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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 band got their first gig in November of 1979 at the Windsor Castle pub in London and at only their second gig were asked by The Selecter to support the band on their forthcoming tour. By the end of 1979 the nation was well and truly in the grip of 2 Tone fever and it wasn’t longer before the music press was suggesting that The Bodysnatchers would be the labels next signing.
The Bodysnatchers. Style Ska Rock. Status Split-Up. Formed In 1979. Separated In 1981. Country United-Kingdom. City London. Popularity. Fans 1.
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. 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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Aug 18, 2015 · – The Bodysnatchers – In Session for John Peel – April 8, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – One of the lesser luminaries from the Ska/Rocksteady movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The Bodysnatchers were a 7-piece all-female band consisting of Rhoda Dakar on vocals, Sarah Jane Owen on guitar, Stella Barker on rhythm guitar, […]
