Phil Collins Wham! The Style Council Central Line Murray Gold Thompson Twins David Bowie Culture Club Huey Lewis and the News The KLF Tears for Fears Duran Duran Depeche Mode U2 Sheila & B. Devotion Curiosity Killed the Cat Dee C. Lee Atlantic Starr The band's membership eventually stabilized around Carroll, Archer, Phillips, the three Lewis brothers, lead singer Sharon Bryant (who was later replaced by Barbara Weathers), trumpeter William Sudderth III, and saxophonist Damon Rentie (who was later replaced by Koran Daniels).
In 1977, the band came to Westwood, California, and performed on the nightclub scene under the name "Newban," which they agreed to change at the request of A&M Records executive Herb Alpert when they were signed. Change Earth, Wind & Fire Lonnie Liston Smith Paul McCartney