Boney M
Euro-disco big cheeses Boney M were the creation of Frank
Farian - the German bloke who also flogged Milli Vanilli to a
grateful planet. But we should not forget during the 70s Boney M
were huge beyond Steps and S Club 7's wildest dreams!
Rivers of Babylon and Mary's Boy Child remain two
of the UK's biggest ever singles, and the quartet's global sales
have topped 80 million.
All four members of the group were West Indian in origin,
working in Europe as session singers. So cue those funky
balalaikas and spin one of their greatest hits - Rasputin, Daddy
Cool or Ma Baker for example.
There are probably worse ways of spending five to ten minutes,
but none that don't somehow involve red hot pokers and dropped
trousers.
Bobby Farrell was found dead in his hotel room in St Petersburg
while on tour in December 2010. He was 61.
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