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About Me

In a playing career that spans more than twenty five years, members or THE SWINGING LAURELS have either played, recorded or toured with world name artists that include:
BOY GEORGE / CULTURE CLUB / THE FUN BOY THREE / IGGY POP / MUSICAL YOUTH / JERRY DAMMERS / THE CLASH / RHODA DAKAR (THE SPECIAL AKA) / CRAZYHEAD / THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH / IST/ FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS
For band biography / discography / reviews visit:
THE SWINGING LAURELS web site

For details on John's book
"How NOT to make it in the pop world - diary of an almost has-been" - visit :
- Trafford Publishing
SWINGING LAURELS on Top of the Pops with the FUN BOY THREE
SWINGING LAURELS playing on the FUN BOY 3 video, THE TELEPHONE ALWAYS RINGS produced by MIDGE URE
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/15/2006
Band Website: theswinginglaurels.co.uk
Band Members: GAZ BIRTLES - vocals, alto sax, guitar, synth, programming, recording
JOHN BARROW - tenor sax, b/vocals, keyboards
MARK O'HARA - keyboard Wizard
DEAN SARGENT - bass synth, trumpet
STEVE COOKE - bass guitar, guitar
MARK PEARSON - keyboards
RICH BARTON - electric guitar
PETE HARRIMAN - percussion
NICK MURPHY - drums, keyboards
PHIL BIRTLES - drums
KEV "REVERB" BAYLISS - guitar / cheese grater tongue

Influences: BOWIE, ROXY MUSIC, SPARKS, COCKNEY REBEL, SADISTIC MIKA BAND, YMO, ALEX HARVEY BAND, KRAFTWERK, T REX, WENDY TUNES, NEW AGE, THE SINATRAS, DISCO ZOMBIES,
Sounds Like: LAURELS. SWINGING!
Record Label: HAPPY RECORDS!!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The SWINGING LAURELS story

The SWINGING LAURELS story Current mood: bouncy Category: Music The SWINGING LAURELS .. The Swinging Laurels Had things progressed differently, the Swinging Laurels' story would have had all the...
Posted by SWINGING LAURELS on Wed, 28 May 2008 05:43:00 PST

Lyric LaCeile, Amy Vaughan and UK Artists "LIVE" Present The Swinging Laurels March 18th -28th

..TR> Lyric LaCeile, Amy Vaughan and UK Artists "LIVE" Present The Swinging Laurels March 18th -28th Lyric LaCeile, Amy Vaughan and UK Artists "LIVE" Present The Swinging Laurels March 18th-28th &...
Posted by SWINGING LAURELS on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:59:00 PST

Swinging Laurels Katrina benifit compilation track

..> Swinging Laurels Katrina benifit compilation track The Swinging Laurels are delighted to have a track on the Sax on the Web New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund Compilation which features some if ...
Posted by SWINGING LAURELS on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:50:00 PST

Jan 2007 NEW Swinging Laurels 80s intrumentals for download

Check out the new/old tracks just put up on the SWINGING LAURELS page www.myspace.com/theswinginglaurels Tracks are; Voice of the mountains / 1983 / recorded at Woodbine studio - Leamington Spa - B si...
Posted by SWINGING LAURELS on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:53:00 PST

THE SWINGING LAURELS STORY

The SWINGING LAURELS The Swinging Laurels Had things progressed differently, the Swinging Laurels' story would have had all the dramatic hallmarks of any great music biography, containing all ...
Posted by SWINGING LAURELS on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:44:00 PST