List of the Sweet band members
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Sweet in 1975, 2006, 2015 and 2023
Sweet are a British glam rock band founded in 1968. Their best-known line-up included lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bassist Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott and drummer Mick Tucker. Currently, two versions of the band exist, one is led by Scott, and another was led by Priest until his death in 2020; they have since continued. Connolly also led a version of the band from 1984 until his death in 1997, Tucker was a part of Scott's version between 1985 and 1991.
Scott's version includes himself alongside drummer Bruce Bisland (since 1992), lead vocalist Paul Manzi, bassist Lee Small and keyboardist/guitarist Tom Cory (all since 2019). Priest's former version includes drummer Richie Onori (since 2008), bassist and former keyboardist Steve Stewart (since 2008, bassist since 2020, keyboardist until 2021), vocalist Paulie Z (since 2017), keyboardist Dave Schultz (since 2021) and guitarist Jimmy Burkard (since 2023).
Original band[edit]
Classic line-up[edit]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Steve Priest | 1968–1982 (died 2020) |
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| Mick Tucker | 1968–1982 (died 2002) |
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| Brian Connolly | 1968–1979 (died 1997) |
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| Andy Scott | 1970–1982 |
| all releases from Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be (1971) onwards |
Early members[edit]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Frank Torpey | 1968–1969 | guitar | "Slow Motion" (1968) | |
| Mick Stewart | 1969–1970 |
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Touring musicians[edit]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Gary Moberley | 1978–1981 | keyboards | Cut Above the Rest • Water's Edge | |
| Nico Ramsden | 1978 | guitar | none | |
| Ray McRiner | 1979 |
Lineups[edit]
| Period | Members | Releases |
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| January 1968 – mid 1969 |
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| Mid 1969 – Mid 1970 |
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| Mid 1970 – February 1979 |
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| February 1979 – late 1981 |
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Andy Scott's Sweet[edit]
Current members[edit]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Andy Scott | 1985–present |
| all releases | |
| Bruce Bisland | 1992–present (substitute 1991) |
| all releases from The Answer (1995) onwards | |
| Paul Manzi | 2019–present (substitute appearances in 2014, 2015 and 2019) |
| Isolation Boulevard (2020) | |
| Lee Small | 2019–present |
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| Tom TC Cory | 2019–present[1][2] |
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Former members[edit]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Mal McNulty | 1985–1994 (substitute 1994, 1995) |
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| Mick Tucker | 1985–1991 (died 2002) |
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| Phil Lanzon |
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| Paul Mario Day | 1985–1989 | lead vocals | ||
| Jeff Brown | 1989–2003 |
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| Steve Mann | 1989–1996 (substitute in 2006, 2019–2022)[3] |
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| Bodo Schopf | 1991–1992 |
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| Chad Brown | 1995–1998 | lead vocals | Glitz, Blitz & Hitz (1996) | |
| Steve Grant | 1996–2011 |
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| Tony O'Hora |
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| Peter Lincoln | 2006–2019 |
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Temporary musicians[edit]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Notes |
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| Malcolm Pearson | 1988 | keyboards | Pearson filled in for Lanzon until Steve Mann joined in December 1989.[4] | |
| Ian Gibbons |
| Gibbons filled in on keyboards several times, first in 1989 for Phil Lanzon, for Steve Mann in 1994 and 1996 and after Mann's departure and in 2005.[5][6] | ||
| Andy Hoyler | 1991 | drums | Hoyler, Andersen and Bruce Bisland provided short-term relief for Mick Tucker before Bodo Schopf took over.[7] | |
| Bobby Andersen | ||||
| Gary Moberley[8] | 1994 | keyboards | Moberley, Gibbons and Goulstone subbed in 1994.[7] | |
| Chris Goulstone[7] | ||||
| Rocky Newton | 1995 | bass | Newton subbed on bass 1995 alongside the returning Mal McNulty on lead vocals.[9] | |
| Jo Burt | 2005 | Thompson Smith and Burt performed with the band after O'Hora's first departure in November 2005 for some Swedish gigs. | ||
| Mark Thompson Smith | lead vocals | |||
| Tony Mills | 2006 (died 2019) |
| Mills was slated to be Sweet's new singer/bassist in early 2006 but it failed to work out and he left after six shows in Denmark.[11][12] | |
| Martin Mickels | 2010 | guitar | Mickels subbed for Scott himself in March and April 2010 when he was absent from a couple of gigs due to ill health.[13] | |
| Adam Booth |
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| Andy Scott's guitar tech played drums at a show in 2015,[14] and bass at some shows in 2019.[1] |
Line-ups[edit]
