The Style Council

The Style Council were a British band formed in late 1982 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter and guitarist with the mod revival band the Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previously a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, the Bureau and the Merton Parkas. Weller started the project to escape the restrictions of The Jam, and to explore a more arty, European, jazzier direction, which encompassed pop, hip-hop, and soul.The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller’s then-girlfriend, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young, Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl) and drummer/percussionist Steve Sidelnyk (who has played for Madonna, Seal and Richard Ashcroft) also performed and collaborated with the group. As with Weller’s previous band, most of the London-based group’s hits were in their homeland, where they scored seven top 10 hits. The band also had hit singles and albums in Australia and New Zealand during the 1980s.

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