The Crusaders

Members

John Moorcroft - rhythm guitar
John Mitchell - bass guitar
Mike Kontzel - lead guitar
John Trust - drums



Formed in Bootle, Liverpool.

The Bohemians

Members

Bernard Falk - guitar

Formed on Merseyside.
The Bohemians were originally called Tony Snow and the Blizzards.

Tony Snow and the Blizzards

Members

Tony Snow (Richard Stilgoe) - vocals
Tony Tyler - bass guitar
Brian Owen - piano
Andy Barr - drums
Bernard Falk - rhythm guitar (Born: 16 February 1943. Died: 4 August 1990)

Nick Seddon - drums

Formed on Merseyside.
Later renamed the group as The Bohemians.
Richard Stilgoe became a famous solo singer and pianist, often performing comedy with music. He also briefly became an actor later in the 1960s.
Bernard Falk became a print journalist before moving into television as a reporter and interviewer.

Bernard Falk in a BBC segment of the programme '24 Hours' broadcast in 1971.

Ricky and the Redstreaks

Members

Brendan McCormack - lead guitar


Formed on Merseyside.
Disbanded around 1963.
Reformed in 1971 and appeared on a BBC current affairs programme called '24 Hours' in 1971 in a segment about the Cavern and the Liverpool group scene in the 1960s.

Carol and the Corvettes

Members

Carol

Formed in Liverpool in 1963.

Known Gigs

3 Dec 1963 Liverpool, Peppermint Lounge, Fraser Street. With Vic and the Spidermen, and The Challengers.

As advertised in the Liverpool Echo, 3rd December 1963.












11 Apr 1964 Liverpool, The Cavern. Lunchtime session. Supporting Millie. With The Escorts, The Five Embers, and the miming kids Arrow and the Archers.
10 May 1964 Liverpool, The Iron Door. With Frankenstein's Monsters, and The Cymerons.
12 May 1964 Liverpool, The Cavern. With Bobby Sansom and the Giants, The Clayton Squares, and The Diamonds.
13 May 1964 Liverpool, N.A.L.G.O. Club.
16th May 1964 Liverpool, Yorkshire Metal.
17th May 1964 Liverpool, Castrol Club.
18th May 1964 Liverpool, Shell Club.
20 Jun 1964 Liverpool, The Peppermint Lounge, Fraser Street. With Denny Seyton and the Sabres,  The Blackwells, and The Musketeers. 

Herman' Hermits

Members

Peter Noone - Vocals
Karl Green - Bass Guitar, Guitar, Vocals
Keth Hopwood - Guitar, Vocals
Derek 'Lek' Leckenby - Lead Guitar
Barry 'Beam' Whitwam - Drums

Alan Wrigley - Bass, Vocals
Steve Titterington - Drums

Formed in Manchester in 1963.
The group were originally called The Heartbeats.
Alan Wrigley and Steve Titterington were original members but were soon replaced by Derek Leckenby and Barry Whitwam, with Karl Green changing from lead guitar to bass guitar. Derek and Barry had previously been in The Wailers. With this lineup the group signed a management and production deal with Mickie Most.
Alan Wrigley, according to Peter Noone, left the music business after watching the Beatles, stating that the Hermits were never going to be that good,

