The Marshmallow 400

Members

Brian Sheridan - vocals (Died: 25 Feb 2019)
Watty Robertson - lead guitar
Manny (Manuel) Charlton - guitar (Born: 25 July 1941, La Línea, Andalusia, Spain)
Colin Bates - keyboards
Alex Smith - saxophone
Gerry MacPherson - bass
Tommy Wallace - drums

Formed in 1967 when The Red Hawks disbanded and regrouped.
Brian Sheridan had previously been in The Golden Crusaders.
Manny Charlton had previously been in The Mark 5, Mike Satan and the Hellcats, and The Red Hawks.
Disbanded in 1968.
Manny Charlton was later in The Shadettes who changed their name to Nazareth and achieved world-wide success in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Crusaders

Members







Formed in 1960 as The Blackjacks in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
Later changed their name to The Golden Crusaders to avoid confusion with The Crusaders from Prestonpans (near Edinburgh).

The Blackjacks

Members






Formed in 1960 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
Later changed their name to The Crusaders. Eventually to avoid confusion with The Crusaders from Prestonpans (near Edinburgh), they became The Golden Crusaders.

The Golden Crusaders

Members

Brian Sheridan - vocals (Died: 25 Feb 2019)
Dennis Murphy - vocals
Billy Colquhoun (Calhoun). - lead guitar, keyboards (Born: 4 July 1944)
Brian Johnston - rhythm guitar
Bobby Johnston - bass guitar
Jack Taylor - tenor saxophone
John 'Ching' Lee - drums (Died: 20 February 2015)

Frank Connor - lead guitar
Bertie (Robert) McRoberts - bass guitar (Born: 6 June 1943)
Andy Doolan - trombone
Billy Ritchie - guitar (occasional member)
Harry Hughes - drums (occasional member)

Formed in 1960 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland as The Blackjacks.
Later renamed as The Crusaders, but added 'Golden' to avoid confusion with The Crusaders from Prestonpans (near Edinburgh). 
Signed a recording contract with Norrie Paramor and released singles on Columbia records.
Bertie McRoberts had previously been in The Midlanders Combo as a drummer, and played bass guitar for Sol Byron and the Impacts.
Frank Connor had previously been in The Falcons.
Disbanded in 1966.
Brian Sheridan was later in The Red Hawks, and The Marshmallow 400.
Bert McRoberts was later in The Tom Hawkins Band, and also played for the Harry Bence Orchestra.

The Premiers

Members

Eric Stark
Bill Lawrence
Ian Ellis
William Berry
James Lafferty

Billy Ritchie - guitar
Harry Hughes - drums

Formed in Bathgate, Scotland.
Managed by Harry Smith.
Were involved in a traffic accident on 30th September 1964 when the minibus they were travelling in swerved to avoid a pedestrian and rolled over several times before catching fire. The group were only slightly hurt, but a 10-year old boy was taken to hospital with multiple injuries that he would ultimately recover from. James Lafferty of the group was not in the minibus at the time of the accident.
The Premiers evolved into '1-2-3', which was later renamed 'Clouds' in 1967.

Known Gigs

30 Sep 1964 Fauldhouse, Co-op Hall, Scotland.