Darts (Band)
The darts were a British singing group of the 1970s, the musical style Doo Wop used in the old tradition and let newly resurrected.
It mainly older rock and roll songs or rhythm & blues tracks have been added. Her first big success was a mix of " Daddy Cool " and "The Girl Can not Help It." After the end of the 70's the lead singer of the Hegarty left the band remained out of further success.
Members / original cast
- The Hegarty (* September 13, 1954 in Dublin, Ireland ), singing
- George Currie ( born January 14, 1950 in Dundee, Scotland), lead guitar
- John Dummer ( born November 19, 1944 in Surbiton, Surrey ), drums
- Handle Fender ( born June 3, 1954 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, when Ian Collier ), singing
- Bob Fish ( born June 3, 1949 in Rochford, Essex as Robert Fish), song
- Horatio Hornblower ( born January 15, 1957 in Brighton, Sussex Nigel Trubridge ), saxophone
- Hammy Howell ( born October 24, 1954 in Wimbledon as William Howell, † 13 January 1999) Piano
- Rita Ray ( born December 11, 1954 in Ghana as Lydia Sowa ), singing
- Thump Thomson ( born June 11, 1946 as Iain Thomson in Aberdeen, Scotland), E -Bass
Discography
Singles
- Daddy Cool / The Girl Can not Help It (1977, UK # 6 )
- Come Back My Love (1978, UK # 2 )
- Boy From New York City (1978, UK # 2 )
- It's Raining 1978 ( UK number 2 )
- Get It (1979, UK # 10 )
- Duke Of Earl (1979, UK # 6 )
- Can not Get Enough Of Your Love (1979, UK No. 43 )
- Reet Petite (1979, UK # 51 )
- Let's Hang On (1980, UK # 11 )
- Peaches (1980, UK # 66 )
- White Christmas / She- Boom (Life Could Be A Dream ) (1980, UK number 48 )
Albums
- Darts (1977 )
- Everyone Plays Darts (1978 )
- Dart Attack ( 1979)
- Darts Greatest Hits (1980 )
- Darts Across America (1981 )