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	Smokie Facts
		Smokie is a sound and not dependant on one person, which is often the case on the pop scene.
		In March 1995 Smokie was involved in a traffic accident on their way to the airport in Düsseldorf and while Alan Silson and Terry Uttley were badly injured, Alan Barton's injuries were so severe that he died after 5 days of struggling in intensive care.
		And the band is confirming their reputation of being perhaps the hardest working band in the business with 260 days on tour last year together with 178 flights from country to country with their tireless manager John Wagstaff.
	www.now-music.com /smokie/facts (1363 words)

	The Band - All The Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		To be Europe's top live band, thirty years after its inception is truly fantastic but to still be enthusiastic, fresh, totally committed and in love with the music is a positive miracle.
		Terry remembers his contribution to both bands consisting of manual dexterity on a regular guitar minus two strings which served as his first bass, only to find that on the day he bought his first real guitar, the band fired him on schoolboy whim.
		Mike Craft - a friend of the band, was invited to audition and after just playing one song, the band knew that Mike was to be their new front man. It was felt that Mike had the strength and sensitivity to take the band into their next chapter.
	www.smokie.co.uk /band/index.asp (2248 words)

	LET IT ROCK - Terry UTTLEY interview
		Their songs are an integral part of the '70s soundtrack, but the band are still here, circling the world over to get sometimes to play such unlikely places like Mongolia.
		Any true band member - not especially musicians because sometimes their seriousness about themselves is only unique to themselves - is a wake-up call to where a band's life started.
		I had known Peter for many years, and when SMOKIE stopped touring I put a band together and Peter was the first to join, and that was a good few years before Mickey Box and company.
	www.dmme.net /interviews/smokie.html (759 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Smokie - the Band
		In the aftermath, the former members of Smokie were asked to perform a one-off concert to raise funds for the relatives of the victims of the disaster.
		Smokie are a friendly band who love to meet their fans face-to-face.
		Smokie have their own website at Smokie, where you can join their fan club and chat to other fans.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A721153 (1368 words)

	Smokie Norful - Christian Music Today
		Smokie thought he would ease into ministering and told McClurkin he was going to start a Bible study.
		Smokie's choice was to birth a new ministry, Victory Cathedral Worship Center, which is thriving in the suburban Chicago communities of Bolingbrook/Romeoville.
		Smokie says his two young sons have embraced the church family as their own, and are always eager to see daddy in the pulpit.
	www.christianitytoday.com /music/artists/smokienorful.html (1366 words)

	Smokie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In North America a smokie is a smoked pork sausage, and is sold under this name by a variety of food companies.
		A West African smokie is a delicacy made by blowtorching the carcass of an old sheep or goat without removing its fleece.
		Their prohibition is largely due to fear of the possibility of transmission of scrapie, a deadly, degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats, and the potential presence of harmful bacteria such as E.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Smokie (395 words)

	Rock Ahead: CD Album Review - Chris Norman - Handmade - solo album from vocalist with seventies pop band Smokie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Smokie were perceived in the UK at least as a pop singles band although the original idea was for the band to be more like Creedence Clearwater Revival or maybe Humble Pie.
		Chris left Smokie in the early eighties and his debut single believe it or not was a very credible version of Love Is A Battlefield but sadly Pat Benatar took the honours and the hit with that song.
		The album has a very live sound and the reason for that is that Chris and his band basically went into the studio and cut the album live with just a few overdubs on the vocal front.
	www.themusicindex.com /rockahead/reviews/chris_norman.htm (507 words)

	SmokieIntropage
		Smokie are back in the Puk recording studio, in Randers, Denmark.
		This is Smokie, not just a band but a complete, a unique, and a very, very distinctive sound.
		This site has developed from the original "Official" web-site created in 1997, and was running for almost four years, until the NOW Music Co. took it under their control to make into a fan-club site.
	www.dodgy.yorks.com /NewSmokie/smokieIntropage.htm (185 words)

	Rockers Smokie to perform in Mizoram
		Come Nov 24 and popular 1970s band Smokie, which gave us the hit "Living next door to Alice", will make their debut in India with a performance in Mizoram.
		The show, to be held at the A.R. Ground in the northeastern state's capital Aizawl, will see the band crooning for the aid of the Spastic Society of Mizoram.
		"The band agreed at once when we invited them for our cause," John told IANS over the phone from Aizawl, adding that the group had also reduced their fee.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/India/20061114/507087.html (299 words)

