* En anglais uniquement
Vocalists
Paul Hyde and
Bob Rock formed
the Payola$ with drummer Chris Taylor and bassist
Larry Wilkins. After "China Boys" was released on their own Slophouse Records, A&M signed the band and released four albums from 1979 to 1985 -- In a Place Like This (1981), No Stranger to Danger (1982), Hammer on a Drum (1983), and Here's the World for Ya (1985). After breaking up in 1985,
Rock and
Hyde continued on, releasing a popular single in 1987 called "Dirty Water."
Paul Hyde left for a solo career in 1989;
Bob Rock later joined the band
Rockhead. ~ John Bush