Rock Legends

Rock Legends

In a career spanning over 25 years, Simply Red blended soul, reggae and jazz to the success of fifty million album sales. The man fronting the group was Mick Hucknall. His distinctive soul tone saw some regard him as one of the voices of his generation. Simply Red would find global success with a revision of a song Hucknall wrote whilst in the Frantic Elevators. Upon its second release in 1986, ‘Holding Back the Years’ notably reached number one on the US Billboard Charts. By 1991, Simply Red were a global success story; after a two year wait they released the much anticipated single, ‘Something Got Me Started’ which showed a new direction for the band. In 2005 Simply Red released the album, ‘Stay’. It would be Mick Hucknall’s last recording under the group name. Featuring archive material, music videos – “BLUE” “FAIRGROUND” and, exclusive insights from music critics and journalists JOHN AIZLEWOOD (Evening Standard), DANIELLE PERRY (XFM), WILL HODGKINSON (The Times) & CAMILLA PIA (BBC Radio 6)