Liverpool Express
| Liverpool Express | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | L.E.X. |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records, Priority Records, Direct Records, Every Man Records |
| Associated acts | Fortune, The Merseybeats, Harlan Cage, 101 South |
| Website | www.liverpoolexpress.com |
| Members |
Billy Kinsley (bass, vocals) Kenny Parry (guitar, vocals) Dave Goldberg (keyboards, vocals) Adam Goldberg (drums) |
| Past members |
Roger Scott Craig (keyboards, vocals) Tony Coates (guitar, vocals) Derek Cashin (drums, vocals) John Ryan (drums, vocals) Kenny Mundye (drums, vocals) Pete Kircher (drums, vocals) Brian Rawling (drums, vocals) Phil Chittick (drums, vocals) Ian Stirrat (keyboards, vocals, production) |
Liverpool Express (also known as L.E.X.), are a British pop rock band formed in 1975. They are best known for songs such as "You Are My Love" (which Paul McCartney once declared one of his favourite songs), "Every Man Must Have A Dream", and for charting several hits.
Their greatest success was found in South America where three of their singles ("You Are My Love", "Every Man Must Have A Dream", and "Dreamin'") reached No. 1 in the charts. They were the first band to do a major stadium tour there, playing to more than a quarter of a million people.
They appeared on British television quite frequently, including on Top of the Pops. Whilst away on tour, more TV appearances followed, recording their own TV specials in Brazil, Finland, and for the BBC in the UK.
Liverpool Express toured the UK and parts of Europe with Rod Stewart, and by personal request, played for Prince Charles at a Royal Gala show held in Liverpool.
All four band members had previously played with the band The Merseybeats, Billy Kinsley being a co-founding member in the 1960s. In the 1990s, Kinsley re-joined The Merseybeats.Pianist Roger Scott Craig, went on to join Fortune in 1982, and formed the bands Harlan Cage in 1996, and 101 South in 2000. He also played and recorded with German singer, Nina Hagen, in the mid-1980s. Their tour schedule included playing to hundreds of thousands of people at the Rock in Rio concert in Brazil.
When Cashin, Coates and Scott Craig left the group, Kinsley recruited musicians, Dave Goldberg (keyboards) and Kenny Parry (guitar). Kinsley, Goldberg and Parry have since remained the three core members of the band. The original line-up were reunited in mid-2002, when Scott Craig came up with the idea of compiling and releasing a 'Best Of' CD, due to fan interest. A year later, Scott Craig and Kinsley met in Liverpool to write and record new material for the album, Once Upon A Time.
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