Formed 1985, U.S.A.
Albums:
1988
Britny Fox
1989
Boys In Heat
1991
Bite Down Hard
2001
Long Way To Live!
2001
Best Of Britny Fox
2003
Springhead Motorshark
History:
Britny Fox Came roaring into the music scene riding the tails of the late 80's
L.A. glam explosion, however they fell from glory almost as fast as they came. They
owed a lot to Cinderella, both in sound and career guidance.
Formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Dizzy Dean Davidson
(vocals), Billy Childs (bass), Tony Destra (drums) and former
Cinderella guitarist Michael Kelly Smith. They named themselves
Britny Fox after one of Davidson's Welsh ancestors. Help from hometown
friends in Cinderella, and the strength of their demo In America, they
quickly secured a major label deal. Tragedy would strike before recording the debut
when Tony Destra was killed in a car accident. The band would regroup
with former Waysted member Johnny Dee. The debut would go on to
sell a million copies, backed by scorching singles such as "Girlschool" and "Long
Way To Love." Boys In Heat only managed half the sales of the debut and
Dizzy Dean decided to leave and form Blackeyed Susan.
The rest of the members decided to give the band one more try with
vocalist Tommy Paris. The third and final album put up decent numbers,
but it was apparent Britny Fox's fifteen minutes were up. When the album
had run its course the band broke up for good. Paris and Dee
would team up together in 1998 and form the band Uncle Edna, while
original singer Dizzy Dean Davidson released a solo album as Jarod Dean.
One of the few 80's glam heroes not to reunite it the late 90's,
Davidson has said he has no plans to bring the Fox back, comparing the band
to "an old girlfriend." However the second line-up did reform in 1999 for a small tour
that resulted in the live album Long Way To Live!. A band that deserved to
have a much longer career, but left three great albums none the less.
Links:
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