The second half of the 1980s was distinguished by a focus on bold, synthetic music. It was unusual to hear too many tracks that focused entirely on the old-school qualities of sharp songwriting, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simply Red have announced the “sad news” that Dave Clayton has quit the band. The star has played the keyboard for the band, ...

The North Sea Jazz Festival, the world's largest indoor jazz festival, has for 35 years brought the biggest, broadest range of artists to the Netherlands. But, on the 3rd & 4th of September 2010 the ...

And one of the bands that was most frequently on the playlist was Simply Red. Mick Hucknall’s soulful rasp was the soundtrack to my childhood – and so it was thrilling to learn Simply Red would be ...