Jo Callis
born on 2/5/1951 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Jo Callis
Jo Callis | |
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Birth name | John William Callis |
Born | May 2 1951 Rotherham, England |
Genres | Punk rock New Wave Post-punk Synthpop |
Occupations | Instrumentalist |
Instruments | Synthesizer, Keyboards, Guitar |
Years active | 1977 - 1990 |
Labels | Various |
Associated acts | The Rezillos, Shake, Boots For Dancing, The Human League |
Jo Callis (born John William Callis 2 May 1951, Rotherham) is an English musician who played guitar with the Edinburgh based punk rock band, The Rezillos (under the name Luke Warm), and post-punk band Boots For Dancing before joining The Human League.[1]
Biography
Callis was educated at the Edinburgh College of Art.. He was a member of The Knutsford Dominators before forming The Rezillos in 1976.[1] He wrote the Rezillos' 1978 hit "Top of the Pops". In late 1978, after the release of the band's only album, The Rezillos split in two, with Callis forming Shake along with Simon Templar (b. Simon Bloomfield) and Angel Patterson.[1] Shake released two singles before splitting, with Callis later joining Boots for Dancing. Callis released a solo single, "Woah Yeah!", in 1981 on the pop:Aural label,[2] and also joined The Human League, playing both keyboards and lead guitar and making contributions as a backing vocalist.[1] Callis co-wrote many tracks and following his departure from the band in 1986, he has returned several times either to play keyboard, or to offer help with songwriting.
In 1985 he teamed up with Feargal Sharkey to write Sharkey's "Loving You" which reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart.
Solo discography
- "Woah Yeah!" b/w "Sinistrale", "Dodo Boys" (1981), pop:Aural
See also
- List of guitarists
- List of musicians who play left handed
- Bands and musicians from Yorkshire and North East England
References
External links
- Jo Callis at Discogs.com
The Human League | |
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Philip Oakey · Susan Ann Sulley · Joanne Catherall · David Beevers · Neil Sutton | |
Former members | Ian Craig Marsh · Jo Callis · Ian Burden · Adrian Wright · Martyn Ware · Russell Dennett · |
Albums | Reproduction · Travelogue · Dare! · Love and Dancing · Hysteria · Crash · Romantic? · Octopus · Secrets |
Compilation Albums | Greatest Hits · Soundtrack to a Generation · The Golden Hour of the Future · The Very Best of the Human League |
Singles | "Being Boiled" · "I Don't Depend on You" · "Empire State Human" · "Only After Dark" · "Boys and Girls" · "The Sound of the Crowd" · "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" · "Open Your Heart" · "Don't You Want Me" · "Mirror Man" · "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" · "The Lebanon" · "Louise" · "Life on Your Own" · "The Sign" · "Human" · "I Need Your Loving" · "Love Is all That Matters" · "Heart Like a Wheel" · "Soundtrack to a Generation" · "Tell Me When" · "One Man in My Heart" · "Filling up with Heaven" · "Stay with Me Tonight" · "All I Ever Wanted" · "Love Me Madly?" · "Things That Dreams Are Made Of" |
EPs | The Dignity of Labour · Holiday '80 · Fascination! · Dance Like a Star |
DVDs | The Human League Greatest Hits (VHS) · The Very Best of the Human League (DVD) · The Human League Live at the Dome (DVD) |
Related articles | Heaven 17 · British Electric Foundation · All Seeing I · Martin Rushent · Jam and Lewis · Giorgio Moroder · Richard X · Fast Records · Synthpop · New Pop · Sheffield · Crazy Daisy Nightclub |
Other projects | Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder · Together In Electric Dreams |
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