Nick Straker Band

Nick Straker Band
OriginLondon, England
GenresPost-disco, new wave, synthpop, jazz-funk fusion[1]
Years active1979–1987
LabelsPrelude Records (US)
Pinnacle Records (UK)
Decca Records (Germany)
Past membersNick Straker
Tony Mansfield
David McShera
Pete Hammond
Phil Towner
Tony Hibbert[2]

The Nick Straker Band were an English pop music group from London, England, led by musician and vocalist Nick Straker, who had earlier gained experience by playing in Dennis Bovell's Matumbi, a dub and roots reggae band. Several members of the band were also in New Musik, and the band's line-up consisted of Straker along with Tony Mansfield, Tony Hibbert, David McShera, Pete Hammond and Phil Towner.[2] Their song "A Walk in the Park" (released June 1979 Pinnacle label) peaked at No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart in 1980,[3] having previously been a substantial hit in Continental Europe in 1979. Their most successful song in the US was "A Little Bit of Jazz", which spent one week at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart in 1981.[4]

  1. ^ "Nick Straker Official Website". Nickstraker.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Nick Straker interview". 10 April 2001. Archived from the original on 3 February 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ "NICK STRAKER BAND - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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