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Breakfast Club

  • Band formed in New York City in 1979 by brothers Dan Gilroy and Ed Gilroy. They disbanded in 1988.
  • In the early '80s, the band included Madonna, Angie Smit on bass, and the Gilroy brothers, Dan and Ed, both on guitar (Dan Gilroy sang lead vocals as well).
  • Madonna started as the drummer of the band in 1979. Then she went onto sing her own composed songs in the early 1980 and promoted the band and they performed local gigs. In 1980, she left the band.
  • In the mid-1980s, the band consisted of the Gilroys (with Dan Gilroy exclusively on vocals, while Ed Gilroy provided all guitars), Gary Burke (bass), Paul Kauk (keyboards), and Stephen Bray (drums).
  • The band released their first album, "Breakfast Club", in 1987. A second album was recorded but never released.
  • The band signed a record and released their first album in 1987, they were nominated in the category of Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 1988, but disbanded in 1988.
  • The band were nominated in the category of Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 1988.
  • The band's last single was a cover version of The Beatles' song "Drive My Car" for the feature film License to Drive (1988).
  • The band signed with ZE Records and released its eponymous album in 1987 on MCA Records, which spawned the US hit "Right on Track".

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