Gary Myrick & The Figures

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Born in Dallas, Texas, Gary Myrick played guitar and sang in Dallas and neighboring Fort Worth starting as a teenager. Eventually, he built a significant enough reputation to be asked to join Austin, Texas band Krackerjack, replacing Stevie Ray Vaughan who had left to begin his solo career. After playing with KrackerJack, Gary formed a band called Slip o’the Wrist that played original Texas blues rock songs. Both Krackerjack and Slip o’ the Wrist played in Austin, Dallas and at The Abraxas club near Waco. After relocating to Los Angeles, California, he formed Gary Myrick & the Figures, releasing a self-titled album in 1980 which included the hit "She Talks in Stereo", which peaked at number 56 in Australia.[2] The band then released the LP Living in a Movie (1981) before breaking up in 1982. Myrick released the solo EP Language (1983),[3] which featured the percussive single "Guitar, Talk, Love & Drums" and an MTV hit "Message is You". His combination of blues, rock and new wave won him airplay on modern rock radio stations in the United States and exposure on MTV throughout the 1980s. Two of his songs, "She Talks in Stereo" and "Time to Win", were used in the 1983 film Valley Girl. Myrick took a break from his solo work to write four songs and play guitar on John Waite's No Brakes album, which included Waite's biggest solo hit "Missing You" and reached the top spot on the Billboard album chart in 1984. The following year came Myrick's LP Stand for Love with the single "W

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Gary Myrick And The Figures (With Bonus Tracks)

Valley Girl

Gary Myrick & The Figures

New Wave Hits Of The 70's & 80's

Living In A Movie (With Bonus Tracks)

Valley Girl (Music from the Soundtrack)

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Pure... Alternative 80s

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Heard It On the Radio, Vol. 3

Gary Myrick and the Figures

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Valley Girl: More Music From The Soundtrack Valley Girl

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Valley Girl: More Music From The Soundtrack

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Valley Girl Soundtrack

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