Kevin Archer

Guitarist

1958 –

42

Who is Kevin Archer?

Kevin "Al" Archer is an English guitarist and songwriter. He played with Kevin Rowland in the punk rock group The Killjoys, and in 1978 Rowland and Archer formed Dexys Midnight Runners, and co-wrote some of the songs on the group's debut album Searching for the Young Soul Rebels. He used the name "Al" because Kevin Rowland decided that the group was not big enough to accommodate two Kevins. After the first album Archer, exhausted by Dexys' touring schedule, left the group in early 1981 and formed The Blue Ox Babes. Archer was subsequently diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. The Blue Ox Babes finally signed to Go! Discs Records for three singles and an aborted album, Apples & Oranges, which belatedly saw release in 2009.

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Born
Dec 21, 1958
Birmingham
Also known as
  • Archer, Al
  • Kevin "Al" Archer
Nationality
  • England

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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