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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 the summer of 1981 with the single "Show Me." Rowland added fiddle players Helen O'Hara, Steve Brennan, and Roger MacDuff to the line-up in the early 80s. The band released their second album "Too-Rye-Ay" in 1982. Dexys Midnight Runners hit it straight out of the ballpark with their biggest and most beloved smash song: the infectiously bouncy and upbeat "Come On Eileen," which soared to #1 on the pop charts in both England and America alike. "Come On Eileen" was the best-selling single in Britain in 1982 and won the award for Best British single at the BRIT Awards in 1983. The group reached the UK Top 5 pop charts once again with the follow-up tune "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" and had another UK Top 20 success with the single "Let's Get This Straight (From the Start)." Dexys Midnight Runners released their third album "Don't Stand Me Down" in 1985; this particular album was ill-received by music critics and proved to be a commercial disappointment. After landing one last UK Top 20 chart success with "Because of You" in 1986, the band broke up that same year. In 2003 Rowland reformed the group for a successful concert tour of England in both October and November. Rowland has announced a possible fourth album by Dexys Midnight Runners; said fourth album "One Day I'm Going Soar" was finally released in 2012 to favorable reviews under the shortened group name Dexys.

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MTV 80s - 100 Guilty Pleasures We're Never Gonna Give Up! Poster

MTV 80s - 100 Guilty Pleasures We're Never Gonna Give Up! TV Special2025Self - Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - 50 Greatest Groups of the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - 50 Greatest Groups of the 80s! TV Special2025Self - Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - 70s X 80s Rollercoaster! Poster

MTV 80s - 70s X 80s Rollercoaster! TV Special2025Self - Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Club Tropicana! Euro Summer Party! Poster

MTV 80s - Club Tropicana! Euro Summer Party! TV Special2025Self - Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Every UK No. 1 Party Hit of the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Every UK No. 1 Party Hit of the 80s! TV Special2025Self - Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 100 Longest UK Chart-Toppers of the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 100 Longest UK Chart-Toppers of the 80s! TV Special2025Self - Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 50 Summer Hits of the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 50 Summer Hits of the 80s! TV Special2025Self - Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - You Are Gold! Indestructible 80s Anthems! Poster

MTV 80s - You Are Gold! Indestructible 80s Anthems! TV Special2025Self - Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Greatest Ever UK No.1s of the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Greatest Ever UK No.1s of the 80s! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - New Wave Now 80s Mixtape! Poster

MTV 80s - New Wave Now 80s Mixtape! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - The 100 Biggest Choruses of the 1980s! Poster

MTV 80s - The 100 Biggest Choruses of the 1980s! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 100 British Anthems of the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 100 British Anthems of the 80s! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 100 Greatest Voices of the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 100 Greatest Voices of the 80s! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 100 Made in the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 100 Made in the 80s! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 100 Pop Party Classics! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 100 Pop Party Classics! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 100 Songs That Defined Your Decade! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 100 Songs That Defined Your Decade! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 50 Guilty Pleasures of the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 50 Guilty Pleasures of the 80s! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 50 Karaoke Classics! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 50 Karaoke Classics! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 50 Never Gonna Give Up 80s Pop Hits! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 50 Never Gonna Give Up 80s Pop Hits! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 50 Pop Party Classics! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 50 Pop Party Classics! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 50 the Sun Always Shines on MTV! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 50 the Sun Always Shines on MTV! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 50 UK Most Streamed Songs of the 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Top 50 UK Most Streamed Songs of the 80s! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top the 50 Biggest Choruses of the 1980s! Poster

MTV 80s - Top the 50 Biggest Choruses of the 1980s! TV Special2024Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - 1982 Wrapped! Poster

MTV 80s - 1982 Wrapped! TV Special2023Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - 1983 Wrapped! Poster

MTV 80s - 1983 Wrapped! TV Special2023Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Totally 80s! Poster

MTV 80s - Totally 80s! TV Series2023Dexys Midnight Runners

MTV 80s - Top 50 1982 Vs 1986! TV Special2022Dexys Midnight Runners

Sounds of Birmingham at the BBC TV Special2022Selves

My Music: The '80s Poster

My Music: The '80s TV Special2017Themselves

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1980 Documentary2015Themselves

Weekend TV Series2014Themselves - Guests

Q Awards 2003 TV Special2003Themselves

100 Greatest One Hit Wonders TV Movie2002Themselves

Pure 80's: The DVD Poster

Pure 80's: The DVD Video2002Themselves

VH-1 Where Are They Now? Poster

VH-1 Where Are They Now? TV Series1999Themselves

One Hit Wonders TV Series19961 episode, 1996

Saturday Zoo Poster

Saturday Zoo TV Series1993Themselves - Performers

Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners: The Bridge Video1983Self

No 73 TV Series1982Themselves - Musical Guest

The Tube Poster

The Tube TV Series1982Themselves

The Young Ones Poster

The Young Ones TV Series1982Themselves

Wogan TV Series1982Themselves

Get Set for Summer TV Series1981Themselves

Karussell Poster

Karussell TV Series1981Themselves

Video Sounds TV Series1981Themselves

Aplauso TV Series1978Themselves - Musical Guest

Cheggers Plays Pop Poster

Cheggers Plays Pop TV Series1978Themselves

Something Else TV Series1978Themselves

Saturday Night Live Poster

Saturday Night Live TV Series1975Themselves - Musical Guest

Top of the Pops Poster

Top of the Pops TV Series1964Themselves

Crackerjack! Poster

Crackerjack! TV Series1955Themselves - Guests

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Outside Bet Poster

Outside Bet Feature Film2012

Brush Strokes Poster

Brush Strokes TV Series1986

Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights Poster

Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights TV Special1981

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Brush Strokes Poster

Brush Strokes TV Series1986

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