Just like The Pretenders, Katrina and the Waves featured an American female lead singer with a band formed in England. Katrina Leskanich was born in Topeka, Kansas, but she moved frequently with her military father, eventually landing in England where she formed the band that made her famous...
Chuck Mangione was a stalwart of the jazz scene long before his pop success and now he made fame again for being on Bill Doyle's 'Not-So-Top-10' Playlist.
Mr. Mister was a foursome from Phoenix, Arizona, who relocated to Los Angeles. All four members had been in-demand session musicians as well as composers. Their second album, “Welcome To The Real World” spawned two number one hits, “Broken Wings” and “Kyrie” (“Kyrie elesion” means "Lord, have mercy" in Greek)...
Joe Jackson’s chart success began in 1979 with “Is She Really Going Out With Him?”, a song most every guy could relate to, that hit #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. But here's a hit song from him that no one would play for me on air.