Dolly Mixture (band)

Dolly Mixture
OriginCambridge, England
Genres
Years active1978–1984; 2013
LabelsChrysalis, Respond,
Dead Good Dollys Platters, Cordelia, Royal Mint
Past members
  • Rachel Bor
  • Hester Smith
  • Debsey Wykes
Websitewww.dollymixture.net

Dolly Mixture were an English rock band, formed in 1978 by the bassist and vocalist Debsey Wykes, guitarist and vocalist Rachel Bor, and drummer Hester Smith.[4] They had a taste of top 40 success performing backing vocals for the Captain Sensible hit "Wot", a top 10 hit with Sensible on "Glad It's All Over", and a UK No. 1 hit backing Sensible on his 1982 cover of "Happy Talk". Rachel Bor also featured on the Animus/Loose Records single "Wot NO Meat?" also by Captain Sensible in 1985. Bor and Wykes performed together on 24 April 2013 at the Islington Assembly Hall in London.

  1. ^ a b Carr, Daphne. "Dolly Mixture – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Raymer, Miles (7 May 2012). "12 O'Clock Track: Dolly Mixture, "Dream Come True"". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ^ Adams, Greg. "Dolly Mixture – Demonstration Tapes". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2003). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 165. ISBN 1-85227-969-9.