Dexys Midnight Runners
Kevin Rowland drove Dexys Midnight Runners through radical reinventions — Northern soul brass, then Celtic fiddles and dungarees. 'Come On Eileen' topped charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1982 and remains one of the decade's most recognisable singles.
Origin: Birmingham, England · Years active: 1978–present
Biography
Kevin Rowland drove Dexys Midnight Runners through radical reinventions — Northern soul brass, then Celtic fiddles and dungarees. 'Come On Eileen' topped charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1982 and remains one of the decade's most recognisable singles.
Key 1980s albums
- Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980)
- Too-Rye-Ay (1982)
- Don't Stand Me Down (1985)
Essential songs
- Come On Eileen (1982)
- Geno (1980)
- Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) (1982)
- The Celtic Soul Brothers (1982)
- Because of You (1986)
Genres
ska-reggae · soul-rnb · new-wave
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