Mercer County Library Blog: The Police (Rock Group)

Press release from the Mercer County Library Blog:

August 20, 2021

The
Police consisted of three members: Sting (most vocals, bass guitar), Andy
Summers (guitar), and Stewart Copeland (drums). All three had musical
backgrounds before joining the band. Sting (whose birth name is Gordon Sumner)
spent time fronting an obscure jazz-rock fusion band called Last Exit. Andy
Summers was involved with various rock bands such as Zoot Money, Eric Burdon
& The Animals, and Kevin Ayers. Rumor has it that he was he was considered
to replace Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones. Stewart Copeland played drums for
a few years with a UK progressive rock band called Curved Air.

The
Police consisted of three members: Sting (most vocals, bass guitar), Andy
Summers (guitar), and Stewart Copeland (drums). All three had musical
backgrounds before joining the band. Sting (whose birth name is Gordon Sumner)
spent time fronting an obscure jazz-rock fusion band called Last Exit. Andy
Summers was involved with various rock bands such as Zoot Money, Eric Burdon
& The Animals, and Kevin Ayers. Rumor has it that he was he was considered
to replace Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones. Stewart Copeland played drums for
a few years with a UK progressive rock band called Curved Air. The
Police released five studio albums during their existence: Outlandos d'
Amour (1978), Regatta de Blanc (1979), Zenyatta Mondatta
(1980), Ghost in the Machine (1981), and Synchronicity (1983).
The first four albums were supported by quite a few big hit singles such as
“Roxanne,” “Message in a Bottle,” “Walking on the Moon,” “Don't Stand So Close to
Me,” and “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.”

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