Squeeze (band) band and album were dubbed "UK Squeeze" owing to legal conflicts arising from a contemporary American band called "Tight Squeeze". The "U.K." was dropped for all subsequent releases. In Australia, the same name change was used due to legal conflicts arising from an existing Sydney-based band also called "Squeeze". Albums in Australia were credited to "UK Squeeze" up to and including 1985's "Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti". The band's second album, "Cool for Cats" (1979), contained the band's two highest charting UK singles in "Cool For Cats" and "Up The Junction", both of which peaked at No. 2. John Bentley replaced
1979 in hip hop music Rap Willie Wood & Willie Wood Crew – Willie Rap Xanadu & Sweet Lady – Rappers Delight / Rockers Choice Younger Generation (early name of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five) – We Rap More Mellow 1979 in hip hop music This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1979. On March 25, 1979, the Fatback Band released the single King Tim III (Personality Jock) which is often cited as the first recorded hip hop song. On September 16, 1979, The Sugarhill Gang released the single Rapper's Delight which became