This Mississippi-based power pop group was primarily comprised of the duo of singer/guitarists Tim Lee and Bobby Sutliff.
The group debuted in 1982 with a 7″ EP titled Meet the Windbreakers on their own Big Monkey label.
They enlisted the aid of producer Mitch Easter for the follow-up, Any Monkey with a Typewriter (1983), and released their full-length debut, Terminal, in 1985 to critical acclaim.
Lee and Sutliff reconvened in 1986 for Run, recorded with Easter – who had by then become a virtual (non-writing) band member – and long-standing associate Randy Everett.
The Windbreakers then disbanded (although the following year’s A Different Sort . . . appeared under the band’s name even though it was essentially a Lee solo project).
The group reunited in 1989 for the self-produced At Home with Bobby and Tim, followed in 1991 by Electric Landlady.
The group went their separate ways after that, and Lee and Sutliff both pursued solo projects.
Bobby Sutliff died on 30 August 2022, while being treated for cancer.
Tim Lee
Guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, sitar Bobby Sutliff
Guitar, vocals, keyboards, bass Eric Arhelger
Drums
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Lee and Sutliff reconvened in 1986 for Run, recorded with Easter – who had by then become a virtual (non-writing) band member – and long-standing associate Randy Everett.
