Jud Strunk

He died in a plane crash at the age of forty-five while testing one of the planes he had been working on. The band failed to maintain their success and split in 1991, but have in recent years attempted a comeback. After leaving show business, Strunk operated a small aviation business that restored antique aircraft. Their 1987 album Bridge of Spies (the album was called T'Pau in the US) won the best album and single award at the 1988 British record industry awards, and was a best seller. Jud Strunk became a folk hero of sorts in Maine and in 1970, he narrowly lost the election for a Senate seat in the State legislature. They had a number of smaller hits which made it to at least the UK Top 20, including the singles "Valentine", "Sex Talk", "I Will Be With You", "Monkey House" and "Secret Garden". He had three more humorous songs that made it into the country music charts and toured with the Andy Williams Road Show. The following year, the band had their biggest hit with the ballad "China in Your Hand," which spent five weeks at Number One in the UK charts and also claimed the top slots in several European countries, although the song made little impact on the US charts.

In 1973, he wrote and recorded the song "Daisy A Day" that made it into Billboard magazine's Top Twenty on both the country and pop music charts. T'Pau's first hit was the 1986 single "Heart and Soul", which reached Number 4 in both the UK and US charts. After he learned to play the banjo, Strunk began entertaining locals and went on to wide recognition after appearances on national television network shows such as Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The band members included:. in Jamestown, New York, he was raised in Farmington, Maine where as a small boy his showmanship became evident. The band took their name from a Star Trek character and formed in 1986. Born Justin Strunk, Jr. They had a string of top 20 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe.

Jud Strunk (June 11, 1936 - October 5, 1981) was an American singer, songwriter, and comedian. T'Pau was a late-1980s rock group who originated from the town of Shrewsbury in central England. Paul Jackson - Bass. Michael Chetwood - Keyboards. Tim Burgess - Percussion.

Ron Rogers - Rhythm guitar/Songwriter. Carol Decker - Vocals/Songwriter.