Jet Harris and Tony Meehan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

Jet Harris - guitar, bass guitar

Tony Meehan - drums

 

Jet Harris and Tony Meehan were both formerly in The Drifters, who backed Cliff Richard whilst also maintaining a career on their own playing instrumentals. The Drifters eventually changed their name to the Shadows.

In April 1963, Jet and Tony formed a new backing band which included the guitarist Joe Moretti.

Both Jet and Tony also had solo careers.

Tony Meehan became a respected producer and manager.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK TV Appearances

 

25 May 1963 Thank Your Lucky Stars

1 Jun 1963 Juke Box Jury (Tony Meehan only)

 

 

Known Gigs

 

21 Apr 1963 London, Empire Pool, Wembley. With Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Billy Fury, The Beatles, Joe Brown and His Bruvvers, The Brook Brothers with The Rhythm and Blues Group, Mike Berry with the Innocents, Adam Faith with The Roulettes, Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Frank Ifield, The Tornados, Mark Wynter, The Springfields, and The Joe Loss Orchestra. NME Annual Poll Winners Concert 1962-63.

28 Apr 1963 Brighton, Essoldo.

29 Apr 1963 Ipswich, Gaumont.

30 Apr 1963 Rochester, Gaumont.

1 May 1963 Southend, Odeon.

2 May 1963 Tunbridge Wells, Essoldo.

3 May 1963 London, Odeon, Romford.

4 May 1963 Portsmouth, Guildhall Theatre.

6 May 1963 Cheltenham, Odeon.

7 May 1963 Cardiff, Capitol.

8 May 1963 Wolverhampton, Gaumont.

9 May 1963 Wakefield, Regal. 

10 May 1963 Manchester, Odeon. 

11 May 1963 Blackpool, Opera House.

12 May 1963 Liverpool, Empire Theatre.

13 May 1963 Bradford, Gaumont.

14 May 1963 Derby, Granada.

15 May 1963 London, Granada, Greenford.

16 May 1963 Norwich, Theatre Royal. 

18 May 1963 Bournemouth, Winter Gardens.

27 Jul 1963 Hastings, Hastings Pier. Supported by The Blue Diamonds.

13 Oct 1963 Coventry, Coventry Theatre (aka The Hippodrome). Supporting Gerry and the Pacemakers. With Del Shannon, Cilla Black, The Bachelors, and Duffy Power. Jet Harris was not able to appear.

The Chasers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

Roger Pincott - vocals, harmonica
Tony Wadlow - bass guitar
Len Tuckey - lead guitar
Algy Couch - rhythm guitar
Lenny Butcher - drums

 

 

Formed in Romford, London.

 

UK Singles

 

1965 Hey Little Girl/That's What They Call Love                                                              Decca F 12302

   (Released 3rd December 1965)

The Flintlocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

 

 

 

 

UK Singles

 

1966 What Goes On?/I Walked Right Into Heaven                                                           Decca F 12412

   (Released 3 June 1966)

The Score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

Eddy Lamb - vocals

Ken White - guitar
Frank Davies - guitar

Alan Megitt - bass
Clem Lee - drums

Formed in Manchester in 1965.

Some members of this group were in Jimmy Powell's Five Dimensions.

Eddy Lamb was later in Shinn.

 

UK Singles

 

1966 Please Please Me/Beg Me                                                                                        Decca F 12527

   (Released 25th November 1966)

 

 

Wayne Gibson and the Dynamic Sounds

Members

Wayne Gibson (Edward William Allen) - vocals (Born: 15 December 1942 - Died: 1 April 2004)
Mick Todman - lead guitar
Ray Rogers - bass
Pete Gillies - rhythm guitar
Larry Cole - drums (Died: October 2011)

Peter Cook - keyboards, piano (Peter was blind)
Danny Raider (Ken Hooker) - vocals

