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Deacon Blue
A finely crafted, melodic band, Deacon Blue enjoyed a run of major success
through the 1980s which established them at the heart of the new wave of
Scottish rock - bracketing them with Wet Wet Wet and Hue and Cry.
Former teacher Ricky Ross put the band together with singer Lorraine McIntosh,
whom he subsequently married, and released their acclaimed 1987 debut album
'Raintown', a concept album of sorts about down-trodden life in Glasgow which
included the singles 'Dignity', 'Chocolate Girl' and 'Loaded'. It was the
follow-up 'When the World Knows Your Name' in 1989, however, w...
