Andrew Cox (born 25 January 1956) is a British guitarist, who along with
Dave Wakeling
David Wakeling (born 19 February 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and General Public.
Career
Wakeling began his professional career ...
, formed
ska band
the Beat in 1978.
The Beat achieved eight
Top 40 singles and three
hit albums in the UK before announcing their break up in 1983. Some of their notable hits included "
Mirror in the Bathroom", "
Hands Off...She's Mine" and "
Can't Get Used to Losing You".
In 1985 he joined fellow Beat member
David Steele and singer
Roland Gift
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...
, to form
pop rock band
Fine Young Cannibals.
In 1988, while Fine Young Cannibals were on hiatus, Cox and Steele released the
instrumental house music
House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago' ...
single, "Tired of Getting Pushed Around", under the name of Two Men, A Drum Machine and A Trumpet. It reached No. 18 in the
UK Singles Chart. That same year, they also collaborated with
Wee Papa Girl Rappers debut single "Heat It Up" which peaked at No. 21.
In 2002, Cox formed Cribabi with Japanese vocalist, Yukari Fujiu, and released the album ''Volume'' on his own Fidela record label.
References
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1956 births
Living people
English new wave musicians
English rock guitarists
The Beat (British band) members
Fine Young Cannibals members
Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands
British ska musicians
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