, on the tracks ""Something Got Me Started"" and ""Wonderland"". The album was on the shortlist of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize. In 2000 ""Q"" placed ""Stars"" at number 80 in its list of ""The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever""."
"Simply Red. As lead singer and core member of Simply Red, he became the identifiable face of the band. His face and long curly red hair were featured prominently on album artwork and in videos. In 1997 Hucknall won an Outstanding Achievement award from the Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO Awards) despite being white. Hucknall is also one of the founders and financial backers of the successful reggae label Blood and Fire. He also manages the record label simplyred.com. In October 2007, on David Jensen's show on the Gold network, he announced Simply Red would split in 2009. In"
"So Red the Rose So Red the Rose is the platinum-selling album by the Duran Duran-spinoff group Arcadia, which was released in 1985 — the only album the band ever released. It included the singles ""Election Day"", ""Goodbye Is Forever"" and ""The Flame"". The album peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200 in January 1986 and at #30 on the UK Albums charts in December 1985. There were many musical guests on the album, including David Gilmour, Herbie Hancock, Grace Jones, and Sting (who provided backing vocals on ""The Promise""). The album's artwork featured painted ink drawings by fashion illustrator"
"Stars (Simply Red album) Stars is the fourth album by British-based pop/soul/jazz band Simply Red, released in September 1991. Five singles were released from the album, including the UK top ten hits ""Stars"" and ""For Your Babies"". The album was a worldwide success, particularly in the band's home country where it has been certified twelve times platinum and was the best-selling album of the year in the UK for both 1991 and 1992, the first album to be the best-seller in two consecutive years since Simon & Garfunkel's ""Bridge over Troubled Water"" in 1970–71. As of July 2016 it is"
"singles in the UK, and the singles ""Something Got Me Started"" and ""Stars"" were also significant chart hits throughout all of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. After the tour, Tim Kellett left to form dance band Olive. After touring and promoting ""Stars"" for two years, Simply Red returned in 1995 with ""Fairground"", a dance-influenced track prominently featuring a sample from Zki & Dobri's Goodmen project. A massive radio hit, ""Fairground"" went on to become the band's first and only UK #1. Its parent album ""Life"" sold more than a million copies in the UK alone, making it the"
"Red (band) Red (also stylized R3D or RED) is an American rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2002 by brothers guitarist Anthony Armstrong and bassist Randy Armstrong, with lead vocalist Michael Barnes. The band's first lineup also consisted of drummer Andrew Hendrix and guitarist Jasen Rauch. Since 2014, the band's line-up has consisted of the core trio of the Armstrongs and Barnes with touring drummer Dan Johnson. After they recorded several demos that displayed a style of alternative, hard, and Christian rock music, Red landed a development deal with their longtime producer Rob Graves which led to a record"
"""The Village Voice"", Robert Christgau wrote that there were essentially ""only two songs on this album"", ""Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)"" and ""Heaven"", but that Hucknall and the band carry off the album ""on mood and groove alone"". William Ruhlmann, in a retrospective review in AllMusic, felt that Simply Red produced ""a steady R&B groove reminiscent of '60s Stax house band the MG's"" and that Hucknall was a ""big-voiced soul singer"". Andy Robbins, in Robert Dimery's ""1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"", writes that the album was led by the blue-eyed soul of ""Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)"","
"of ""Men and Women"", and was replaced by Brazilian Heitor Pereira (billed as Heitor TP). With their third album ""A New Flame"" in 1989, Simply Red adopted a yet more mainstream popular sound aimed for commercial rather than critical success, typified by their cover of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' pop classic ""If You Don't Know Me by Now"", which became their second U.S. #1 hit, and one of the biggest singles of the year internationally; and their greatest success to that point. Hucknall was by this time an international superstar, being photographed with models and Hollywood celebrities. This"
