Texas is a Scottish musical group, founded in Glasgow in 1986 by bass guitarist Johnny McElhon ( born Johnny McElhone ), former star of Altered Images.
| Texas | |
|---|---|
 Performance in 2011 | |
| basic information | |
| Genres | pop rock , alt rock |
| Years | 1986 - our days |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| From where | Glasgow , Scotland |
| Label | Mercury records |
| Composition | Charlene Spiteri Tony mcgovern Ally McErlaine (Alistair Manson McErlaine) Johnny McElhone Eddie campbell Michael bannister Neil payne |
| www.texas.uk.com | |
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History
The first concert of the group took place in the spring of 1988 in a local college. The debut album called “Southside” was released in 1989 (circulation of 1.6 million copies, the third line of the charts of British records). [one]
The second album of the group is the album "Mother's Heaven".
In 1997, Texas released another album - "White On Blonde". The fifth album was released in 1998 under the title “The Hush”.
The Texas group has four gold albums and three platinum.
In the spring of 2017, the album Jump On Board was released . [one]
Music
The musical style of the group has undergone changes from blues rock to pop rock .
Composition
Acting members
- Charlene Spiteri ( eng. Sharleen Spiteri ) - lead vocals and guitar (since 1988)
- Tony McGovern ( eng. Tony McGovern ) - vocals and guitar (since 1999)
- Ally McArlane ( eng. Ally McErlaine, (Alistair Manson McErlaine) ) - guitar (since 1988)
- Johnny McElhon ( born Johnny McElhone ) - bass guitar (since 1988)
- Eddie Campbell ( eng. Eddie Campbell ) - keyboards (since 1991)
- Michael Bannister ( born Michael Bannister ) - keyboards (since 2005)
- Neil Payne ( eng. Neil Payne ) - percussion (since 2003)
Former members
- Richard Hynd - Percussion ( 1991 - 1999 )
- Stuart Kerr - Percussion ( 1989 -1991)
- Steve Washington - drums ( 2001 )
- Mikey Wilson - Percussion (1999—2001)
- Mark One - DJ (1999—2001)
- Charlotte Hodson - background vocals (2001)
- Nicole Patterson - backing vocals (1999–2001)
Discography
Albums
- Southside ( 1989 ) United Kingdom # 3 (golden), USA # 88
- Mothers Heaven ( 1991 ) United Kingdom # 32
- Ricks Road ( 1993 ) United Kingdom # 18 (Golden)
- White on Blonde ( 199 7) United Kingdom # 1 (6x Platinum)
- The Hush ( 1999 ) United Kingdom # 1 (3x Platinum)
- The Greatest Hits ( 2000 ) United Kingdom # 1 (6x Platinum)
- Wishful ( 2003 ) United Kingdom # 5 (golden)
- Red Book ( 2005 ) United Kingdom # 16 (Golden)
- The BBC Sessions ( 2007 )
- The Conversation ( 2013 )
- Texas 25 (2015)
- Jump On Board (2017)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Texas - Artist Card . Europe Plus Online Radio | Online Radio Europa Plus. The appeal date is September 19, 2018.