Darts (band)

Darts
Darts live at the Rainbow, London 1978: (left to right: Bob Fish; Den Hegarty; Rita Ray; Griff Fender)
Background information
OriginBrighton, England
GenresDoo-wop revival, new wave, pop rock
Years active1976–1985, 2006
LabelsMagnet
Choice Cuts
MembersDen Hegarty
Griff Fender
Rita Ray
Nigel Trubridge
Thump Thomson
James (Jimmy) Compton
Pikey Butler
Mark Pearson
Nosmo King
Past membersKenny Andrews
Bob Fish
Duncan Kerr
George Currie
Hammy Howell
John Dummer
Keith Gotheridge
Rob Davis
Stan Alexander

Darts is a nine-piece British doo-wop revival band that achieved chart success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The London-based band had a number of UK top 20 hits including three successive number twos with revivals of early US rock and roll, R&B and original songs. The band had three singles peak at number two on the UK charts in 1978, "Come Back My Love", "The Boy from New York City" and "It's Raining", all but the latter being covers of 1950s doo-wop songs.