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Biography
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Nick Straker Band
Effective period / Period of releases: 1979 - 2005
Members: Pete Hammond, Tony Mansfield, Andy Gierus, Tony Hibbert, Phil Towner, Nicholas Bailey, Dave McShera
UK pop - funk - fusion band led by Nick Straker. They were an evolution of Limmie Funk Limited and they shared members with the electro pop Tony Mansfield's outfit New Musik. Their biggest hits were A Walk In The Park (No.20 in the U.K. chart in 1980) and A Little Bit Of Jazz (No.35 in U.S. R'n'B charts and No.1 in dance charts in 1981).