{"id":29927,"date":"2024-07-16T18:02:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-july-16-1952-the-police-drummer-stewart-copeland-is-born\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T18:02:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:02:29","slug":"on-this-day-july-16-1952-the-police-drummer-stewart-copeland-is-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-july-16-1952-the-police-drummer-stewart-copeland-is-born\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day, July 16, 1952: The Police drummer Stewart Copeland is born"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On This Day, July 16, 1952 …<\/span><\/p>\n

Stewart Copeland<\/strong>, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer for The Police<\/strong>, was born in in Alexandria, Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Police were formed in London in 1977 and released their first album, <\/span>Outlandos d’Amour<\/span><\/em>, in 1976. They released five studio albums in total, including their fifth, final and most successful release, 1983\u2019s <\/span>Synchronicity<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Synchronicity<\/span><\/em> spent\u00a017 weeks at #1, with the single \u201cEvery Breath You Take,\u201d their only #1 song,\u00a0spending\u00a0eight weeks on top.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a tour to support the album, The Police went on hiatus in 1984 and eventually disbanded in 1986.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2003 they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and reunited to perform three songs together. It was\u00a0their last live performance together until they reunited in 2007 for a tour that lasted until 2008. They broke up again after that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of The Police, Copeland has composed music for several films, including <\/span>Wall Street<\/span><\/em> and <\/span>Men at Work<\/span><\/em>, and has released several solo albums, including\u00a0his most recent release, 2023’s\u00a0<\/span>Police Deranged for Orchestra.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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