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Culture Club were a Grammy Award-winning United Kingdom|British Pop music|pop group that formed in the early 1980s. The band consisted of Boy George (singing|lead vocals), Mikey Craig (bass guitar), Roy Hay (musician)|Roy Hay (guitar and keyboard instrument|keyboards), and Jon Moss (drum kit|drums and percussion instrument|percussion). Culture Club had hit songs in various countries around the world. From the time of the band's inception in 1982 to its dissolution in 1986, they had amassed ten Top Forty hits in both their native U.K. and in the U.S., and during their reunion period, in 1998-2002, they scored more: a UK #4 and UK #25, as well as their lowest-charting single ever (the double A-side "Cold Shoulder"/"Starman", which stalled at #43).
History
Formation and ''Kissing to Be Clever'': 1981-1983
In 1981, Boy George used to occasionally sing with the group Bow Wow Wow under the stage name "Lieutenant Lush". His popularity in this role caused friction with the group's lead singer Annabella Lwin. After his tenure with the group, George decided to start his own band and enlisted Mikey Craig. Next came Jon Moss, and finally Roy Hay. The group recorded demos, which were paid for by EMI Records, but the label was unimpressed and decided not to sign the group. Virgin Records heard the demos and signed the group in the UK, and Epic Records... read all
