Mike Barson
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Michael Barson is a British multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning more than 45 years, Barson came to prominence in the late 1970s as keyboard player for the band Madnes
Barson performing live with Madness in 2013
Barson in 2017
Lee Thompson (saxophonist)
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Lee Jay Thompson, nicknamed Kix or El Thommo, is an English multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning 5 decades, Thompson came to prominence in the late 1970s as a
Mike Barson
…at the London School of Printing, but turned up two hours late for an interview. Prior to forming Madness, Barson and fellow future Madness member Lee Thompson gained some notice as graffiti artists in the mid-1970s. After reading about the emerging New York graffiti scene, they spray-painted their nicknames…
Thompson performing live with Madness in 2013
Thompson (left) performing on stage with Madness, next to Chas Smash, in 2009