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Career. Formed in London by Nicky Summers in 1979, in the aftermath of the punk rock scene, The Bodysnatchers released two ska / rocksteady singles on 2 Tone Records. Their first concert was in November 1979 at the Windsor Castle pub in west London, where they supported Shane MacGowan 's band The Nips. For their third gig, they were invited by ...
The single didn’t exactly set the world on fire and it wasn’t until the band’s fourth single, ‘Iko Iko’, that the band made a dent in the national chart. They did manage an appearance on Channel 4’s music programme, The Tube, along with fellow ex 2 Toners’ Fun Boy Three, with both bands featuring in the brief retrospective on 2 Tone which was included in that particular episode.
Profile: English female ska pop band on 2-Tone. The 7-piece released just 2 singles before breaking up. 5 members formed The Belle Stars whilst Rhoda Dakar resurfaced in The Special AKA. Sites: 2-tone.info , Wikipedia , theguardian.com , nickysummersthebodysnatchers.blogspot.com , web.archive.org. Members:
The Bodysnatchers were a seven-piece all-female band involved in the British ska revival of the early 1980s. Formed in london by Nicky Summers in 1979, they released two ska/rocksteady singles on the 2 Tone record label. The Bodysnatchers’ first concert was at the Windsor Castle pub in London, on 24 November 1979.
The Bodysnatchers were a seven-piece all-female band involved in the British ska revival of the early 1980s. Similar FEMALE bands & groups include: The Deltones (mostly female), Althea & Donna (self-formed group with male back-up) & The Belle Stars (New Wave & Ska). Formed in London by Nicky Summers in 1979, they released two ska / rocksteady ...
Seven-piece all-girl ska/reggae band, The Bodysnatchers, were brought together in September 1979 by bass player Nicky - then a part-time veg seller in Berwick Street market - via adverts in the music press: "Rude Girls Wanted" (she says she got a lot of dirty phone calls). Along came dark toffee coloured singer and employee of the.
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The Bodysnatchers. Style Ska Rock. Status Split-Up. Formed In 1979. Separated In 1981. Country United-Kingdom. City London. Popularity. Fans 1.
