Paul Rutherford
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- This article is about the former member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood. For information on the trombone player of the same name see Paul Rutherford (trombone player). For the English footballer, see Paul Rutherford (footballer).
Paul Rutherford (born December 8, 1959 in Liverpool, England) was the backing vocalist and dancer with 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH), one of the group's two openly gay singers.[1]
He was born in inner-city Liverpool but several years later moved to the Cantril Farm estate, where future footballer Mick Quinn and future comedian Craig Charles were among his neighbours.
Rutherford sang backing vocals to Holly Johnson, at the time rumoured to be his boyfriend, and also danced.[2]
He emerged from the 1970s punk scene on Merseyside to team up with Johnson in a new band which would go on to dominate the UK Singles Chart in 1984 thanks to a mixture of skill, controversy, marketability and luck.
The band disintegrated two years later and Rutherford attempted a solo career which was short lived:[3] In 1989 three singles and the album "Oh World" were released. Two tracks on it were produced by ABC. He was known for being one of the first stars to endorse nipple-piercing and also for the ace of hearts he had tattooed on his arm.
Rutherford currently lives on Waiheke Island, New Zealand, with his longterm partner.
[edit] References
- ^ Warner, Timothy (2003). Pop Music: Technology and Creativity : Trevor Horn and the Digital Revolution. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 78. ISBN 075463132X.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2004), The Great Rock Discography, Canongate U.S., p. 561, ISBN 1841956155
- ^ Cassidy, Jude & Shaver, Phillip R (1999), Rough Guide to Rock, p. 668, ISBN 1843531054
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