Haircut 100
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| Haircut 100 | |
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| Also known as | Haircut One Hundred |
| Origin | England, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | New Wave |
| Years active | 1980–1984, 2004 |
| Label(s) | Polydor, Arista |
| Former members | |
| Nick Heyward Graham Jones Les Nemes Phil Smith Mark Fox Blair Cunningham Patrick Hunt |
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Haircut 100 were a New Wave band, formed in 1980 by Nick Heyward, whose most successful single was "Love Plus One".[1][2] The group broke up in 1984, but then briefly reunited in 2004.
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[edit] Biography
The band was originally formed by pin-up Heyward (guitar, vocals),[3] Les Nemes (bass), Tim Jenkins (guitar) and Rob Stroud (drums). Jenkins left quite early on when the band was unsigned. He was later followed by Stroud who joined the punk band The Sex Gang Children. Graham Jones left The Low Numbers to join the band, which at the time was named 'Moving England'. Stroud was replaced by Patrick Hunt on drums who played on their first single, "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)". Hunt was fired and replaced by the American Blair Cunningham. Cunningham replaced the drum track on the album version of "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)", although the single had the original drums played by Hunt. During their early gigs, Phil Smith and Mark Fox were drafted to play saxophone and percussion respectively. Originally meant to be session musicians, they were asked to join the line up of the band when they signed to Arista Records.
Haircut 100 appeared just as New Wave was peaking. They were quickly successful: their first single, 1981's "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart.[2] Their next single, "Love Plus One", reached number three and broke the Top 40 in the United States. The following two singles "Fantastic Day" and "Nobody's Fool" each reached number nine in the UK.[2]
Haircut 100 seemed poised for stardom, then Heyward left the band in January 1983 to pursue a solo career.[1][4] Percussionist Marc Fox took Heyward's place as vocalist.[1] In 1984, the band released the album Paint and Paint, but broke up soon after.[1]
In 2004 all of the band's ex-members reunited for an episode of VH1's series Bands Reunited.
[edit] Band members
- Nick Heyward - born Nicholas Heyward, 20 May 1961, Beckenham, Kent[3] - Vocals/Guitar.
- Les Nemes - born Leslie Nemes, 5 December 1960, Croydon, Surrey[3] - Bass.
- Graham Jones - born 8 July 1961, Bridlington, East Yorkshire[3] - Guitar.
- Patrick David Hunt - Shaftesbury, Dorset - Drums.
- Phil Smith - born 1 May 1959, Redbridge, Essex[3] - Saxophone.
- Marc Fox - born 13 February 1958[3] - Percussion/Vocals.
- Blair Cunningham - born 11 October 1957, Harlem, New York[3] - Drums.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
With Nick Heyward:
- "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" - UK #4 (October 1981)
- "Love Plus One" - UK #3 (January 1982)
- "Fantastic Day" - UK #9 (April 1982)
- "Nobody's Fool" - UK #9 (August 1982)
Without Nick Heyward:
- "Prime Time" - UK #46 (August 1983)
- "So Tired" (1983)
- "Too Up, Two Down" (1984)
[edit] Albums
- Pelican West (1982)
- Paint and Paint (1984)
[edit] See also
- List of British pop musicians of the 1980s
- List of New Wave bands and artists
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
- List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of acts who appeared on American Bandstand
- List of Polydor Records artists
- List of smooth jazz performers
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=HAIRCUT𞓄&sql=11:jifwxqe5ld0e~T1. Retrieved on 17 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 239. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd.. p. 183. ISBN 0-85112-072-5.
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 376. CN 5585.
[edit] External links
- Nick Heyward at MySpace
