The Stranglers

The Stranglers are an English rock band formed in Guildford, Surrey, in 1974. They emerged with the punk and new wave scene of the late 1970s, with a classic line-up of Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black and Dave Greenfield. The band is best known for the 1982 single “Golden Brown”, their biggest hit, and for the albums Rattus Norvegicus and No More Heroes. The Stranglers started with Jet Black on drums, Jean-Jacques Burnel on bass, Hugh Cornwell on guitar and Hans Wärmling on keyboards, who was replaced by Dave Greenfield within a year.