Kevin Archer
Kevin Archer | |
---|---|
Also known as | Al Archer |
Born | (1958-12-21) 21 December 1958 (age 65) Birmingham, England |
Years active | 1970s–1980s |
Kevin "Al" Archer (born 21 December 1958) is an English guitarist and songwriter.
Career
Archer played with Kevin Rowland in the punk rock group the Killjoys. In 1978, Rowland and Archer formed Dexys Midnight Runners. Archer co-wrote some of the songs on the group's debut album Searching for the Young Soul Rebels.[1]
He used the name "Al" because Kevin Rowland decided that the group was not big enough to accommodate two Kevins. After the first album, Archer, exhausted by Dexys' touring schedule, left the group in early 1981. In a 2009 interview, with Joanne Malin on her BBC Radio WM morning show, Archer said he enjoyed the musical side of the group, but did not enjoy the culture of the band under Rowland's direction.[2] The band's second album, Too-Rye-Ay (1982), featured his significant influence on the hit single "Come On Eileen", though Rowland did not acknowledge this until years later.[3]
He then formed the Blue Ox Babes. The band finally signed to Go! Discs Records for three singles and an aborted album, Apples & Oranges, which belatedly saw release in 2009 – 20 years after it was recorded.[2][4]
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Dexys Midnight Runners". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ a b Kevin Archer Interview (MP3). Mornings With Joanne Malin. BBC Radio WM. February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Moyes, Jojo (21 January 1997). "Rock star admits stealing song". The Independent. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Troussé, Stephen (June 2012). "Let's Make This Precious!". Uncut. p. 30. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via Internet Archive Book Reader.
- v
- t
- e
- Kevin Rowland
- Lucy Morgan
- Sean Read
- Michael Timothy
- Andy Hobson
- Al Archer
- Jim Paterson
- Pete Williams
- Pete Saunders
- John Jay
- Steve Spooner
- Geoff Blythe
- Jeff Kent
- Bobby Ward
- Andy Leek
- Andy "Stoker" Growcott
- Mick Talbot
- Billy Adams
- Mickey Billingham
- Seb Shelton
- Paul Speare
- Brian Maurice
- Steve Wynne
- Giorgio Kilkenny
- Helen O'Hara
- Steve Brennan
- Roger MacDuff
- John Edwards
- Andy Hamilton
- Nick Gatfield
- Spike Edney
- Robert Noble
- Vincent Crane
- Tim Dancy
- Julian Litman
- Mick Bolton
- Pol Coussee
- Fayyaz Virji
- Penn Pennington
- Jerry Preston
- Philip Blakeman
- Neil Hubbard
- Julian Crampton
- Crispin Taylor
- Volker Janssen
- Paul Taylor
- Madeleine Hyland
- Tim Cansfield
- David Ruffy
- Siobhan Fahey
- Billy Stookes
- Mark Kavuma
- Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
- Too-Rye-Ay
- Don't Stand Me Down
- One Day I'm Going to Soar
- Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul
- The Feminine Divine
- Geno
- The Very Best of Dexys Midnight Runners
- BBC Radio One Live in Concert
- Let's Make This Precious: The Best of Dexys Midnight Runners
- The Projected Passion Revue
- "Dance Stance"
- "Geno"
- "There, There, My Dear"
- "The Celtic Soul Brothers"
- "Come On Eileen"
- "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"
- "This Is What She's Like"
- Discography
- The Blue Ox Babes
- The Bureau
- General Public
- The Killjoys
This article on a UK guitarist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e