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Liverpool Express (also known as L.E.X.), are a British pop rock band formed in 1975. They are best known for songs such as "You Are My Love" (which Paul McCartney once declared one of his favourite songs), "Every Man Must Have A Dream", and for charting several hits. ==History== Their greatest success was found in South America where three of their singles ("You Are My Love", "Every Man Must Have A Dream", and "Dreamin'") reached No. 1 in the charts. They were the first band to do a major stadium tour there, playing to more than a quarter of a million people. They appeared on British television quite frequently, including on ''Top of the Pops''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Liverpool Express )〕 Whilst away on tour, more TV appearances followed, recording their own TV specials in Brazil, Finland, and for the BBC in the UK. Liverpool Express toured the UK and parts of Europe with Rod Stewart,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Liverpool Express )〕 and by personal request, played for Prince Charles at a Royal Gala show held in Liverpool. All four band members had previously played with the band The Merseybeats, Billy Kinsley being a co-founding member in the 1960s. In the 1990s, Kinsley re-joined The Merseybeats.〔 Pianist Roger Scott Craig, went on to join Fortune in 1982, and formed the bands Harlan Cage in 1996, and 101 South in 2000.〔 He also played and recorded with German singer, Nina Hagen, in the mid-1980s. Their tour schedule included playing to hundreds of thousands of people at the Rock in Rio concert in Brazil.〔 When Cashin, Coates and Scott Craig left the group, Kinsley recruited musicians, Dave Goldberg (keyboards) and Kenny Parry (guitar). Kinsley, Goldberg and Parry have since remained the three core members of the band. The original line-up were reunited in mid-2002, when Scott Craig came up with the idea of compiling and releasing a 'Best Of' CD, due to fan interest. A year later, Scott Craig and Kinsley met in Liverpool to write and record new material for the album, ''Once Upon A Time''.〔 Liverpool Express were back on the TV in 2005 when Kellogg's used the song, "It's A Beautiful Day", in their 'Special K-Purple Berries' commercial. A year later, the same song was used for another TV commercial, this time for Bernard Matthews' Big Green Tick campaign. July 2011 saw the band top the iTunes download charts with "You Are My Love" - a day after a re-run of a ''Top of the Pops'' episode they were featured on in 1976, this was shown on the UK channel, BBC Four. 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「Liverpool Express」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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