Denny Seyton and the Sabres

Members

Denny Seyton (Brian Tarr) - vocals
John Boyle - bass guitar
Mike 'Saint' Logan - organ
Edward Murphy - lead guitar
Dave Saxon - drums

John (Craig?) Francis - lead guitar
Dave Maher - rhythm guitar
Tommy Walker - drums
Bernie Rogers - drums
Tony Crowley - drums
Dennis 'Blink' Dring - bass guitar
Harold 'Lally' Stott - guitar (Died: 1977 in a car accident)
Robbie 'Little' Scott - bass guitar


Formed in Coventry, but eventually based themselves in Liverpool.
John Francis left the group in 1964 and emigrated to Canada in 1967.
Their final single, which was on Parlophone, was produced by George Martin. Their name was changed to The Denny Seyton Group.
'Blink' Dring was briefly in the group in 1965.
Lally Stott joined in 1965.
Tony Crowley joined in 1965.
Robbie 'Little' Scott joined in 1965.
Denny Seyton and the Sabres disbanded in 1966.
Lally Stott, Tony Crowley, Mike Logan and Robbie Scott formed the Motowns in 1966, with the addition of singer Douglas 'Dougie' Meakin and moved to Italy where they had much more success.

UK Singles

1964 Tricky Dicky/Baby What You Want Me To Do?                        Mercury MF 800
   (Released January 1964)
1964 Short Fat Fannie/Give Me Back My Heart                                Mercury MF 814
   (Released 1 May 1964)
1964 The Way You Look Tonight/Hands Off                                     Mercury MF 824
   (Released 14 August 1964. Reached No. 48 in the UK Charts.)
1965 Just a Kiss/In the Flowers by the Trees                                   Parlophone R 5363
   (Released 5 November 1965. Credited to The Denny Seyton Group. Produced by George Martin)

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Television Appearances

10 Sep 1964 'For Teenagers Only' (ATV). With The Fortunes, Billie Davis, The Daly's, Mike Rabin and Peter Lee Stirling.

Known Gigs

1 Dec 1963 Liverpool, Locarno Ballroom. With Sonny Webb and the Cascades.
20 Jun 1964 Liverpool, The Peppermint Lounge, Fraser Street. With The Blackwells, Carol and the Corvettes, and The Musketeers.
23 Jun 1964 Liverpool, The Peppermint Lounge, Fraser Street. With The Fabs, and Earl Royce and the Olympics.
16 Jul 1964 Liverpool, The Peppermint Lounge, Fraser Street. Supported by Ian and the Zodiacs , and Chris and the Autocrats.
8 Aug 1964 Barrow in Furness, Coronation Hall. With The Blue Beats.
15 Aug 1964 St. Leonards, Witch Doctor. With The Hustlers.
8 Nov 1964 Burton upon Trent, 76 Club.