Formed in South London.
Previously called Danny Raider and The Tornados, with Ken Hooker on vocals as Danny Raider.
Managed by their agent Terry King.
Played in Germany from November 1962 at the 'Top Ten Club' in Hamburg and then the 'Top Ten Club' in Hanover from January 1963. Also played at the 'Tabu Club' in Cologne in February 1963.
Had a residency contract with BBC's 'Beat Room' which was extended for a third time in Oct 1964. They backed other artists on the show, like Millie Small.
Toured the UK with The Hollies, The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, and Jess Conrad with The Hi-Fi's. Marty Wilde stood in for The Dixie Cups for the Huddersfield gig. The tour started on 23rd October 1964.
Appeared in the film 'It's All Over Town (1964)' starring Lance Percival, Willie Rushton and Frankie Vaughan.
Disbanded in 1965.
Wayne Gibson later went solo and was represented by Starlite and King Limited agency.
Peter Cook later recorded as Peter London.
In May 1966 Gibson released a version of The Rolling Stones' 'Under My Thumb'. At that time it was not a hit, but in 1974 it was re-released and became a Top 20 hit in the UK charts and a favourite on the dance floors of the Northern Soul clubs. 

Known Gigs

23 Oct 1964 Tunbridge Wells, Essoldo. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
24 Oct 1964 Norwich, Theatre Royal. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
25 Oct 1964 Boston, Regal. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
26 Oct 1964 Haslemere, Rex. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
27 Oct 1964 Watford, Gaumont. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
28 Oct 1964 Ipswich, ABC. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
29 Oct 1964 Cannock, Danilo. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
30 Oct 1964 Dunstable, California. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
31 Oct 1964 Scunthorpe, Baths. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
1 Nov 1964 Leicester, De Montfort Hall. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
2 Nov 1964 Dartford, Granada. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
3 Nov 1964 Aylesbury, Granada. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
4 Nov 1964 London, Granada, Grantham. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
6 Nov 1964 Huddersfield, Essoldo. Supporting The Hollies. With Marty Wilde, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
7 Nov 1964 Birmingham, Plaza, Handsworth. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.
8 Nov 1964 Coventry, Coventry Theatre. Supporting The Hollies. With The Dixie Cups, The Tornados, Heinz and the Wild Boys, Jess Conrad with the Hi-Fi's, and Larry Burns as compere.

Nero and the Gladiators

Members

Nero (Mike O'Neill) - keyboards (Born: 8 July 1938, Lowton, Lancashire - Died: 10 October 2013)

Colin Green - lead guitar

Rod 'Boots' Slade - bass guitar (Born: 3 September 1941, Weston-super-Mare - Died: 3 May 2013, Murcia, Spain)

Laurie Jay - drums (Died: 2017)

Joe Moretti - lead guitar

Tommy Brown - drums

Diz Disley - guitar

Jim Cannon - bass guitar

Mick Jones - guitar

Alan Bugby - bass guitar

Ralph Danks - guitar

Formed in 1960 in London.

Colin Green left in 1961 before the release of their second single. He was replaced by Joe Moretti who had played the famous guitar riff on Johnny Kidd's 'Shakin' All Over'.

Colin Green was later in Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. He also became the musical director for Shirley Bassey in later years.

Laurie Jay left in 1961 and was replaced by Tommy Brown.

Laurie Jay later formed The Echoes.

Rod Slade left and later joined The Alan Price Set.

Disbanded in early 1964.

Mike O'Neill was later in The John Barry Seven, The Ivy League, The Echoes, and Head, Hands and Feet.

Reformed in 1991 by O'Neill and Green playing in nostalgia shows until 2005.

Known Gigs

19 Jan 1962 Grantham, Granada. The Temperance Seven, Vince Eager, Michael Cox, Johnny Gentle, Shane Fenton and the Fentones, and The Echoes.

20 Jan 1962 Mansfield, Granada. The Temperance Seven, Vince Eager, Michael Cox, Johnny Gentle, Shane Fenton and the Fentones, and The Echoes.

10 Nov 1962 Torquay, Town Hall, Devon. With Paul Keen, and Mel Fear and the Fhantoms.

Blues By Five

Members

Len Ashley - vocals, harmonica

Ron McQueen (Ron Faulkner) - lead guitar

Mick Wright - bass guitar (Died:?)

Bill (Anthony) Blissett - keyboards

Noel Chartres McManus - tenor saxophone (Died: 1985)

Dick Brice - drums (Died: May 2006)

David Ozholl (David Jones) - lead guitar

Formed in late 1963 in London.

Len Ashley and Ron Faulkner were formerly in The Men of Mystery.

