Saturday, 28 September 2019

The Washington D.C.'s


















Members

Barry Fitzgerald - vocals, guitar
Patrick Curley - lead guitar, vocals (left in 1966)
Roger Creed - bass guitar, vocals
Glen Duke - drums

Roger Saunders - guitar, keyboards, vocals (died: 2000)
Bernie Trott - bass guitar
Gary Illingworth - keyboards, violin, vocals (joined around 1966 or 1967)
Walter Monaghan - bass guitar
Brian Hillman - drums

Walter Monaghan was later in Freedom.
Roger Saunders was later in Freedom and then Medicine Head.

Formed in Romford, Essex in 1959.
Became The Washington D. C.'s in 1963.


UK Singles

1964 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine/Where Did You Go?                                   Ember        EMB S 190
   (Patrick Curley sand lead vocals on both of these tracks)
























1966 32nd Floor/A Whole Lot More                                                            CBS               202226
   (Released July 1966)
1966 Seek and Find/I Love Gerald Chevin the Great                                 CBS               202464
























1966 I've Done It All Wrong/Any Time                                                     Domain          D 9
   (Released December 1968)

























US Singles

1964 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine/Where Did You Go?                            Flip                     363
1966 Thirty-Second Floor/A Whole Lot More                                          Date                    2-1537
   (Released December 1966)
























Canada Singles

1964 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine/Where Did You Go?                            Dominion              75

Italy Singles

1964 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine/Where Did You Go?                            Vedette            VRN 34063
























Turkey Singles

1964 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine/Where Did You Go?                             Odeon            LA 4163
   (No.1 in the Turkish pop charts)
























Known Gigs

5 Oct 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With The Beatcombers, Group One, and The Easybeats.
14 Aug 1964 Dunstable, California Ballroom. Supporting The Undertakers. With The Homelanders.
27 Nov 1964 Dunstable, California Ballroom. Supporting The Fortunes. With G. T. Phillips And The Stormsville Shakers.


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