Posted on 10/30/2020 6:38:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
"Lewis and the late John Spinks took the '80s by storm with The Outfield's infectious pop songs, including 'Your Love,'" according to a statement.
Tony Lewis, the singer of '80s pop-rock band The Outfield, has died at 62.
SNIP
"Tony Lewis, singer of the '80s rock band The Outfield, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away," reads the statement. "Tony's music touched people around the globe for decades. Lewis and the late John Spinks took the '80s by storm with The Outfield's infectious pop songs, including 'Your Love,' 'All The Love' and 'Say It Isn't So.' 'Your Love' reached No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1986 and is still widely known today, with features in various TV spots and commercials, gaining millions of streams each month." The "Your Love" video currently boasts more than 300 million views on YouTube.
The band had achieved huge success in the U.S., but weren't as known in the U.K. Still, the band continued to record and tour through the 1980s and into the early 1990s.
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He died on the 21st.
They played a gig at a frat house at UF when I was there.
RIP
I met that one hit wonder in a bar.
Not really a one hit wonder. Outfield had a lot of great tunes. What a shame.
All the musicians seems to be dying lately.
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Someone had "Playground" on a mix tape that, when it was cranked, was a quasi-religious experience. RIP.
Dang. Was not a fan of the Outfield by any means, and back in the 80s, I was deep into my alt goth/industrial rivet head phase (so most people on the freep would probably listen to my music and say, “Shop class with a drum beat? Ugh!” — that being said, they had catchy songs.
So sad when any 80s rocker dies when Keith Richards, like the Highlander, absorbs their energy force...
Like Throbbing Gristle? Actual Rivethead?
Didn’t he die a while ago? I was never a fan of castrato pop, but I always felt people who put themselves up front in rock bands, or any band for that matter, have nuts of steel so I can’t bash the guy.
I remember that song!
One of the greatest voices in music history, very underrated. RIP Tony Lewis.
“Every time you cry” is a great ballad by The Outfield
Ugh. Listened to “Slug Bait” once in my life and never could figure that mess out. Never mind what Genesis P-Orridge ended up turning himself into prior to his death back in March . . .
Nuts. My favorite band. Check out Tony’s latest release “Out of The Darkness”. You won’t be disappointed.
I see 3 sites stating that he died the 19th, so I wonder which date is correct.
I was a huge fan. Saw them open for Starship in ‘86 and then for Mike & the Mechanics in ‘89. They were fantastic live. What a voice.
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