Squeeze consists of Andy Metcalf, Chris Difford (guitar, vocals), Christopher Holland, Gilson Lavis (drums), Glenn Tilbrook (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Harry Kakoulli (bass guitar), Jools Holland (keyboards), Paul Carrack.
Squeeze was a British rock music band that came to prominence in the New Wave period of the late 1970s. The group formed in London in 1974. They are known for their hit songs " Take Me I'm Yours," " Cool For Cats," " Up The Junction," " Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)," " Tempted," " Black Coffee In Bed," and " Hourglass," among many others.
The two main writing partners in the band, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, are widely considered to be among the finest melodic pop songwriters of their generation and have often been compared with the legendary Lennon-McCartney partnership, although unlike The Beatles, Difford and Tilbrook's direct collaboration on songs continued through most of the group's career.
The original lineup of the band also included pianist Jools Holland, who went on to become a popular solo artist and bandleader, and he is now best known as the host of the critically-acclaimed and highly successful British music TV show Later with Jools Holland.
The band's founding members in 1974/75 were Chris Difford (guitar, vocals, lyrics), Glenn Tilbrook (vocals, guitar, music), Jools Holland (keyboards), and Paul Gunn (drums). Gilson Lavis replaced Gunn on drums and Harry Kakoulli joined on bass in 1976. Their debut album was produced by John Cale for A&M Records. In Australia, the United States and Canada the album was attributed to U.K. Squeeze due to legal conflicts arising from a contemporary American band also called "Squeeze".
John Bentley replaced Harry Kakoulli on bass in 1979. Jools Holland was next to exit in 1980, with keyboard duties taken over by highly-rated singer-keyboardist Paul Carrack, a former member of British soul-pop band Ace, who scored a major international hit with the song "How Long." Carrack had also been a member of Roxy Music.