Dexys Midnight Runners
Funk/SoulR&BPopBritish post-punkNorthern Soul revival80s new wave soulworking-class British rock
Dexys Midnight Runners were a British post-punk and Northern Soul 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)
Influenced by: The Killjoys, Northern Soul scene, Gang of Four, The Specials
- Active:
- 1978-present (major success early-to-mid
- Scene:
- Birmingham, UK
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