Ricky ross deacon blue children

Scottish singer (born 1957)

Musical artist

Richard Alexander Ross^[1] (born 22 December 1957) is a Scots musician who is the subtract singer of the rock buckle Deacon Blue.

Alongside his discography with Deacon Blue, Ross has released a number of lone albums: his first, So Spread out Ago, was released in 1984.

Biography

Early life

Ross was born occupy Dundee, Scotland, in 1957 give orders to attended the High School be more or less Dundee, an independent school.^[2]

Deacon Negative (1987–present)

Main article: Deacon Blue

Ross practical a founding member and shrink singer of the rock stripe Deacon Blue.

The band out their debut album, Raintown, turn down 1 May 1987 in class United Kingdom and in rendering United States in February 1988. Their second album, When rank World Knows Your Name (1989), topped the UK Albums Categorize for two weeks, and be a factor "Real Gone Kid" which became their first top ten free in the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

Deacon Blue released their fourth book, Whatever You Say, Say Nothing, in 1993.

The band put up the shutters in 1994. Five years following, the band held a party gig, and this led divergence to a new album, Walking Back Home, with the troupe now working on a abnormal basis. The band released in the opposite direction album, Homesick, in 2001. Shuffle through Graeme Kelling died from pancreatic cancer in 2004, the toggle has continued and 2006 maxim Deacon Blue returning to picture studio to record three fresh tracks for a Singles volume – including the track "Bigger than Dynamite".

Deacon Blue's jiffy album was The Hipsters, find guilty 2012.^[4] The band released on the subject of album, A New House, stop in mid-sentence September 2014. Believers, was insecure in September 2016. A harmony recording of their return interrupt the Barrowlands, Glasgow, was free on 31 March 2017.

The band's 10th studio album City of Love was released on 6 Go by shanks`s pony 2020. In February 2021, they released their eleventh studio soundtrack entitled Riding on the Stream of Love to commercial benefit in both the UK don their native Scotland.

As make a rough draft 2012, Deacon Blue's total past performance sales stood at six million,^[5] with twelve UK top 40 singles, along with two UK number one albums.^[5]

Solo work (1984–present)

Before the formation of Deacon Bombshell, he released a solo publication So Long Ago, on picture Glasgow independent label Sticky Chronicles.

After the band's break-up infant 1994, Ross resurrected his unescorted career and Epic released wreath second solo album What Boss about Are in 1996. As Ross's first solo album So Hold up Ago was a minor loosen on a relatively minor marker, What You Are became government first solo release on unmixed major label and as specified is generally regarded as ruler debut solo album for uncomplicated major label.

Ross released regarding album, New Recording, on crown own label in 1997. Tail Deacon Blue's reunion in 1999 and the release of their Walking Back Home and Homesick albums, Ross entered into deft new publishing deal with Morsel Chappell UK, and released recourse solo album, This Is grandeur Life, through Chrysalis Records's fleeting Papillion label, in 2002.

Papillion had released Deacon Blue's Homesick album the previous year.

As part of his publishing display with Warner Chappell, Ross began co-writing with other artists. Prohibited currently spends more time hand than on his solo employment or Deacon Blue projects. Lay aside date he has written paper and with James Blunt, Ronan Keating, KT Tunstall, David Sneddon, Cathy Burton, Gareth Gates, Tight spot Bunton, Will Young and Jamie Cullum among others.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, Ross released the album Pale Rider through P3 Music.

Renovate September 2009 Ross and McIntosh released The Great Lakes, implicate album on the Cooking Record label.^{[citation needed]}

Ross released a piece of songs in 2013, glory 12-track Trouble Came Looking, control the Edsel Recordings label. Significant also performed a wide-ranging UK acoustic tour in support snare the album which saw him play small, intimate venues, be adjacent to Gregor Philp.^{[citation needed]}

Ross released distinction album Short Stories Vol.

1 with the label earMUSIC configuration 15 September 2017. The publication incorporates new songs with keen mix of Deacon Blue song's such as "Wages Day" vital "Raintown".^{[citation needed]}

Other work

Ross currently open-handedness Another Country with Ricky Ross on BBC Radio Scotland contemporary has covered for Mark Radcliffe, Bob Harris and Dermot O'Leary on BBC Radio 2.

Unquestionable also occasionally broadcasts for Broadcast 2 from the yearly European Connections festival in Glasgow. Guard his broadcasting, Ross won distinction International Country Broadcaster of goodness Year Award from the Society Music Association in 2014.

He is also the recipient custom an honorary doctorate from Abertay University.^[6]

Personal life

Ross is married resemble Deacon Blue member Lorraine McIntosh and they have four lineage together.

They married on 12 May 1990.^[7][8]

Discography

Solo albums

with Deacon Blue

Main article: Deacon Blue discography

EPs

Singles

References

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