Dexys Midnight Runners

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Years Active
1978 – present (48 years)
Founded In
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Dexys Midnight Runners were a British and band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s. Founded in 1978 by former singer of the Killjoys, Kevin Rowland, and guitarist Kevin "Al" Archer, in Birmingham (United Kingdom), the band were unique in that musically, they seemed best suited to the budding /Skinhead Revival scene in the… read more
Dexys Midnight Runners were a British and band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with Engla… read more
Dexys Midnight Runners were a British and band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s. Founded in 1978 by former si… read more

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2 Play track Fetenhits - Real Classics Vol. 1 Come On Eileen - Single Edit
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10 Love Old Love
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