Andy Summers

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STING TIMELINE 1951 Oct 2 Gordon Matthew Sumner born in Wallsend. 1959 - Gordon's Uncle John leaves his guitar in the family house before emigrating to Canada. Gordon given permission to use it 1971-1974 - Attends teacher training college in Newcastle upon Tyne. Plays bass for jazz groups The Phoenix Jazzmen and the River City Jazzmen. Acquires nickname when ribbed by members of the Phoenix about a black and yellow pullover he wore." 1974 - Begins teaching full time. Founder member of rock/jazz group Last Exit 1976 Sting quits teaching to move to London with Last Exit. The group fragments. 1977 Jan - Drummer Stewart Copeland recruits Sting and guitarist Henri Padovani to form The Police 1977 May - The Police's first single Fall Out is released 1977 July - Andy Summers joins The Police replacing Henri Padovani the following month 1978 April - The Police's single Roxanne is released 1978 Sept - Sting lands first film role in Quadrophenia 1978 Oct - Sting acts in Radio On 1978 Nov - The Police album Outlandos d'Amour is released 1979 Aug - Single Can't Stand Losing You is re-released and goes to No 2 in UK charts 1979 Sept - Single Message In A Bottle is released 1979 Oct - The Police album Reggatta de Blanc is released 1980 Oct - The Police album Zenyatta Mondatta is released 1981 Oct - The Police album Ghost In The Machine is released 1981 Nov - Sting stars in Artemis 81 1982 Sept - Sting plays lead in Brimstone And Treacle 1983 May - Sting stars in Dune 1983 June - The Police album Synchronicity is released 1984 Sept - Sting stars in The Bride. 1985 March - Though The Police have never officially split up, this date marks a Police-less world 1985 June - Solo album The Dream Of The Blue Turtles is released 1985 Dec - Sting acts in Plenty 1986 - Subject of documentary Bring On The Night. Album of the same name 1987 - Sting stars in Stormy Monday 1987 Oct - Solo album Nothing Like The Sun is released 1988 April - Sting stars in Julia And Julia 1988 March - Spanish/Portuguese language min-album Nada Como El Sol is released 1989 Sept - Sting stars in The Threepenny Opera on Broadway 1991 Jan - Solo album The Soul Cages is released 1993 June - Solo album Ten Summoner's Tales is released 1994 May - Sting and Trudie Styler star in The Grotesque 1994 Nov -The release of Fields of Gold - The Best of Sting 1984-1994 1995 Sept - Sting contributes to the Oscar-winning Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack 1996 Feb - Solo album Mercury Falling is released 1997 - Release of The Very Best Of Sting And The Police 1998 - Sting appears in Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels 1999 - Solo album Brand New Day is released