It has been forty years since Ricky Ross formed Deacon Blue. “Sometimes it feels ... celebrates the days when the soulful Scottish pop band lit up the charts with unforgettable hits like Real ...

In October 1976 they supported the US country-rock band Poco; a press ad at the time described Cado Belle as “totally unknown and absolutely incredible”. In Jim Wilkie’s 1991 book, Blue Suede Brogans: ...