Liquid Gold Johnny Logan Madness Rodney Franklin Leon Haywood The Undertones Bobby Thurston Pretenders The Detroit Spinners UB40 Sky David Essex Blondie Paul McCartney Dexys Midnight Runners During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dexys went through numerous personnel changes over the course of three albums and 13 singles, with only singer/songwriter/co-founder Kevin Rowland remaining in the band through all of the transitions and only Rowland and "Big" Jim Paterson (trombone) appearing on all of the albums. By 1985, the band consisted only of Rowland and long-standing members Helen O'Hara (violin) and Billy Adams (guitar). The band broke up in 1987, with Rowland becoming a solo artist.
