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Cuddly Toy reached number 4 on the UK charts in January 1989.
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Andrew Roachford MBE a British singer-songwriter and the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hits "Cuddly Toy" and "Family Man". He has also had a successful solo career.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music.
Andrew Roachford was born in London, England. The band of the same name was formed in 1987, the line-up featuring Andrew Roachford (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Chris Taylor (drums), Hawi Gondwe (guitars) and Derrick Taylor (bass guitar).
By 1988, the band were touring, supporting acts such as Terence Trent D'Arby and The Christians. Shortly afterward, a seven-album recording contract with Columbia was signed. They went on to have a string of success throughout the 1990s, becoming Columbia's biggest-selling UK act for ten years.
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Technical
Source Media: Sony Betamax
Picture Format: PAL 4:3
Audio: FM Mono
Location: London
First transmitted: 19 January 1989
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#soul | Cuddly Toy | Andrew Roachford | Chris Taylor | Hawi Gondwe | Derrick Taylor ♬
Cuddly Toy reached number 4 on the UK charts in January 1989.
I'd be grateful if you could give the video a 👍 and subscribe if you're new to the channel.
Andrew Roachford MBE a British singer-songwriter and the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hits "Cuddly Toy" and "Family Man". He has also had a successful solo career.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music.
Andrew Roachford was born in London, England. The band of the same name was formed in 1987, the line-up featuring Andrew Roachford (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Chris Taylor (drums), Hawi Gondwe (guitars) and Derrick Taylor (bass guitar).
By 1988, the band were touring, supporting acts such as Terence Trent D'Arby and The Christians. Shortly afterward, a seven-album recording contract with Columbia was signed. They went on to have a string of success throughout the 1990s, becoming Columbia's biggest-selling UK act for ten years.
Social Media has star stills
📸 Flickr flickr.com/photos/75482294@N05/albums/72157710088812902
🌐 x twitter.com/deapblueseas
🌈 Instagram instagram.com/paulflight_/?hl=en
Technical
Source Media: Sony Betamax
Picture Format: PAL 4:3
Audio: FM Mono
Location: London
First transmitted: 19 January 1989
༺༻༺༻༺༻✩༺༻༺༻༺༻
#ROACHFORD
#soul | Cuddly Toy | Andrew Roachford | Chris Taylor | Hawi Gondwe | Derrick Taylor ♬
