The Hideaways

Members

Ozzie Yue (Austin Yue) - lead guitar, vocals (Born: 12 August 1947 in Liverpool, England)

John Shell - bass guitar (Born: 9 April 1947 in Dallas, Texas, USA - Died: 1 February 1968)

John Donaldson - drums (Born: 31 August 1947 in Liverpool, England)

Frankie Connor (O'Connor) - guitar, vocals (Born: 29 October 1946, Liverpool, England)

Judd Lander (Malcolm Anthony McNiven) - vocals, harmonica (Born: 1 March 1948 in Liverpool, England)

Dave Collins - bass guitar

Richie Routledge - vocals (Born: 1949, Liverpool, England - Died: 8 October 2023, Nashville Tennessee, USA)

Chris Findley - bass guitar (Born: 1948, Liverpool, England - Died: 2016)

Dave Goldberg - keyboards

Formed in Liverpool in 1963.

Were featured in the 1965 film 'Liverpool-A-Go-Go' playing 'Boom Boom'.

John Shell was American. He was drafted into the US Army and was sent to Vietnam. Unfortunately Shell was killed on 1st February 1968 in Saigon, just one month after joining the 1st Infantry Division.

The group appeared in a Timex watch ad.

Judd Lander left in 1968.

Richie Routledge joined in 1968 as vocalist. Routledge had formerly been The Cryin' Shames.

The Hideaways later their name to Confucius in 1969 and released a single, 'The Brandenburg Concerto (That’s What It Was)' in January 1970.

Ozzie Yue was later in Supercharge and formed Yue Who in the 1990s.

Ozzie Yue eventually became an actor appearing on television in Father Ted, London’s Burning, Dinnerladies, All Quiet on the Preston Front and much more. He also appeared in feature films like Nuns on the Run.

Frankie Connor later became a radio presenter for Radio Merseyside and Liverpool Live Radio.

Judd Lander became a much sought after session musician in London. He was briefly in Wings with Paul McCartney and later took executive jobs with Warner Brothers UK and Lander PR Ltd.

The Hideaways re-formed in 2009 with the addition of Chris Findley and Dave Goldberg.

Chris Findley was once in a later line-up of The Merseybeats.

 

 

 

 

Ozzie Yue in BBC Television's Dinnerladies in 1998.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Known Gigs

29 Aug 1965 Liverpool, English Martyrs, Litherland. With The Intruders, The Movement, and The Mersey Gonks.
10 Oct 1965 Liverpool, English Martyrs, Litherland. With The Mersey Gonks, and The Secrets.
24 Oct 1965 Liverpool, English Martyrs, Litherland. With The Mersey Gonks, and The Shakespeareans. 
21 Nov 1965 Liverpool, English Martyrs, Litherland. With The Mersey Gonks, and The Easybeats.
28 Jan 1966 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With The Fix, and The Ying Tongs. 
28 Feb 1966 Crosby, St. Luke's Hall. With The Mersey Gonks, and The Image.
17 Sep 1966 Nelson, Imperial Ballroom. Supported by The Mustangs, and Left, Right and Centre.

Frankie Connor during an interview from 2019 on the NAMM website.