Foreigner

Genres:	Music Videos & Concerts • Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	classic rock • rock • 80s • hard rock • pop
Decades Active:	1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	BBC Music • Fan Page • MusicMoz • Official Homepage • Wikipedia

Biography

This AOR band derives its name from the fact that the original members were drawn from both sides of the Atlantic, and this mixture of influences is much in evidence in their recorded legacy. Mick Jones (27 December 1944, London, England; guitar, vocals) formed the band in 1976, having spent time in Nero And The Gladiators (two minor hits, ‘Entry Of The Gladiators’ and ‘In The Hall Of The Mountain King’, in 1961). The rest of the 60s were taken up working as a songwriter and musical director for French singer Johnny Halliday, alongside ex-Gladiator Tommy Brown, with whom Jones also recorded several singles and EPs. During the early 70s, he worked with ex-Spooky Tooth keyboard player Gary Wright in Wonderwheel, which led to Jones playing on three albums with the re-formed Spooky Tooth. Jones then worked with Leslie West and Ian Lloyd before taking a job as an A&R man, although he never actually signed anyone.

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