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The band was formed in 1981, some time after the earlier band of the same name had folded. Work on the new band by founder members Ricky Lee Brawn and Peter Davenport began in August 1980 and following a series of auditions Anders Janes, John Wallace and Danny Brittain were added to the line-up.
In 1954, The Stargazers recorded "The Happy Wanderer" by F.W. Möller with Syd Dean and His Band, which reached number 12 in April of that year. [1] [4] Other UK chart hits included "Close the Door" (by Fred Ebb and Paul Klein), which reached number 6 in September 1955, and "Twenty Tiny Fingers", which reached number 4 in November 1955. [3]
Both Datchler and Nocito were born into musical families. Datchler's father, Fred, was a member of two chart-topping bands from the 1950s. The Stargazers had the distinction of being the first British band to reach No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. [7] As part of the Polkadots, Fred Datchler sang backing vocals for Frank Sinatra and Petula Clark ...
The Stargazers were the first British group to have a No. 1 hit on the UK chart, [4] and had their own weekly radio show on the BBC. [5] Later, as a member of the Polkadots, Fred sang with Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, Jo Stafford, Peggy Lee and Petula Clark (after whom Clark is named). [6]
The Stargazers recorded their version in London on 6 January 1953, produced by Dick Rowe, with uncredited accompaniment directed by Nat Temple. [6] [7] [8] Coming just a few months after the launch of the singles chart, it was the first hit for the group, entering the New Musical Express listings on 7 February 1953. It dropped out of the chart ...
The Stargazers' recording, released on the Decca Records label, reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1954. [1] [2] In taking "I See the Moon" to number one, the Stargazers became the first act in British chart history to reach number one with their first two records to reach the chart. [1] Several singles released in the interim failed ...
Stargazers Where Clock Hands Freeze, Savior in the Clockwork, Dweller in a Dream Ghostlights, Unchain the Light, Wake up to the Moon Requiem for a Dream The Inmost Light, Arabesque David DeFeis: Virgin Steele: Final Sacrifice Serpents in Paradise, The Tower The Seven Angels, The Final Sacrifice Andre Matos: ex-Shaman, ex-Angra, ex-Viper, ex ...
Cozy Powell (born Colin Trevor Flooks; 29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Graham Bonnet, Brian May, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, and Black Sabbath.