Eric Gales (aka Raw Dawg) (born October 29, 1974, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American blues-rock guitarist, originally hailed as a child prodigy. As of 2011 Gales has recorded ten albums on major record labels, and has done session and tribute work. He has also contributed vocals on several records by the Memphis rap groups, Prophet Posse and Three 6 Mafia.
The Icicle Works are an English alternative rock band. Named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl, The Icicle Works joined Liverpool's early 1980s 'neo-psychedelia' wave, which also propelled Echo & the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes
to stardom. They are best known in their home country for their only
top 20 UK hit "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" (1983). In the US and Canada,
they also had only one top 40 hit, but it was the 1984 single "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)".
Led by singer/songwriter Ian McNabb,
the band released five albums from 1984 to 1990 before breaking up in
1991. McNabb later convened a revised line-up of the band in 2006 to
play live shows; this revised Icicle Works line-up still plays sporadic
live dates.
David Ian "Joe" Jackson (born 11 August 1954)
is a musician and singer-songwriter. Born in England, he lived in New
York before moving to Berlin, and his career, during which he recorded
nineteen studio albums and garnered five Grammy Award nominations, spans from 1979 to today. Jackson became an overnight success with his 1979 hit "Is She Really Going Out with Him?",
his first single, and after a number of new wave singles moved to a
more jazz-inflected pop music; he had a Top 10 hit in 1982 with "Steppin' Out", and another hit in 1984 with "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)". He has also composed classical music.
Kajagoogoo est un groupe anglais de musique new wave mélangeant à la fois pop anglaise et new wave. Le son et le style du groupe Kajagoogoo est représentatif des années 1980.
L.A. Guns is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983. As of 2013, the lineup consists of Phil Lewis (vocals), Michael Grant (guitar), Scott Griffin (bass) and Steve Riley (drums, percussion). The first incarnation of the group was formed by Tracii Guns in 1983, but disbanded in 1985 following its merger with fellow Los Angeles group Hollywood Rose, becoming the first lineup of Guns N' Roses. The same year, the group was reformed by Guns and singer Paul Black adding Mick Cripps and Nickey Alexander. Black would soon be replaced by former Girl singer Phil Lewis while former Faster Pussycat bassist Kelly Nickels was added to the group. Later, Alexander would be replaced by former W.A.S.P.
drummer Steve Riley with this being known as the "classic lineup" of
L.A. Guns. They achieved moderate chart success in the late 1980s and
early 1990s. However, the group went through numerous lineup changes (with Riley being the most consistent member) and failed to regain mainstream attention.
The "classic lineup" of the group would reunite in 1999 and began
recording new material. However, the group continued to change lineups
and Guns eventually left to form the hard rock supergroupBrides of Destruction with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe in 2002. L.A. Guns continued without Guns, bringing in guitarist Stacey Blades,
however, following his decision to put Brides of Destruction on hiatus
in 2006, Guns formed The Tracii Guns Band. The group's lineup consisted
of former L.A. Guns members Black, Alexander as well as Jeremy Guns
(though the lineup would eventually change), with the group eventually
changing their name to L.A. Guns. Both groups continued to record and
tour under the L.A. Guns moniker until 2012, when the Tracii Guns led
version of the group disbanded.