David Ozholl replaced Ron McQueen, who had become ill, on lead guitar in the summer of 1964 during a UK tour where they were backing Big Dee Irwin from America.

Disbanded in September 1965.

Noel McManus later played with Screaming Lord Sutch's Savages and Pythagoras' Squares.

Len Ashley and Ron Faulkner were later in Fascination, and TAN. They reformed Blues By Five in 1992.

UK Singles

1964 Boom Boom/I Cried                                                                                              Decca F 12029

   (Released 20 November 1964)

Known Gigs

17 Jul 1964 Trentham, Trentham Gardens, Staffordshire. Backing Big Dee Irwin.

Dave Berry and the Cruisers

Members

Dave Berry - vocals

Known Gigs

19 Jul 1964 Manchester, Manchester Cavern.

28 Jan 1965 Kidderminster, Town Hall.

The Classmates

Members





Formed in Strood, Kent.
Originally called The Teenbeats, but were made to change their name when they signed to Decca.
The Classmates were all former pupils of Temple Secondary Modern School in Strood, Kent.

Known Gigs 

 

2 Oct 1964 Nottingham, Dungeon Club.

10 Oct 1964 Nottingham, Dungeon Club.

16 Jan 1965 St. Leonard's, Witch Doctor, East Sussex. With The Lancastrians.

4 Dec 1965 Amersham, Legion Hall, Whielden Street. With Angela Dean. Supported by The Associates.

 

The Artwoods

Members

Art Wood (Arthur Wood) - lead vocals (Born: 6 June 1937, West Drayton, Middlesex - Died: 3 November 2006, London)

Derek Griffiths - lead guitar (Born: 23 June 1944)

Jon Lord - organ (Born: 9 June 1941, Leicester, Leicestershire - Died: 16 July 2012)

Malcolm Pool - bass guitar (Born: 10 January 1943, Hayes End, Middlesex)

Keef Hartley (Keith Hartley) - drums (Born: 8 March 1944, Preston, Lancashire - Died: 26 November 2011, Preston, Lancashire)

Colin Martin - drums (Born: 18 March 1945, Leyton, East London)

Formed in London.

Art Wood was briefly the vocalist for Alexis Korner's Blues Inc. in 1962.

Keef Hartley left in May 1967 to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. 

Jon Lord left in 1967 to join The Garden. He was later a founder member of Deep Purple.

UK TV Appearances

2 Apr 1965 Ready Steady Go. Performed 'Sweet Mary'.

Known Gigs

6 Dec 1965 Chesham, The Co-op Hall, Buckinghamshire. With Paul's Disciples.

Paul's Disciples

Members





Formed in Hertfordshire.
Recorded an acetate demo in 1965 featuring the songs 'I Just Wanna Make Love To You' and 'I Wish You Would'.

UK Singles

1965 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean/Sixteen Tons                                                   Decca F 12081
   (Released February 1965)

Known Gigs

28 May 1965 Welwyn Garden City, The Hop, Woodhall Community Centre, Cole Green Lane. With The Cortinas.
6 Dec 1965 Chesham, The Co-op Hall, Buckinghamshire. With The Artwoods.

Jimmy Winston and His Reflections

Members

Jimmy Winston (James Langwith) - guitar, keyboards, vocals (Born: 20 April 1945 in London, England, UK)
Tony Kaye - keyboards



Jimmy Winston was previously in The Moments, and The Small Faces.
He also played live as Jimmy Winston and the Rebels.
Tony Kaye had previously been in The Federals, and Johnny Taylor's Star Combo.
Jimmy Winston was later in Winston's Fumbs.
Tony Kaye was later in Winston's Fumbs, Bittersweet, and Yes.
In the late 1960s Jimmy Winston became an actor and appeared in some iconic television series like 'Doctor Who' and 'The Sweeney'.

UK Singles

1966 Sorry She's Mine/It's Not What You Do (But The Way That You Do It)       Decca F 12410
   (Released 3 June 1966)


Known Gigs

18 Mar 1966 London, The Jazz Cellar, Kingston Upon Thames.
13 May 1966 London, The Jazz Cellar, Kingston Upon Thames.

The Small Faces

L-R: Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, Jimmy Winston.














