The Motors

The Motors

The Motors were a British pub rock/punk band, formed in London in 1977 by former Ducks Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster, together with guitarist Rob Hendry (replaced in May 1977 by Bram Tchaikovsky) and drummer Ricky Slaughter. Their first single was "Dancing The Night Away", which topped John Peel's 1977 Festive Fifty countdown and reached number 42 in the UK Singles Chart in that year. Two other sizeable hits followed. In 1978 the band Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

08/09/1977
Dancing The Night Away
Mimed Performance

LAST

21/09/1978
Forget About You
Played Over The Charts

TOTAL
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6

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Studio Performances

5

Repeat Performances

0

Live Performances

0

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

0

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
21/09/1978 Forget About You
Played Over The Charts
07/09/1978 Forget About You
Mimed Performance
24/08/1978 Forget About You
Mimed Performance
29/06/1978 Airport
Mimed Performance
15/06/1978 Airport
Mimed Performance
08/09/1977 Dancing The Night Away
Mimed Performance

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