The Essex Five

Members

Lew Mint - vocals
Keith Bonsor - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
Tom Nichols - guitar
John Webb - guitar
John Martin - drums

Formed in Canvey Island, Essex, England.
Keith Bonsor was later in the studio-only group Cardboard Orchestra.
John Martin was later in Dr. Feelgood.

Known Gigs

4 Sep 1965 Dunstable, California Ballroom. Supporting Manfred Mann.  With Simon and the Surreys.
11 Dec 1965 Bishop's Stortford, Rhodes Centre. With The Quiet Five.
15 Jan 1966 Cambridge, Dorothy Ballroom. With The Candles.
12 Mar 1966 Dunstable, California Ballroom. Supporting Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds. With The Fleur De Lys.
30 Apr 1966 Bishop's Stortford, Rhodes Centre.Supporting The Birds.
13 May 1966 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With The Caretakers, and The Tridents.
13 Aug 1966 London, Tiles Club. With The Peddlers, and The Profile.
26 Aug 1966 Dunstable, California Ballroom.With The Alan Bown Set.
17 Dec 1966 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With Sonny Childe and The T.N.T., and The Chevrons.
11 Mar 1967 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With The Quiet Five, and The Way Of Life.
12 Aug 1967 London, Tiles Club. With The Rick 'N' Beckers, and The Crawdads.