Simply Red

During the late 1970s, England's music scene was cranking out innovative bands that weren't afraid to experiment with what they thought the public would be ready to listen to. A few bands ventured into punk rock territory, others to the burgeoning new wave scene and a few towards an energetic R&B sound. Though the UK act Simply Red first got its start in the mid-1980s, the group was conceived during the late-1970s, when musical creativity was taking all sorts of different paths. During the group's heyday, it came to define a new, blue-eyed soul sound that audiences found a strong connection to--helping Simply Red become one of the more enduring acts of its generation.