"The Scottish band Deacon Blue, whose name is influenced by Steely Dan, is one group that should have had more crossover success than they have seen thus far. Lead singer and songwriter Ricky Ross moved to Glasgow early in his career to pursue music and was making ends meet both as a writer and keyboardist. He released a solo album, but those he was working with urged him to make a band, equaling the birth of Deacon Blue. The first try had musicians switching frequently, but the band formed with Ross as lead singer, Jim Prime on keyboards, Ewen Vernal on bass, Dougie Vipond on drums, Graeme Kelling on guitar and Lorraine McIntosh on vocals. They released an EP soon after, nabbing them a record deal.They released their debut album Raintown in 1987 as well as the single ""Dignity."" Neither was noticed at first, but a relentless touring schedule turned their fortune around and led to a re-release of the album and the single along with a bonus album and live versions. The album gets pushed to number 14 on the charts. They released their sophomore album, When the World Knows Your Name, in 1989, featuring the hit singles ""Wages Day"" and ""Fergus Sings the Blues."" A tour of both Australia and the UK followed.The early 1990s saw the release of both Fellow Hoodlums and Whatever You Say, Say Nothing. The single ""Your Town"" from the latter release became a hit single that saw charting success in the United States as well in 1993. By 1995, the group members had gone their separate ways to work on solo careers. As well as acting careers. They didn't leave fans hanging for too long, however, as they came back together to release old and new material together in a 1999 album called Walking Back Home. After the release, the group went back to solo work. Tragically, Graeme Kelling passed away of cancer in 2004. The band continues to come back together to release material and to tour."