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Groupe Rock
'n' Roll Britannique fondé en 1976 et comprenant Rita Ray (née Lydia Sowa le 11
Décembre 1954 au Ghana), Den Hegarty (né Denis Hegarty le 13 Septembre 1954 à
Dublin), Griff Fender (né Ian Collier le 3 Juin 1954 à Portsmouth, Hampshire),
Bob Fish, (né Robert Fish le 3 Juin 1949, Rochford, Essex), Horatio Hornblower
(né Nigel Trubridge le 15 Janvier 1957 à Brighton, Sussex), Thump Thomson (né
Iain Thomson le 11 Juin 1946 à Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Dummer
(né le 19 Novembre 1944 à Surbiton, Surrey), George Currie (né le 14 Janvier 1950
à
Dundee, Scotland) et Hammy Howell (né William Howell le 24 Octobre 1954 à
Wimbledon, London - décédé le 13 Janvier 1999).
British
Rock 'n' Roo group founded in
1976, by Den Hegarty along with Griff Fender, Rita Ray and Horatio Hornblower,
all former members of the band Rocky
Sharpe and the Razors. Joining the band was Thump Thompson, George Currie
and John Dummer, all ex members of the John Dummer's Blues Band. The line-up was
completed by Hammy Howell and ex Mickey Jupp singer Bob Fish. They built up a
large following playing clubs and universities, although their break came after
they appeared on the Charlie Gillet's show on BBC Radio London in October 1976.
This secured the band a recording contract with Magnet Records, where they were
teamed up with record producer Tommy Boyce who had previously produced The
Monkees. Covering 1950s rock and roll hits they scored their first UK hit in
December 1977 with a medley of "Daddy Cool" (originally a U.S. 1957 hit for The
Rays) and Little
Richard's 1957 hit "The Girl Can't Help It". More cover versions followed in
1978 with "Come Back My Love" (originally recorded by U.S. R&B group
The Wrens in 1955), "The
Boy from New York City" (originally a U.S. hit for The Ad Libs in 1965). Their
next single of 1978 was an original song "It's Raining" written by band member
Griff Fender (real name Ian Collier). All three of the aforementioned hits
reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and sold a combined total of 1.25
million copies.
Following "It's Raining" in September 1978, Hegarty left the band to tend to his
terminally ill father, and he was replaced by Kenny Andrews. Their final hit of
1978 was "Don't Let It Fade Away" (written by George Currie). "Get It" (written
by Horatio Hornblower, under his real name Nigel Trubridge), followed in early
1979 and they also covered Gene Chandler's U.S. 1962 hit "Duke of Earl",
produced by former Wizzard frontman Roy Wood. This was their last UK Top 10 hit,
their only other sizeable hit coming in 1980 with a cover of The Four Seasons "Let's
Hang On!". During the year, the line-up changed with Currie, Fish and Dummer
leaving the band. Duncan Kerr (guitar) and Keith Gotheridge (drums), both
formerly with Plummet Airlines joined, and ex-Mud guitarist Rob Davis briefly
joined the band, before moving into songwriting and production work. By the end
of 1980 their hits had dried up and in 1983 they began to do theatre work
appearing in the theatre production of Yakety Yak.
In 1981, Hegarty became a television presenter, most notably on children's
programme, Tiswas. In 1985 Fender and Ray managed and produced the UK a
cappella girl group The Mint Juleps who scored two minor chart entries with "Only
Love Can Break Your Heart" (originally by Neil Young) in 1986 and "Every Kinda
People" (originally by Robert Palmer) in 1987.
The band is still in the Top 500 selling list according to the Guinness Book
of British Hit Singles.
