Madness

Madness is an English ska band from Camden Town, London who formed in 1976 as The Invaders.

Along with The Specials, Madness were the most prominent band of the ska revival from the late 70s and early 80s, and one of the most popular English bands of the early 80s in general, scoring 15 top ten hits in the UK, one of them peaking at number one (House of Fun, 1982). Together with UB40, Madness hold the record with the most weeks in the British singles chart during the 1980s, with 214 each.

The most popular line-up consisted of lead vocalist Graham McPherson (Suggs), guitarist Chris Foreman, bass player Mark Bedford, keyboard/piano player Mike Barson, saxophone player Lee Thompson, trumpet player/occasional lead vocalist Chas Smash and drums player Daniel Woodgate. With the exception of Chas Smash, all members are still active within the band.