Showaddywaddy

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Over their historic career, they spent 209 weeks on the UK Singles Chart and scored 10 Top Ten singles, becoming one of the defining UK pop acts of the late 1970s.

Showaddywaddy is a wildly successful British pop group formed in Leicester, England, in 1973. Known for their eye-catching drape jackets and visual stage presence, they specialized in high-energy revivals of classic 1950s and early 1960s rock and roll while also writing and releasing original material.

Over their historic career, they spent 209 weeks on the UK Singles Chart and scored 10 Top Ten singles, becoming one of the defining UK pop acts of the late 1970s.

Showaddywaddy’s commercial heyday spanned from 1974 to 1983, a period in which they released 11 albums and racked up 23 Top 40 singles.

Their most notable tracks include: "Hey Rock And Roll" (1974): Their debut single which shot straight to number 2 on the UK charts. "Under The Moon Of Love" (1976): A cover of Curtis Lee’s 1961 track, which became the band's signature song and hit Number 1 on the UK charts, selling nearly a million copies.

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