Singer-bassist Sting ( Gordon Sumner ) and guitarist Henry Padovani began rehearsing with Copeland in January 1977, and they recorded the first Police single " Fall Out " the following month.

Paralleling these developments, in 1977 / 78, Sting and Summers recorded and performed ( alongside other invited musicians ) with German experimental composer Eberhard Schoener ; Copeland also joined for a time.

After the Synchronicity tour ended in March 1984, the band went on hiatus while Sting recorded and toured in support of his successful solo debut LP, the jazz-influenced The Dream of the Blue Turtles, released in June 1985, Copeland recorded and filmed The Rhythmatist ( 1985 ) and Summers recorded another album with Robert Fripp ( Bewitched, 1984 ) and the theme song for the film 2010.

" – the single recorded by Geldof's super-group " Band Aid " that eventually led to the Live Aid concert in July 1985, in which Sting also took part, performing with Branford Marsalis, Phil Collins and Dire Straits.

The second album was Geisha Boys and Temple Girls for the dance troupe Hot Gossip, which used songs formerly recorded by The Human League and Heaven 17, and a track each from Sting and Talking Heads.

" is recorded at SARM Studios in Notting Hill, London, by a gathering of performers that includes Paul Young, Simon Le Bon, Bono, Phil Collins, Paul Weller, Sting, Boy George and Tony Hadley.

They also recorded two live albums from these tours, Double Live Assassins and The Sting respectively.

The demo of the song was recorded in an eight track suite in North London's Utopia studios and featured Sting singing over a Hammond organ.

In 1987, Evans recorded a live CD with Sting, featuring big band arrangements of songs by and with The Police.

Many times they play on stage with guests as Dave Pegg ( Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull ), Jimme O ' Neill ( The Silencers ), Dan Ar Braz, Dr Das ( Asian Dub Foundation ) or Stéfane Mellino ( Les Négresses Vertes )... Their last album " soleil blanc " have been recorded and mixed by the English producer Clive Martin ( Queen, Sting, David Byrne ...) Similarly, EV combined Finnish influences in their Breton folk-rock style, calling it Celto-Finnic rock.

It is a remix ( heavier version ) of the song originally recorded by Grace Jones and written by Sting during his time as frontman for The Police.

Interviews were recorded with David Bowie ( executive producer of the film ), Radiohead, Sting, Gavin Friday and many musicians associated with Walker over the years.

* 1995 – Sting and the Radioactors – Nuclear Waste ( Voiceprint, BP181CD ) – recorded in 1978

The song has been recorded by Shirley Collins & Davy Graham ( also by herself and with The Young Tradition ), Marty Haugen, Anonymous 4, Joan Baez, Martyn Bates ( of Eyeless in Gaza ) and Max Eastley, Joan Osborne, Baltimore Consort, Angelo Branduardi ( Italian version titled " Il ciliegio ", French version " Le cerisier ", Spanish version " El cerezo "), the Clancy Brothers ( as " When Joseph Was an Old Man "), Judy Collins, José Feliciano, Emmylou Harris, Mary Hopkin ( as B-side of the single " Mary had a Baby / Cherry Tree Carol "), the King's College Choir, Cindy Kallet, Magpie Lane, Colin Meloy, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Nowell Sing We Clear, Pentangle, Peter Paul and Mary, Jean Ritchie, Casey Stratton, Bob Rowe, John Rutter with the Cambridge Singers, the Poor Clares from New Orleans titled " Cherry Tree Carol " on their album Songs for Midwinter, by the English musician Sting on his 2009 album If on a Winter's Night, by Annie Lennox on her 2010 album A Christmas Cornucopia and by Kerfuffle as " Cherry Tree Carol " on their Midwinter album Lighten the Dark.

He has performed and recorded with a huge number of jazz legends and ensembles, including Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Diana Krall, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Wynton Marsalis, Hank Jones, Joshua Redman, and Ray Brown's " Superbass " with John Clayton, as well as with hip-hop, pop, soul, and classical musicians like The Roots, Kathleen Battle, Carly Simon, Sting, Bruce Hornsby, and James Brown.

The effect was immediate – ten wins were recorded in the last fourteen regular season games – and the Sting moved up from last place to second place in the Central Division to win a playoff berth.

His jazz classics have been recorded by many notable international artists including Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, George Benson, the Manhattan Transfer, Diane Schuur, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Eliane Elias, Patti Austin, Sting, Toots Thielemans, Take 6, Lee Ritenour, David Benoit, Carlos do Carmo, Mark Murphy, Dave Grusin, Sérgio Mendes, Michael Bublé, and countless others.

Many performers have recorded the song, including Elisabeth Schumann, Anthony Newley, Sting, Annie Lennox, Christine McVie, Suzanne Vega, Mediæval Bæbes, Tori Amos, Elaine Paige, Joan Baez, Alison Moyet, John Denver, Anúna, Loreena McKennitt, The King's Singers, Eileen Farrell, Hayley Westenra, the Kingston Trio, Kate Miller-Heidke, Bobby Breen, Chanticleer, Dinah Shore, Sufjan Stevens, Alex Kingston, Jessye Norman and Deas Vail among others.

