Kevin Archer

Kevin Archer
Also known as	Al Archer
Born	(1958-12-21) 21 December 1958 Birmingham (UK)
Years active	1970s - 1980s
Associated acts	The Killjoys, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Blue Ox Babes

Kevin "Al" Archer (born 21 December 1958) is an English guitarist and songwriter.

Career

Archer played with Kevin Rowland in the punk rock group The Killjoys, and in 1978 Rowland and Archer formed Dexys Midnight Runners, and co-wrote some of the songs on the group's debut album Searching for the Young Soul Rebels.^[1] He used the name "Al" because Kevin Rowland decided that the group was not big enough to accommodate two Kevins. After the first album Archer, exhausted by Dexys' touring schedule, left the group in early 1981 and formed The Blue Ox Babes. Archer was subsequently diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.^[2] The Blue Ox Babes finally signed to Go! Discs Records for three singles and an aborted album, Apples & Oranges, which belatedly saw release in 2009.^[2]

References

↑ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Dexys Midnight Runners". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
1 2 Troussé, Stephen (2012) "Let's Make This Precious!", UNCUT, June 2012, p. 30

Dexys Midnight Runners

Kevin Rowland Jim Paterson Pete Williams Lucy Morgan Al Archer Pete Saunders John Jay Steve Spooner Geoff Blythe Jeff Kent Bobby Ward Andy Leek Andy "Stoker" Growcott Mick Talbot Seb Shelton Paul Speare Brian Maurice Steve Wynne Mickey Billingham Billy Adams Giorgio Kilkenny Helen O'Hara Steve Brennan Roger MacDuff John Edwards Andy Hamilton Nick Gatfield Spike Edney Robert Noble Vincent Crane Tim Dancy Julian Litman Mick Bolton Pol Coussee Fayyaz Virji Penn Pennington Jerry Preston Jerod Minnies Neil Hubbard Julian Crampton Crispin Taylor Volker Janssen Paul Taylor John McKenzie

Studio albums	Searching for the Young Soul Rebels Too-Rye-Ay Don't Stand Me Down One Day I'm Going to Soar

Compilations	Geno The Very Best of Dexys Midnight Runners BBC Radio One Live in Concert Let's Make This Precious The Projected Passion Revue Master Series - Dexy's Midnight Runners

Singles	"Dance Stance" "Geno" "There, There, My Dear" "Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One)" "Plan B" "Show Me" "Liars A To E" "The Celtic Soul Brothers" "Come On Eileen" "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" "Let's Get this Straight (From the Start)" "This is What She's Like" "Because of You" "She Got a Wiggle"

Related articles	The Blue Ox Babes The Bureau General Public The Killjoys

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