Sonny Webb and the Cascades

Left to Right: Joe Butler, Frank Wan, Sonny Webb, Brian Redman


Members

Sonny Webb (Kenny Johnson) - guitar, vocals (Born: 11th December 1939 in Liverpool)
Joe Butler - bass guitar (Born: 12 Nov 1939, Speke, Liverpool - Died: May 2007)
Frank Wan - lead guitar
Brian 'Noddy' Redman - drums


Sonny Webb and the Cascades later became the Hillsiders and had a long career in the British country music scene.

Sonny Webb was previously in the Blackjacks and Sonny Webb And The Country Four and was later in the Hillsiders and Northwind.
Joe Butler was previously in Sonny Webb And The Country Four.
They were included in the recording sessions at the Rialto Ballroom in Liverpool and had four tracks on the resulting albums, This Is Mersey Beat.

UK Singles

1963 You've Got Everything / Border of the Blues                                 Oriole CB 1873
(Released November 1963)

Known Gigs

13 Oct 1962 Liverpool, Iron Door Club. Supporting Freddie and the Dreamers.
10 Jan 1963 Liverpool, Grafton Ballroom. With the Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Billy Ellis Trio and the Johnny Hilton Showband.
20 Jul 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern. With the Four Just Men, Steve Aldo and the Challengers, and The Panthers.
31 Aug 1963 Liverpool, Stanley Stadium, 'Non-Stop Big Beat'. With Beryl Marsden and the Renegades, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Lee Curtis and the Allstars, the Undertakers, Freddie Starr and the Midnighters, The Big Three, the Searchers, the Escorts, the Vibrators, Johnny Sandon and the Remo Four, Mark Peters and the Silhouettes, Pete McLain and the Clan, Earl Preston and the TT's, Ian and the Zodiacs, Alexis Korner's Blues Inc., the Hollies, the Chris Nava Combo, John Leyton, the Young Ones, Ricky Valance, Mike Sarne, the Easybeats, the Panthers and the Nomads.
25 Nov 1963 Salisbury, City Hall. With Dave Dee and the Bostons.
1 Dec 1963 Liverpool, Locarno Ballroom. With Denny Seyton and the Sabres.