Anthony (Tex) Doughty (born 28 July 1958 in

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, Sussex, England) is an English rock musician. He was a member of a number of

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bands in the late 1970s, including Peroxide Romance, The Outpatients and

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. In 1986, he and

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joined fellow musicians

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and Nick Sayer to form

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in which he adopted the pseudonym Tex Axile (a pun on

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). After they split up, Doughty joined a band called Max with

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, John Reynolds and John Keogh in which he played keyboards. They released a

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produced album, ''Silence Running'' in 1992. Keogh died soon after the release, and Ashman followed a couple of years later. Doughty continues to release solo albums on his own

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. Doughty also has acted, and roles included in '' I Hired a Contract Killer'' with

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and

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Discography

With Transvision Vamp

*'' Pop Art'' (1988) *''

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'' (1989) *''

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'' (1991)

Singles

*" Revolution Baby" (1987) *"

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" (1988) ( UK No. 45, US No. 87, AUS #44) *" I Want Your Love" (1988) (UK No. 5, AUS No. 7, SA #1) *" Revolution Baby" (re-issue) (1988) (UK No. 30, AUS #24) *" Sister Moon" (1988) (UK No. 41, AUS #95) *"

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" (1989) (UK No. 3, AUS #3) *" The Only One" (1989) (UK No. 15, AUS #30) *" Landslide of Love" (1989) (UK No. 14, AUS #70) *"

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" (1989) (UK No. 22, AUS #108) *"Child of the Age" (1989) Exclusive track on free

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7" single. *" (I Just Wanna) B with U" (1991) (UK No. 30, AUS #16) *" If Looks Could Kill" (1991) (UK No. 41, AUS #56)Australian (ARIA) singles chart peaks: * Top 50 peaks: * "Sister Moon" and "Landslide of Love": * Top 100 peaks from January 1990: * "Born To Be Sold":

Compilations

*'' The Complete 12"ers Collection Vol. 1'' (1990, MCA Records) * ''Mixes'' (1992, MCA Records) *''

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'' (1998, Universal Records) *''

'' (2002, Spectrum Music)

References

Sources

* Alex Ogg – ''No More Heroes – A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976–1980'' – Cherry Red books * https://web.archive.org/web/20070831004839/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/nomoreheroes.php * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043544/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20110606003859/http://www.sci.fi/~solaris/kauris/ihireda.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20090609175330/http://www.texaxile.com/ * https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410057/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Doughty, Anthony 1963 births Living people English rock musicians English male film actors People from Crawley