	Smokie concert in Mizoram - India Travel Forum \| IndiaMike.com
		The band had started out around 7.20 and were well into it with Lay Back in the Arms of Someone when the stagelights conked out towards the end of the song.
		The band were asked to sing a song, so they chose "Home is anywhere you are", played on guitar and with the rather unusual accompaniment of folk drum and cow horns.
		Smokie's trip to India was nothing short of adventurous, with missing air tickets, an impossibly tight connection at Bangkok and a threatened cancellation of the flight to Aizawl.
	www.indiamike.com /india/showthread.php?p=269328#post269328 (904 words)

	Smokie (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Though Smokie had begun work on a comeback, in 1986, Norman - enthused with the relative success of his second solo album Some Hearts are Diamonds - announced that he was to leave the band.
		He was replaced with Alan Barton, formeerly of Black Lace, a friend of the band who had a vocal style similar to Norman's.
		Friend of the band Mike Craft was chosen - allegedly, it only took one song to come to a decision.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Smokie_(band) (1854 words)

	Band, Page 2
		This left the band totally devastated and with the toughest crisis they ever had to face.
		They considered giving up for a long time but after receiving such strong support from the media and the love and encouragement to continue from their fans they decided to look for a new lead singer.
		A good friend of the band, Mike Craft was invited to audition and after only one song it was decided that he was one to be the new lead singer.
	www.smokie-whereisalicenow.co.uk /band_page_2.html (294 words)

	The timeless tale of Smokie
		So much so, in fact, that the band members were dubbed honorary citizens of South Korea in 2002.
		It will be little surprise if, after their Vilnius concert, President Adamkus awards Smokie with the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, the nation’s highest honor.
		Yet it wasn’t until 1985, when Yorkshire musician John Verity redefined the band that Smokie became the name they’re known by today.
	www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/16841 (412 words)

	Get Ready to ROCK! Interview with Chris Norman, founder member of seventies pop band Smokie who had several hits ...
		Chris Norman was a founder member of Smokie who had big success in the 70’s with such hits as ‘Living Next Door To Alice’ and ‘Needles and Pins’.
		We were a band that had been used to playing.
		We came around with the glam bands like the Sweet, but we were guys in jeans singing harmony songs with acoustic guitars.
	www.getreadytorock.com /rock_stars/chris_norman.htm (1795 words)

	Smokie This UK pop band from Bradford
		The three were previously together in 1966 with a band titled the Elizabethans.
		Along the way they changed their name to Smokey, but it was not until they joined Rak Records, where Mickie Most introduced them to songwriters Chinn And Chapman, that they saw any success.
		By 1978 and THE MONTREUX ALBUM, the band, through Norman and Spencer, were taking a greater share of writing credits, but this coincided with a drop in their fortunes.
	www.centrohd.com /biogra/s3/smokie_this_uk_pop_band_from_bra.htm (271 words)

	Amazon.com: Best of: Music: Smokie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Smokie had numerous pop rock hits through the 70s thanks to the songwriting partnership of Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman.
		If you are a fan of Smokie, this is the album to get, there is plenty of fine country-rock and that pop sound from Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn.
		Lead singer Chris Norman has a soulful, smoky voice (is that how the group got its name?) that you either love or hate.
	www.amazon.com /Best-Smokie/dp/B00008Q03O (1247 words)

	LET IT ROCK - SMOKIE In Israel special
		A couple of days before SMOKIE landed in Israel, somebody commented on the radio that it was going to be a 'restaurant' band - due to the fact there's just one member of the original line-up.
		A catastrophe loomed large, yet the good spirits of the band made them not let anybody down, and during the soundcheck the song was dusted down...
		Still, to the more calm listeners, the band's advice was to relax and let loose, maybe even get stark naked.
	dmme.net /specials/smokie.html (802 words)

	Rock Ahead - Interview with Chris Norman, founder member of seventies band Smokie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		That's what kind of a band we were, fairly sort of rocky with lots of harmony.
		We became stigmatised as this middle of the road pop band in the UK especially.
		You can't take a seven-piece band and a road crew and tour manager and all that stuff if nobody is going to pay you.
	www.themusicindex.com /rockahead/interviews/chris_norman.htm (2602 words)

	Smokie: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		The Arrows were a mixed group of American and British musicians that made their biggest impact in Britain during the mid-'70s.
		The band worked with producer Phil Coulter on their one and only album, 1976's First Hit, which didn't really catch on in America but gave them a modicum of success in Europe.
		They also had several singles produced by Mickie Most during this era, the most important being "I Love Rock 'N Roll," which would go on to be a smash hit for Joan Jett a few years later.
	www.music.com /group/smokie/1 (337 words)

