The Sinceros
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sinceros were a new wave/power pop band from England that recorded two albums for Epic Records. "The Sound of Sunbathing" (1979) and "Pet Rock" (1981) were released worldwide and achieved moderate commercial success. The band consisted of Mark Kjeldsen (guitar and vocals), Ron Francois (bass and vocals), Don Snow (aka Jonn Savannah) (keyboards and vocals) and Bobbi Irwin (drums). Kjeldsen wrote and sang lead on most of the band's material although Francois and Snow both contributed songs. Neither album has been released on CD.
The first record was produced by Joe Wissert and was recorded at Wessex Studios in London. The band achieved radio play on both sides of the Atlantic with its first single "Take Me To Your Leader." An attempt at a follow-up record entitled "2nd Debut" produced by Paul "Bassman" Riley was shelved and was essentially reworked into "Pet Rock" under the guidance of famed producer Gus Dudgeon. "Pet Rock" featured the single "Disappearing" which was sung by Snow.
The band toured extensively after the release of its first album riding on the heels of the then thriving new wave music scene. Several FM radio recordings of the band circulate notably one from December 13, 1979 at the The Paladium in New York City that was broadcast by WNEW-FM. Dubbed the "$5 Rock and Roll Show," the bill also featured Bruce Wolley, Paul Collins' Beat and 20/20 and was attended by Mick Jagger. The band also made an appearance at the Hurrah nightclub in New York City around this time. Kjeldsen wears a T-shirt featuring this club's logo on the "Pet Rock" album cover.
Kjeldsen, Irwin and Francois first played together in a London R&B band called The Strutters. Prior to signing their record deal,the rhythm section also supported Stiff Records recording artist Lene Lovich. Snow later joined Squeeze as a replacement for Paul Carrack, Francois joined The Eurogliders and Irwin (aka Robert Trehern) became Nick Lowe's long-time drummer after Rockpile disbanded and he has more recently taken on similar duties for Van Morrison.
After the demise of the band, Kjeldsen reportedly worked driving a cab in Holland and has since died from AIDS. Irwin (Trehern) has also recently achieved success in 2006 as co-producer of "Bloom, Red & the Ordinary Girl" by Tres Chicas along with Neil Brockbank. Snow maintains a web site at http://www.jonnsavannah.com which contains information about the band and his subsequent career.
 |
This article on a United Kingdom band or other musical ensemble is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
