Everything But the Girl (EBTG), are a Hull, Yorkshire, UK,
sophisti-pop /
Downtempo duo of
Ben Watt and
Tracey Thorn. They débuted with a single for a
Cole Porter cover,
Night And Day (Mar 1982, Cherry Red). Ben met Tracey when they were at Hull University and she was singing in pop girl-band
Marine Girls. Ben contributed a photograph, for a forthcoming album cover, after which, the pair became partners (later getting married). They formed Everything But the Girl in 1982, the name inspired by a Turner's Furniture advertising slogan (a popular store near the university). For…
read more