| Kevin Rowland |
Kevin
Rowland in the music video of "Come
on Eileen".
|
| Background
information |
| Born |
August 17, 1953 (1953-08-17) (age 53) |
| Origin |
 Wolverhampton,
England |
| Genre(s) |
soul |
Associated
acts |
Lucy & The Lovers, The
Killjoys, Dexys Midnight Runners |
Kevin Rowland (born 17 August 1953, Wolverhampton,
England)
is a singer,
songwriter
and frontman
of Dexys Midnight Runners.
Rowland draws on his Irish ancestry in much of his music.
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Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Discography
- 3 External
links
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Career
Rowland's first group, Lucy & The Lovers, were
influenced by Roxy Music and turned out to be
short-lived. His next project, punk rock act The Killjoys, were slightly
more successful, releasing the single "Johnny Won't Go To Heaven" in
1977. Alienated by the punk scene, Rowland, together with Killjoys guitarist, Al
Archer, decided to form a new soul
influenced group, Dexys Midnight Runners.
When Dexys disbanded in 1987, Rowland recorded a solo album called The
Wanderer which, together with its three singles, was a
commercial failure. His next release was not until 1999 when he
recorded a collection of interpretations of classic songs called My Beauty,
the album
cover of which depicted a heavily made-up Rowland in a dress. This
album was also a commercial and artistic failure.
In 2003, Rowland reformed Dexys Midnight Runners and embarked
on a successful comeback tour backed up with a greatest
hits album including two newly recorded songs, "Manhood" and "My Life in England".
Both of these new songs were touted as new singles but, despite airplay on
national radio,
neither was commercially released.
Rowland recently launched his own MySpace site[1]
where he has promised a new Dexy's album soon and regularly writes
blogs. A new song "It's OK Johanna" is already available on there.
Discography
Singles
- "Walk Away" / "Even When I Hold You" (1988)
- "Tonight" / "Kevin Rowland's Band" (1988)
- "Young Man" / "One Way Ticket To Palookaville" (1988)
- "Concrete and Clay" / "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The
Top" (instrumental)
(1999)
Albums
- The Wanderer ("Young Man" / "Walk Away"
/ "You'll Be The One For Me" / "Heartaches By The Number" / "I Am A
Wanderer" / "Tonight" / "When You Walk Alone" / "Age Can't Wither You"
/ "I Want" / "Remember Me" (1988)
- My Beauty ("The
Greatest Love Of All" / "Rag Doll" / "Concrete And Clay" / "Daydream
Believer" / "This Guy's In Love With You" / "The Long And Winding Road"
/ "It's Getting Better" / "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" /
"Labelled With Love (I'll Stay With My Dreams)" / "Reflections Of My
Life" / "You'll Never Walk Alone" (1999)
External links
