Mick hucknall biography simply red discography

Simply Red is an English pop band, formed in the mid s.

Simply Red's roots originate from the notorious Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester.

Manchester art student Mick Hucknall was one of the many young music fans present (along with original members of The Fall, Joy Division, The Smiths and Buzzcocks) who was inspired to form a band after witnessing that gig.

The first incarnation of the band was a punk group called The Frantic Elevators.

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This band existed for 7 years, with limited releases on local labels, but split in with only limited local attention and critical acclaim for their final single, "Holding Back the Years".

After the demise of the Frantic Elevators, Hucknall linked up with manager Elliot Rashman.

By early Hucknall and Rashman had assembled a band of local session musicians and began to attract record company attention. Around this time the group adopted the name Simply Red (after Hucknall's nickname, which denoted h