Cowboys International
| Cowboys International | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Genres | New wave, synthpop |
| Years active | 1979–1980 2003–present |
| Labels | Virgin, Pnuma |
| Associated acts | Ken Lockie, The Clash, Public Image Ltd, Generation X, Department S, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Rema-Rema, Adam and the Ants, The Wolfmen, Neo, Radio Stars, The Civilians, The Fallout Club, Tiger Lily, Ultravox |
| Members | Ken Lockie |
| Past members |
Keith Levene Evan Charles Terry Chimes Rick Jacks Jimmy Hughes Allan Rawlings Marco Pirroni Paul Simon Lee Robinson Stevie Shears Pete Jones Rob Doyle |
Cowboys International (also stylised as Cowboys International®) were a new wave and synthpop band formed by vocalist and songwriter Ken Lockie that put out one album in 1979, the influential The Original Sin, and a handful of 45s before dissolving in 1980. The band can be considered as supergroup because they comprised many musicians with some trajectory in the punk and new wave scenes.
In the late 1970s, Ken Lockie and Keith Levene were in a band called The Quick Spurts. Changing their name to Cowboys International, the members were Lockie on lead vocals, Rick Jacks on guitar, Jimmy Hughes (formerly of The Banned) on bass, Evan Charles on piano, and ex-Clash Terry Chimes on drums. This line-up, with a little help of Levene (who was in Public Image Ltd) recorded and released The Original Sin album in 1979.
After the releasing of the album and a tour, the band suffered important line-up changes: Chimes (who joined Billy Idol's Generation X) was replaced by Paul Simon (previously in Neo, Radio Stars and The Civilians); Jacks by Allan Rawlings and Marco Pirroni (Adam and the Ants member), who recorded some material in 1980 with the band, but they were replaced by ex-Ultravox Steve Shears; and Hughes (who joined Original Mirrors) by Lee Robinson of Boney M fame but later replaced by Pete Jones shortly afterwards; the last band alineation (Lockie, Charles, Jones, Simon and Shears) did the last band tour, which ended at the Kantkino Theatre in Berlin. The band split up in late 1980.
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