Members

Steve Marriott - guitar, vocals (Died: 20 April 1991, Essex, England, UK)
Ronnie Lane - bass guitar, vocals (Died: 4 June 1997, Trinidad, Colorado, USA)
Kenney Jones - drums
Jimmy Winston - keyboards, guitar, vocals (Born: 20 April 1945 in London, England, UK - Died: 26 September 2020)

Ian McLagan - keyboards, vocals (Born: 12 May 1945, Hounslow, London, England, UK - Died: 3 December 2014, Austin, Texas, USA)


Formed in London.
Ian McLagan replaced Jimmy Winston in October 1965.
Jimmy Winston was later in Jimmy Winston and His Reflections, and Winston's Fumbs.

In 1966 with Ian McLagan on the left.














Known Gigs

26 Mar 1966 Northwich, Memorial Hall. Supported by The Notions, and The Elite.

The Mark Four

Members

Kenny Pickett - vocals (Born: 3 September 1940, Ware, Hertfordshire - Died: 10 January 1997)
Eddie Phillips - guitar (Born: 15 August 1945, Leyton, East London)
John Dalton - bass guitar
Mick Thompson - guitar
Jack Jones - drums

Tony Cooke - bass guitar
Bob Garner - bass guitar

Formed in Hertfodshire in 1963.
Also known as Kenny Lee and the Mark Four.
John Dalton had previously been in Danny King and the Bluejacks, and Jimmy Virgo and the Bluejacks.
John Dalton left in 1965 and was replaced by Tony Cooke on bass guitar.
When The Mark Four signed to the management of Tony Stratton-Smith, Tony Cooke was ousted and Bob Garner brought in as a replacement on bass guitar. Garner had previously played with Tony Sheridan's band.
With Garner, The Mark Four soon changed their name to The Creation.
John Dalton was later in The Kinks.

Known Gigs

30 Mar 1963 Bishop's Stortford, Long's Hall. With Bobby Angelo and the Tuxedos. (Billed as Kenny Lee and the Mark Four)
25 Oct 1965 Welwyn Garden City, The Hop, Cole Green Lane.

The Zombies

Members

 

Colin Blunstone - lead vocals (Born: Colin Edward Michael Blunstone, 24 June 1945, Hertford, Hertfordshire)
Rod Argent - piano, organ (Born: Rodney Terence Argent, 14 June 1945, St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Paul Atkinson - lead guitar (Born: Paul Ashley Warren Atkinson, 19 March 1946, Cuffley, Hertfordshire - Died: 1 April 2004, Hospital, Santa Monica, California, USA)
Paul Arnold - bass guitar (Born: 1945)
Hugh Grundy - drums (Born: Hugh Birch Grundy, 6 March 1945, Winchester, Hampshire)

Chris White - bass guitar (Born: Christopher Taylor White, 7 March 1943, Barnet, Hertfordshire)
Jim Rodford - bass guitar (Born: James Walter Rodford, 7 July 1941, St. Albans, Hertfordshire - Died: 1 April 2004, St. Albans, Hertfordshire)

 

 

Formed in 1962 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

Originally called The Mustangs, they soon changed their name because of the multitude of groups with that name. Paul Arnold came up with The Zombies.

Paul Arnold left in 1962 and was replaced by Chris White. Arnold later became a physician.

Known Gigs

 

29 Oct 1964 Worcester, Gaumont. With The Searchers, Dionne Warwick, and The Isley Brothers.

15 Nov 1964 Coventry, Theatre. With The Searchers, Dionne Warwick, and The Isley Brothers.

 

 

 

The Gamblers

Members

Jim Crawford - lead guitar, vocals (Born: 24 April 1942, Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
Ken Brady - tenor saxophone, vocals (Born: 5 July 1941, Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
Tony Diamond - guitar, trumpet, vocals (Born: 4 April 1945, Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Died: 2 January 1999)
Alan George - piano, organ (Born: 20 July 1941, Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
Andy Mac (McMullen) - drums (Born: 12 December 1941, Newcastle-upon-Tyne)

Cec Baron - drums
Bob Elliott - piano, organ
Dennis Crawford - drums
Alan Sanderson - bass, vocals (Born: 4 February 1941, Newcastle-upon-Tyne)


Formed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1961
After Andy Mac had a serious accident, he was replaced by Cec Baron on drums early in their career.
The Gamblers backed Billy Fury on tour and on some recordings.
Disbanded in July 1967.