"Louisiana Red Iverson Minter (March 23, 1932 – February 25, 2012), known as Louisiana Red, was an African-American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who recorded more than 50 albums. He was best known for his song ""Sweet Blood Call"". Born in Bessemer, Alabama, Minter lost his parents early in life; his mother died of pneumonia shortly after his birth, and his father was lynched by the Ku Klux Klan in 1937. He was brought up by a series of relatives in various towns and cities. Red recorded for Chess in 1949, before joining the Army. He was trained as"
"Stars (Simply Red song) ""Stars"" is a 1991 single by British soul and pop band Simply Red. ""Stars"" was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name. The single reached number 8 in the United Kingdom and was successful in some other countries in Europe, as in Denmark where it peaked at number 9. Unlike Simply Red's previous single ""Something Got Me Started"", ""Stars"" did not reach the Top 40 in the United States. However, the song did reach number eight in the US Adult Contemporary chart. Both songs were featured on Simply Red's 1996 compilation album ""Greatest"
"album. He added: ""Hall & Oates get sampled and credited, but the vocal hook from Ace's ""How Long"" gets lifted without acknowledgment. It sounds as shoddy as one of the song-combining ""mash-up"" bootlegs that swept through the U.K., and could be a cover-up for Hucknall's lack of songwriting ideas."" The main success of ""Sunrise"" was due in part to the sensual video being shot on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. It was filmed in February 2003 at a house designed by renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. Sunrise (Simply Red song) ""Sunrise"" is a song by English musical group Simply"
"World' by Alistair Griffin. In November 2016, Olly Murs performed a cover of the song on ""The Chris Evans Breakfast Show"" on BBC Radio 2. Japanese group Kokua included a Japanese version of the song written by lead singer Shikao Suga on their 1st official album ""Progress"" out on sale June 1st, 2016. Stars (Simply Red song) ""Stars"" is a 1991 single by British soul and pop band Simply Red. ""Stars"" was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name. The single reached number 8 in the United Kingdom and was successful in some other countries in Europe,"
"Simplified (album) Simplified is a Simply Red album released in October 2005. It features new, rearranged recordings of the band's older songs, and four new songs: ""Perfect Love"" and an alternate version, ""My Perfect Love"", a cover of Leon Russell's ""A Song for You"", and ""Smile"". ""'Disc 2"" Live in Cuba DVD BBC TV Appearances Notes The album credits alphabetically list the musicians who played on the record, with no indication of which musicians played on which tracks, or what instruments they played. Credited musicians are: Sarah Brown, Anthea Clarke, Dave Clayton, Simon Hale, Geoff Holroyde, Mark Jamies, Dee Johnson,"
"Sammy Hagar Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, musician, and entrepreneur. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with ""I Can't Drive 55"". He enjoyed commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen in 1985, but left the band in 1996. He returned to the band for a two-year reunion from 2003 to 2005. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was"
"Red Miller (singer) Red Miller (May 5, 1914, Atlanta, Georgia - October 13, 1987) was an American R&B singer, who had a # 1 R&B chart hit in 1948 with ""Bewildered"". Few biographical details of Miller seem to be available. The record, on the Bullet label, featured Miller backed by Lloyd Glenn (piano), Tiny Webb (guitar), Ralph Hamilton (bass) and Robert Harvey (drums). It reached # 1 on the R&B chart in December 1948, and stayed there for five weeks, for some of that time tied with a version of the same song by Amos Milburn. Miller later recorded with"
"Heitor Pereira Heitor Teixeira Pereira () (born November 29, 1960), or Heitor TP, is a Brazilian composer, who played with Simply Red and several famous musicians, like Elton John, Rod Stewart, k.d. lang and Jack Johnson; and is currently working as a film music composer at Hans Zimmer's studio. Although primarily a guitarist, he also provided backing vocals live for the Simply Red song ""Thrill Me"". In 1994, he released a solo album in the UK called ""Heitor TP"", which featured guest appearance from Mick Hucknall on the track ""Manchester"". Heitor left Simply Red to concentrate on his solo career."
