Living Colour is an American rock band from

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, formed in 1984. The band currently consists of guitarist

Vernon Reid Vernon Alphonsus Reid (born 22 August 1958) is an English-born American guitarist and songwriter. Reid is the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's 2003 list of the ...

, lead vocalist

Corey Glover Corey Glover (born November 6, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Living Colour and has toured as the vocalist for the funk band Galactic. As an actor, he played Francis in the 1986 war mov ...

, drummer

Will Calhoun William Calhoun (born July 22, 1964) is an American drummer who is a member of the rock band Living Colour. Career Calhoun was born in the Bronx, New York. He moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a de ...

and bassist

Doug Wimbish Douglas Arthur Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is an American bass player, primarily known for being a member of rock band Living Colour and funk/dub/hip hop collective Tackhead, and as a session musician with artists such as Sugarhill Gang ...

(who replaced

Muzz Skillings Muzz Skillings (born January 6, 1964, in Queens, New York) is an American bassist, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for being the original bassist with Living Colour. Skillings played bass, sang backing vocals, and co-wrote so ...

in 1992). Stylistically, their music is a creative fusion influenced by heavy metal,

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, hip hop,

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, and

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. The band's lyrics range from the personal to the political, including social commentary on

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. Living Colour has released six studio albums so far. The band rose to fame with their debut album ''

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'' in 1988. Although they scored a number of hits, Living Colour is best known for their signature anthem "

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", which won a

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for

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in 1990. They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989

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and won their second Grammy Award for their follow-up album '' Time's Up'' (1990). Their third album, ''

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'' (1993), was also well received by music critics. After disbanding in 1995, Living Colour reunited in late 2000, and has released three more studio albums since then: ''

Collideøscope ''Collideøscope'' is the fourth album by Living Colour. Released in 2003, it was their first studio album in eight years. Living Colour began recording ''Collideøscope'' in 2001; many of the songs are about the September 11 attacks. The album c ...

'' (2003), ''

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'' (2009) and '' Shade'' (2017). The band has been in the process of working on new material for the follow-up to ''Shade''.

History

Early years (1984–1986)

English-born guitarist

had formed a number of bands, and after a few years, he formed Living Colour in New York in 1984, using the

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of "colour". Reid assembled a number of bands under the name Vernon Reid's Living Colour from 1984 to 1986. Reid was well known on the downtown New York jazz scenes because of his tenure in

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's Decoding Society. Early band members included bassists Alex Mosely,

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and Carl James, drummers Greg Carter,

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and J.T. Lewis, keyboardist

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, and vocalists D.K. Dyson and

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, with Reid occasionally singing lead vocals himself. The band's sound was vastly different from the songs that showed up later on their major label recordings. Material from this period included instrumental jazz/funk workouts, politically pointed punk rock burners, experimental excursions via Reid's guitar synth, and an early version of the song " Funny Vibe", which was reworked for their debut album ''

''.

Mainstream success (1986–1991)

In 1986 a stable lineup was formed, consisting of vocalist/actor

, guitarist

, bassist

, and drummer

(who had graduated with honors from

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). After hiring managers Jim Grant and Roger Cramer, the band hired prodigy

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Andy Elias in November 1986 to strengthen their live shows with explosive visual productions. Soon after, the band became experienced at touring and performed regular gigs at the club

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. Around this time their career also benefited from English

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singer Mick Jagger's involvement; Jagger was aware of Living Colour from working with bassist

, and after going to see the band live at CBGBs, he went on to produce two of their demos; his 'endorsement' encouraged Epic Records to sign Living Colour. Interviewed in 2018, Vernon Reid looked back on the deal as a bittersweet triumph; “We had to get the co-sign from a person who literally embodied what rock ’n’ roll is, the fact that he had to come see us, and dig us, for us to get at the back of the line is crazy.” ''

'', released on May 3, 1988, gathered sales momentum when later that year,

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began playing the

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for "

". The album reached #6 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart. On April 1, 1989, the band performed on

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's ''

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''. Four months later, the band gained further exposure as an opening act, along with

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, for

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. In 1990 the band's second full-length album, '' Time's Up'', featured songs in numerous musical contexts;

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, punk rock,

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, hip hop (cameos by

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and

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), funk, thrash metal, jive, and hints of

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were all represented. The album reached #13 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and won a

for Best Hard Rock Performance. Other guests included

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and

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. In 1991, Living Colour joined the inaugural

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tour, and released an EP of outtakes entitled ''

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''.

Second line-up and breakup (1992–1995)

In 1992, Skillings left the band and was replaced by

. This new line up released their third full-length album, ''

'', in March 1993. The album reached #26 in the U.S., a further drop since their debut. Despite retaining their strong fan base, Living Colour disbanded in January 1995, after failing to settle on common musical goals during sessions for their fourth studio album. Four of these tracks were included on the compilation ''

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''. Following the breakup, individual band members released a variety of solo efforts.

