Vince Earl and the Zeros

Members

Vince Earl - vocals

Barry Ezra - lead guitar

Ray Whitehead - bass guitar

Brian Hilton - rhythm guitar

Mike Oldam - drums

Formed in Birkenhead, Wirral, Cheshire.

Barry Ezra was later in The Rainchecks, who backed Gus Travis.

Vince Earl was later an actor and appeared in 'Boys from the Blackstuff' and 'Brookside'.

Known Gigs

17 May 1962 Wallasey, New Brighton, Tower Ballroom. Supporting Jerry Lee Lewis. With The Echoes, The Big Three, The Undertakers, Lee Castle and the Barons, The Pressmen, Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, The Strangers, Billy Kramer and the Coasters, Steve Day and the Drifters, and Rip Van Winkle and the Rip It Ups.

The Zeros

Members

Barry Ezra - lead guitar

Ray Whitehead - bass guitar

Brian Hilton - rhythm guitar

Mike Oldam - drums

Formed in Birkenhead, Wirral, Cheshire.

Later backed Vince Earl and changed their name to Vince Earl and the Zeros.

Known Gigs

10 Feb 1962 St. Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall, North Road

The Zephyrs

Members

Sheila Baker - vocals

Les Beresford - vocals (Died: 2024?)

Norman Hoskins - guitar

Eric Snowball - lead guitar (Died: ?)

Allan Flood - bass

Maurice Reynolds - drums

Formed in Maidstone, Kent in 1957 as The Sharp's Creamy Skiffle Group.

The Zephyrs

Members

Rett Allen (Alan Harrison) - vocals

Alan Coverdale - guitar

Barrie Miller - bass guitar, vocals

Tommy Harbron - lead guitar, vocals

Dennis Coleman - drums

Tony Martin - vocals

Formed in Stockton-on-Tees.

Later changed their name to the Zephrons.

The Wanderers

Members

Roy Taylor - lead guitar

Geoff Hudson - piano

Colin Perry - rhythm guitar

Michael Thorpe - bass guitar

Terry Edwards - second lead guitar

Gerry Prince - drums

Formed in Kingsbury, Warwickshire in 1963.

Known Gigs

30 May 1964 Tamworth, Polesworth Memorial Hall. With Rocking Rendezvous, and The Three Spirits.

The Zephyrs

Members

Geoff Husson - lead guitar

Peter Gage - rhythm guitar, vocals

Johnny Hind - bass guitar

John Carpenter - drums, vocals

Guy Saville - vocals

Jerry Donahue - guitar

Geoff Pullum - keyboards

Mike Lease - keyboards

John Peeby - guitar

Formed in London in September 1961 as the Clee-Shays.

Guy Saville and Jerry Donahue left in 1963.

Geoff Husson left in 1964.

Geoff Pullum joined in 1964.

Peter Gage and Geoff Pullum left in 1965 and are replaced by John Peeby and Mike Lease respectively.

Disbanded in 1966.

UK Singles

1963 What's All That About/Oriental Dream                                                                           Decca F 11647

   (Released 10 May 1963.)

1964 I Can Tell/Sweet Little Baby                                                                                    Columbia DB 7199

1964 A Little Bit Of Soap/No Message                                                                            Columbia DB 7324

1964 Wonder What I'm Gonna Do/Let Me Love You Baby                                             Columbia DB 7410

1965 She's Lost You/There's Something About You                                                         Columbia DB 7481

1965 I Just Can't Take It/She Laughed                                                                             Columbia DB 7571

Known Gigs

30 Mar 1964 Tamworth, Assembly Rooms. With The Three Spirits, The Defenders, and Jumping Jacks.

The Cobras

Members

Barry Dunn - vocals

Mel Brookes - guitar, vocals

Mick Brookes - lead guitar, vocals

Nick Cox - bass guitar

Terry Rhodes - drums

Graham Williams - vocals

Formed in Bilston, Wolverhampton in early 1964.

Graham Williams was the original lead vocalist but was soon replaced by Barry Dunn.

Terry Rhodes was previously in The Jokers.

Mick Brookes was previously in The Rocking Rustlers.

Disbanded in 1966.

Nick Cox later played with Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions.

Mick Brookes later played with The Californians.

Known Gigs

Oct 1964 Wolverhampton, Morris Springs Social Club, Ettingshall.