Known Gigs

3 Aug 1963 Aylesbury, Walton Hall. With Roy Powell and the Offbeaters.
5 Oct 1963 Hastings, Pier Ballroom. Supporting Robb Storme and the Whispers.
9 Nov1963 Hastings, Pier Ballroom. Supported by The Strangers Five
25 Jan 1964 Hastings, Pier Ballroom.The Gamblers. With Beat Section Five.

The Rolling Stones

Members

Mick Jagger - vocals
Brian Jones - guitar, harmonica
Keith Richard(s) - guitar
Bill Wyman - bass guitar
Tony Chapman - drums
Ian Stewart - piano

Charlie Watts - drums
Mick Taylor - guitar
Ronnie Wood - guitar

Formed in London.
Tony Chapman might have been their first official drummer, although Mick Avory, later of The Kinks, had rehearsed with them at The Bricklayers Arms pub in London during late May/early June 1962 and Steve Harris had also played a few sessions with them in 1962. There are different recollections from those who were there.
Tony Chapman and Bill Wyman were previously in The Cliftons.
Tony Chapman was later in The Preachers, and The Herd, both with Peter Frampton.



Known Gigs

12 Jul 1962 London, Marquee Club.
5 Nov 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Supported by The Mastersounds, The Escorts, and The Roadrunners. This was The Rolling Stones' only appearance at The Cavern.
10 Nov 1963 Crewe, Town Hall. Supported by Frankenstein and the Monsters, and The Crestas.

13 Nov 1963 Sheffield, City Hall. Supported by The Big Three, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, The Sheffields, Johnny Tempest and the Cadillacs, The Four Plus One, Vance Arnold and the Avengers, Karen Young, and The Vantennas.

Lulu and the Luvvers

Members

Lulu - vocals

Known Gigs

 

15 May 1964 Liverpool, The Knightsbridge, Liver Buildings, Pier Head. With Earl Royce and the Olympics, The Blackwells, and Vic and the TT's.

18 Jun 1964 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland. With The Puppets, and The Alex. Sutherland Sextet. Presented by Findhorn Water Ski Club.

8 Jul 1964 Barrow in Furness, 99 Club. With The Addicts, The Blue Beats, and The Phantoms.

12 Jul 1964 Leeds, Queens Hall. With The Rolling Stones, Rey Anton And The Peppermint Men, The Ryles Brothers With Dallas, Ray Kennon And The Guvnors.

25 Jul 1964 Nottingham, The Dungeon Club.

6 Aug 1964 Swindon, Locarno. With Colin and Bruce and the Detours

21 Aug 1964 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With Ancient Britons, and The Invaders.
17 Oct 1964 London, Astoria, Finsbury Park. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
18 Oct 1964 Coventry, Theatre. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
19 Oct 1964 London, Granada, Harrow. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
20 Oct 1964 Doncaster, Gaumont. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
21 Oct 1964 Newcastle, Odeon. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
22 Oct 1964 Sheffield, Gaumont. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
23 Oct 1964 Bradford, Gaumont. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Londoners, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
24 Oct 1964 Blackpool, Opera House. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
25 Oct 1964 Liverpool, Empire Theatre. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
26 Oct 1964 London, Granada, Kingston upon Thames. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
27 Oct 1964 Southampton, Gaumont. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
28 Oct 1964 Cardiff, Capitol Cinema. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
29 Oct 1964 Birmingham, Odeon. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
30 Oct 1964 Nottingham, Odeon. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
31 Oct 1964 Rochester, Odeon. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
1 Nov 1964 London, Odeon, Lewisham. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
2 Nov 1964 Bedford, Granada. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
3 Nov 1964 Manchester, Odeon. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
4 Nov 1964 Stoke-on-Trent, Gaumont, Hanley. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
5 Nov 1964 Wolverhampton, Gaumont. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.

