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Andy Leek, the Glossary

Index Andy Leek

Andy Leek (born 1958) is a singer/songwriter, poet and musician, known for his work with Dexys Midnight Runners and Sir George Martin.[1]

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  1. 44 relations: ABBA, Alan Murphy, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Associated Independent Recording, Atlantic Records, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, Beggars Banquet Records, Billie Whitelaw, Children in Need, Clem Clempson, Concept album, Dancing Queen, David Jensen, David Van Day, Dexys Midnight Runners, Dylan Thomas, Fascination Records, George Martin, Jethro Tull (band), John Peel, Kirsty MacColl, Later... with Jools Holland, Lebanon, Level 42, London Community Gospel Choir, Luís Jardim, Midlands, Mo Foster, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Parlophone, Peter-John Vettese, Polydor Records, Record Mirror, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels, Shine (Frida album), Steve Howe, The Blue Ox Babes, Tom Jones (singer), Tony Klinger, Tony Visconti, Top of the Pops, Yes (band), YouTube.

  2. Dexys Midnight Runners members

ABBA

ABBA are a Swedish pop supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

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Alan Murphy

Alan Murphy (18 November 1953 – 19 October 1989) was an English rock session guitarist, best remembered for his collaborations with Kate Bush and Go West.

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Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad (born 15 November 1945), also known simply as Frida, is a Swedish singer who is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the pop band ABBA.

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Associated Independent Recording

Associated Independent Recording (AIR) is an independent recording company founded in London in 1965 by record producers George Martin, John Burgess, Ron Richards, and Peter Sullivan.

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Atlantic Records

Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.

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BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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Beggars Banquet Records

Beggars Banquet Records is a British independent record label.

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Billie Whitelaw

Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English actress.

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Children in Need

BBC Children in Need (also promoted as Plant mewn Angen in Wales) is the BBC's UK charity.

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Clem Clempson

David "Clem" Clempson (born 5 September 1949) is an English rock guitarist who has played as a member in a number of bands including Colosseum and Humble Pie.

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Concept album

A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually.

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Dancing Queen

"Dancing Queen" is a song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival (1976).

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David Jensen

David Allan "Kid" Jensen (born 4 July 1950) is a Canadian-born British radio DJ and television presenter.

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David Van Day

David Van Day (born David Paul Day, 28 November 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and politician who was formerly a member of the pop vocal duo Dollar. Andy Leek and David Van Day are English male singers.

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Dexys Midnight Runners

Dexys Midnight Runners (currently Dexys, their former nickname, styled without an apostrophe) are an English pop rock band from Birmingham, with soul influences, who achieved major commercial success in the early to mid- 1980s.

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Dylan Thomas

Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood.

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Fascination Records

Fascination Records is a United Kingdom-based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as an imprint of Polydor Records.

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George Martin

Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.

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Jethro Tull (band)

Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1967.

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John Peel

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist.

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Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was an English singer and songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl.

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Later... with Jools Holland

Later...

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Lebanon

Lebanon (Lubnān), officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.

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Level 42

Level 42 are an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979.

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The London Community Gospel Choir is Britain's first renowned contemporary "performance touring, inspirational gospel choir band", fusing gospel with multi-genres of music, including pop, soul, jazz, R&B, and classical.

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Luís Jardim

Luís Alberto Figueira Gonçalves Jardim (born 4 July 1950) is a Portuguese percussionist born on the island of Madeira.

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Midlands

The Midlands is the central part of England, bordered by Wales, Northern England, Southern England and the North Sea.

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Mo Foster

Michael Ralph "Mo" Foster (22 December 1944 – 3 July 2023) was an English multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, solo artist, author, and public speaker.

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme.

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Parlophone

Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon.

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Peter-John Vettese

Peter-John Vettese (born 15 August 1956), also known as Peter Vettese, is a Scottish keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer.

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Polydor Records

Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group.

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Record Mirror

Record Mirror was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors.

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Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is the debut studio album by English soul group Dexys Midnight Runners, released on 11 July 1980, through Parlophone and EMI Records.

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Shine (Frida album)

Shine is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and her second international solo album as Frida.

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Steve Howe

Stephen James Howe (born 8 April 1947) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes across three stints since 1970.

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The Blue Ox Babes

The Blue Ox Babes were an English pop group, formed in early 1981 by the former Dexys Midnight Runners guitarist Kevin 'Al' Archer, together with his girlfriend Yasmin Saleh, guitarist Nick Bache and former Dexys keyboard player Andy Leek.

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Tom Jones (singer)

Sir Thomas Jones Woodward (born 7 June 1940), known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.

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Tony Klinger

Tony Klinger (born 29 January 1950) is a British film-maker, author and media executive.

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Tony Visconti

Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer.

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Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops (TOTP) is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006.

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Yes (band)

Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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See also

Dexys Midnight Runners members

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Leek