studio and record an L.P. just because we've got a single at Number One. In summer 1983, the pair met up at the legendary Little Nibble cafe in Smethwick, but Archer declined an invitation to rejoin Dexys as a joint front-man. [4] He was subsequently diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.[3]. If we’d have come out, they would have said: ‘it’s Kevin Rowland and who’s that?’ I felt unknown.” By 1984, Archer had no band – and no girlfriend, after his three-year relationship with Yasmin ended. Whatever the sequence of events, this must have felt like Archer’s worst nightmare. You are welcome to use content from the Getty Images site on a complimentary basis for test or sample (composite or comp) use only, for up to 30 days following download. When we had to follow Geno, I had the music for There There My Dear and he came up with the lyric. He was a totally under-rated soul singer that was sort of SALLY JAMES: Where did the name "Dexys Your team's Premium Access agreement is expiring soon. The family moved to Harrow when he was 11 years old and he left school at the age of 15. Midnight Runners" come from, ...Al? ", Learn how and when to remove this template message, Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul, Let's Make This Precious: The Best of Dexys Midnight Runners, Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Archer&oldid=986259869, Articles with dead external links from May 2020, BLP articles lacking sources from April 2010, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One)", "Let's Get this Straight (From the Start)", This page was last edited on 30 October 2020, at 19:21. With Market-freeze, you can rest easy knowing we'll remove this image from our site for as long as you need it, with custom durations and total buyouts available. so... KEVIN “Kevin said, ‘I think you should be called Al,’ and that was it. Archer played with Kevin Rowland in the punk rock group the Killjoys.. The Negatives made a demo tape which Pete Rowland sent to record companies, but got nothing back. One of our songs, What Does Anybody Ever Think About, even had a similar build-up to Eileen.”, Dexys had already established this sound with their previous single, The Celtic Soul Brothers, but somehow this had eluded Archer’s ears. This video is part of our Analog Archive which means it isn’t stored on our website, accessing the content may take some time and may be subject to additional fees. [2], He then formed the Blue Ox Babes. Explore releases from Kevin Archer at Discogs. of... if you're Number One now, so this is the time that you've got to really make a lot of decisions, isn't it? Controlling? Then the band just drifted apart.”.

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He was very idealistic. } Archer left Dexys Midnight Runners and founded The Blue Ox Babes naming himself Kevin Archer again. Kevin Archer was born on December 21, 1958 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. But I can’t speak to Rowland now. border-color: #000000;

Despite the promise shown by Dexys’ early performances, photos at this time betray a style that lay somewhere between that of Modern Romance and A Flock Of Seagulls. KEVIN "AL" ARCHER: Well, it was just... Kevin thought of the name, “So I moved to Germany because I could afford it. In 1985, the Blue Ox Babes were revived when Archer hooked up with two ex-Dexys personnel: fiddle player Steve ‘Brennan’ Shaw and bassist Steve Wynne. Discs Records for three singles and an aborted album, Apples & Oranges, which belatedly saw release in 2009. *, {{ t('save_amount', { amount_saved: formatPrice(pack.amountYouSave) }) }}, {{ t('pack_count_lowercase', { total: pack.packCount }) }}, {{t('compared_with_single_price', {price: formatPrice(selectedSize.price) }) }}, *Packs never expire as long as you sign in at least once a year. He’s changed it to 10 per cent now but just said, ‘You’ve had quite a bit of money’. Instead, the whole incident felt like a total betrayal. He’s apologised in the past, I’ve accepted him and then he’s done it all again.”. By this time, Jerry Dammers and co had charted with Gangsters and invited Dexys on to the first 2 Tone tour. In summer of 2020 Rowland released a new video for the song Rag Doll. Troussé, Stephen (2012) "Let's Make This Precious! In the unlikely event that anyone visiting this page doesn't understand the reason for Sally James's embarrassment It is interesting to note that Pauline O’Brien, credited with suggesting the Gypsy-like Too-Rye-Ay look, worked alongside Yasmin at the time in a hairdressing salon Browns Hairdressers owned by Dexys’ manager, Paul Burton. again congratulations. In May 1980, with "Geno" sitting The following assets contain unreleased and/or restricted content. All Royalty-Free licenses include global use rights, comprehensive protection, simple pricing with volume discounts available, Newspapers and magazines (except for covers), editorial broadcasts, documentaries, non-commercial websites, blogs and social media posts illustrating matters of public interest, Book or magazine covers, commercial, promotional, advertorial, endorsement, advertising, or merchandising purposes in any media (e.g. But that changed in 2006. don't see it as being any different now from any time before.

