Brian Poole and thee Tremeloes

Members

Brian Poole - vocals, guitar
Alan Blakley - guitar, keyboards
Alan Howard - bass guitar
Rick West - lead guitar
Dave Munden - drums

Graham Scott - guitar

Formed in 1957 as The Tremeloes in Barking, London.
Auditioned for Decca on 1 January 1962, the same day as the Beatles. The Beatles were rejected.
Changed their name to Brian Poole and The Tremeloes in 1962 when they signed to Decca Records.
Disbanded in 1966.
Brian Poole went solo and The Tremeloes continued as a hit group reaching the charts on several occasions on the CBS label.

Known Gigs

14 Mar 1963 London, The Royal Albert Hall, BBC’s Top Of The Pops. With Helen Shapiro, Danny Williams, Craig Douglas, Mark Wynter, Clinton Ford, Vince Hill, The Brook Brothers, Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band, Maureen Evans, Russ Sainty, Kenny Ball’s Jazzmen, The Karl Denver Trio, Bob Miller and the Millermen, and David Ede & The Rabin Band.

5 Aug 1963 Manchester, The Annual Urmston Show, Urmston, Trafford. Supporting The Beatles. With The Dennisons.
23 Oct 1964 Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle University. Supported by The 'Takers (Undertakers), The Cherokees, and The Overlanders.

6 Dec 1965 Shotts, Welfare Hall, Scotland