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Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack
British musician
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The Trammps
The Trammps
American soul band
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Smokie
Smokie
English rock band
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Ram Jam
Ram Jam
Rock band who did "Black Betty"
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Dazz Band
Dazz Band
American funk band
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Geordie
Geordie
English rock band
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John Kongos
John Kongos
South African musician
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Skunk Anansie
Skunk Anansie
British rock band
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Russ Ballard
Russ Ballard
British musician
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King
King
British New Wave pop band
10
The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats
band
11
Jimmy James
Jimmy James
Jamaican singer
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Players Association
Players Association
studio musician group
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The Shadows
The Shadows
British rock group
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The Creation
The Creation
English rock band
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Fox
Fox
British rock band
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Pilot
Pilot
Scottish rock band
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Jim Capaldi
Jim Capaldi
English musician and songwriter
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Musical Youth
Musical Youth
band
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Bread
Bread
1970s American soft rock band from California
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Noosha Fox
Noosha Fox
Australian singer
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Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann
English rock band, formed in London in 1962
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Fun Boy Three
Fun Boy Three
English new wave pop band
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Blackfoot Sue
Blackfoot Sue
band
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Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford
American jazz and R&B singer
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Young Disciples
Young Disciples
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Billy Griffin
Billy Griffin
American singer and songwriter
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Naked Eyes
Naked Eyes
British new wave duo
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Archie Bell & the Drells
Archie Bell & the Drells
American vocal group
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Roy Wood
Roy Wood
English rock musician; singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Dayton
Dayton
post-disco funk band
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Paul Young
Paul Young
English musician
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One Way
One Way
American rhythm and blues band
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Ann Nesby
Ann Nesby
American actress and singer
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Kelly Llorenna
Kelly Llorenna
English female Euro-trance singer
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Mike and the Mechanics
Mike and the Mechanics
English pop/rock band
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Haircut One Hundred
Haircut One Hundred
British new wave/jazz-funk group
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Jim Diamond
Jim Diamond
British singer
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John Miles
John Miles
English rock musician and singer
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The Members
The Members
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Jerry Lordan
Jerry Lordan
English songwriter, composer and singer
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Larry Graham
Larry Graham
American bass guitar player
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Vicki Brown
Vicki Brown
English pop, rock and contemporary classical singer
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Jet Harris
Jet Harris
English musician
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The Tremeloes
The Tremeloes
rock band
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The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons
American rock and pop band
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Average White Band
Average White Band
Scottish R&B band
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The Equals
The Equals
band
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Champaign
Champaign
band
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Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople
British rock band
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Curiosity Killed the Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat
British pop band
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Marmalade
Marmalade
Scottish band
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Brownsville Station
Brownsville Station
American rock band
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The Spinners
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
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Ace were a British rock band who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s. Their membership included Paul Carrack, who later became famous as a vocalist for Mike + The Mechanics and as a solo artist. Ace are best known for their hit single "How Long", which was a top 20 single in the United Kingdom in 1974, and reached no. 3 in the United States and Canada in 1975.