Simply Red

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Simply Red is an English pop band, formed in the mid 1980s.

Simply Red's roots originate from the notorious 1976 Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. Manchester art student Mick Hucknall was one of the many young music fans present (along with original members of The Fall, Joy Division, The Smiths and Buzzcocks) who was inspired to form a band after witnessing that gig. The first incarnation of the band was a punk group called The Frantic Elevators. This band existed for 7 years, with limited releases on local labels, but split in 1984 with only limited local attention and critical acclaim for their final single, "Holding Back the Years".

Genres

Blue-Eyed Soul Pop Soul Dance-Pop Sophisti-Pop

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Simply Red members

Current members: Ian Kirkham (saxophone, EWI, keyboard), Kevin Robinson (flugelhorn, background vocals, percussion, trumpet), 鈴木賢司 (guitar, background vocals), Mick Hucknall (lead vocals, original), Roman Roth (background vocals, drums (drum set)), Gary Sanctuary (keyboard)

Former members: Steve Lewinson (background vocals, electric bass guitar), Tim Kellett (keyboard, original, background vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn), Dave Clayton (keyboard, background vocals), Fritz McIntyre (keyboard, original, background vocals), 屋敷豪太 (drums (drum set), percussion), Chris de Margary (saxophone, flute), Dee Johnson (background vocals), Sarah Brown (background vocals), Chris Joyce (original, percussion, drums (drum set)), Andy Wright (keyboard), John Johnson (trombone), Heitor Pereira (guitar), Pete Lewinson (drums (drum set)), Tony Bowers (electric bass guitar, original), Shaun Ward (electric bass guitar, background vocals), Mark Jaimes (guitar), Tim Vine (keyboard), Velroy Bailey (drums (drum set)), Sylvan Richardson (guitar), Aziz Ibrahim (guitar), David Fryman (guitar, original), Colin Graham (trumpet)