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The three tracks on the download single were the same three tracks previously available on the "Shadowland" radio promo single. Her parents met in Australia in 1985, while touring with their respective bands. tour, a new 25-date "Electroset" (European) one (featuring Simon Hayward and Sarah Brown) was scheduled from 18 October to 3 December 2010 but the band played only 9 shows till the rest of the tour was cancelled after the performance on 13 November 2010 in Dublin, Ireland because of Jim's mother Irene who had become ill with a recurrence of cancer. Kerr and Hynde met while doing gigs in Australia. A week later, the full album version of "Refugee" was made available as a download from the initial www.lostboyaka.com website. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. [20] In 1998 he was part of a consortium together with former player Kenny Dalglish, among others, that unsuccessfully tried to take over the club. The brother of Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr has been jailed for nine years after an 11 month stalking campaign where he threatened to kill a superfan of the band and attack his wife. And as the frontman celebrates the 40th anniversary since their debut album Life In A Day was released in 1979, he recalls their humble beginnings at a pub gig in The Doune Castle in Glasgow’s Shawlands. aka: downloads | refugee", "dream giver redux | discography | lostboy! Daughter of Jim Kerr and Chrissie Hynde. Kerr faced the music with the twins’ mum Yasmin, Jim’s daughter to his first wife and Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde. Kerr helped organise a 90th birthday party for Nelson Mandela at Hyde Park, London on 27 June 2008. Trivia. A.K.A Jim Kerr - Shadowland", "dream giver redux | discography | lostboy! James Kerr (born 9 July 1959) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds. However, several days after tying the knot, the then 25-year-old took off on a two-year world tour, leaving his wife behind. “But those gigs really helped to catapult us to another level.”. [citation needed] The event came 20 years after Kerr and Simple Minds played a role (releasing the single Mandela Day amongst other activities) in the 70th birthday concert at Wembley Stadium, which was held to demand Mandela's release. Then followed a string of No1 albums including 1984’s Sparkle In The Rain, 1985’s Once Upon A Time and 1989’s Street Fighting Years — that transformed them into world-renowned stadium rockers. “We met them for the first time in 1980 when we were staying in a terrible bed and breakfast outside Manchester for some radio sessions. [6], Three UK club dates in the spring of 2010 featured both new material and Simple Minds' back catalogue and a full European tour followed. “Women are 10 a penny in music now but that wasn’t the case when she first came to the fore. [13][14], Jim Kerr released his first solo album Lostboy! “Suddenly, there we were jamming and the organisers came over and told us to stop. 1 single in 1989 with "Belfast Child". Jim Kerr Family. “So anybody with a punk name plugging in was going to be treated like the second coming and that’s how we felt that night.”. We go on and start with a brand new song that no one had heard. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Jim also ditched his dodgy moniker, Pripton Weird — despite the fact crazy stage names were all the rage at the height of punk. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [22], "Lostboy! After Simple Minds’ first album, the band enjoyed further success in the early 80s with albums Sons And Fascination, Sister Feelings Call and New Gold Dream. He achieved five UK No. And what do we do? “We’d made our own posters and put them up in music shops in town then turned up to play in the southside of the city and there was a queue around the block. [8], The album version of "Refugee" was premiered on Billy Sloan's show on 7 March 2010. Kerr was married to Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of The Pretenders, in 1984 (divorced in 1990). We could have died a death. [11] On 13 April 2010 "Refugee" was released as the lead track of the Welcome Gift 1 free download twin pack which was released as part of the main website launch of www.lostboyaka.com. Celtic fan Kerr reminisced about Barrowland, which Simple Minds reopened many years ago “after there was a few murders in the ballroom.”. "[1][15], The first Lostboy! “It was like you were able to scale the walls and for us it was such a liberation.”. aka jim kerr singles | she fell in love with silence", "Dream Giver Redux / Tours / Lostboy! “But the energy came with punk and led overnight to people in Glasgow thinking ‘Why can’t I do that?’. “We have kids and grandkids, so we get on well. The band lasted 8 months, during which time Kerr emerged as one of the main songwriters. Charlie, 59, added: “Live Aid at Philadelphia was very surreal. [12] In addition to the previously released album version of "Refugee", the free download twin pack included the track "What Goes On" (Scary Monsters Mix), which was exclusive to this release. Jim told The Sunday Post: “It’s a great bill we have on our summer dates, some fantastic women in KT Tunstall and, of course, Chrissie Hynde. Jim Kerr's parents: Jim Kerr's father is Jimmy Kerr Jim Kerr's mother was Irene Kerr. A third Lostboy AKA! album, The Return Of The Lostboy!, was first mentioned by Jim Kerr in February 2010 during the post-production work on the first album. [1] He released his first solo album, Lostboy!

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