The Heartbeats's Information
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Glasgow
http://www.myspace.com/glasgowheart...
Alternative Indie Pop
About Us:
AN ERSTWHILE GLASWEGIAN SUPERGROUP,
THE HEARTBEATS WERE FOUNDED BY 'THE
PRIMEVALS' GUITARIST DON GORDON AND
LOCAL SINGER / SONGWRITER WILY BO
WALKER.
THEY ENLISTED THE HELP OF OTHER LOCAL
LUMINARIES SUCH AS STEPHEN IRVINE FROM
'LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS' ON
DRUMS, RONNIE COSTLEY (BACKING VOCALS)
AND ALLAN FRENCH (KEYBOARDS) FROM 'THE
KISSING BANDITS', KIRK FROM 'THE BIG
DISH' AND 'WET, WET, WET' ON DRUMS AND
PERCUSSION AND KENNY MACDONALD FROM
'BOURGIE BOURGIE' ON PERCUSSION AND
PRODUCTION (KENNY ALSO PRODUCED THE
EARLY 'TEXAS' RECORDINGS AS WELL AS
OTHER GLASGOW BANDS LIKE 'GUN' AND
'SLIDE' - PARK LANE STUDIOS WAS KEY TO
THE WHOLE GLASGOW SOUND!!!).
THE HEARTBEATS FEATURED AN ALL GIRL
HORN SECTION INCLUDING KARENA K
(ASHTON)
HTTP://WWW.REVERBNATION.COM/KARENAKELL
Y, KATH MOORE AND TRISH HEENAN.
THE HEARTBEATS BECAME A VERY BUSY
GIGGING BAND WITH A HUGE FOLLOWING AND
LOTS OF RADIO PLAY.
THEIR DEBUT SINGLE ' HAUNTED' C/W
'CAN'T LET GO' CHARTED ACROSS EUROPE,
CANADA AND AS FAR AWAY AS URUGUAY AND
ARGENTINA AND THEY STILL GET FAN-MAIL
TO THIS DAY!!!
WILY BO WENT ON TO FORM 'THE BADDIES'
ALONG WITH SOME OTHER GREAT LONDON
BASED MUSICIANS.
THROUGHOUT THE NINETIES WILY BO ALSO
CONTINUED TO WRITE AND WORK ON OTHER
PROJECTS-
100 MEN (WITH CURRENT 'BABYSHAMBLES'
GUITARIST MIK WITHNALL)
THE HEATERS
JAQE
THE INCREDIBLE LOVE TORPEDOES AND
THUNDER ALICE PARK.
HE IS CURRENTLY BACK WORKING WITH THE
HEARTBEATS' KARENA K AS WELL AS WITH
RATTLIN' BONE AND THE MESACAL CANYON
TROUBADOURS.
WILY BO IS ALSO WORKING ON AN ALBUM
WITH SOME OF NEW YORK'S FINEST JAZZ
MUSICIANS - 'MOON OVER INDIGO'
PARTY ON FOREVER
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