The band reformed in 2006 for occasional appearances, which continue to draw a
strong following and consistently sell out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darts_(band)
Talents : Rita Ray : Vocals - Den Hegarty : Vocals - Griff Fender : Vocals - Bob Fish : Vocals - Horatio Hornblower : Saxophone - Thump Thomson : Bass Guitar - John Dummer : Drums - George Currie : Lead Guitar - Hammy Howell : Piano
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Doo Wop
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles, Maxi & EP
| 10/1977 | EP MAGNET MAG 100 (UK) |
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Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Medley Excerpts: Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / Come Back My Love / Stay Away (From Them Girls) / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) / Shotgun |
| 1977 | EP MAGNET 006 EVC 60040 (GER) |
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Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Medley Excerpts: Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / Come Back My Love / Stay Away (From Them Girls) / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) / Shotgun |
| 1977 | SP MAGNET MAG 110 (UK) |
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Come Back My Love / Naff Off |
| 1977 | SP CRYSTAL SCHALLPLATTEN 006 CRY 60 504 (GER) |
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Come Back My Love / Naff Off |
| 1977 | SP MAGNET 4C 006-60504 (B) |
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Come Back My Love / Naff Off |
| 1977 | SP POLSKIE NAGRANIA MUZA SS 717 (POL) | . | Love Bandit / At My Front Door |
| 04/1978 | SP MAGNET MAG 116 (UK) |
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The Boy From New York City / Bones |
| 07/1978 | SP MAGNET MAG 126 (UK) |
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It's Raining / Messing Shoe Blues |
| 1978 | SP MAGNET 5C 006-61448 (NL) |
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It's Raining / Messing Shoe Blues |
| 1978 | SP POLYDOR PD 14518 (US) | . | It's Raining / Naff Off |
| 11/1978 | SP MAGNET MAG 134 (UK) |
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Don't Let It Fade Away / Early In The Morning |
| 1978 | SP MAGNET 5C 006-61967 (NL) |
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Don't Let It Fade Away / Early In The Morning |
| 1978 | SP REFLEJO 10 C 006-060.530 (SP) |
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Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Shotgun |
| 1978 | EP JUGOTON SMAG 88958 (YOU) |
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Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Medley Excerpts: Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / Come Back My Love / Stay Away (From Them Girls) / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) / Shotgun |
| 01/1979 | SP MAGNET MAG 140 (UK) |
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Get It / How Many Nights |
| 07/1979 | SP MAGNET MAG 147 (UK) |
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Duke Of Earl / I've Got To Have My Way |
| 1979 | SP CRYSTAL SCHALLPLATTEN 006 CRY 63 006 (GER) |
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Duke Of Earl / I've Got To Have My Way |
| 09/1979 | SP MAGNET MAG 156 (UK) |
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Can't Get Enough Of Your Love / Don't Say Yes |
| 11/1979 | SP MAGNET MAG 160 (UK) |
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Reet Petite / Honey Bee |
| 05/1980 | SP MAGNET MAG 174 (UK) |
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Let's Hang On / Cairoli |
| 08/1980 | SP MAGNET MAG 179 (UK) |
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Peaches / D.I.Y. Heartache |
| 11/1980 | SP MAGNET MAG 184 (UK) |
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White Christmas / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) / Don't Say Yes |
| 12/1980 | SP DISCOMATE DSP-209 (JAP) |
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White Christmas / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) |
| 1980 | MAXI PEERLESS MX-0034 (MEX) |
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Duke Of Earl / Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) |
| 06/1981 | SP MAGNET MAG 203 (UK) | . | Jump Children, Jump / Green For Go |
| 1981 | SP DISCOMATE DSP-213 (JAP) |
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Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Too Hot In The Kitchen |
| 1981 | SP MAGNET MAG 305 (UK) | . | Come Back My Love / The Boy From New York City |
| 12/1981 | SP DISCOMATE DSS-13 (JAP) |
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DARTS AND ABBA - White Christmas / Happy New Year |
| 1983 | SP CHOICE CUTS PIG 901 (UK) | . | The Mystery Of Ragoula / 125 |
| 07/1983 | SP CHOICE CUTS PIG 902 (UK) |
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Lorraine / Big Fat Girls (inst.) |
| 1983 | EP CHOICE CUTS PIG 903 (UK) |
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YAKETY YAK - FOUR GREAT SONGS FROM THE SHOW - Destination Love / One Bad Stud / Shoppin' For Clothes / Ruby Baby |
| 1984 | Mini Album SCOOP 33 7SR 5046 (UK) |
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DARTS - The Boy From New York City / My True Story / Get It / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) / Late Last Night / Don't Let It Fade Away |
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Albums
| 1977 | LP 12" MAGNET MAG5020 (UK) |
