A Tribe of Toffs
A Tribe of Toffs | |
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| Origin | Sunderland, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1986–1990 |
| Past members | Stephen Cousins - Guitars, vocals Andrew Stephenson - Bass, guitars, vocals Michael 'Motch' Haggerton - Guitar, vocals Philip Rodgers - Drums, percussion, vocals |
A Tribe of Toffs were a
The band was formed in 1986 by four pupils from Bede Comprehensive School in Sunderland. They were noticed after sending a
Following "the bloody Kettley record" (as the band were later to call it), the band were keen to release some more serious songs, but were unable to secure a recording contract. They decided to release a second humorous single in 1989 called "Terry Wogan's On TV (Again)" but it did not chart.
The band split in 1990 and retired from the music industry.
On 19 July 2022 (the hottest day recorded in the UK) Radio X DJ Chris Moyles played ‘John Kettley is a Weather Man’ on his show and subsequently ‘campaigned’ for his listeners to buy it and it reached number 1 in the UK iTunes chart.
References
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Eastbourne.co.uk Archived June 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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