Andrew Bodnar is an

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who grew up in

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, South London. He and drummer

Steve Goulding Steve Goulding (born 1954) is an English drummer, who has played as a member of Graham Parker and The Rumour, The Associates, Poi Dog Pondering, The Waco Brothers, Sally Timms and the Drifting Cowgirls and The Mekons. He also played the drums ...

(

The Rumour The Rumour was an English rock band in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known as the backup band for Graham Parker, whose early records (from 1976 to 1980) were credited to Graham Parker & The Rumour. However, The Rumour also ...

The Mekons The Mekons are a British band formed in the late 1970s as an art collective. They are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands. The band's style has evolved over time to incorporate aspects of ...

, etc) met and began playing together as a rhythm section while still at school. They spent their teenage years auditioning and busking whenever they could, and were gigging around London with a cajun-influenced band called Bontemps Roulez just prior to forming The Rumour in 1975. Bodnar is probably best known for his membership with

Graham Parker Graham Thomas Parker (born 18 November 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the British band Graham Parker & the Rumour. Life and career Early career (1960s–1976) Parker was born in Hackney, East L ...

and

(1975-1980), for playing the distinctive reggae-flavored bassline on " Watching the Detectives" by Elvis Costello, and for bass playing and co-writing (with Steve Goulding and Nick Lowe) " I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" by

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touring bassist, promoting their hit album '

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' during 1982-83 and since played live, or on recording sessions for many artists, including Angie Bowie,

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, and

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. He also played bass for Graham Parker on his various solo albums from 1988 through the mid-1990s. Graham Parker and The Rumour reunited in 2011 to record two new albums, and they toured the UK, US and Europe through to late 2015. Bodnar played himself in the

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film, ''

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'', released in December 2012. He lives in rural North Yorkshire where he continues to write and record as The Punch House Family.

Partial discography

Graham Parker and the Rumour

*'' Howlin' Wind'' (1976) *''

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'' (1976) *''

Stick to Me ''Stick to Me'' is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Graham Parker and his first group, the Rumour. Background Parker, interviewed by Steve Hammer, recalled the making of the album: Critical reception ''Rolling Stone'' c ...

'' (1977) *'' The Parkerilla'' (1978) *''

Squeezing Out Sparks ''Squeezing Out Sparks'' is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Graham Parker and his band the Rumour. The album was released in March 1979. Although the Rumour were not credited on the cover, their name was included on the album ...

'' (1979) *'' The Up Escalator'' (1980) *''Three Chords Good'' (2012) *''Mystery Glue'' (2015)

The Rumour

*''Max'' (1977) *''Frogs Sprouts Clogs And Krauts'' (1978) *''Purity Of Essence'' (1980)

Graham Parker

*'' The Mona Lisa's Sister'' (1988) *'' Human Soul'' (1989) *''Struck By Lightning'' (1991) *''Burning Questions '' (1992) *''Acid Bubblegum'' (1996)

Other artists

*''Renowned'' - Gay & Terry Woods (1976) *" Watching the Detectives" - Elvis Costello (single, 1977) *''Carlene Carter'' -

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(1978) *'' Jesus of Cool'' -

Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and New wave music, new wave,I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass") *''Black & Dekker'' -

Desmond Dekker Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earlie ...

(1980) *''

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Garland Jeffreys Garland Jeffreys (born June 29, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter in rock and roll, reggae, blues, and soul music. Career Jeffreys is from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, of African American and Puerto Rican heritage. He majored in art hist ...

(1981) *'' Rock 'n' Roll Adult'' -

(1981) *'' Learning to Crawl'' -

the Pretenders Pretenders are an English–American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete ...

(1984) *''

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'' - Nick Lowe (1985) *''The Blue Hour -'' Raise the Dragon (1985) *''The Sing Market -'' The Sing Market (1986)

References

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