What is "radford"

Radford may refer to:

Radford is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band formed after lead singer and band nucleus Johnny Radford Mead, former frontman of bass-driven indie rockers Primary, emigrated from Oxford, England to Los Angeles; there he met guitarist Chris Hower and bassist Bobby Stefano and began touring with a full band. in 1998, the band signed with RCA Records, who released their self-titled debut in 2000. Two songs from this album found their way onto major soundtracks - "Fall At Your Feet" on the soundtrack for Teaching Mrs. Tingle, and "Stay" on the soundtracks for '' Clubland'', Scary Movie, and Never Been Kissed. A third song, "Don't Stop", peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 2000. The band toured nationally in support of bands such as Oasis, Lit, and Vertical Horizon.

The band broke up for a short period between albums, and signed to a new label after their deal with RCA fell through during restructuring. Radford's second album, Sleepwalker, was released in 2004, on Universal Records, but the album was not widely promoted and sold poorly. After another hiatus, Radford returned with an online-only EP, Black Out the Sun, in March 2006.

Radford is an English toponymic surname deriving from one of several places in England named "Radford", chief among these being Radford, Coventry and Radford, Nottingham. The most closely related surname to Radford is "Radforth", while a common variant is " Redford".

Notable people sharing this surname include:

• Arthur W. Radford (1896–1973), Admiral in United States Navy
• Basil Radford (1897–1952), English actor
• Dollie Radford (1858–1920), English poet and author
• Edmund Ashworth Radford (1881–1944), English Conservative political figure
• Ernest Radford (1857–1919), English poet
• George Heynes Radford (1845–1917), British Liberal political figure
• Henry Radford (1896–1972), English athlete in cricket
• Lewis Radford (1869–1937), English Anglican bishop and author
• Paul Radford (1861–1945), United States athlete in baseball
• Wally Radford (1886–1943), English athlete in football
• William Radford (1808–1890), Admiral in United States Navy
• William Radford (politician) (1814–1870), United States political figure

• Albert Ernest Radford (1918–2006), United States academic and botanist
• Andrew Radford (1944–2006), English cleric, Bishop of Taunton
• Benjamin Radford (born 1970), United States science writer and journalist
• Bob Radford (1943–2004), Australian cricket administrator
• Brendan Radford ( fl. 1990s-present), Australian musician
• Brian Radford (fl. 1950s), Welsh athlete in rugby
• Charlie Radford (1900–1924), British athlete in football
• Elaine Radford (born 1958), United States author
• Eric Radford (born 1985), Canadian athlete in figure skating
• Glen Radford (born 1962), Zambian-born South African athlete in cricket
• Howard Radford (born 1930), Welsh athlete in football
• John Radford (footballer) (born 1947), English athlete in football
• John Radford (broadcaster) (fl. 1980s), Canadian director of radio and television stations
• Kristine Kunce (born 1970), Australian athlete in tennis, also known as Kristine Radford
• Lee Radford (born 1979), English athlete in rugby
• Luis Radford (fl. 2000s), Canadian educator
• Mark Radford (basketball) (born 1959), American former National Basketball Association player
• Mark Radford (footballer) (born 1968), English former footballer
• Michael Radford (born 1946), English film director and screenwriter
• Natalie Radford (born 1966), Canadian actress
• Neal Radford (born 1957), North Rhodesia (now Zambia)-n born English athlete in cricket
• Peter Radford (born 1939), English athlete in track
• Phil Radford (b. 1970s), United States environmental activist, director of Greenpeace
• Ralegh Radford (1900–1999), English archaeologist
• Richard A. Radford (1939-2006), British-born American economist, notable for his article on POW camp economics
• Robert Radford (1874–1933), English-born United States musician
• Robert Radford (footballer) (1900-?), English athlete in football
• Ron Radford (born 1949), Australian art museum curator
• Ronald Radford (fl. 1990s-present), United States musician (flamenco guitar)
• Ronnie Radford (born 1943), English athlete in football
• Rosemary Radford Ruether (born 1936), United States academic and theologian
• Sheri Radford (fl. 1990s-present), Canadian author
• Steve Radford (born 1957), British Liberal political figure
• Toby Radford (born 1971), Welsh athlete in cricket
• Wayne Radford (born 1956), United States athlete in basketball
• Wayne Radford (cricketer) (born 1958), Zambian-born South African athlete in cricket