Kevin Rowland
Kevin Rowland, frontman of Dexys, shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2015.
Kevin Rowland, frontman of Dexys Midnight Runners, shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2015.
There have been few singers more passionate about their band and art than Kevin Rowland. As the leader and driving force behind Dexys, he led the group to success with classic singles such as Geno and Come On Eileen. He was so single-minded that Dexys imploded in 1986, under the weight of his refusal to compromise.
In a revealing interview, Kevin looks back over his life and his triumphs and failures. This in itself is remarkable, as he frequently refuses to discuss Dexys and his past. He also talks about how a passion for music provided an escape from his difficult upbringing in Wolverhampton, falling for Elvis, Bowie, Dylan, Van Morrison and The Sex Pistols, and his deep, almost spiritual, connection with music
Proving that sticking to your guns and never backing down can see you right in the end, Kevin also details how he revived the Dexys name in 2012 for an album and series of live shows that were greeted with an almost religious fervour by fans and critics alike.
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Dexys Midnight Runners
There, There My Dear
- Mercury.
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Elvis Presley
Can't Help Falling in Love
- Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
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Bob Dylan
Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
- Blonde On Blonde.
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Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The U.K.
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Van Morrison
Slim Slow Slider
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Dexys Midnight Runners
Dance Stance
- Mercury.
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Dexys Midnight Runners
Geno
- Mercury.
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David Bowie
Young Americans
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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Dexys Midnight Runners
I Love You (Listen To This)
- Mercury.
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Suzanne Vega
Luka
- A&M.
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Live
I Alone
- RADIOACTIVE RECORDS.
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John Lennon
Mind Games
- Parlophone.
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Dexys Midnight Runners
The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)
- Mercury.
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Billy Bragg
Levi Stubb's Tears
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Sin茅ad O鈥機onnor
Danny Boy (Live)
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