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Andy "Stoker" Growcott
Birth name	Andrew Growcott
Also known as	Stoker
Born	Wolverhampton, England
Genres	Pop soul Celtic folk rock new wave hip hop
Occupations	Musician audio engineer
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Knitting Factory
Formerly of	Dexys Midnight Runners The Bureau General Public

Musical artist

Andrew Growcott (a.k.a. Stoker) is a former member of the pop rock band Dexys Midnight Runners. After the Dexys broke up, he and another bandmate, Mickey Billingham, joined new wave band General Public. Growcott also played with Stephen Tin Tin Duffy in the early 1980s. He has since transitioned into a career as an audio engineer, working on albums such as Ice Cube's Death Certificate (1991).

In 1997, he released a studio album under his stage name, Stoker, called Syncopate on Knitting Factory's Knit Classics label that contained modern covers of jazz compositions by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Yusef Lateef, Duke Pearson, Reuben Wilson, et al. The album featured several instrumentalists including David Longoria on trumpet, Greg Smith, Marc Antoine and others.

References

v t e Dexys Midnight Runners
Kevin Rowland Lucy Morgan Sean Read Michael Timothy Andy Hobson Al Archer Jim Paterson Pete Williams Pete Saunders John Jay Steve Spooner Geoff Blythe Jeff Kent Bobby Ward Andy Leek Andy "Stoker" Growcott Mick Talbot Billy Adams Mickey Billingham Seb Shelton Paul Speare Brian Maurice Steve Wynne Giorgio Kilkenny Helen O'Hara Steve Brennan Roger MacDuff John Edwards Andy Hamilton Nick Gatfield Spike Edney Robert Noble Vincent Crane Tim Dancy Julian Litman Mick Bolton Pol Coussee Fayyaz Virji Penn Pennington Jerry Preston Philip Blakeman Neil Hubbard Julian Crampton Crispin Taylor Volker Janssen Paul Taylor Madeleine Hyland Tim Cansfield David Ruffy Siobhan Fahey Billy Stookes Mark Kavuma
Studio albums	Searching for the Young Soul Rebels Too-Rye-Ay Don't Stand Me Down One Day I'm Going to Soar Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul The Feminine Divine
Compilations	Geno The Very Best of Dexys Midnight Runners BBC Radio One Live in Concert Let's Make This Precious: The Best of Dexys Midnight Runners The Projected Passion Revue
Singles	"Dance Stance" "Geno" "There, There, My Dear" "The Celtic Soul Brothers" "Come On Eileen" "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" "This Is What She's Like"
Related articles	Discography The Blue Ox Babes The Bureau General Public The Killjoys

v t e General Public
Dave Wakeling Ranking Roger Mickey Billingham Horace Panter Andy "Stoker" Growcott Mick Jones
Studio albums	All the Rage Hand to Mouth Rub It Better
Compilation albums	Classic Masters
Singles	"Tenderness" "I'll Take You There"

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