

With their blend of new wave synths, mellow reggae beats, and old-school soul vocals, no one sounded like Culture Club. And certainly, no one looked like their fearless, frank, very funny frontman Boy George. Formed in the same early-‘80s London club-kid scene that spawned Visage and Spandau Ballet, Culture Club courted notoriety with George's cheeky persona, but the pure-pop charms of albums like Kissing To Be Clever and Colour By Numbers appealed to just about everyone.