Saturday, 16 February 2019

The Prowlers
















Members

Alan Davies - vocals, harmonica
Phil Norman - lead guitar
Ian Macdonald - bass guitar, percussion
Dave Stanton - guitar, vocals
Alex McLachlan - drums

Malcolm 'Mally' Coram - drums

Peter Wharton
Phil Munro
Dougie Hughes

Formed in early 1964 in Birkenhead.
Phil Norman, Ian Macdonald and Alex McLachlan had previously been in The Blackjacks (Wirral group).
Dave Stanton had previously been in The Abstracts from Birkenhead.
Alan Davies had previously been in The K Men.
Mally Coram replaced Alex McLachlan on drums in August 1964. Mally had previously been a member of Vince Earl's Talismen.
Played in Kiel, Germany at the Star Palast over three separate months during 1965.
Peter Wharton and Phil Munro replaced Alan Davies and Dave Stanton in early 1966.
Recorded six demo tracks at different times during their career.
Disbanded in 1967.

Known Gigs

Sat 6 Feb 1965 Birkenhead, Technical College. Supported by The Talismen and The Bluesville Bats.
23 Jul 1966 Liverpool, The Cavern. Supporting Rufus Thomas and Solomon Burke.
1 Oct 1966 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With The Mad Lads (a US group), The Knack, The Iveys, The Bojacs, and Chapter Six.

For more information see The Prowlers website here.

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