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All Sports Band

All Sports Band was an American pop/rock musical group who saw minor chart success in the early 1980s. The band was founded by Tracy Coats, who sought to appeal to a youthful market by dressing the band members as sports figures. Coats spent 18 months auditioning tapes before selecting the band members. The represented sports were auto racing, baseball, boxing, football, and martial arts. The band appeared on both Solid Gold and American Bandstand.

Coats explained his concept for the band, saying, "Most of the athletes I've known were closet rock 'n' rollers, and most of [the] musicians I've known were closet athletes. It seemed only natural to combine the two obsessions."

Personnel

  • Alfonso Carey (bass; dressed as a football player)
  • Jimmy Clark (credited as "The Boxer") (drums; boxer)
  • Cy Sulak (guitar; baseball player)
  • Chuck Kentis (keyboards; race-car driver)
  • Michael-John Toste (vocals; martial artist)

Discography

All of the band's recordings appeared on Radio Records, a short-lived imprint of Atlantic Records.

Album

Singles

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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