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Nick South took over on bass and would become a permanent member of the band. On tour, Sniff 'n' the Tears were augmented by drummer Paul Robinson and keyboardist Keith Miller. When naming the 1973 band, Roberts suggested "The Tears", but their manager suggested "Sniff 'n' the Tears" because Roberts had hay fever and sniffed a lot. [6]
Mick Dyche (4 October 1951 – 21 December 2018) was an English rock and folk guitarist, and former member of 1970s soft rock band Sniff 'n' the Tears. [2] He was known for playing guitar on their only major hit "Driver's Seat", [3] for which he also provided the opening guitar riff, as credited by former bandmate Laurence "Loz" Netto in a 2005 interview with Lars Hindsley.
"Driver's Seat" is a 1978 song by British band Sniff 'n' the Tears, released as a single from their 1979 debut album Fickle Heart. The song reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States upon its release, as well as the top 10 in the Netherlands.
Jim Fielder (born October 4, 1947 in Denton, Texas) is an American bassist, best known for his work as an original member of Blood, Sweat & Tears. [1] Prior to BS&T, he was rhythm guitarist for Frank Zappa's band The Mothers of Invention. Fielder attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California.
Perry in 2003. Mark Perry is a British writer and musician, and former fanzine publisher.. Perry was a bank clerk when, inspired by The Ramones, he founded the punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue (And Other Rock 'n' Roll Habits) in 1976.
Elias was in the band Neon; when they disbanded, he and members Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal formed Tears for Fears. Elias began working with Tears for Fears in 1981 and drummed on the albums The Hurting and Songs from the Big Chair, [2] as well as participating in their subsequent tours. Elias is credited as an official member of Tears for ...
The band decided on being named after a line from a Philip Larkin poem, Femmes Damnées, [4] which ends with the line: "The only sound heard is the sound of tears". The band played their first ever live show on 14 December 2004 at the Oxford Zodiac. [5]
The band featured Russ Irwin and Doug Petty on keyboards, Smith himself on bass and vocals, and Shawn Pelton on drums. According to Smith, the name of the band was a play on words (Curt is Mayfield) based on the name of the legendary American soul singer Curtis Mayfield. The band was mostly a live act, but did release a self-titled studio album ...