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The Nylons are an a cappella group founded in 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, best known for their covers of pop songs such as The Turtles' "Happy Together", Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". The band's current lineup includes Claude Morrison (tenor), Garth Mosbaugh (tenor), Gavin Hope (baritone) and Tyrone Gabriel (bass). Morrison is the only original member still with the band today. The band recently has reissued all their albums on CD through Unidisc Music Inc. ==Career== The Nylons' original lineup consisted of Claude Morrison (tenor), Paul Cooper (baritone), Marc Connors (tenor), and Denis Simpson (bass). In April 1979 Simpson left the group to perform in a musical and was replaced by Ralph Cole (bass).〔"High trash & hot stuff". ''The Body Politic'', December 1980.〕 Cole left the band in late 1981 and was replaced by Arnold Robinson (bass). In 1986, the group appeared on the critically acclaimed children's television show ''Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show'', featuring children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram. The Nylons appeared in Season 3 of the show on the (Treasure Island ) episode singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". These songs appeared on the band's albums ''Seamless'' (1984) and ''Rockapella'' (1989). During this era, the band also gained exposure from the mid-1980s syndicated sitcom ''Throb'' by singing (with the show's lead actress Diana Canova) the theme to the show. Cooper retired from the band in 1990 and was replaced by Micah Barnes (baritone). Connors died in 1991 from AIDS related complications, and was replaced by Billy Newton-Davis (tenor). In 1994 both Newton-Davis and Barnes left the group to pursue their solo careers, and were replaced by Garth Mosbaugh (tenor) and Gavin Hope (baritone) respectively. In 1997 Hope left the group to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Mark Cassius (baritone). In 2005 Cassius left the group; Tyrone Gabriel replaced him. After Robinson's retirement in early 2006, Gavin Hope returned as baritone; Tyrone Gabriel moved to the bass position to replace Robinson.〔http://www.singers.com/nylons.html〕 On May 30, 2014, the Nylons performed a show in Toronto which included the participation of every living past or present member of the band. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Nylons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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