Not a bad ten minutes or so of kids' entertainment. Looking back, he says one of the first danger signs was Rowland’s insistence that Archer adopt a different forename (he also famously took exception to Archer’s red hat – all the other band members wore navy or black).

That’s not to say he hasn’t tried to make amends. KEVIN "AL" ARCHER: Yeah... just don't wanna rush it, y'know... SALLY JAMES: Um... what about an album, are you working on that at the moment as well? - a fact which clearly dawned on her only after she'd asked the SALLY Though he did promote three gigs in about 2002: Subs, 999 and Rose Tattoo. Yeah. She talks to Lois Wilson, Followers of the mighty Quo have their chance to KEVIN ROWLAND: Uh... we're working on one, yeah. [2], He then formed the Blue Ox Babes. quiz mainstays Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi. “Rowland phoned up and said that the 50 per cent would now be 5 per cent. We auditioned loads of brass and keyboard players, drummers.

[1] He used the name "Al" because Kevin Rowland decided that the group was not big enough to accommodate two Kevins. Since around 2005, Rowland has hosted a popular DJ tour in clubs and venues throughout the UK. [3], Archer believed Kevin Rowland stole much from the Blue Ox Babes. In short, Rowland heard some Blue Ox Babes demos and borrowed both the blend of sounds and their fiddle player to create the immensely successful Dexys sound of the Too-Rye-Ay album. KEVIN "AL" ARCHER: Not really, no. I just wanted to wear a dress, "The Official Charts Company - Kevin Rowland", Let's Make This Precious: The Best of Dexys Midnight Runners, Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Rowland&oldid=978917249, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One)", "Let's Get this Straight (From the Start)", This page was last edited on 17 September 2020, at 18:18. a soul singer from the Sixties, actually, he inspired the group. Shaw had been in the Too-Rye-Ay line-up. Rowland just ignored it and they backed down, eventually. Yasmin: “He got very down and stayed in doors, depressed. Both had been in the short-lived punk band the Killjoys.

An eight-piece soul band created at the height of guitarbased New Wave, they set out to forge music that mattered – music with soul, passion, truth and integrity. "AL" ARCHER: I think so, yeah. RC caught up with Kevin Archer to set the record straight about the Blue Ox Babes, whose shelved album for Go!

I left a while after that. a cult figure and never... never got any acceptance at all. When Dexys disbanded in 1987, Rowland recorded a solo album, The Wanderer, which, together with its three singles, was a commercial failure. Eventually, I was diagnosed as being paranoid schizophrenic. got another one planned, I believe... KEVIN "AL" ARCHER: June... SALLY JAMES: June and July, was it? In 1978 Rowland and Archer formed Dexys Midnight Runners. Please carefully review any restrictions accompanying the Licensed Material on the Getty Images website, and contact your Getty Images representative if you have a question about them.

I was shocked. And it wasn’t only his music which appeared to have been plundered. Without a license, no further use can be made, such as: Because collections are continually updated, Getty Images cannot guarantee that any particular item will be available until time of licensing. In order to finalize your project with the material you downloaded from your EZA account, you need to secure a license. It was the first seed for me. unexpected - and somewhat unlikely - appearance on Tiswas while Lenny Henry was doing one of his Trevor McDoughnut routines! Andy MacDonald at Go! This was definitely what they wanted. Discs had Madness’ Carl Smyth as A&R man and he didn’t understand.”.