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Thompson Twins, c. 1982. In 1981, the line-up became Bailey, Dodd, Roog, Bell and two new members: former band roadie Joe Leeway on congas and percussion, and Jane Shorter on saxophone. This line-up recorded the debut Thompson Twins studio album A Product Of... (Participation), documented in the film Listen to London (1981). [8]
Thompson Twins became fixtures on MTV during the 1980s as the videos for "Hold Me Now", "Lay Your Hands on Me" and "King for a Day" were played frequently. [2] Subsequent to the marriage of Bailey and Currie, Thompson Twins released their final studio album, Queer , in 1991.
In 1981, Currie joined Tom Bailey, Joe Leeway, and others to form part of Thompson Twins, the line-up of which included up to seven members in its early days. Thompson Twins became a trio in 1982 and signed two major recording contracts with Arista Records before signing with Warner Bros. Records. Currie was a lyricist, percussionist, visual ...
The 20-year-old identical twins made history when they were picked No. 4 (Amen Thompson) and No. 5 (Ausar Thompson) in the NBA draft June 22 by the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons, respectively.
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Babble was established in 1992 when Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie decided to drop the Thompson Twins name and begin recording new music under the name Babble. The decision to adopt a new name stemmed from the duo's aspirations of exploring different musical ideas and recording more experimental music.
The NBA draft just went twinning, and did so back to back. Amen Thompson went No. 4 to Houston and his twin brother Ausar Thompson went No. 5 to Detroit. It's the first time twins went in the top ...