Smokie

Smokie

Informations générales

Pays d'origine	Royaume-Uni
Genre musical	Pop rock, soft rock, glam rock
Années actives	1974-présent
Labels	RAK Records EMI/BMG RSO

Composition du groupe

Membres	Terry Uttley Martin Bullard Steve Pinnell Mike Craft Mick McConnell
Anciens membres	Alan Silson Chris Norman Ron Kelly Arthur Higgins Pete Spencer Alan Barton (en)

Smokie (à l'origine orthographié Smokey) est un groupe de rock anglais originaire de Bradford dans le Yorkshire.

Histoire

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À l'origine appelé  "The Yen", puis "The Sphynx", et plus tard "Essence", le groupe a été formé en 1965.

Personnel

Membres

Membres actuels Terry Uttley - bass, vocals (1964-1966, 1968–present) Martin Bullard - keyboards (1986–present) Steve Pinnell - drums (1986–present) Mike Craft - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1995–present) Mick McConnell - lead guitar (1996–present)

Anciens membres Alan Silson - lead guitar, vocals (1964-1996) Chris Norman - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1964-1986) Ron Kelly - drums (1964-1973) Arthur Higgins - bass, vocals (1966-1968) Pete Spencer - drums (1973-1986) Alan Barton - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1986-1995; died 1995)

Lineups

1964 - 1966	Chris Norman — lead vocals, rhythm guitar Alan Silson — lead guitar, vocals Terry Uttley — bass, vocals Ron Kelly - Drums
1966 - 1968	Chris Norman — lead vocals, rhythm guitar Alan Silson — lead guitar, vocals Arthur Higgins — bass, vocals Ron Kelly — drums
1968 - 1973	Chris Norman — lead vocals, rhythm guitar Alan Silson — lead guitar, vocals Terry Uttley — bass, vocals Ron Kelly - Drums
1973 - 1986	Chris Norman — lead vocals, rhythm guitar Alan Silson — lead guitar, vocals Terry Uttley — bass, vocals Pete Spencer — drums
1986 - 1995	Alan Barton — lead vocals, rhythm guitar Alan Silson — lead guitar, vocals Terry Uttley — bass, vocals Martin Bullard — keyboards Steve Pinnell — drums
1995 - 1996	Mike Craft — lead vocals, rhythm guitar Alan Silson — lead guitar, vocals Terry Uttley — bass, vocals Martin Bullard — keyboards Steve Pinnell — drums
1996–Present	Mike Craft — lead vocals, rhythm guitar Mick McConnell — lead guitar, vocals Terry Uttley — bass, vocals Martin Bullard — keyboards Steve Pinnell — drums

Discographie

• Pass It Around (1975)
• Changing All the Time (1975)
• Smokey (1975)
• Midnight Café (1976)
• Bright Lights & Back Alleys (1977)
• The Montreux Album (1978)
• The Other Side of the Road (1979)
• Solid Ground (1981)
• Strangers in Paradise (1982)
• Midnight Delight (1982)
• All Fired Up (1988)
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1989)
• Whose Are These Boots? (1990)
• Chasing Shadows (1992)
• Burnin' Ambition (1993)
• The World and Elsewhere (1995)
• Light A Candle (1998)
• Wild Horses - The Nashville Album (1998)
• Uncovered (2000)
• Uncovered Too (2001)
• On the Wire (2004)
• Take a Minute (2010)
• This Ship Ain't Going Down (Smokie single) (2015)
• Love Is All We Got (Smokie single) (2015)
• At the End of the Rainbow (Smokie single) (2015)
• Help Me Remember (Smokie single) (2015)

Chansons

• Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me

Liens externes

• Smokie biography at AMG website
• Smokie.co.uk
• Smokie Discography 1975-1982
• Smokie fanclub
• Smokie fanclub
• alansilson.com