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Simply Red’s Debut Album ‘Picture Book’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Simply Red’s debut album Picture Book turns 40. Released in 1985, the album introduced Mick Hucknall’s powerful voice to the world and featured the timeless hit Holding Back The Years.

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Simply Red Bass Player Steve Lewinson Dies At Age 58

by Paul Cashmere

Simply Red’s longtime bass player Steve Lewinson has died at age 58.

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Simply Red perform at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda Melbourne on Tuesday 16 February 2016.

Simply Red Cover Paul McCartney and Premiere New Song ‘Better With You’

by Paul Cashmere

Simply Red have covered the Paul McCartney classic ‘My Love’ for the new album ‘Time’.

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Gilbert O’Sullivan Invited Mick Hucknall and K.T. Tunstall To Guest On His New Album ‘Driven’

by Paul Cashmere

Gilbert O’Sullivan have two very special guests on his new album ‘Driven’, Mick Hucknall of Simply Red and K.T. Tunstall.

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Fritz McIntyre of Simply Red (photo SimplyRed.com)

Simply Red’s Fritz McIntyre Dead At 62

by Paul Cashmere

Fritz McIntyre, one of Simply Red’s original members, has died at the age of 63. He was the keyboard player and backing singer for the band.

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New Music Releases For 8 November 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Major new titles coming this week from: The Script, Luke Combs, John Legend (Xmas), Six60, Taylor Hawkins, Il Volo, Mayhem, Simply Red, These New South Wales, John Fogerty (live), Sparks (GH), Jason DeRulo, Snow Patrol, Bishop Briggs, Vanessa Amorosi, Andre Bocelli, Michael Ball & Alfie Boe, Slayer (live), Diesel (EP), Kele, Nick Cave (phys), FKA Twigs and ‘Last Christmas’ soundtrack.

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Simply Red perform at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda Melbourne on Tuesday 16 February 2016.

Well Looky Here … There’s a Brand New Simply Red Song

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Hucknall has a brand new Simply Red song ‘Sweet Child’ with his first album ‘Blue Eyed Soul’ due in 2019.

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Toby Leaman of Dr Dog Is At Noise11 iHeartRadio

by Paul Cashmere

Dr Dog’s Toby Leaman joins iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com to talk about the new album The Psychedelic Swamp, a remaking of the band’s rare first album from 2001.

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Duran Duran and Simply Red Guest On Noise11 iHeartRadio Show

by Edina Patsy

John Taylor of Duran Duran will join Noise11 this week to officially launch the ‘Paper Gods’ album on iHeartRadio while Mick Hucknall of Simply Red recalls when he was in the audience for the very first Sex Pistols gig.

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Simply Red Mick Hucknall - image by Ros O'Gorman

Simply Red, Natalie Imbruglia, Tina Arena Australian Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Simply Red will return to Australia for dates in February 2016.

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Simply Red Mick Hucknall - image by Ros O'Gorman

Mick Hucknall, Mark Sholtez Guest on Noise11 iHeartRadio Music News

by Edina Patsy

Mick Hucknall of Simply Red joins Paul Cashmere of Noise11.com to talk about his upcoming album ‘Big Love’.

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Simply Red Mick Hucknall - image by Ros O'Gorman

Sample New Simply Red

by Music-News.com

Simply Red will release their first new studio album in eight years with ‘Big Love’ in June.

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Simply Red Mick Hucknall - image by Ros O'Gorman

Simply Red Reform For 30th Anniversary Tour

by Music-News.com

Simply Red will mark their 30th anniversary with a world tour.

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Simply Red Mick Hucknall - image by Ros O'Gorman

Simply Red Reform

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Simply Red are reforming to celebrate their 30th anniversary.

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Simply Red Mick Hucknall - image by Ros O'Gorman

Simply Red First Five Album Set For Reissues

by Music-News.com

Simply Red, fronted throughout their twenty-year plus recording career by Mick Hucknall, are roundly, impressively celebrated via a set of five CD and Blu-Ray / DVD releases on the Edsel Records’ label.

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Boy George Announces New Album And UK Tour Dates

by Music-News.com

Following on from his sell-out Meltdown performance Boy George, universally recognised as one of our generation’s most iconic artists, is back with his first new studio album of original material in almost two decades.

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Simply Red Mick Hucknall - image by Ros O'Gorman

Mick Hucknall Debuts As Solo Artist

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Mick Hucknall, the voice of Simply Red and recent lead for the b, has announced his first solo show for Royal Albert Hall in London on September 18.

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Simply Red Mick Hucknall - image by Ros O'Gorman

Mick Hucknall Is Not Simply Dead

by Paul Cashmere

Simply Red star Mick Hucknall was surprised to find out he had died this week so he tweeted about it.

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