This article is about the band. For the legal term, see Payola. For other uses, see Payolas (disambiguation).
Payolas
Origin
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
New wave, rock
Years active
1978 (1978)–1988 (1988), 2003 (2003)–2008 (2008)
Labels
A&M
EMI
Spinoffs
Rock and Hyde
Past members
Paul Hyde
Bob Rock
Alex "A-Train" Boynton
Chris Taylor
Gary Middleclass
Lawrence Wilkins
Lee Kelsey
Barry Muir
Taylor Nelson Little
Christopher Livingston
Ian Tiles
Marty Higgs
Payolas (stylized as Payola$) was a Canadian rock band that was most prominent in the 1980s. Evolving from a new wave sound toward mainstream pop rock, they were best known for the single "Eyes of a Stranger", from their 1982 album No Stranger to Danger, an album that won the band four Juno Awards.
Based in Vancouver, the band had experienced several changes to both its name and lineup, having been known as The Payola$, Paul Hyde and the Payolas, and Rock and Hyde. Vocalist and lyricist Paul Hyde and multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Bob Rock were the band's core members throughout its history. The band broke up in 1988, but reformed again from 2003 to 2008.
Payolas (stylized as Payola$) was a Canadian rock band that was most prominent in the 1980s. Evolving from a new wave sound toward mainstream pop rock...
Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing the payment....
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prosecutions of Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry and the breaking of the payola scandal (which implicated major figures, including Alan Freed, in bribery...
contract after the 2010 broadcast because they raised ethical concerns over payola with him, including allegations that HFPA members took bribes for nominations...
and therefore was grateful to him. Payola was not illegal at the time and Clark sold the song prior to the 1960 payola hearings. Frankie Avalon, Chubby...
learn from the more experienced artists. In order to avoid accusations of payola should DJs play too many records from the original Tamla label, Gordy formed...
In a Place Like This is the first LP by the Payolas, released in 1981. It was produced by Bob Rock. The band supported the album with a Canadian tour...
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