John Wicks and The Records came to prominence during the late '70s early '80s - as lead singer and songwriter for British band - The Records - a band he co-founded in 1978 together with lyricist and drummer Will Birch. Signed to Richard Branson's Virgin Records, the band released 3 albums, the first of which - produced by the legendary Mutt Lange and his stablemate Tim Friese-Greene reached #41 on the U.S. Billboard chart during the Summer of '79 - spawning the classic hit single - "Starry Eyes". "Teenarama" followed, and the band were soon opening shows for the likes of The Cars, Robert Palmer, Elvis Costello, The Jam, and Joe Jackson, amongst others.

Today, John Wicks and The Records continue to tour the world and record. John Wicks performs solo, acoustic shows as well as with The Bangles' Debbi Peterson under the moniker "Broken Sky".