6 Nov 1964 Cheltenham, Odeon. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
7 Nov 1964 Bournemouth, Winter Gardens. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
8 Nov 1964 Bristol, Colston Hall. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
10 Nov 1964 Kettering, Granada. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
11 Nov 1964 Romford, Odeon. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
12 Nov 1964 Southend-on-Sea, Odeon. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
13 Nov 1964 Ipswich, Gaumont. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
14 Nov 1964 Portsmouth, Guildhall. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
15 Nov 1964 Leicester, De Montford Hall. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
17 Nov 1964 London, Granada, Woolwich. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
18 Nov 1964 London, Granada, Greenford. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.

19 Nov 1964 Slough, Adelphi. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
20 Nov 1964 Worcester, Gaumont. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
21 Nov 1964 London, Granada, Tooting. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
22 Nov 1964 London, Granada, Walthamstow. With The Honeycombs, Millie, The Applejacks, Daryl Quist, The Beat Merchants, Gene Vincent, The Shouts, and The Puppets. Compere Freddie Earle. Two shows.
28 Nov 1964 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. With The Doones, and The Impacts.
4 Feb 1965 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland.
20 Apr 1965 Basingstoke, Galaxy Club, St. Joseph's Hall. With The Saphenas.
19 Jun 1965 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With The Dowlands backed by The Soundtracks, and The Whispering Four.
31 Jul 1965 Bishop's Stortford, Rhodes Centre. With The Flowerpots.
20 Aug 1965 Aylesbury, Assembly Hall.
25 Aug 1965 Stevenage, Locarno Ballroom.
10 Sep 1965 Liverpool, The Royal Iris Ferry. With Simon Scott, Tiffany's Thoughts, and The Roadrunners.
8 Oct 1965 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With The Sorrows.
11 Oct 1965 Salisbury, City Hall. With The Trackmarks.
2 Nov 1965 Exeter, ABC. Supporting Gene Pitney. With The Rockin' Berries, Peter And Gordon, Mike Cotton Sound, The Quiet Five, Syd And Eddie.
3 Nov 1965 Plymouth, ABC.Supporting Gene Pitney. With The Rockin' Berries, Peter And Gordon, Mike Cotton Sound, The Quiet Five, Syd And Eddie.
5 Nov 1965 Cardiff, Capitol Cinema. Supporting Gene Pitney. With The Rockin' Berries, Peter And Gordon, Mike Cotton Sound, The Quiet Five, Syd And Eddie.
6 Nov 1965 Bournemouth, Winter Gardens. Supporting Gene Pitney. With The Rockin' Berries, Peter And Gordon, Mike Cotton Sound, The Quiet Five, Syd And Eddie.
13 Nov 1965 Blackpool, ABC Theatre. Supporting Gene Pitney. With The Rockin' Berries, Peter And Gordon, Mike Cotton Sound, The Quiet Five, Syd And Eddie.
21 Nov 1965 Leeds, Odeon. Supporting Gene Pitney. With The Rockin' Berries, Peter And Gordon, Mike Cotton Sound, The Quiet Five, Syd And Eddie.

Lee Curtis and the All Stars

Members

 

Lee Curtis (Peter Flannery) - vocals

Frank Bowen - lead guitar (Born: 19 Dec 1943 - Died: 25 October 1967)

Tony Waddington - rhythm guitar, vocals

Wayne Bickerton - bass guitar, vocals

Bernie Rogers - drums

 

Pete Best - drums

 

Formed in Liverpool.

The lineup of the All Stars changed many times.

 

Known Gigs

 

27 Aug 1962 Birkenhead, Majestic Ballroom, Cheshire. 

3 Sep 1962 Birkenhead, Majestic Ballroom, Cheshire.

The Animals

Members

Eric Burdon - vocals
Hilton Valentine - guitar
Alan Price - organ
Chas Chandler - bass guitar
John Steel - drums

Dave Rowberry - organ

Left for their first visit to the US on 28th September 1964. Spent two weeks there playing concerts and doing promotional television and radio appearances including the Ed Sullivan Show. During this visit they played Carnegie Hall.

Made another visit to the US in November 1964 for three weeks to tie in with the release of the MGM film musical in which they are starring. Also played Cow Palace in San Francisco while they were there.

Known Radio Appearances

29 Aug 1964 Saturday Swings

6 Sep 1964 Easy Beat