Simple Minds
Scottish rock band · Scottish rock band
| Description | Scottish rock band Source: Wikidata |
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| Formed | 1977 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Formed in | Glasgow Glasgow Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Area | United Kingdom Source: MusicBrainz |
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| Country | GB Scotland Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Genres | new wave art rock post-punk arena rock synth-pop Source: Wikidata |
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| Record labels | A&M Records Zoom Records Virgin Records Chrysalis Records Source: Wikidata |
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Members
- Tony Donald 1977-11–1978-04 (bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Brian McGee 1977-11–1981 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Charlie Burchill 1977-11–present (guitar, keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Jim Kerr 1977-11–present (lead vocals) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Duncan Barnwell 1978-01–1978-11 (guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Michael MacNeil 1978-03–1989-11-28 (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Derek Forbes 1978-05–1985-03 (bass guitar); 1996-07–1998-07 (bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Kenny Hyslop 1981-10–1982-02 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Mike Ogletree 1982-02–1982-11 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Mel Gaynor 1982-11–1992 (drums (drum set)); 1997-06–1998-07 (drums (drum set)); 2002–2018 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Robin Clark 1985–1986 (additional, lead vocals) · MusicBrainz
- John Giblin 1985–1988 (bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Malcolm Foster 1989–1995 (bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Mark Taylor 1991–1998 (keyboard) · MusicBrainz
- Mark Schulman 1994–1995 (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz
- Jim McDermott 1997–1997 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Eddie Duffy 1998–2010-09 (bass) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Mark Kerr 1999–1999 (drums (drum set)); 2001–2001 (acoustic guitar) · MusicBrainz
- Andy Gillespie 2002–2017 (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Ged Grimes 2010-10–present (bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Catherine Anne Davies 2014–2018 (background vocals); 2014–2018 (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Sarah Brown 2017–present (lead vocals); 2017–present (background vocals) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Gordon Goudie 2017–present (background vocals); 2017–present (guitar); 2017–present (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Cherisse Osei 2017–present (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Berenice Scott 2020–present (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Mick MacNeil · Wikidata
- Erik Ljunggren · Discogs
- Mark Taylor (7) · Discogs
- Eddy Duffy · Discogs
Also known as
S. Minds Simple Mind Simple Minds Simple Minds Et Al Simple Minds Live Simpleminds Simply Minds The Simple Minds Симпл Майндз Симпъл Майндс シンプル・マインズ 頭腦簡單合唱團 頭腦簡單樂團 심플 마인스 심플 마인즈
Links
Identifiers
mbid: f41490ce-fe39-435d-86c0-ab5ce098b423 · wikidata: Q748836 · isni: 0000000122539427 · discogs: 18547 · apple_music: 645533 · spotify: 6hN9F0iuULZYWXppob22Aj
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