Alan Rawlings
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Alan Rawlings is a guitarist who played during the British New Wave
era by the late 1970s and early 1980s.
By 1980, he joined Cowboys International
, as Allan Rawlings, replacing Rick Jacks. He played some material which appeared in the Revisited compilation, in 2003. His tenure with the band was brief, being replaced by Ultravox! guitarist Stevie Shears
.
In 1980, he played with Pauline Murray
, of punk
band Penetration
, playing in her Peel Sessions.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
era by the late 1970s and early 1980s.
By 1980, he joined Cowboys International
Cowboys International
Cowboys International were a New Wave and synthpop band formed by vocalist and songwriter Ken Lockie that put out one album in 1979, the influential The Original Sin, and a handful of 45s before dissolving in 1980...
, as Allan Rawlings, replacing Rick Jacks. He played some material which appeared in the Revisited compilation, in 2003. His tenure with the band was brief, being replaced by Ultravox! guitarist Stevie Shears
Stevie Shears
Stevie Shears is a musician known for playing in english rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox! , alongside electronic musician John Foxx.-Tiger Lily and Ultravox!:...
.
In 1980, he played with Pauline Murray
Pauline Murray
Pauline Murray was the lead singer of the punk rock band, Penetration, which was originally formed in 1976.In May 1976 the then 18-year-old Murray saw the Sex Pistols...
, of punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Penetration
Penetration (band)
Penetration is a punk rock band from County Durham, England formed in 1976. They re-formed in 2001 with several new members.Their debut single, "Don’t Dictate", is now acknowledged as a classic punk rock single and their debut album, Moving Targets , is still widely admired-Biography:The lead...
, playing in her Peel Sessions.
External links
- cowboysinternational.com Official web of Cowboys International