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- Origin
- Birmingham, GB
- Active since
- 1978
About
Dexys Midnight Runners (known as simply Dexys from 2003 to 2026) are an English pop rock band from Birmingham. They are best known in the UK for their songs "Come On Eileen" and "Geno", both of which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as their cover of Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", which reached No. 5. They achieved five other UK top-20 singles. Outside of the UK, the band are largely considered a one hit wonder, with "Come On Eileen" also having topped the US Billboard Hot 100. With extensive airplay on MTV, they were associated with the Second British Invasion.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dexys went through numerous personnel changes over the course of three albums and 13 singles, with only singer/songwriter/co-founder Kevin Rowland remaining in the band through all of the transitions; only he and trombonist "Big" Jim Paterson appeared on all studio albums. By 1985, the band consisted only of Rowland and long-standing members Helen O'Hara (violin) and Billy Adams (guitar). The band broke up the following year, and Rowland pursued a solo career for several decades.
After two failed restart attempts, the band was reformed by Rowland as Dexys in 2003 with new members, as well as a few returning members from the band's original lineup. Dexys released their fourth album, One Day I'm Going to Soar in 2012; a fifth, Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul, followed in 2016. The band later released their…
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Discography

LOVE
2026

The Feminine Divine
2023

Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul
2016

One Day I’m Going to Soar
2012

Don’t Stand Me Down
1985

Too-Rye-Ay
1982

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
1980
Members
Seb Shelton
1981–1983
Billy Adams
Al Archer
Micky Billingham
Geoff Blythe
Vincent Crane
Tim Dancy
John Edwards
Tommy Evans
Nicky Gatfield
Andy Growcott
Giorgio Kilkenny
Julian Littman
Roger MacDuff
Brian Maurice
Lucy Morgan
original
Helen O'Hara
Jimmy Paterson
Kevin Rowland
Pete Saunders
Steve Shaw
Paul Speare
Steve Spooner
Mick Talbot
Bobby Ward
Pete Williams
Steve Wynne
Andy Leek
External links
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