Off Broadway USA

Off Broadway USA
Off Broadway USA
Origin	Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Rock
Years active	1977–1983
Labels	Atlantic Records
Past members	Paul Darrow; Cliff Johnson; Paul McDermott; John Pazdan; Mike Redmond; Dan Santercola

Off Broadway USA is an American rock band.

Background

The band was founded by Paul Darrow, Cliff Johnson, Paul McDermott, John Pazdan and Dan Santercola in 1977 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.^[1] After several line-up changes including the addition of songwriter/guitarist John Ivan and Robert Harding, plus drummer Ken Harck, the band's debut album On was released by Atlantic Records in 1979. The album reached No. 101 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Stay in Time" which peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of April 26, 1980.^[2]^[3] Off Broadway released a follow-up album, Quick Turns, on Atlantic Records in 1980 and continued touring for three years before breaking up in 1983.

In early May 1980, "Stay in Time" peaked at number 9 on the weekly music surveys of their hometown radio superstation WLS-AM in Chicago, which gave the song much airplay.^[4]

In 2015, Cliff Johnson began touring as Cliff Johnson and The Raine.

The band currently^[when?] consists of several original On album players.

In July 2022, Cliff Johnson died at age 70.^[5]

Discography

Albums

On (1979), U.S. No. 101
Quick Turns (1980), U.S. No. 208
Fallin' In (1997)
Live At Fitzgeralds (1998)

Singles

"Stay in Time" (1979), U.S. No. 51
"Bad Indication" (1979)
"Automatic" (1980)
"Are You Alone" (1980)

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2023-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Off Broadway Charts and Awards, AllMusic
^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of April 26, 1980 – Billboard.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
^ "wls051080 : Forty Fives : LW TW WEEK ENDING MAY 10,1980 VOL. 20, N0. 30". Oldiesloon.com. 1980-05-10. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
^ Goldsborough, Bob (July 27, 2022). "Off Broadway's Cliff Johnson Remembered as Fearless Frontman". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2023-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Off Broadway Charts and Awards, AllMusic

[3] Billboard Hot 100, Week of April 26, 1980 – Billboard.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

[4] "wls051080 : Forty Fives : LW TW WEEK ENDING MAY 10,1980 VOL. 20, N0. 30". Oldiesloon.com. 1980-05-10. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

[5] Goldsborough, Bob (July 27, 2022). "Off Broadway's Cliff Johnson Remembered as Fearless Frontman". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

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