Hello (band)
| Hello | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Glam rock |
| Years active | 1971–1979 2002–present |
| Labels | Bell Records, Arista Records, Polydor |
| Website | helloband |
| Members | Bob Bradbury Simon Ellis Corrie Shiells Jake Bradbury |
| Past members | Keith Marshall Vic Faulkner Jeff Allen |
Hello is an English teen appeal glam rock band. They originally recorded for the Bell Records label.
The core of Hello was founded around 1969, originally being called The Age. The band was started by Bob Bradbury, previously of The Flashback Berries, with Keith Marshall, Vic Faulkner, and Jeff Allen (brother of Chris Allen, alias Chris Cross of Ultravox). For about a year, they backed singer Caroline Hall, before renaming themselves as Hello in 1971.
The band's biggest success came in the UK and Germany in the mid 1970s. Their Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart were "Tell Him" (a cover of The Exciters 1963 hit) and "New York Groove", the latter of which was written by Argent band member Russ Ballard. "New York Groove" was later covered to provide a solo Billboard Hot 100 chart hit in the U.S., for the rock guitarist Ace Frehley of the band Kiss.
Hello appeared in the Australian film Side by Side. Their first album, titled Keeps Us Off the Streets, was soon released. Ballard's composition "Star Studded Sham" reached the Top 20 in Germany.
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