Biography
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Shakin' Stevens And The Sunsets
Effective period / Period of releases: 1970 - 1999
Members: Mickey Gee, Tony Britnell, Ace Skudder, Mike Lloyd Jones, Malcolm Priest, Michael Barratt, Carl Petersen (2), Steve Percy, Paul Barrett (5), Trevor Hawkins, Paul Dolan (2), Ian Lawrence (4), George Chick, Willie Blackmore, Robert "Rockin' Louie" Llewellyn
Welsh revival rock'n'roll band formed in Cardiff in 1968 and fronted by vocalist Michael Barratt, better known as Shakin' Stevens. The band disbanded in 1977 and Shakin' Stevens found fame as a solo artist in the 1980's. In 1999 the original Sunsets won a legal battle against Barratt on charges of non-payment of royalties for reissue of their 1970 debut album A Legend. Per 2013 some of the original members still performed under then name The Sunsets on the local circuit in Wales, fronted by Barratt's nephew Levi Barratt.