21 Guns

21 Guns was a Ska quintet formed in Coventry in 1980. The band consisted of The Specials' roadies Trevor Evans (keyboards) and Johnny Rex (drums) plus Kevin Tanner (bass), Stuart MacLean (guitar) and Gary 'Judge' Chambers (vocals). In 1981, following in the footsteps of Specials drummer John Bradbury's Race Records, vocalist Neville Staple's and his then girlfriend Stella (from The Bodysnatchers) launched Shack Records. Their first signing was with 21 Guns and the single included the songs "21 Guns" b/w  "Ambition Rock". The songs were also produced by Neville, and peaking at #46 on the UK Charts after 3 weeks.
== Links To Peel ==
The band recorded one session for Peel in 1981. The DJ also played a track from their debut release.
== Sessions ==
1. Recorded: unknown. Broadcast: 02 February 1981. Repeated: 24 February 1981
* 21 Guns / Ambition Rock / Dark Night
== Other Shows Played ==
;1981
*05 March 1981: unknown (Peel mentions at the beginning of the show he will play 21 Guns amongst other artists)
*08 March 1981 (BFBS): 21 Guns (7") Shack SHA 001
== External Links ==
* Discogs
* Bands From Coventry
Category:Artists