The Police were an English three-piece rock band consisting of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, vocals, percussion). The band became globally popular in the late 1970s, playing a style of rock that was influenced by jazz, punk and reggae music. Their 1983 album, Synchronicity, was number one in the UK and the US and sold over 8,000,000 copies in the US. The band broke up in 1984, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour lasting until August 2008, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their hit single "Roxanne" and also, to a lesser extent, that of their formation as a group. The Police have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and were the world's highest-earning musicians during 2008, thanks to their reunion tour. [1] Rolling Stone ranked The Police number 70 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Discography * Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
* Reggatta de Blanc (1979)
* Zenyattà Mondatta (1980)
* Ghost in the Machine (1981)
* Synchronicity (1983)
Band membersLine-ups
(January 1977–July 1977)
* Sting - bass, lead vocals
* Henry Padovani - guitar
* Stewart Copeland - drums, percussion, backing vocals
(July 1977–August 1977)
* Sting - bass, lead vocals
* Henry Padovani - lead guitar
* Andy Summers - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Stewart Copeland - drums, percussion, backing vocals
(August 1977–1984)
* Sting - bass, lead vocals
* Andy Summers - guitar, vocals
* Stewart Copeland - drums, percussion, vocals
(1984–January 2007)
(The Police disbanded)
(January 2007–August 2008)
* Sting - bass, lead vocals
* Andy Summers - guitar, backing vocals
* Stewart Copeland - drums, percussion, backing vocals
AwardsBRIT Awards
* 1982 – Best British Group
* 1985 – Outstanding Contribution To Music
Grammy Awards
* 1980 – Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Reggatta de Blanc"
* 1981 – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
* 1981 – Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Behind My Camel"
* 1983 – Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take" (awarded to Sting)
* 1983 – Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Every Breath You Take"
* 1983 – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for Synchronicity
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
* The Police were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2003[30]
References * Copeland, Ian (1995), Wild Thing, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0684815087
* Menn, Andy (1992), Secrets From the Masters: Conversations with Forty Great Guitar Players, Milwaukee, Wisc.: Hal Leonard
* Sting (2003), Broken Music, New York, N.Y.: Dial,
* Summers, Andy (2006), One Train Later: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Dunne
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