"was released in 1989, containing ""If You Don't Know Me by Now"", which became their second US number one hit. Their fourth album ""Stars"", became the best-selling album for two years running in Europe after its release in 1991 and was certified 12× Platinum in the UK. Simply Red released ""Fairground"" in 1995, which became the band's first UK number one single. Its parent album was ""Life"". The band followed this up with cover heavy ""Blue"" in 1998 and ""Love and the Russian Winter"" in 1999. Subsequent releases included ""Home"" in 2003, a mixture of original songs and covers; ""Simplified"""
"one, CD: remixes Disc two, DVD: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (8 July 1986) Simply Red Guest Musicians Picture Book (Simply Red album) Picture Book is the debut album by British pop group Simply Red, released in October 1985. It contains the U.S. #1 single ""Holding Back the Years"", the band's most successful single, and a cover of The Valentine Brothers' ""Money's Too Tight (to Mention)"". Three other singles were released from the album: ""Come to My Aid"", ""Jericho"", and ""Open Up the Red Box"". The album helped Simply Red earn a 1987 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. ""Holding"
"Really Red Really Red was one of Houston, Texas' first punk bands and existed from the late 1970s through 1985. The band's line up consisted of John Paul Williams on bass guitar, Ronnie ""U-Ron"" Bond vocalist/lyricist, Bob Weber on drums and Kelly Younger on guitar. Their song ""Prostitution"" appeared on the Alternative Tentacles compilation album Let Them Eat Jellybeans. The song ""Nobody Rules"" was included on the compilation ""Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death"". That version was intended for their ""Rest in Pain"" album but due to a mix up it ended up on ""Cottage Cheese"" while the alternative"
"John Schumann John Lewis Schumann (born 18 May 1953) is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit ""I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)"", a song exploring the psychological and medical side-effects of serving in the Australian forces during the Vietnam War. The song's sales assisted Vietnam Veterans during the 1983 Royal Commission into the effects of Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants employed during the war. Schumann was an Australian Democrats candidate in the 1998 federal election, narrowly"
"John Schumann John Lewis Schumann (born 18 May 1953) is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit ""I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)"", a song exploring the psychological and medical side-effects of serving in the Australian forces during the Vietnam War. The song's sales assisted Vietnam Veterans during the 1983 Royal Commission into the effects of Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants employed during the war. Schumann was an Australian Democrats candidate in the 1998 federal election, narrowly"
"Red (Dutch band) RED! was a Dutch pop group formed in the television program ""Popstars"" in its debut 2008 edition. The members were the three winning finalists of the program, namely Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon. They had come first, second and third respectively and were all declared winners. Brandi Russel was born in Kentucky on 31 May 1982 but lived in Florida. She was a singer, actress and dancer and very active in musical theater. For several years, Russell lived in the Netherlands, where she worked as a teacher in singing, drama, music and tap dancing. Zoontjes"
"Little Red (band) Little Red were an Australian rock, pop band formed in 2005 by Adrian Beltrame on guitar, keyboard and vocals, Dominic Byrne on guitar and vocals, Quang Dinh on bass guitar and vocals, Tom Hartney on harmonica, keyboard and vocals, and Taka Honda on drums. They issued two albums, ""Listen to Little Red"" (28 June 2008) and ""Midnight Remember"" (September 2010). The second album peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It provided their highest charting single, ""Rock It"" (June 2010), which reached the top 20 on the related ARIA Singles Chart. The group disbanded in"
"Red (T'Pau album) Red is the fourth studio album by British pop/rock group T'Pau. It was released in 1998, and was the first T'Pau album since ""The Promise"" in 1991. ""Red"" would be singer Carol Decker's last album/single release until the 2007 solo single ""Just Dream"". After the original split of T'Pau, Decker attempted a solo career. In 1993, she contributed a track to the soundtrack of the film ""Dirty Weekend"", and the following year a small number of live performances followed. In 1995 she released the single ""One Heart"" - as the official anthem for the Halifax World Cup"