Scottish practice to the rescue
McManus and Scott Dental Surgeries step up after The Christians' lead singer loses tooth.
Gary Christian, lead singer of The Christians, was treated by a Motherwell dental practice earlier this week – hours before the band was due to play a gig in Glasgow.
One of his teeth had fallen out after a show in Gateshead last Saturday, reported The Scotsman.
“It [was] the tooth next to his front tooth,” said Emma Roberts, the band’s manager. “When he started singing, it was whistling because of the gap.”
She said they were “beyond thankful” that McManus and Scott Dental Surgeries squeezed the 70 year-old singer into a busy Monday morning schedule at short notice.
“I phoned at 9am expecting them to get rid of me, but they were really helpful. Luckily the woman remembered the band too,” said Roberts. “I was amazed. They’ve really saved our life, so we’ll have to find a good way to thank them.”
The Christians had a series of international chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Ideal World, Hooverville, Forgotten Town and Harvest to the World.