King Kurt
Formed in 1983, this crazed psychobilly sextet immediately hit pay dirt
with the Top 40 single Destination Zululand.
Made infamous by notorious live shows in which audiences were
doused in flour, water and - if they were really lucky - animal
innards, they had two lesser hits, Mack The Knife and Banana
Banana but by 1987 they could barely limp to Number 67 for one
week with their final chart-botherer Land Of Ring Dang Do.
The band re-formed in 1992 but were sick of the sight of each
other again by 1996. Several of the band members subsequently
moved to Canada (where guitarist Paul "Thwack" Laventhol
ran a bar in Toronto called Ted's Wrecking Yard).
Drummer Rory Lyons worked as a Tour Manager and sold fruit and
veg at London's Spitalfields Market. Guitarist John Reddington
became a lawyer, specialising in trademarks.
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