The Tremas

Members

Tom Walker - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Roy Cooke - lead guitar, vocals
Ray Greaves - bass guitar, vocals
Barrie Smith - drums, vocals.

Formed in Birkenhead, The Wirral, Cheshire.

Played at The Cavern in Liverpool over 80 times including gigs supporting Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry and Ben E. King. Also played on the day of the re-opening of the Cavern by the then Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, in July 1966.

Known Gigs 

 

31 Mar 1965 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Supporting Gene Vincent with the Dyaks, Manfred Mann, The Kinks, and Petula Clark. With The Clayton Squares.

3 Dec 1965 Birkenhead, Birkenhead Transport Club. Supporting Jackie Ryan.

23 Jul 1966 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Re-opening of The Cavern. All day/All night session. With The Hideaways, The Signs and The Times, The Escorts, The Chants, Dark Ages, Georgia's Germs, The Excelles, The Strandmen, The Seftons, The Carrolls, The Dollies, The Senates, The Dark Ages, The Rock House Band and The Prowlers. Marty Wilde, Georgie Fame, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Titch, The Bachelors, The Searchers, Billy J Kramer, The Fourmost, The Merseys, Solomon Burke, Rufus Thomas, The Scaffold and The Pete Best Combo. Plus DJs Jonathan King, Simon Dee, and Jimmy Savile.

27 Feb 1967 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Supporting Chuck Berry. With The Canadians, The Klubs, and The Multivation.