Robbie Hood and His Merry Men

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

Robbie Hood (Mike West) - vocals

Rod Allen - bass guitar, vocals (Died: 10 January 2008, Coventry, UK)
Barry Pritchard - lead guitar, vocals (Died: 11 January 1999, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK)
Gary Fletcher - drums

Mike Clifford - lead guitar

Andy Brown - drums

Mick Adkins - lead guitar

Keith Warrender - rhythm guitar

Joe Parsons - bass guitar

Keith Harrison - drums

 

Formed in September 1961.

Managed by Reg Calvert.

Mike West had previously been in Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, The Mike West Group, The Federals, and Mike West and the Silhouettes..

Rod Allen, Gary Fletcher and Barry Pritchard left in 1963 to form The Fortunes.

Mike Clifford joined in April 1963 on lead guitar.

Andy Brown joined in April 1963 on drums.

The group briefly changed their name to Robbie Hood and the Lawmen in 1963. 

Mick Adkins, Keith Warrender, Joe Parson and Keith Harrison joined in June 1963.

Disbanded late in 1963.

Mick Adkins, Keith Harrison, Joe Parsons and Keith Warrender were later in The Sundowners who evolved into The Chads.

 

Known Gigs

 

13 Jul 1963 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. With Danny Storm, Garry Mills, Glen Dale, The Clifton All Stars, and The Rock-A-Fellas.

26 Oct 1963 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With Grant Tracey and the Sunsets, and The Warriors.