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The Proclaimers

Scottish musical group

The Proclaimers are a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by the twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid. They came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America", which reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be ", which topped the charts in Australia, Iceland and New Zealand.

The duo's biggest album, Sunshine on Leith (1988) has been certified multi-Platinum in Australia and Canada, selling over two million copies worldwide, including around 700,000 in the United States. The Proclaimers have sold over five million albums worldwide.

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The Proclaimers

what: a band
from: Auchtermuchty
since: 1983
on the air here: 0 songs
still after: 2 songs

File card: The Proclaimers

members: Craig Reid, Charlie Reid

formed in: Auchtermuchty

labels: Chrysalis Records

genres: folk rock, Celtic rock, pop rock, country rock, college rock

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Early lives

Identical twins Craig and Charles Reid were born in Leith on 5 March 1962 and grew up in Edinburgh, Cornwall and Auchtermuchty. When they lived in Auchtermuchty, they attended Bell Baxter High School.

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Formation and This Is the Story (1983–1987)

Becoming aware of the potential of playing as a duo, the Reids established the Proclaimers as an acoustic duo in 1983. Discussing their early sound, actor Peter Mullan said that the Proclaimers played "a mix of post-punk and folk". During this time, the duo attracted a regional fan-base, with Inverness having an especially dedicated community of supporters. Many of the duo's songs, such as "Letter from America" which was written in 1984 and reflected unemployment rates of the day, were written in this period.

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Influences

Craig Reid has acknowledged 1970s punk rock as a major influence, citing Buzzcocks, the Clash, the Jam, the Damned and the Sex Pistols as inspirational. On the punk influence, Stuff New Zealand remarked that punk bands galvanized the Proclaimers into making "whatever music they liked, in their own way, using their own accents". Other notable influences were 1960s music, such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Van Morrison, Rolling Stones, and 1950s American acts such as Chet Atkins, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers (the Proclaimers themselves being described as a "post-punk Everly Brothers"), George Jones, Frankie Laine, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Other influences include Dexys Midnight Runners, Joy Division, and Bruce...

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Style

Described by Timothy Monger of AllMusic as a "charismatic amalgam", the Proclaimers' style of music incorporates elements of country, folk, new wave, pop, punk rock, rock, rockabilly and soul. Stylistically, the Proclaimers have been typified as alternative folk, alternative rock, Celtic pop, country folk, folk rock, post-punk, rhythm and blues, and roots rock.

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Formed: 1986 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (vocals, tambourine, bongos, marraccas, harmonica) (vocals, acoustic guitars) Also known as: 'The Proclaimers', Proclaimers From Discogs (free to use). Their entry