| Period | Members | Releases |
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| Early 1985 – July 1989 |
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| July 1989 – November 1990 |
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| November 1990 – 1991 |
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| 1991 – early 1992 |
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| 1992–1995 |
| none |
| 1995 – January 1996 |
| none |
| January 1996 – early 1998 |
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| Early 1998 – early 2003 |
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| 2003–2005 |
| none |
| 2005 – January 2006 |
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| January–August 2006 |
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| August 2006 – early 2011 |
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| Early 2011 – June 2019 |
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| June–October 2019 |
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| October 2019 – present |
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Brian Connolly's Sweet[edit]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments |
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| Brian Connolly | 1984–1997 (until his death) | lead vocals | |
| Phil Ridden |
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| Brian Rawson | 1984 | guitar | |
| Geoff Roots | bass | ||
| Gary Farmer |
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| Steve Turner | guitar | ||
| Michael Williams |
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| Steve Berry | 1990 | bass | |
| Neale Haywood | guitar | ||
| Martin Saunders | drums | ||
| Dave Farmer |
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| Steve Mulvey | 1993–1997 | keyboards | |
| Bjorn Hurrel | 1993–1994 | bass | |
| Mel Johnson | guitar | ||
| Glenn Williams | 1994–1997 | ||
| Drew Murphy | 1994–1995 | drums | |
| Martin Cook | bass | ||
| Dave Glover | 1995–1997 | ||
| Russ Mahoney | 1995–1996 | drums | |
| Jeff King | 1996–1997 |
Line-ups[edit]
| 1984 The New Sweet | 1984–1990 | 1990 | 1990–1992 |
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| 1992–1993 | 1993–1994 Brian Connolly's Sweet | 1994–1995 | 1995–1996 |
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Steve Priest's Sweet[edit]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments |
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| Steve Priest | 2008–2020 (until his death) |
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| Richie Onori | 2008–present | drums | |
| Stevie Stewart |
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| Joe Retta |
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| Stuart Smith | 2008–2012 | guitar | |
| Ricky Z. | 2012–2013 | ||
| Chas West | 2013 (substitute) | vocals | |
| Mitch Perry | 2014–2023 | guitar | |
| Paulie Z. | 2017–present[16][17] | vocals | |
| Dave Schultz | 2021–present[18] | keyboards | |
| Jimmy Burkard | 2023–present[19] | guitar |
Timeline[edit]
The Sweet/Andy Scott's Sweet[edit]
Brian Connolly's/Steve Priest's Sweet[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ Colothan, Scott (17 April 2023). "Pre-sale: Sweet announce December 2023 Full Circle UK Tour". Planet Radio. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Selena (7 December 2022). "Sweet live at Islington Assembly Hall in London 2022 | Grande Rock webzine". grande-rock.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Line Ups". The Ultimate Sweet Fan Site. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "The Sweet( Sweet ) Singer Intro ※ Mojim.com". mojim.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Sweet. "Radio Swiss Pop - Music database - Band". www.radioswisspop.ch. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Unknown. "Today's Featured Artist..October 23, 2017...The Sweet (video + blog + links)". Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Molympus (3 November 2010). "Gary Moberley (keyboards)". The Musicians' Olympus. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Rocky Newton Interview on 97.2 Gravity FM or online at www.gravityfm.net 20-0..." Podomatic. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Sweet". tonymills77.tripod.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ BraveWords. "SHY Frontman Tony Mills Joins A S SWEET". bravewords.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Tony Mills, på egne bein - Heavymetal.no". www.heavymetal.no. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Martin Mickels - Bio". martinmickels.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Young, Graham (16 November 2015). "Why Sweet guitarist Andy Scott has changed his mind about Birmingham rock fans". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "The Sweet Band". 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Sonic Mag - Sweet 50th Anniversary Tour with Paulie Z". Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ a b "The Sweet - Official Website (North America) - The Sweet". Thesweetband.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Sweet is proud to announce Sweet's new incredible keyboardist "Dave Schulz" Check out his creds! – The Sweet Band". Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "The Sweet is in New York on Facebook". www.facebook.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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