Ellis, Beggs & Howard (EBH) are an English pop

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formed in London in 1987. Its members are Simon Ellis (born 18 May 1961 in Yorkshire),

Nick Beggs Nicholas Beggs (born 15 December 1961Larkin, Colin (1997) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 270-271) is an English musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of the Mute Go ...

(born 15 December 1961 in Buckinghamshire) and

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(born 22 July 1965 in London).

Career

Ellis, Beggs & Howard are made up of Simon Ellis (

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and programming),

(

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and

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), and

(

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). They were augmented by

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and

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and programming. They experimented with several other guitarists, including Marty Williamson, Keith Airey and Sabu Bugaban. EBH started in late 1987 by playing a few low-key gigs in London. They featured in the ''

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'' sponsored shows at The Greyhound in

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, and a performance at the

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, and later in bigger

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s. EBH found success in

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. Their first

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, "Big Bubbles, No Troubles" ( produced by Ralph Ruppert and Lux), was a

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in 1988, receiving several awards in many countries. On the

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, the single reached number 41. After the failure of their first

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, ''Homelands'', in the United Kingdom, and despite its success elsewhere in Europe, tensions in the band became overwhelming. Nevertheless, from 1989 they recorded the basic tracks of what was to have been their second album with the

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Mobile, at the Eazee Hire rehearsal complex in London. The album was not released by a label at the time, although Beggs made it available several years later as a home-grown CDr release entitled ''The Lost Years Vol. 1''. The album is notable for contributions from

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and

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Band members

Main line-up

* Simon Ellis – keyboards, programming, backing vocals (1987–1991; 2021—present) *

– bass guitar, Chapman Stick, backing vocals (1987–1991; 2021—present) * Austin Howard – lead vocals, percussion (1987–1991; 2021—present)

Former members

* Paul Harvey – guitar (1987–1990) *

– drums (1987–1990; died 2012)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Beggs and Howard English pop music groups British musical trios Musical groups established in 1987 Musical groups disestablished in 1991 Musical groups reestablished in 2021 Musical groups from London