Reunion and subsequent events (2000–present)

Living Colour re-formed on December 21, 2000, at

as a gig billed "Head>>Fake w/ special guests". Head>>Fake was the current

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project headed by Calhoun and Wimbish. Glover was on the bill to sing a few songs and Reid came on after three songs. The reunion was followed by the release of the band's fourth studio album, ''

'', in 2003, their first album not to chart in the United States, although it was critically praised. In 2005, Sony Records released '' Live from CBGB's'', a live album recorded on December 19, 1989, as well as another best-of compilation, '' Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour'', with songs from ''Vivid'' to ''Collideøscope''. On September 22, 2006, Skillings joined the band for the first time in fourteen years when they played at a private party which drummer

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threw for his wife Lydia. Wimbish was unable to come back from his base in London to play for the event, so Skillings agreed to take over for the special private event. Living Colour - Live Madrid 2008

The band performed a week-long European Tour starting on December 12, 2006. In May 2007, the band released their first live DVD - '' On Stage At World Cafe Live''. On July 11, 2008, the band performed at the 1980s hard rock-themed

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festival at Pryor, Oklahoma. Once again, Skillings performed with them in August 2008 for a Black Rock Coalition

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tribute in Harlem. They performed "Them Changes" and "Power of Soul". On October 25, 2008, MVD Audio and CBGB Records released ''CBGB OMFUG MASTERS: August 19, 2005 The Bowery Collection'', a soundboard collection of songs from the Save CBGB's benefit show. On November 25, 2008, Inakustik and MVD released ''The Paris Concert'', a DVD recorded at

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, in Paris, France, during their 2007 European Tour. The band released their fifth studio album, ''

'', on September 15, 2009 on Megaforce Records. The album sold approximately 2,800 copies in its first week and landed at #161 on the ''Billboard'' 200. This was the band's first album to chart since ''Stain'' in 1993. The band toured the world in support of the record. In an interview on breakdownroom.net, Glover hoped to release another album with the band next year. "We're going to do something different

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and make a real record, right now, right after we've done this one," Glover said with a laugh. The band's song "Cult of Personality" received fresh exposure from 2011, as it was used as the entrance music for

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. In 2013, Living Colour performed the song live during Punk's entrance at

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. On July 2, 2014 Living Colour announced on their official website that they were putting the finishing touches on their upcoming sixth album '' Shade'', which was released on September 8, 2017. "''Shade'' is the sound of a band coming to terms with its shadows and light, From the blue pulpit of Robert Johnson to the mean red streets of Brooklyn to the golden lure of Hollywood, ''Shade'' is the next chapter of a unique American journey," Reid stated on the official website. The album includes 10 originals and 3 covers: Robert Johnson's "'Preachin' Blues", Notorious B.I.G.'s "

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" and Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues'" available on CD, MP3, and vinyl. On August 19, 2016 the band released a cover of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Who Shot Ya?", from an upcoming EP entitled ''Mixtape'' which was released on September 9. It features appearances from Chuck D, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Prodigal Sunn, and Kyle Mansa. By late 2018, Living Colour had begun working on new material for a possible EP or seventh full-length studio album. When asked about a month after the release of ''Shade'' if fans would have to wait another four years for the follow-up album, Reid replied, "Well I don't know about all that. It's intriguing to be back in this cycle." The band announced on December 10, 2022 that they had entered the studio to begin recording their seventh studio album.

Acclaim and legacy

Living Colour was ranked No. 70 on VH1's ''100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock''. "

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'' have called the band "

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used the song as his entrance theme in

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for a period of time. CM Punk used other licensed music while working with WWE, but, after feigning a departure from the company in July 2011, he returned with "Cult of Personality" as his entrance theme. CM Punk also entered to the song at his debut in the world of

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and subsequently at UFC 225 for his fight versus Mike Jackson. He subsequently used the same song in his

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debut at Rampage: The First Dance on August 20th, 2021, and continues using it as his entrance theme.

Members

– lead guitar, guitar synthesizer, programming, laptop, backing vocals (1984–1995, 2000–present); lead vocals (1984–1985) *

– lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar, occasional tambourine (1985–1995, 2000–present) *

– drums, percussion, keyboards, samples, loops, programming, backing vocals (1986–1995, 2000–present) *

– bass, drums, guitar, programming, backing vocals (1992–1995, 2000–present) ;Former Members * Alex Mosely – bass *

– bass * Carl James – bass * Greg Carter – drums *

– drums * J.T. Lewis – drums *

– keyboards (died; 2017) * D.K. Dyson – lead vocals *

– lead vocals (died; 2004) *

– bass, backing vocals (1986–1992, one-off show in 2006)

Discography

*''

'' (1988) *'' Time's Up'' (1990) *''

'' (1993) *''

'' (2003) *''

'' (2009) *'' Shade'' (2017)

Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

*1989 -

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") *1989 -

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") *1989 - Best Stage Performance ("

Grammy Awards

*1990 -

(won) ("

") *1990 -

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(nominated) (" Glamour Boys") *1991 -

(won) ('' Time's Up'') *1994 -

(nominated) (" Leave It Alone")

References

External links

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