Lorraine McIntosh
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| Lorraine McIntosh | |
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| Born | 13 May 1964 Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
Lorraine McIntosh (born 13 May 1964, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland) is the female vocalist, with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue, and is married to lead singer Ricky Ross. They have three children. She has also achieved success as an actress, starring in River City and Taggart which are among her most notable roles in television.
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[edit] Life and career
[edit] Deacon Blue and achieving fame
Their name was taken from the title of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues".[1] The band consists of vocalist Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond.
The band released their debut album, Raintown on May 1, 1987 in the United Kingdom, it was released in the United States in February 1988. The album, widely praised as Deacon Blue's finest work, has the overtones of a concept album relating to the struggles of getting by in life in the inner city of urban life - the city being unmistakably Glasgow, referenced by the roots of the band and by the famous images on the cover of the album, the view of a rainy day over Glasgow's West End (with the Finnieston Crane featuring prominently) and, on the rear, a long-exposure capture of the Kingston Bridge blasting through the city centre at night. Their second studio album, When The World Knows Your Name (1989) topped the UK Album Charts for two weeks,[2][3] and included "Real Gone Kid" which became their first UK top ten single.[2][4]
Deacon Blue released their fourth album, Whatever You Say, Say Nothing in 1993. Following Vipond's decision to quit the group in favour of a career in television, they split up in 1994. Five years later, the band held a reunion gig, and this led on to a new album, Walking Back Home, with the band now working on a part-time basis. The band released another album, Homesick, in 2001. Though Graeme Kelling died from pancreatic cancer in 2004, the band has continued in his absence and 2006 saw Deacon Blue returning to the studio to record three new tracks for a Singles album - including the track "Bigger than Dynamite". Deacon Blue are confirmed to be recording new material for a 2011 or 2012 release.[5]
[edit] Break from music and River City
McIntosh took a break from music to play the character Alice Henderson for a few years in the popular Scottish soap opera, River City, which is set in a fictitious suburb of Glasgow. Her character was written out during May 2010.
McIntosh has also appeared in a number of Scottish films, including Ken Loach's My Name Is Joe, and Lone Scherfig's Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, as well as three episodes of the popular TV drama series, Taggart. She also starred in BBC One's comedy drama Hope Springs.
[edit] Personal life
She is not the same Lorraine McIntosh who performs backing vocals for the UK funk/dance band, Jamiroquai.
[edit] Discography
- Raintown (1987)
- When The World Knows Your Name (1989)
- Fellow Hoodlums (1991)
- Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (1993)
- Walking Back Home (1999)
- Homesick (2001)
[edit] Filmography
- River City - Alice Henderson (2000s-2010)
- Taggart - Unknown
[edit] References
- ^ Harris, Craig, "Deacon Blue > Biography", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), http://www.allmusic.com/artist/deacon-blue-p4043/biography, retrieved 13 March 2011
- ^ a b "Deacon Blue". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4931. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Deacon Blue - When The World Knows Your Name". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=44735. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid". Chart Stats. 1988-10-15. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=15586. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "The official site of Deacon Blue & Ricky Ross". Rickyross.com. http://www.rickyross.com/. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
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