Members of Venice have performed alongside, or recorded with, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Elton John, Heart, Phil Collins, Sting, Melissa Etheridge, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Stevie Nicks, Billy Idol, Michael McDonald, Dave Mason, Tim Moyer, Chris Isaak, Robin Beck, Kenny Loggins, the Doobie Brothers, Styx, Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Bon Jovi, Warren Zevon and Dutch band Yellow Pearl.

Bennett recorded a duet of the song with Sting for his 2006 Duets: An American Classic album.

Stephen has recorded with No Doubt, Green Day, Gwen Stefani, Sugar Ray as well as performing with Outkast, The Black Eyed Peas, The Specials, Sly and Robbie, Sting, Bounty Killer, Eve, Phantom Planet, Josh Groban, Shirley Manson, Katy Perry ,( members of ) Incubus, and Lady Saw.

Giacomo was named after the son of Sting, who recorded for A & M both solo and with The Police, rather than for the Italian composer Puccini.

The album got a new boost in 2006 when the second single was announced as " Always on Your Side ," re-recorded with British musician Sting and sent off to radio, where it was quickly embraced at Adult Top 40.

Meanwhile, both Sting's and Summers ' marriages failed ( Sting settled down with new partner Trudie Styler, whom he later married, while Summers, after a brief relationship which produced a son, Andrew Jr., re-married his second wife Kate ).

Anyway, it was clear Sting had no real intention of writing any new songs for the Police.

According to Sting, " There will be no new album, no big new tour, once we're done with our reunion tour, that's it for the Police ".

According to an article posted on his official website, Sting entered the studio in early February 2009 to begin work on a new album If on a Winter's Night ..., released on October 2009.

This album featured collaborations with Joe Strummer, Annie Lennox, and Sting as well as new songs that were very reminiscent of Cliff's original hits.

Introducing a new name, " Sting Ray ", the 1963 model was the first year for a Corvette coupe and it featured a distinctive tapering rear deck ( a feature that reappeared on the 1971 " Boattail " Buick Riviera ) with, for 1963 only, a split rear window.

Johnson also bought the Sting to play as the sister team of the new Charlotte Bobcats.

There was some speculation that the team might get a new name, but a newly released mascot following the same Sting theme made that idea unlikely.

The new look Sting suffered a terrible 2005 season, posting the league's worst record at 6-28.

During the season, the Sting traded veteran Dawn Staley to the Houston Comets and named Charlotte basketball icon Muggsy Bogues as their new head coach late in the season.

The Sting moved into the Bobcats ' new home, Time Warner Cable Arena, for the 2006 season.

The Sting had a new arena and were clearly making progress in the rebuilding.

In an August 2009 interview with Swedish newspaper Expressen Joakim Åhlund states that the new album will be released during the fall and that it will feature a song with Swingfly and Coco Sumner, the daughter of Sting.

The Nelson Mandela concert had already lined up appearances by many of Amnesty's most prominent supporters in the music community – including Sting, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Bryan Adams, Jackson Browne, Steven van Zandt, Midge Ure, Simple Minds, Youssou N ’ Dour, Joan Armatrading – all of whom declined to partake in the new Amnesty show taking place at short notice just one week later.

Some songs like " Inside " and " Dead Man's Rope " were well received ; and Sting had experimented with new sounds, in particular the more rock-influenced " This War ".

The Charlotte Sting of the WNBA moved, along with the Bobcats, from the old Charlotte Coliseum to the new venue in 2005 and played for one season and then folded due to low attendance.

Jarrett agreed to the condition, and at the event Sting became the new number one contender.

After Victory Road, Cage befriended the new number one contender Sting on the July 27, 2006 episode of Impact !, by asking for forgiveness for doubting Sting's agenda by coming to TNA in January of that year.

An enraged Nash demanded a match with Angle, but TNA Management's public face, Jim Cornette, instead booked Nash into a tag team match as Angle's partner against Sting and a partner of his choosing, with the stipulation being that the person gaining the pinfall or submission would be crowned the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

Many " regulars " returned, but many new artists also appeared on stage: Sting, Bob Dylan, Fats Domino, Deep Purple, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Johnny Cash, Cheap Trick, Cheb Mami, Youssou N ' Dour, Marianne Faithfull, Ice-T, Jazzmatazz, ZZ Top, Simply Red, Eric Clapton, Marisa Monte, George Benson, Jazzkantine, Alanis Morissette, David Bowie, Paul Simon ...

WCW decided to unify the WCW World Heavyweight Championship ( represented by the new belt ) and International Championship ( represented by the " Big Gold Belt "), by having Flair wrestle Sting in June 1994.

On " A Flair for the Gold ", ( an interview segment hosted by Ric Flair ) in front of a live audience at Clash of the Champions XXIV, Sting and Smith were confronted by Sid and Harlem Heat, demanding to know the identity of their new partner.