- Ron François
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Name = Ron Francois
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Ronald Albert Francois
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Instrument =Bass Guitar Guitar Vocals Keyboards
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Occupation =Musician Singer Songwriter
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Associated_acts =The Sinceros The Teardrop Explodes Eurogliders Panic Poets Beatworld James Reyne Wendy Matthews
Absent Friends
URL =A founder member of
The Sinceros (1978-1981) and former member of the London R&B band,The Strutters . After the demise ofThe Sinceros in 1981, François joinedThe Teardrop Explodes and stayed withEpic Records releasing a solo single, If You Love Me, in 1982 before departing to live inAustralia where he has worked with local artists such as,James Reyne ,Wendy Matthews , and TheEurogliders .In 1990, Francois toured with the band, Absent Friends, (vocalist
Wendy Matthews , guitarists Sean Kelly, Michael "Mick" King, drummer John Mackay and keyboardist Geoffrey Stapleton), supportingINXS on an eight-week European tour.Geoffrey Stapleton - I was asked by one of the nicest guys you could ever meet, Sean Kelly , to join his group Absent Friends. Their record Nobody But You, produced by Gary Beers from INXS and sung by Wendy Matthews, was a big hit when I joined up.
We did a huge tour of Europe as support for INXS, playing 10,000 seat stadiums through Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Holland, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland and England (including five Wembley Arenas.)
I painted on the bus, often accompanied by Ronnie Francois, the amazing bass player/vocalist/songwriter who had done a lot of art in his younger days. He took it personally if the driver swerved and made his pencil hand slip. I completed about 30 paintings and drawings over the seven weeks.
References
* [http://www.ganggajang.com/histyhed.htm Geoffrey Stapleton ...the LIFe and TiMES...]
* Colin Larkin, "The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Page 3578", Guinness, 1995, ISBN 1561591769External links
* [http://www.beatworld.com.au Beatworld]
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