Paper lace biography
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Paper Lace
English pop rock band
Paper Lace is an English pop rock band formed in Nottingham in 1967. They achieved fame and success in 1974 when they had three UK Top 40 hit singles.
In the United States they are considered a one-hit wonder, having had a lone US number one hit in 1974 with their signature song, "The Night Chicago Died".[1]
History
The core of the band formed in 1967 as Music Box.
Members Cliff Fish, Dave Manders, Roy White, and Phil Wright performed covers by the likes of the Beach Boys.[2] In 1969 they changed their name to Paper Lace.
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They worked their way through small club gigs, a season at Rochdale club Tiffany's, and in 1971 at The Birdcage in Ashton-Under-Lyne. In 1972 Paper Lace released First Edition, the first of two studio albums.
Despite some TV appearances, the band achieved no mainstream success until 1973 victories on Opportunity Knocks, a talent contest series, broadcasting at that time on ITV.
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