Peel had presumably known group founder member Bill Sharpe since he had worked as a studio manager for the BBC for six years before forming the band, hence when introducing Shakatak for the first time on Top of the Pops he states"..with my mate Bill Sharpe on the keyboards..Shakatak!". Introducing them as the final act on a show presented in April 1982 he says "...the fellow in the dreadful shirt ids my mate Bill Sharpe", and again refers to him as "my mate Bill Sharpe wearing yet another truly hideous shirt" when presenting the group with their latest hit in July 1984. Both Peel and Sharpe appeared on the same edition of Round Table shortly after that on 03 August 1984. Sharpe also recorded material with former session artist Gary Numan in the latter part of the 80s.
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| - Peel had presumably known group founder member Bill Sharpe since he had worked as a studio manager for the BBC for six years before forming the band, hence when introducing Shakatak for the first time on Top of the Pops he states"..with my mate Bill Sharpe on the keyboards..Shakatak!". Introducing them as the final act on a show presented in April 1982 he says "...the fellow in the dreadful shirt ids my mate Bill Sharpe", and again refers to him as "my mate Bill Sharpe wearing yet another truly hideous shirt" when presenting the group with their latest hit in July 1984. Both Peel and Sharpe appeared on the same edition of Round Table shortly after that on 03 August 1984. Sharpe also recorded material with former session artist Gary Numan in the latter part of the 80s.
- Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" (1982) and "Down on the Street" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. The group are still active and popular throughout the world, particularly in Japan and the Far East, and generally produce a new album every two years on JVC Records.
- Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. Shakatak performing at Knebworth Park as part of the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, 1982. Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" (1982) and "Down on the Street" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles.[2] The group are still active and popular throughout the world, particularly in Japan and the Far East, and generally produce a new album every two years on JVC Records.
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| - Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" (1982) and "Down on the Street" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. The group are still active and popular throughout the world, particularly in Japan and the Far East, and generally produce a new album every two years on JVC Records. From their first release in August 1980, (the Bill Sharpe composition "Steppin'" on the Polydor record label), and their first album, Drivin' Hard, the band's singles and albums have entered the charts regularly.
- Peel had presumably known group founder member Bill Sharpe since he had worked as a studio manager for the BBC for six years before forming the band, hence when introducing Shakatak for the first time on Top of the Pops he states"..with my mate Bill Sharpe on the keyboards..Shakatak!". Introducing them as the final act on a show presented in April 1982 he says "...the fellow in the dreadful shirt ids my mate Bill Sharpe", and again refers to him as "my mate Bill Sharpe wearing yet another truly hideous shirt" when presenting the group with their latest hit in July 1984. Both Peel and Sharpe appeared on the same edition of Round Table shortly after that on 03 August 1984. Sharpe also recorded material with former session artist Gary Numan in the latter part of the 80s.
- Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. Shakatak performing at Knebworth Park as part of the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, 1982. Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" (1982) and "Down on the Street" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles.[2] The group are still active and popular throughout the world, particularly in Japan and the Far East, and generally produce a new album every two years on JVC Records. From their first release in August 1980, (the Bill Sharpe composition "Steppin'" on the Polydor record label), and their first album, Drivin' Hard, the band's singles and albums have entered the charts regularly.
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