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Andy "Stoker" Growcott

b. 1959

British musician

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About Andy "Stoker" Growcott

Born 1959. Andy "Stoker" Growcott is a British musician.

Andrew Growcott (a.k.a. Stoker) is a former member of the pop rock band Dexys Midnight Runners. After the Dexys broke up, he and another bandmate, Mickey Billingham, joined new wave band General Public. Growcott also played with Stephen Tin Tin Duffy in the early 1980s. He has since transitioned into a career as an audio engineer, working on albums such as Ice Cube's Death Certificate.

In 1997, he released a studio album under his stage name, Stoker, called Syncopate on Knitting Factory's Knit Classics label that contained modern covers of jazz compositions by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Yusef Lateef, Duke Pearson, Reuben Wilson, et al. The album featured several instrumentalists including David Longoria on trumpet, Greg Smith, Marc Antoine and others.

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Important facts

Born
1959, Wolverhampton
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Musician
Nationality
United Kingdom
Also known as
Andy Growcott, Andrew Growcott

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Andy "Stoker" Growcott?

British musician

When was Andy "Stoker" Growcott born?

Andy "Stoker" Growcott was born in 1959 in Wolverhampton.

What is Andy "Stoker" Growcott's occupation?

Andy "Stoker" Growcott is a musician.

What nationality is Andy "Stoker" Growcott?

Andy "Stoker" Growcott is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andy "Stoker" Growcott

· Wikidata: Q4760332

· DBpedia: Andy "Stoker" Growcott

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