The Escape Club
Formed in London in 1983, The Escape Club was born from the merger of former Mad
Shadows members, singer/guitarist Trevor Steel and guitarist John Holliday, with
two other Expressos musicians, bassist Johnnie Cristo and drummer Milan
Zekavica. Signed by EMI in 1985, the band recorded the album White Fields
(1986), then moved to Atlantic, where they enjoyed success with Wild Wild West
(1988), which debuted in the U.S. at No. 27 and scored their biggest hit with
the title track, which topped the Billboard Hot 100. From the same album, "Shake
for the Sheik" reached No. 28 and "Walki...
