Paul Rutherford

For other people named Paul Rutherford, see Paul Rutherford (disambiguation).

Paul Rutherford
Born	8 December 1959 (1959-12-08) (age 51) Liverpool, England
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Dance, House, Synthpop, New Wave, Pop-rock
Occupations	musician, singer
Labels	ZTT Records, Beatfarm Records
Associated acts	Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Paul Rutherford (born 8 December 1959, Liverpool, England) is the former backing vocalist, dancer and occasional keyboardist with 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH), one of the group's two openly gay singers.^[1]

He was born in inner-city Liverpool, but as a child during the 1960s moved to the Cantril Farm district (built to replace inner city slums), where future footballer Micky Quinn and future comedian Craig Charles were among his neighbours.^{[citation needed]}

Rutherford sang backing vocals to Holly Johnson and also danced.^[2]

He emerged from the 1970s punk scene on Merseyside founding initial fame with St.Helen's band The Spitfire Boys.He later teamed up with Johnson in a new band which would go on to dominate the UK Singles Chart in 1984. He frequented and performed at the Seven Dials Jazz Club in London.^{[citation needed]}

The band ended two years later and Rutherford attempted a solo career which was short lived.^[3] In 1989 three singles and the album Oh World were released. Two tracks on it were produced by ABC. In late 2010 he released new album "The Cowboy Years" under the name "Paul Rutherford/Butt Cowboys".^{[citation needed]}

In 2011 saw the reissue of Oh World album and collaboration with Claudia Brucken (former Propaganda) on her latest album "Combined"^{[citation needed]}

He was known^{[by whom?]} for being one of the first musicians to endorse nipple-piercing and also for the ace of hearts he had tattooed on his arm.^{[citation needed]}

Rutherford currently lives on Waiheke Island, New Zealand, with his longtime partner.^{[citation needed]}

Solo Discography

• Oh World (1989) re-released in 2011
• That Moon EP w/ The Pressure Zone (1989) re-released in 2010
• The Cowboy Years (2010)

References

1. ^ Warner, Timothy (2003), Pop Music: Technology and Creativity : Trevor Horn and the Digital Revolution, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., p. 78, ISBN 075463132X, http://books.google.com/?id=NWQ6xfA5hfQC&pg=PA78 
2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2004), The Great Rock Discography, Canongate U.S., p. 561, ISBN 1841956155 
3. ^ Cassidy, Jude; Shaver, Phillip R (1999), Rough Guide to Rock, London: Rough Guides, p. 668, ISBN 1843531054 

External links

• Paul Rutherford/Butt Cowboys The Cowboy Years at iTunes
• Paul Rutherford at the Internet Movie Database
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood Official site

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Name	Rutherford, Paul
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Date of birth	8 December 1959
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