Squeeze

The original lineup for the band in 1974 was Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, Jools Holland and Peter Gunn. The lineup has changed constantly since the band first formed, but both Difford and Tilbrook have remained throughout.

They have a longstanding connection to The Velvet Underground. They are named, facetiously, after the 1973 Velvet Underground album Squeeze; John Cale of VU produced their first EP and most of the first Squeeze album.

The band's 1985 album, Cosi Fan Tutti Fruitti, is named for the Mozart comedic opera Cosi Fan Tutte and Little Richard's infamous song, "Tutti Frutti." The album contains complicated double-tracked keyboard parts that were impossible to recreate on stage with only one keyboard player. To combat this issue, the band sought out keyboard player Jools Holland's brother, Chris, to assist.