![]() Meanwhile, FYC - comprised of the other half of the group otherwise known as The Beat in Cox and bassist David Steele, along with Roland Gift, former saxophonist/singer for Akrylykz - would follow their collective roots in the throwback sounds of American R&B. The Specials (who had transitioned into the Special AKA and Fun Boy Three) and Madness would both find great success on the new wave circuit, while David Wakeling and Ranking Roger of the English Beat would race up the charts as General Public. during the late 1970s enjoyed perhaps the most streamlined segue into the next decade of the two genres. The Two-Tone ska movement that evolved alongside post-punk in the U.K. It was amidst a Taco Bell/T-Mobile cross-promotion that we heard Andy Cox’s iconic opening riff to “She Drives Me Crazy,” the singular smash from his group Fine Young Cannibals and a song that helped make 1989 one of the all-time great years for top 40 radio. Carrie Bradshaw, The Dude and Andy Warhol weren’t the only old friends who paid us a visit on Superbowl Sunday in 2019. ![]()
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