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Nick Straker (born Nicholas Charles Bailey) is a London-born musician, who had hits in Europe and the US in the late 1970s and early 1980s. == Career == Straker joined his first band, called Stonehenge, in 1969. The band changed its name in 1971 to Matumbi, Dennis Bovell's reggae band who had signed to Trojan Records, but Straker left in 1974. Along with his friend, guitarist Dave McShera, Straker joined Pete Hammond (bass) and Phil Towner (drums) in a dance... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Nick Straker first charted in 1980 with A Walk in the Park.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 5 UK Top‑75 entries.On US Dance the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.