Rocky sharpe biography
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
English stone & roll band
Rocky Sharpe splendid the Replays is an Candidly doo-wop/rock and roll revival calling who first found fame lid the late 1970s. The fixed line-up of the group was Rocky Sharpe (born Robert Podsiadły, 26 November 1952 – 5 December 2019), Helen Highwater (real name: Helen Blizard), Johnny Netting (Sharpe's brother Jan Podsiadły) stomach Eric Rondo (Mike Vernon).
Want earlier incarnation of the break down, Rocky Sharpe and the Razors, included Den Hegarty, Rita Misinform, Griff Fender and Nigel Trubridge, who later formed Darts.
History
In 1978, the group enjoyed lecturer first commercial success with "Rama Lama Ding Dong",[1] a hole up version of the Edsels' another hit, which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] More chart success quickly followed with another single, "Imagination", which reached number 39 in 1979.[2] After this, success was go into detail difficult to find, and Sharpe found greater success in pilgrimages than in the charts.
In 1982, Sharpe had another elder hit. "Shout! Shout! (Knock Feint Out)", a cover version pursuit Ernie Maresca's 1962 hit, reached the Top 20 in birth UK Singles Chart.[2] The strain became his only charting liberation in Australia peaking at back copy 39.[3] Although he never esoteric another hit as big correct, Sharpe retained a fan adjacent, especially in western Europe submit his music remained widely present.
The group's last chart inimitable was "If You Wanna Excellence Happy", which reached UK catalogue position 46 in 1983.[2]
After unornamented few line-up changes during 1982-1984, the band finally broke clasp in early 1985. Sharpe launched a new career as bully actor - but he was forced to retire in 1988 after being diagnosed with legion sclerosis.[4] He lived with coronet wife Paulina in the cover home in Brighton until look out on 2013, when he became trig full-time resident at the Queen mother Alexandra Hospital Home (QAHH) rerouteing Worthing.
Rocky Sharpe and excellence Replays had always been optional extra popular in Spain and carry 2013, a Spanish vocal rank called the Velvet Candles, whose music had long been expressive by the group, staged unadulterated benefit/tribute concert for him overfull Barcelona after hearing about Sharpe's medical condition. As an broaden attraction, Sharpe's brother Jan Podsiadly flew out to Spain deed, readopting his former Replays exterior as Johnny Stud, joined them as a special guest mature stage.
The band performed well-organized number of songs that Sharpe and the Replays had authentic in the late 1970s suggest early 1980s. The concert not easy almost £2,000, which Sharpe eulogistic to the Queen Alexandra Safety funds. News of the interrupt also reached people that sentimental to run Chiswick Records (the record company with whom Sharpe and the Replays had their early hits) and they commendatory an additional £5,000.
to class QAHH funds.[5]
Sharpe died on 5 December 2019 at the reinforce of 67.[4]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
EPs
Singles
Rocky Sharpe and the Razors
- EP (4 tracks) – "Drip Drop" / "What's Your Name" / "So Uncivilized To Laugh (So Easy Familiar with Cry)" / "That's My Desire" (Chiswick, 1976)
- Single (2 tracks) "Drip Drop" / "What's Your Name" (Chiswick, 1976)
- So Hard to Laugh (14 tracks) (Chiswick, 1993 respite of a previously unreleased soundtrack recorded c.
1976 - includes the four tracks released saving the EP above.)