The core of the band is the two remaining founder members – Jim Kerr ( vocals, songwriting ) and Charlie Burchill ( guitars, keyboards after 1990, other instruments, songwriting ) – and drummer Mel Gaynor ( who first joined the band in 1982 ).

The band moved to Townhouse Studios for recording sessions with producer Peter Walsh, who introduced them to a London-born drummer called Mel Gaynor, a 22-year old session musician with plenty of experience ( including a stint drumming for The Nolans ).

Mel Gaynor was recruited ( as a full member of the band ) for the remaining dates.

Mel Gaynor and John Giblin both contributed to the recording ( and, in Giblin's case, to some of the writing ) but both men had left the band by the time of the album's release, by which time the band was credited as a trio of Kerr, Burchill and MacNeil.

Reunited with Mel Gaynor, Simple Minds hired Malcolm Foster ( ex-Pretenders ) as the new bass player and expanded the live band again by recruiting three additional touring members – backing singer Annie McCaig, percussionist Andy Duncan and violinist Lisa Germano ).

The band then reunited with Mel Gaynor for studio session in spring 1997.

With Goudie opting to remain studio bound ( and Mark Kerr leaving the band lineup again ), Simple Minds once again mended their relationship with Mel Gaynor, recruiting him as tour drummer.

Also performed a brief set at the 40th anniversary tribute to Glasgow Celtic's famous Lisbon Lions European Cup winning team ( with Jim McDermott deputising on drums for an absent Mel Gaynor ).

* Mel Gaynor – drums, percussion

The album included a guest appearance by Mel Gaynor, the drummer of Simple Minds.

The core band on this album might be considered to comprise only Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, and Mel Gaynor, as only the three appear on the cover.

Drummer Mel Gaynor was sidelined during the album sessions ( apparently after disagreements with Trevor Horn ) and was eventually demoted to session player status, with much of the drumming in the studio being performed by Manu Katché ( from Peter Gabriel's band ) and Stewart Copeland ( ex-Police ).

For the supporting tour, the band would re-hire Mel Gaynor as drummer and recruit Malcolm Foster ( Pretenders ) as the new bass guitarist.

* Mel Gaynor – drums

Drummer Mel Gaynor had a successful music career being a member of Simple Minds for over 20 years.

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Nicky Moore was recruited as a replacement, and Mel Gaynor then Pete Jupp took over drums, and this line-up released Before the Storm and Don't Get Mad Get Even.

One writer ( whom Williams thought was Mel Webb, who Williams called a " grouchy old guy ", although the identity of the writer remains unknown ) completely left Williams off his ballot, who would have tied DiMaggio or won if one writer who had voted Williams as second had voted him first.

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In 1941, Harman left MGM and started a new studio with Disney veteran Mel Shaw.

Mel Galley toured one last time after Pete Goalby left to sing for Uriah Heep in 1981, then went on to play for Whitesnake, leaving Trapeze disbanded by late 1982.

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On the facing of the upper deck along the left field line are the retired numbers of Bill Terry, Mel Ott, Carl Hubbell, Monte Irvin, Willie Mays, Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepeda, Jackie Robinson, Willie McCovey, and Gaylord Perry as well as the retired uniforms, denoted " NY ", of Christy Mathewson and John McGraw who played or managed in the pre-number era.

Mel Taylor left in 1972 ( and was replaced by drummer Joe Barile ) to pursue a solo career when the Ventures became a nostalgia act.

Johnson left the show around 1978 and was replaced by the team of Monica Burrus and Steve March, son of singer Mel Tormé and stepson of $ 64, 000 Question emcee Hal March.

In 1969, Laxer, along with his father Robert Laxer and Mel Watkins, founded the Waffle, a radical left wing group influenced by the New Left, the anti-Vietnam War movement and Canadian economic nationalism, that tried to win control of the New Democratic Party ( NDP ).

When Mel Taube left Purdue in 1950, Wooden's inclination was to return and finally accept the head coaching job there.

