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Joseph Martin Leeway (born 15 November 1955) is a British musician and songwriter, who is best known as being a member of the pop band Thompson Twins, joining the band in 1981 after being one of their roadies. Leeway was born to an Irish mother and Nigerian father, and from the age of two, was fostered by an English family in ...
The 80s star talks about his life, music and touring with Culture Club in Scotland. He reveals why he left the band, his relationship with Joe Leeway and his new album Science Fiction.
In 1981, the line-up became Bailey, Dodd, Roog, Bell and two new members: former band roadie Joe Leeway on congas and percussion, and Jane Shorter on saxophone. This line-up recorded the debut Thompson Twins studio album A Product Of... (Participation), documented in the film Listen to London (1981). [6]
16 apr 2022 · Joe Leeway swapped music for acting and appeared in the little known 1986 film ‘Slaves Of New York’. He now practices hypnotherapy locally to his home in Los Angeles. Tom Bailey hasn’t given up music at all and in 2001 released albums under the name of ‘International Observer’.
19 lug 1984 · Joe Leeway is the bassist and lighting designer of the Thompson Twins, a pop group with a distinctive look and sound. Read about their rise from squatting to success, their tour troubles and their personal styles in this Rolling Stone article.
27 set 2023 · Whilst band members Tom Bailey and Joe Leeway continued their careers in music, their percussionist Alannah Currie turned her back on fame altogether. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now After Thompson Twins' chart success began to wane in the early 1990s, the trio decided to explore other musical territories like trip-hop and downtempo dub ...
29 mar 2023 · She met Joe Leeway at a dinner party, where she recalls him grandstanding about wanting to live in a squat. “I’ll help you,” she offered, calling his bluff. Leeway’s chief interests were theatre and beat poetry, but he wound up joining Thompson Twins, along with Currie, for the second album, Set.
