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Gang of Four (band) Gang of Four are an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Leeds. [1] The original members were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. There have been many different line-ups including, among other notable musicians, Sara Lee, Gail Ann Dorsey, and David Pajo.
Gang of Four. The Gang of Four (simplified Chinese: 四人帮; traditional Chinese: 四人幫; pinyin: Sì rén bāng) was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) and were later charged with a series of treasonous crimes due to ...
The band broke up in 1984. [6] King and Gill reunited Gang of Four on three occasions in the 1990s, first to record Mail (1991), which featured Gail Ann Dorsey on bass and drummers Blair Cunningham, Frank Tontoh, Martyn Ford, Neil Wilkinson, Steve Monti. And again in 1995, recording Shrinkwrapped with bassists Phil Butcher and Dean Garcia, and ...
Andy Gill, guitarist and cofounder of the influential British postpunk band Gang of Four, died today after a brief respiratory illness, according to a statement from the band. He was 64. “Andy ...
Entertainment! is the debut album by English post-punk band Gang of Four. It was released in September 1979 through EMI Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in North America. Stylistically, it draws heavily on punk rock but also incorporates the influence of funk, reggae and dub. Its lyrics and artwork reflected the band's left-wing ...
8 June 1955 (age 69) Southwark, London, England. Genres. Post-punk. Occupation (s) Musician, singer-songwriter. Instrument (s) Vocals, percussion, melodica. Jonathan Michael King (born 8 June 1955) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, and Grammy nominated [1] art director, best known as the singer of the post-punk band Gang of Four.
Hard is the fourth studio album by the English post-punk group Gang of Four. It was originally released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records and was the first album to not feature original member Hugo Burnham, while Dave Allen had already left before the previous album, Songs of the Free. The album was reissued as part of a two- CD package along ...
The self-referencing text, "the sleeve for a Gang of Four recording of 'Damaged Goods,' 'Love Like Anthrax' and 'Armalite Rifle' is scrolled around the title. [9] The back cover features a tear-out from a newspaper of a female matador spearing a bull and an extract from the band's letter to Bob Last on how they wanted the single sleeve to be.