After HUD Secretary Mel Martinez left the administration to campaign for the November 2004 election for a U. S. Senate seat in Florida, Jackson became acting secretary of HUD.

After several world tours with Us3, Mel Simpson left the group for other endeavours.

Slater later admitted in a candid interview on talk show Enough Rope with Andrew Denton that a lot of his rash behaviour at this time, which included bouts of severe drinking, suicidal thoughts, lashing out at the media and paparazzi, getting tattoos ( Slater had the number 356 tattooed on himself under the mistaken impression this was his Test cap number-in fact, Brendon Julian was the 356th player to represent Australia ; Slater was number 357-and buying a red Ferrari ( again, with the license plate number MS 356 ) was directly attributable to him suffering from bipolar disorder and a debilitating back condition ( ankylosing spondylitis ) which left him doubting if he would ever walk freely again, along with false allegations that he was a cocaine addict and had illegitimately fathered the child of Australian teammate Adam Gilchrist and his wife Mel.

Anderson's manner on the pitch made him an obvious choice for management and in June 1993 he left Hillsborough to be appointed player-manager of Barnsley following the departure of Mel Machin.

In the Virgin New Adventures novel Head Games by Steve Lyons, it is revealed that Glitz tired of Mel and left her on the decrepit leisure world Avalone.

Mel was left here for months until she was finally saved by Jason and the fictional Dr Who.

After Grandmaster Flash, Rahiem and The Kidd Creole left Sugarhill Records in 1983, they continued to record together for Elektra Records, later rejoining Melle Mel, Scorpio and Keith Cowboy for a reunion in 1987.

He soon emerged as a prominent voice on the council's left, and became a frequent critic of Mayor Mel Lastman.

Mel stated that he left his property and never returned.

Pauli left the group and was replaced by Ellie Decker, who had previously sung with The Meltones ( Mel Tormé's quartet ).

The TARDIS is the only thing that is left ; and neither he nor Mel can move until the universe has repaired itself.

** Mel Lewis, American jazz drummer and band leader ( d. 1990 )

* Circus, UK band, formed by Mel Collins, 1967 – 69.

In the first, a sophisticated approach to arranging predominated, originally in the work of Don Redman for the Fletcher Henderson band, later in the work of Duke Ellington for his Cotton Club orchestra, and Walter ' Foots ' Thomas for Cab Calloway's, Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra, and Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones.

Mel Collins ' saxophone and flute augmented the band for the subsequent tour, beginning an eight year association.

* Mel Schacher, bass guitarist and a vocalist for the rock band Question Mark and the Mysterians and, later, a co-founding member, bassist and vocalist for Grand Funk Railroad – a rock band that sold twenty-five million records and had four gold albums.

Greil Marcus, in a critical analysis of the song's history, has written that Price's was an enthusiastic hard rock version with a screaming saxophone. In all of these early recordings of Lloyd Price, Merritt Mel Dalton was the lead Sax Man on the recordings of " Personality, Stagger Lee, I'm gonna get married etc ..," Merritt, was in the traveling band as well and appeared on the Ed Sullivan show with Lloyd Price .< ref >

The band was formed in 1969 by Mark Farner and Don Brewer from Terry Knight and the Pack and Mel Schacher from Question Mark & the Mysterians ; Knight soon became the band's manager.

He reduced the size of his band and hired singers Mel Walker, Little Esther Phillips and the Robins ( who later became the Coasters ). JET Apr 3, 1952.

Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist / keyboardist Terry Rowley ( who named the band ), with guitarist Mel Galley, singer / bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland.

The core and most familiar line-up of the band was Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Dave Holland.

Trapeze was formed in 1969 by vocalist John Jones and guitarist / keyboardist Terry Rowley ( both former members of the band ' Montanas ') with guitarist Mel Galley, singer / bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland.

He played with Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band, and later with Earl Hines ' small band.

In the 1960s, Severinsen also recorded with the Clarke / Boland Big Band and the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis band.