Den Hagarty's guest appearances

Den Hagarty

C86 Show - Indie Pop

Redd Kross

Patti Smith

Steve Howe

James Butler

Lucy Porter

Lou Reed

Jim Jones

David Thomas

Dave Hopkins

James Dean

Ron Johnson

David Clark

John Gill

Michael Grecco

Lesley Woods

OwlTail

Darts special with Den Hagarty  in conversation with David Eastaugh Founded in 1976, they built up a large following playing clubs and universities, although their break came after they appeared on Charlie Gillett's show on BBC Radio London in October 1976. This secured the band a recording contract with Magnet Records, where they were teamed up with record producer Tommy Boyce who had previously produced The Monkees. Covering 1950s rock and roll hits, they scored their first UK hit in November 1977 with a medley of "Daddy Cool" (originally a US 1957 hit for The Rays) and Little Richard's 1957 hit "The Girl Can't Help It".[2]More cover versions followed in 1978 with "Come Back My Love" (originally recorded by US R&amp;B group The Wrens in 1955), and "The Boy from New York City" (originally a US hit for The Ad Libs in 1965).

<p>Darts special with Den Hagarty  in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>Founded in 1976, they built up a large following playing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clubs</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">universities</a>, although their break came after they appeared on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Gillett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charlie Gillett</a>'s show on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_London" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BBC Radio London</a> in October 1976. This secured the band a recording contract with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_Records" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magnet Records</a>, where they were teamed up with record producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Boyce" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tommy Boyce</a> who had previously produced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkees" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Monkees</a>. Covering 1950s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rock and roll</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_record" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hits</a>, they scored their first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK</a> hit in November 1977 with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medley_(music)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">medley</a> of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_Cool_(The_Rays_song)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daddy Cool</a>" (originally a US 1957 hit for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rays</a>) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Richard</a>'s 1957 hit "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Can%27t_Help_It_(song)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Girl Can't Help It</a>".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darts_(band)#cite_note-Larkin-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>More cover versions followed in 1978 with "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Back_My_Love" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Come Back My Love</a>" (originally recorded by US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R&amp;B</a> group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrens" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wrens</a> in 1955), and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_from_New_York_City" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Boy from New York City</a>" (originally a US hit for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ad_Libs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ad Libs</a> in 1965).</p>

Darts special with Den Hagarty