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Sometimes a lead singer gets kicked out of a band, or leaves when their head gets too big for them. How well did they do on their own?
Band | Name | Comments & Submittor Name | ||
| Pink Floyd | Roger Waters | Let's face it, Amused To Death & Radio KAOS owned. - The Deke | ||
| The Platters | Tony Williams | Tony Williams was the lead singer of the Platters when they had their great hits--"The Great Pretender", "Only You", "Twilight Time", "Heaven On Earth". He left the band to pursue a solo career but never did make it on hos own... - Dan | ||
| The Pointer Sisters | Bonnie Pointer | Actually, based on Bonnie's only hit "Heaven Must Have Sent You", I believe she would have sold more records than her sisters. - Shepop | ||
| Poison | Bret Michaels | Bret Michaels, lead singer of Poison, the host of VH-1's Rock of Life. - Mickey D. | ||
| Police | Sting | Sting told Andy and Stewart in the mid 80's that he was disbanding the group temporarily to pursue solo projects. Gotta be the longest layoff in music history. - Michael E Cormier | ||
| Pozo-Seco Singers | Don Williams | After this Texas folk trio broke up in 1970, Williams went on to become a highly successful country singer. Between 1973 and 1991, "The Gentle Giant" scored 52 Top 40 Country hits, with 17of them hitting #1. - Todd W. Zimmerman | ||
| Pretty Ricky | Pleasure P | Though 3/4 of them were rappers, they were considered by many to be an R&B group because Pleasure had such a strong presence. Soon after their sophomore album "Late Night Special" was released, Pleasure left the group to go solo. His album "The Introduction of Marcus Cooper" has been very successful, debuting in the Billboard Top 10, as well as "Did You Wrong," "Boyfriend #2," and "Under" becoming strong hits. As for Pretty Ricky-I think Spectacular's dance video explains everything. - Burmy87 | ||
| Procol Harum | Robin Trower | After going solo in the 1970's, Trower's FM Hit 'Bridge of Sighs' becomes a fan favorite. He also sang 'Crucification Lane' and after that, he never sang on his own songs. - Paul Warren | ||
| Pure Prairie League | Vince Gill | The band had a hit with "Let Me Love You Tonight", but Vince didn't come into his own until later on the Country music scene, and has since had a record-breaking 18 CMA awards. - Eric | ||
| Pure Prairie League | Vince Gill | He was the lead singer on their 1980's hit "Let Me Love You Tonight" but left the band to become a very successful country singer. - crazydon |
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