Simply Red
British soul band · English soul and pop band
| Description | British soul band Source: Wikidata |
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| Formed | Sources disagree: 1985 (MusicBrainz) · 1984 (Wikidata) |
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| Formed in | Manchester Manchester Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Area | United Kingdom Source: MusicBrainz |
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| Country | GB United Kingdom Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Genres | jazz fusion sophisti-pop blue-eyed soul soul pop music pop rock Source: Wikidata |
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| Record labels | East West Records Elektra Source: Wikidata |
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Members
- David Fryman 1985–1985 (guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Sylvan Richardson 1985–1987 (guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Tony Bowers 1985–1991 (electric bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Chris Joyce 1985–1991 (percussion); 1985–1991 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Tim Kellett 1985–1993 (background vocals); 1985–1993 (flugelhorn); 1985–1993 (trumpet); 1985–1993 (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Fritz McIntyre 1985–1996 (keyboard); 1985–1996 (background vocals) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Mick Hucknall 1985–2010 (lead vocals); 2015–present (lead vocals) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Ian Kirkham 1986–2010 (saxophone); 1986–2010 (keyboard); 1986–2010 (EWI); 2015–present (saxophone); 2015–present (keyboard); 2015–present (EWI) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Aziz Ibrahim 1987–1988 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
- Heitor Pereira 1988–1996 (guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Shaun Ward 1991–1994 (background vocals); 1991–1994 (electric bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- 屋敷豪太 1991–1995 (drums (drum set)); 1991–1995 (percussion); 1997–2003 (drums (drum set)); 1997–2003 (percussion) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Dee Johnson 1991–2008 (background vocals) · MusicBrainz
- Andy Wright 1993–2003 (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Velroy Bailey 1995–1998 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Steve Lewinson 1995–1998 (background vocals); 1995–1998 (electric bass guitar); 2003–2010 (background vocals); 2003–2010 (electric bass guitar); 2015–2024 (background vocals); 2015–2024 (electric bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Sarah Brown 1995–2008 (background vocals) · MusicBrainz
- Colin Graham 1998–1998 (trumpet) · MusicBrainz
- Tim Vine 1998–2002 (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Mark Jaimes 1998–2003 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
- John Johnson 1998–2008 (trombone) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Chris de Margary 1998–2008 (flute); 1998–2008 (saxophone) · MusicBrainz
- 鈴木賢司 1998–2010 (background vocals); 1998–2010 (guitar); 2015–present (background vocals); 2015–present (guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Kevin Robinson 1999–2010 (background vocals); 1999–2010 (flugelhorn); 1999–2010 (trumpet); 1999–2010 (percussion); 2015–present (background vocals); 2015–present (flugelhorn); 2015–present (trumpet); 2015–present (percussion) · MusicBrainz
- Dave Clayton 2003–2010 (background vocals); 2003–2010 (keyboard); 2015–2023 (background vocals); 2015–2023 (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Pete Lewinson 2003–2010 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Roman Roth 2015–present (background vocals); 2015–present (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Gary Sanctuary 2023–present (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Janette Sewell · Discogs
- Kevin Robinson (4) · Discogs
Also known as
7. Simply Red S. Red Simple Red Simpy Red Stevie Married Symple Red Symply Red סימפלי רד シンプリー・レッド 就是紅 就是紅合唱團 심플리 레드
Links
Identifiers
mbid: a9100753-f539-43cf-bcc9-579566fb512e · wikidata: Q339430 · isni: 0000000122598822 · discogs: 6518 · spotify: 1fa0cOhromAZdq2xRA4vv8 · apple_music: 163002
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