Sixpence None the Richer

In other Sixpence-related news, Leigh Nash is currently working on a solo project and recently performed with PFR's Joel Hanson. (incomplete). For more information, visit AstronautPushers.com. Starr died of a heart attack at the age of 61 in his home near Nottingham. He is joined by bandmates Lindsay Jamieson (of Departure Lounge) and Sam Ashworth (Charlie Peacock's son from the group My Tyger). Starr resurfaced briefly in 2002 to record a song with the British musician Jools Holland, singing "Snowflake Boogie" on Holland's compact disc More Friends. On July 22, 2004 CCMBuzz (http://www.ccmbuzz.com/) reported that Matt Slocum has returned to the music world with a new band, Astronaut Pushers. In 1979 Starr reappeared on the charts with a pair of disco hits, titled "(Eye-To-Eye) Contact" and "Happy Radio".

On February 26, 2004, it was announced the group had disbanded. Starr continued to record music into the 1970s, most notably recording the song "Hell Up In Harlem" for the 1974 movie, Hell Up In Harlem, which was the sequel to Black Caesar, a earlier hit with a soundtrack by James Brown. Grinch" (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), "I Just Wasn't Made for these Times" (The Beach Boys), "On The Run" (Electric Light Orchestra), "Bouquet" (Steve Taylor), "I Need Love" (Sam Phillips), "Carry You" (Sam Phillips), "Don't Dream (It's Over)" (Crowded House), "Christmastime Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Peanuts), "Love Letters in the Sand" (Patsy Cline, Pat Boone and others), "Goodnight Children Everywhere" (Vera Lynn), "Road to Zion" (Petra), "Dancing Queen" (ABBA) and "Love Is Blindness" (U2). He moved to England in 1973. In addition to the previously mentioned "There She Goes", the band has recorded versions of "You're A Mean One, Mr. (Incidentally, that album - War and Peace - featured another song of very similar construction titled "Stop the War Now", which was a minor hit in its own right.). The band has what is almost a second career recording covers of other people's music for compilations and soundtrack albums. The #1 hit became an anthem for the antiwar movement, and is now commonly found in such diverse places as movie soundtracks and samples in hip hop music.

Finally, Squint Entertainment was purchased by Word Records and that album, Divine Discontent, was released in October of 2002. The biggest hit of his career, and the one which cemented his reputation as one of the great soul artists, was the anti-Vietnam War protest song "War (What Is It Good For)" (1970). The band had a followup album ready to release, but unfortunately, Squint Entertainment started to fall apart - leaving the band in limbo for several years. He recorded more soul music for the next three years before having an international chart-topper in "25 Miles" (1968), one of only two of his songs still heard today on oldies radio. Also that year, Sixpence contributed a song to Today Presents: the Best of Summer Concert Series CD, which raised money for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance. The song which began his career was "Agent Double'O'Soul" (1965), a take-off on the James Bond films which were popular at the time. In 2000, the band recorded a cover of The La's "There She Goes", which became their second hit single. He lived in Detroit, Michigan in the 1960s and recorded at first for the small label Ric-Tic, and later for the famed Motown after it absorbed Ric-Tic.

Over 200 million viewers tuned in. In 1957 he formed the group The Future Tones. In June of 1999, "Kiss Me" was featured during the BBC's worldwide broadcast of Prince Edward's wedding ceremonies, at the request of England's royal family. He was born with the name Charles Edwin Hatcher in Nashville, Tennessee. The video for the song became VH1's #1 video for the entire month of May. Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 - April 2, 2003) was a soul music singer. The Grammy nominated song became the top airplay song in over 10 countries including Canada, the UK, Japan (later, the band re-recorded "Kiss Me" with Japanese lyrics), Australia, and Israel and was also featured in a number of motion pictures (She's All That) and TV Shows (Dawson's Creek, Saturday Night Live, MTV's The Real World, The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives and others). "Snowflake Boogie" (w/Jules Holland) (2002).

A short, quirky tune called "Kiss Me", that was nearly left off the album by the band, became the band's first number one single. "Get Up" (1980). In 1997, the group signed to Steve Taylor's Squint Entertainment and released a self titled album that would catapult them into instant stardom. "Happy Radio" (1979). The group recorded a number of creative albums and earned a small but loyal following. "Contact" (1979). Guitarist/songwriter Matt Slocum met vocalist Leigh Bingham Nash at a church retreat in the early 1990s. "Hell Up In Harlem" (1974).

Lewis' Mere Christianity. "Easin' In (American Pimp Soundtrack) (1974). S. "Big Papa" (1974). Sixpence None the Richer was a rock band from Austin, Texas, named after a passage in C. "There You Go" (1973). Divine Discontent (2002). "My Sweet Lord" (1971).

Making God Smile: A Tribute to Beach Boy Brian Wilson (2002) tribute album. "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On" (1971). Lynne Me Your Ears (2002) Jeff Lynne tribute album. "War" (1970). Sixpence None the Richer (1997). "Time" (1970). Tickets for a Prayer Wheel [EP] (1996). "Stop the War Now" (1970).

This Beautiful Mess (1995). "I Just Wanna Do My Thing" (1970). I Prediect a Clone (1994) Steve Taylor tribute album. "I'm Still a Struggling Man" (1969). The Fatherless & the Widow (1994). "25 Miles" (1968). The Original Demos (1993) debut album. "Grits Ain't Grocery" (1968).

"I Want My Baby Back" (1967). "Oh How Happy" (1966). "Headline News" (1966). "Back Street" (1966).

"Agent Double-O-Soul" (1965).