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The Rhythm Sisters

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Genres
  
Pop, English folk

Website
  
rhythmsisters.co.uk

Years active
  
1987–present

Genre
  
Pop music

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Origin
  
Leeds, United Kingdom (1987)

Albums
  
Tell Me How Long The Boat's Been Gone, Round To Roundhay Pier, Willerby

Record labels
  
Red Rhino Records, Imaginary Records

Similar
  
Sam Browne, Ambrose, Joe Loss & His Orchestra, Ambrose and His Orchestra, Bruce Foxton

The Rhythm Sisters is an English acoustic/pop duo from Leeds which formed in 1987. The same year, they released the album Road to Roundhay Pier. Sisters Mandi and Debi Laek released their first single, "American Boys", which reached number seven on the UK Independent Chart, while touring extensively in the UK and Europe with The Proclaimers. They have used various session musicians and their lineups have included Bruce Foxton from The Jam, Bill Nelson from Be-Bop Deluxe, Chris Bostock from JoBoxers and drummer Steve J Jones, who had worked with a number of artists, including the UK Subs. In 1990, they worked with Nelson on the album Willerby, released the following year.

Contents

Albums

  • Road To Roundhay Pier (1987, Red Rhino) - UK Indie #19
  • Willerby (1991, Imaginary)
  • Tell Me How Long The Boat's Been Gone (2007, Radio Geronimo)
  • Singles

  • "American Boys" (1987, Oval Records) - UK Indie #7
  • "Infotainment" (1991, Imaginary)
  • Songs

    American Boys1987
    Elderberry Avenue1987
    Henry's Married Daughter1987

    References

    The Rhythm Sisters Wikipedia