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John Francis McElhone (born 21 April 1963, Glasgow) is a Scottish guitarist and songwriter. He played with three bands who have enjoyed a top-20 presence on the UK Singles Chart ; the new wave bands Altered Images and Hipsway , and the alternative / pop rock band Texas .
Texas ist eine britische Popband. Gegründet wurde sie 1986 in Glasgow von Johnny McElhone, ehemals Bassist bei Altered Images und Hipsway. Die erste Besetzung bestand aus der Sängerin Sharleen Spiteri, dem Gitarristen Alistair McErlaine und dem Schlagzeuger Stuart Kerr. Der Name der Band wurde von dem Wim-Wenders-Film Paris, Texas ...
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1989–1991: Southside
Texas were formed in 1986 by singer Sharleen Spiteri, bass guitarist Johnny McElhone and guitarist Ally McErlaine. At the time, Spiteri was working at the Irvine Rusk salon as a hairdresser in Glasgow. In 1989, the band, now also featuring Tony McGovern, Eddie Campbell, Michael Bannister and Neil Payne, released their debut EP, Everyday Now. The band's debut single, "I Don't Want a Lover", was released in January 1989. It peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and No. 77 on the US Bil...
1991–1997: Mothers Heaven and Ricks Road
The band's second album, Mothers Heaven, was released in September 1991. It was preceded by the single "Why Believe in You", but this failed to reach the UK top 40 stalling at No. 66 on the UK Singles Chart. This did not bode well for the album, which itself peaked at No. 32 in the UK. A second single, "In My Heart", fared worse and became Texas's lowest-charting single in the UK, reaching No. 74, making it their fifth single in a row to failed to break the top 40. A third single from the alb...
1997–1998: Resurgence and White on Blonde
Following an endorsement by then Radio 1 presenter Chris Evans on his Channel 4 show TFI Friday in 1997, Texas came back to the music scene with the international hit "Say What You Want". The song was released internationally on 6 January 1997 and became the band's highest-peaking single to date on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 3 in its second week of release. In February, Texas released their fourth album, White on Blonde, which went on to become the band's most successful album to date...
After the release of Texas's 2005 album Red Book the band members confirmed that they would enter a hiatus. Spiteri performed as guest vocalist on Rammstein's "Rosenrot" album. She began work on her debut solo album, working with some of her former bandmates. She wrote the vast majority of the tracks on the album. She released her debut solo album ...
Current members 1. Sharleen Spiteri– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1988–present) 2. Johnny McElhone– bass, guitar, keyboards (1988–present) 3. Ally McErlaine– guitar (1988–present) 4. Eddie Campbell – keyboards (1991–present) 5. Tony McGovern – guitar, backing vocals (1999–present) 6. Cat Myers – drums (2021–present) Former members 1. Stuart Kerr...
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Texas discography at Discogs25. Mai 2021 · „Hi“ nennen Texas ihr zehntes Album. Doch die Songs von Sängerin Sharleen Spiteri und Johnny McElhone sind origineller als der Titel.
Texas, das ist in erster Linie Johnny McElhone und nicht Sängerin Sharleen Spiteri, auch wenn diese immer im Vordergrund steht. McElhone gründet Texas im Jahr 1986 in …
Spiteri: Johnny McElhone schreibt mit mir zusammen die Songs und ist außerdem Bassist der Band. Wir haben Texas gemeinsam gegründet. Er spielte vorher schon in anderen Formationen, die ziemlich...
4. Mai 2020 · Texas is a Scottish pop and rock band co-founded by Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri in the late 1980s. They have released eight studio albums and have had many hit singles, such as "Say What You Want", "Halo" and "Black Eyed Boy".
