Dexys Midnight Runners

Dexys Midnight Runners are a British New Wave pop/soul band from Birmingham, England. The group was first formed in 1978 by singer/guitarist/songwriter Kevin Rowland and singer/guitarist Kevin Archer. The other original members were: Jim Paterson (trombone), Geoff Blythe (saxophone), Steve Spooner (alto saxophone), Pete Saunders (keyboards), Peter Williams (bass), and Bobby Ward (drums). Dexys Midnight Runners were distinguished by their scruffy working-class look and their inspired blend of Irish folk and Northern soul music. The band's debut single "Dance Stance" barely cracked the UK Top 40 pop charts at #40 in 1979. Dexys Midnight Runners scored a much more substantial hit with the rousing "Geno," which peaked at #1 on the UK pop charts in 1980. The follow-up song "There, There, My Dear" likewise did well; it went all the way to #7. The group's first album "Searching for the Young Soul Rebels" proved to be a massive success as well. Dexys Midnight Runners cracked the UK Top 20 in t