Rogue were a British

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band who were active between 1975 and 1979, comprising

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and John Hodkinson. The group's original material was all written by Fletcher and his songwriting partner

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, though Flett was never a member of the band.

Band formation

In 1975, Fletcher, former

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guitarist Hodge, and former If-vocalist Hodkinson formed the soft-rock trio Rogue which released several singles, including "Dedication", "Cool Clear Air", "Lay Me Down", " Lady Put the Light Out", "Too Much Too Soon", "One to One", and "Borderline", as well as three albums. Their song "

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" was a No. 12 hit in the Netherlands in January 1976. The group disbanded in 1979.

Rogue album discography

* ''Fallen Angels'' (Epic 69235, 1975) * ''Let It Go'' (Epic 81987, 1977) * ''Would You Let Your Daughter'' (Ariola 5028, 1979)

Rogue covers

The band also produced a version of "Dedication" for London's

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, with the first line: "Capital's our local station."
Their song "Dedication" was covered by the

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on their 1976 album ''Dedication''. Released as a single in the US, it made #60 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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's recording of their song "Fallen Angel" went to No. 11 in the

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in May 1976, before being featured in the Broadway show ''

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''.

References

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