Andy "Stoker" Growcott

Andrew Growcott
Birth name	Andrew Growcott
Also known as	Stoker
Born	June 3rd 1959 Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Genres	Pop, soul, Celtic folk, rock, new wave, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Musician, recording engineer
Instruments	Drums

Andy Growcott (a.k.a. Stoker) is a former member of the band Dexys Midnight Runners.^[1] After Dexys split, he and another bandmate, Mickey Billingham, joined General Public. Growcott also played with Stephen Tin Tin Duffy in the early 1980s. He has since transitioned into a career as a recording engineer, working on albums such as Ice Cube's Death Certificate.^[2]

He released a 1997 CD album under his stage name, Stoker, called "Syncopate" (on Knitting Factory's Knit Classics label) that contains modern covers of jazz compositions by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Yusef Lateef, Duke Pearson, Reuben Wilson, et al.

References

↑ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Dexys Midnight Runners". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
↑ "Andy Growcott". BBC.

External links

Discogs.com

Dexys Midnight Runners

Kevin Rowland Jim Paterson Pete Williams Lucy Morgan Al Archer Pete Saunders John Jay Steve Spooner Geoff Blythe Jeff Kent Bobby Ward Andy Leek Andy "Stoker" Growcott Mick Talbot Seb Shelton Paul Speare Brian Maurice Steve Wynne Mickey Billingham Billy Adams Giorgio Kilkenny Helen O'Hara Steve Brennan Roger MacDuff John Edwards Andy Hamilton Nick Gatfield Spike Edney Robert Noble Vincent Crane Tim Dancy Julian Litman Mick Bolton Pol Coussee Fayyaz Virji Penn Pennington Jerry Preston Jerod Minnies Neil Hubbard Julian Crampton Crispin Taylor Volker Janssen Paul Taylor John McKenzie

Studio albums	Searching for the Young Soul Rebels Too-Rye-Ay Don't Stand Me Down One Day I'm Going to Soar

Compilations	Geno The Very Best of Dexys Midnight Runners BBC Radio One Live in Concert Let's Make This Precious The Projected Passion Revue Master Series - Dexy's Midnight Runners

Singles	"Dance Stance" "Geno" "There, There, My Dear" "Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One)" "Plan B" "Show Me" "Liars A To E" "The Celtic Soul Brothers" "Come On Eileen" "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" "Let's Get this Straight (From the Start)" "This is What She's Like" "Because of You" "She Got a Wiggle"

Related articles	The Blue Ox Babes The Bureau General Public The Killjoys

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