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Andy Scott's Sweet: thesweet .com. Sweet (known as The Sweet until the early 1970s [1]) are a British glam rock band who rose to prominence in the 1970s. Their best-known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bassist Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott and drummer Mick Tucker. The band were formed in London in 1968, originally under ...
- 1968–1982, 1985–present
- London, England
SWEET is a classic rock band with 55 million records sold and 34 number 1 hits worldwide. Check out their new album recorded in isolation, their upcoming tour dates, and their merchandise store.
Brian Connolly, the band's original lead vocalist, had the good fortune to meet record producer, Phil Wainman at the BBC, who had met a couple of songwriters, Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, their songs needed a singer and eventually a band. The first Sweet single "Funny Funny" was among the original recordings and the rest as they say is history.
Sweet in 1975, 2006, 2015 and 2023. Sweet are a British glam rock band founded in 1968. Their best-known line-up included lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bassist Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott and drummer Mick Tucker. Currently, two versions of the band exist, one is led by Scott, and another was led by Priest until his death in 2020; they ...
Jun 5, 2020 · Steve Priest, the bassist and co-founder of glam rock band Sweet, has died at the age of 72. He was known for his playful humour and outrageous costumes when Sweet played hits like Blockbuster and ...
The band had been around for a couple of years with limited success and with Andy now completing the "Classic line-up" The Sweet were about to take over the music world. Andyʼs first gig with The Sweet was on 26th September 1970 at The Windsor Ballroom, Redcar (UK) and the rest as they say is history.