UK Singles

1964 I'm Into Something Good/Your Hand in Mine                                Columbia DB 7338
   (Released 7 Aug 1964. Reached No.1 in the UK charts. Their only No.1)
1964 Show Me Girl/I Know Why                                                            Columbia DB 7408
   (Released 13 Nov 1964)
1965 Silhouettes/Can't You Hear My Heartbeat                                      Columbia DB 7475
   (Released 12 Feb 1965)
1965 Wonderful World/Dream On                                                           Columbia DB 7546
   (Released 16 Apr 1965)
1965 Just A Little Bit Better/Take Love Give Love                                 Columbia DB 7670
   (Released 20 Aug 1965)
1965 A Must to Avoid/The Man with the Cigar                                       Columbia DB 7791
   (Released 17 Dec 1965)
1966 You Won't Be Leaving/Listen People                                             Columbia DB 7861
   (Released 11 Mar 1966)
1966 This Door Swings Both Ways/For Love                                         Columbia DB 7947
   (Released 17 Jun 1966)
1966 No Milk Today/My Reservation's Been Confirmed                        Columbia DB 8012
   (Released 30 Sep 1966)
1966 East West/What is Wrong - What is Right                                     Columbia DB 8076
   (Released 25 Nov 1966)
1967 There's a Kind of Hush/Gaslite Street                                            Columbia DB 8123
   (Released 3 Feb 1967)
1967 Museum/Moonshine Man                                                              Columbia DB 8235
   (Released 7 Jul 1967)
1967 I Can Take or Leave Your Loving/Marcel's                                    Columbia DB 8327
   (Released 29 Dec 1967)
1968 Sleepy Joe/Just One Girl                                                               Columbia DB 8404
   (Released 19 Apr 1968)
1968 Sunshine Girl/Nobody Needs to Know                                         Columbia DB 8446
   (Released 5 Jul 1968)
1968 Something's Happening/The Most Beautiful Thing in My Life      Columbia DB 8504
   (Released 29 Nov 1968)
1969 My Sentimental Friend/My Lady                                                   Columbia DB 8563
   (Released 11 Apr 1969)
1969 Here Comes the Star/It's Alright Now                                           Columbia DB 8626
   (Released 24 Oct 1969)
1970 Years May Come, Years May Go/Smile Please                            Columbia DB 8656
   (Released 23 Jan 1970)
1970 Bet Yer Life I Do/Searching For the Southern Sun                       RAK 102
   (Released 23 May 1970)
1970 Lady Barbara/Don't Just Stand There                                            RAK 106
   (Released 30 Oct 1970 as Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits)

Known Gigs

 

11 Jan 1964 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With The Escorts, Johnny Anger and the Wild Ones, and Savva and the Democrats.

1 Mar 1964 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Supported by The Sheffields, The Bumblies, and The Detonators.

25 Oct 1964 Burton Upon Trent, 76 Club, High Street, Staffordshire. 

5 Nov 1964 Swindon, Locarno. Supported by Robb Storme and the Whispers.

16 Dec 1964 York, Rialto. Supporting The Honeycombs. With The Poets.

17 Dec 1964 Hull, Cecil Theatre. Supporting The Honeycombs. With The Poets.

The Fabulous Rocklanders

Members


Known Gigs

9 Feb 1963 Stafford, Borough Hall. Supporting The Mark Allen Group with Lee Teri.

Les Skiflettes

Members

Patrick Belshaw - vocals
Harold Russell -
Tony Hicks - guitar
Dave Shannon
Paul Shannon
... and others.

Formed in Manchester in 1956.
Disbanded in 1958.
Patrick Belshaw and Tony Hicks later formed Ricky Shaw and the Dolphins.
Tony Hicks eventually joined The Hollies in 1963.

Ricky Shaw and the Dolphins

Members

Ricky Shaw (Patrick Belshaw) - vocals (Died: Mar/Apr 2000)
Tony Hicks - lead guitar
Bernie Calvert - bass guitar
Alan Buck - drums

John Robert Shaw - rhythm guitar
Bobby Elliott - drums


Formed in Manchester in 1958.
In 1962 they performed mainly as The Dolphins.
John Robert Shaw joined in 1961 and left in 1962.
Bobby Elliott replaced Alan Buck in 1961.
Played at the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson and The Dolphin Club in Colne, both of which were in Lancashire, England.
Disbanded in early 1963 when Tony Hicks joined The Hollies.

Bernie Calvert originally played piano before switching to bass guitar.
Ricky Shaw was formerly in Les Skiflettes and left the music industry after the split of The Dolphins.
Tony Hicks was formerly in Les Skiflettes and later in The Hollies.
Bobby Elliott was formerly in Gerry Storm and the Falcons who changed their singer to Eddie Marten and became Eddie Marten and the Falcons. He also played with a jazz group called The Bob Price Quintet. Elliott was later in Shane Fenton and the Fentones before joining The Hollies late in 1963.
Bernie Calvert left the music industry for a few years after the break up of The Dolphins, but later joined The Hollies in 1966.