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The Olympic Runners were a 1970s British funk band, put together by record producer Mike Vernon who also played percussion, and fronted by singer George Chandler. They also included multi-instrumentalist Pete Wingfield, and had a number of hit singles in both the US and the UK. == History == In 1973, Mike Vernon, a British record producer and founder of Blue Horizon, put together a group of session musicians to play on an album with blues musician Jimmy Dawkins, to... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, The Olympic Runners first charted in 2004 with Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.