	21 injured in stampede at Smokie's concert
		Mizoram police today said about 21 people sustained injuries during the concert of British music band 'Smokie' at Assam Rifles Ground here yesterday.
		While 19 of the injured people were given first aid, two of them had to be hospitalised and one had to undergo an emergency operation, Aizawl Civil Hospital authority said.
		The concert was organised in aid of the Spastic Society of Mizoram.
	news.webindia123.com /news/articles/India/20061127/520306.html (146 words)

	Deep Purple : reviews/erlastok.htm
		Opening were Smokie, a band that I never paid much attention in their heydays, and their set made it clear that I didn't miss anything.
		Smokie had a good time on stage, and Deep Purple had a good time on stage, and not the least with each other.
		Overall, there was no doubt that this was a band of five guys that get along very well together.
	www.thehighwaystar.com /reviews/erlastok.html (1023 words)

	Smokie CDs in #1 Polish CD Store on the Internet-SKOKk
		British pop rock star throughout the 70's in the UK and Europe, with its characteristic, rough lead vocal of Chris Norman.
		Never made through in North America, after many regroupings the band still tours succesfully, with only one of its original members left - the bassist Terry Utley...
		SMOKIE - Wild horses / with the new vocalist
	www.polishmusic.ca /skok/cds/west/groups/s/smokie/smokie.html (463 words)

	Smokie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The band resurfaced in 1986 with a different lineup; Chris Norman dropped out soon after the reformation, in order to pursue a solo career.
		To read all about Smokie’s 1980s and 1990s history and the latest developments visit the home page, linked at the bottom.
		Albums: Smokie (1975), Changing All The Time (1975), Midnight Café (1976), Bright Lights And Back Alleys (1977), The Montreux Album (1978), Other Side of the Road (1979), Solid Ground (1981), Strangers in Paradise (1982), Midnight Delight (1982).
	www.alexgitlin.com /smokie.htm (491 words)

	Heavy Metal Kids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Quickly gaining popularity on the live club circuit in and around the London area, playing brash street metal, the band followed up their debut album with "Anvil Chorus" in 1975.
		Subsequently dropped by Atlantic Records, the band was undeterred and released their third and last album.
		British pop band Smokie guest-starred on Kitsch; on which John Sinclair (later with Uriah Heep and Ozzy Osbourne Band) was the keyboardist.
	www.alexgitlin.com /hmk.html (255 words)

	Mike
		During the gigs he is full of energy and he shows a lot of stunts, so we will know, that Smokie are never only a Oldie-Band.
		It all stopped when I was approached to help Smokie after the death of our mutual friend Alan Barton.
		Barty used to come watch my band play when we were in the area.
	www.smokie-online.de /band/gbmike.html (537 words)

	indexband
		SMOKIE - the best band of 70th, 80th, 90th...
		If you want to know the whole story, good times and bad times, of this fantastic band, it's here the right place, where you are.
		More information about the musicians and "the best crew of the world", you'll find, when you scroll down.
	www.smokie-online.de /englisch/gbindexband.htm (111 words)

	Smokie Home Page
		The Smokie sound is so distinctive that it has set the band apart from the rest, allowing them to remain at the top for over two decades and to still continue making new music.
		It's original, it's timeless and it's made Smokie one of the worldwide best selling bands, with a career few could better.
		For the personal details of each band member, select from the image to the right.
	www.now-music.com /smokie/index.htm (93 words)

	We said Smokie first, puppet show second. \| MetaFilter
		Even though their appeal may well be diminishing in the west Smokie are still big news in Mongolia, thanks mainly to the fact that they were the first band from the west to play in Ulaan Baatar after the collapse of Communism.
		It is interesting what American bands are liked around the world and seem to become trendy or a long term staple abroad.
		The Eagles album "Hotel California" (YouTube live 1974 performance) was pretty much a dance anthem for young Tibetans living in Northern India for decades.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/54062 (944 words)

	Am I Right - Misheard Lyrics, Smokie
		Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song.
		These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
		This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Smokie that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
	www.amiright.com /misheard/artist/smokie.shtml (236 words)

	Smokie Official Website
		This is Smokie, not just a band but a complete, a
		I will maintain this site for fans throughout the world, enabling them to keep up-to-date with all the 'insider' news and photo-features of the band's tours and gigs.
		This site is maintained by and was designed by Tony Clark at the Dodgy Graphics Co. It should viewed at a resolution of at least 800 x 600 or greater, and a java enabled browser is a must, for example I.E.4./ 5 or Netscape 4.
	www.dodgy.yorks.com (157 words)

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