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DARTS - Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Young Blood / Too Hot In The Kitchen / Sometime Lately / Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / Shotgun / Come Back My Love / Bells In My Heart / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) / Stay Away (From The Girls) / I'm Mad - Fancy Man - Framed - Riot In Cell Block No. 9 - Trouble | ||||||
| 1978 | LP 12" K-TEL DLP-7981 (UK) |
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THE AMAZING DARTS - Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Bells In My Heart / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) / Late Last Night / Bones / Stay Away (From Them Girls) / My Friends Wife / Come Back My Love / Hammy's Boogie / I'm Mad - Fancy Man/Framed Riot In Cell Block No.9 - Trouble / The Boy From New York City / Who's That Knocking? / Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / Sometime Lately / It's Raining / Shotgun / Messing Shoe Blues / Naff Off / Make It / I Gotta Go Home | ||||||
| 1978 | LP 12" MAGNET MAG5022 (UK) |
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EVERYONE PLAYS DARTS - The Boy From New York City / Honey Love / My Friend's Wife / It's Raining / Make It / Hammy's Boogie / Who's That Knocking? / My True Story / Late For Work / Bones / Late Last Night / I Gotta Go Home / Why I Cry | ||||||
| 07/1979 | LP 12" MAGNET MAG5030 (UK) |
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DART ATTACK - Duke Of Earl / Runaround / Don't Say Yes / Cuckoo / One Off The Wrists / Cool Jerk / Don't Hang Up / Honey Bee / Can't Get Enough Of Your Love / Reet Petite / Don't Mess Around With Love / Don't Look Back / This Is The Night / Goodbye Brenda | ||||||
| 02/1980 | LP 12" POLYDOR PD-1-6250 (UK) |
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DARTS - Get It / Don't Say Yes / Cool Jerk / Don't Look Back / Don't Let It Fade Away / Can't Get Enough Of Your Love / Duke Of Earl / Bells In My Heart / Daddy Cool-The Girl Can't Help It / It's Raining / One Off The Wrists | ||||||
| 1981 | LP 12" KAT FAMILY JW 37356 (US) |
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ACROSS AMERICA - Think / Reach Out, I'll Be There / Peaches / Speedo / Cover To Cover / Sad And Lonely / Let's Hang On / False Alarm / Hit And Run / Show Me - Do You Love Me | ||||||
| 1981 | LP 12" DISCOMATE DSP-8005 (JAP) |
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DOO-WOP DARTS - Come Back My Love / Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / Runaround / It's Raining / Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) /White Christmas / Duke Of Earl / Honey Love / The Boy From New York City / Late Last Night / Can't Get Enough Of Your Love / This Is The Night / Goodbye Brenda | ||||||
| 1987 | CD OBJECT ENTERPRISES OR0024 (UK) |
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20 OF THE BEST - Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Come Back My Love / It's Raining / Can't Get Enough Of Your Love / Peaches / Don't Let It Fade Away / The Boy From New York City / let's Hang On / Duke Of Earl / Reet Petite / Get It / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) / Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / Sometime Lately / Shotgun / Beels In My Heart / Stay Away (From Them Girls) / Honey Bee/ Late Last Night / Don't Say Yes | ||||||
| 02/2000 | CD DELTA DISTRIBUTION 33031 (UK) |
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THE DARTS IN CONCERT - This Is The Night (Intro) / Smooch With The Mooch / Dig This / Hold Me Down / Can't Teach A Fool / Get It / Let Rip With The Lip / The Chilli Song / The Mystery Of Ragoula / Give And Take / Don't Say Yes / Lunkhead / One Bad Stud / Boy From New York City / Nosey Joe / I Found Your Number / Gimme Some / Daddy Cool - Girl Can't Help It / Gotta Go Home / Reet Petite | ||||||
| 12/2005 | CD WARNER 5101-11830-2 (UK) |
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THE PLATINUM COLLECTION - Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It / Come Back My Love / The Boy From New York City / It's Raining / Don't Let It Fade Away / Get It / Duke Of Earl / Can't Get Enough Of Your Love / Reet Petite / Let's Hang On / Peaches / Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / Cool Jerk / Bones / Shotgun / Stay Away (From Them Girls) / Runaround / Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) / Young Blood | ||||||
| 10/2006 | 3 CD RHINO / WARNER PLATINUM 5101168862 (UK) |
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DOUBLE TOP - THE VERY BEST OF THE DARTS :
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| 12/2006 | 2 CD WEA 5101186672 (UK) |
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Darts / Matchbox - The Platinum Colleciton :
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| 08/2011 | 2 CD MUSIC CLUB DELUXE 9767517 (UK) |
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GET IT! THE VERY BEST OF THE DARTS :
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| 06/2013 | 2 CD 7T's / GLAM GLAMCDD 145 (UK) |
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Magnet Records Singles Collection :
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| 11/2015 | 6 CD Edsel DARTSBOX 01 (UK) |
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The Complete Collection :
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| 06/2019 | 4 CD 7T's / GLAM GLAMBOX 172 (UK) |
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The Albums 1977/81 :
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