1977: Adam forms Adam & the Ants, and arty punk group that appeared after musical insurgence of The Sex Pistols. They quickly acquired a cult following.
1978: Ants continue to gather a following, playing out, headlining shows and eventually being invited to do a Peel Session for the BBC.
1979: Adam & The Ants release their first LP "Dirk Wears White Sox" on the Indie label Do It Records. Although the album doesn't chart well, it become an underground hit. Adam decides he needs to "revamp" the look of the Ants and hires Sex Pistols svengali Malcolm MClaren to help them out.
1980: When the very first British "Indie" chart appeared, Adam & The Ants 1979 release "Dirk Wears White Sox" was in the number one position. That same year, Adam and his newly reformed Ants (the last group had been persuaded by McLaren to leave the Ants and join his project "Bow Wow Wow") released the quintessential album "Kings of the Wild Frontier." Taking the UK & US by storm with their singles "Dog Eat Dog," "Antmusic,"
and "Kings of the Wild Frontier."…
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