Donna Douglas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born: Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Real Name: Donna Douglas

Instruments Played: Vocals

Recorded for Fontana, Piccadilly, Pye.

 

Donna Douglas took part in 'A Song for Europe' in February 1962 in which there was a televised competition to decide which song would represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest later that year. The song Donna sang was 'The Message in a Bottle', which was also released as a single. She came 3rd, losing out to Ronnie Carroll singing 'Ring-A-Ding Girl'. 

Donna Douglas emigrated to Perth, Western Australia in 1974. 

Not to be confused with the American actress of the same name.

 

 

UK Singles

 

1958 The Shepherd/I'm Dancing With Tears In My Eyes                                                           Fontana H 158

   (Released November 1958.)

1959 Come Back To Loch Lomond/First Anniversary                                                                Fontana H 185

   (Released March 1959.)

1959 Six Boys And Seven Girls/Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall                                         Fontana H 223

   (Released October 1959.)

1960 Teddy/Call Me Darling                                                                                                   Fontana H 256

   (Released June 1960.)

1961 Tammy, Tell Me True/Memory Lane                                                                         Piccadilly 7N 35014

   (Released September 1961.)

1962 The Message In A Bottle/If This Is Love                                                                   Piccadilly 7N 35031

   (Released February 1962. A-Side entered into 'A Song for Europe'. Came 3rd.)

1962 Matelot/All The Other Girls                                                                                     Piccadilly 7N 35042

   (Released April 1962.)

1963 It's A Pity To Say Goodnight/Do I Know?                                                                 Piccadilly 7N 35111

   (Released March 1963.)

1963 He's So Near/Turn Around                                                                                     Piccadilly 7N 35135

   (Released 16 July 1963.)

1964 Java Jones/Blue Star                                                                                                    Pye 7N 15654

   (Released May 1964.)

Known Gigs

8 Feb 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland. Backed by The Jimmy Martin Dance Band.

10 Feb 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland. Backed by The Jimmy Martin Dance Band.

11 Feb 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland. Backed by The Jimmy Martin Dance Band.

12 Jul 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland.

14 Jul 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland.

15 Jul 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

 

Piccadilly took out an expensive front page ad in NME in 1962 as they tried to get Donna the chart success she deserved.

The Boomerangs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

Ian Crawford - guitar, vocals

 

 

 

 

Not to be confused with an Irish group of the same name, who released a record on Pye.

 

UK Singles

 

1964 Don't Let Her Be Your Baby/Rockin' Robin                                                           Fontana TF 507

   (Released October 1964)

1965 Another Tear Falls/ Fun, Fun, Fun                                                                         Fontana TF 555

   (Released 23rd April 1965)

 

 

 

 

Kiki Dee

 

 

 

Real Name:
Born: 6th March 1947 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Solo singer.

Appeared in the film Dateline Diamonds (1965).

With actor Peter Zander.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lana Sisters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

Iris (Riss) Long - vocals (Died: 2nd April 2015)

Lynne Abrams - vocals

Mary (Shan) O'Brien - vocals (Died: 2nd March 1999)

Sheila Fuller - vocals

Formed in 1958.

A British vocal group.

Iris Long was formerly a member of Ivy Benson and Her All Girl Band.

Sheila Fuller was an early member of The Lana Sisters, but had to leave for personal reasons.

Managed by Evelyn Taylor.

Their version of 'You've Got What it Takes' became a Top 10 hit in Ireland in 1960. 

By the end of 1960 Mary O'Brien had left.

Mary O'Brien was later in The Springfields with her brother Tom Springfield before going solo as Dusty Springfield in 1963.

When Lynne Abrams left to get married, Iris Long formed The Chantelles, another vocal trio.

Known Gigs

30 Jan 1960 London, Royal Albert Hall. Saturday Club Jazz and Rock Night. With Mr. Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazzband, Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen, The John Barry Seven, Adam Faith, Al Saxon, Craig Douglas, Cuddly Duddly, Betty Smith, The Five Dallas Boys, Miki and Griff, Diz Disley, Clinton Ford, George Chisholm, Bert Weedon, Dill Jones, Eric Silk, Ike Isaacs, Sylvia Sands, Ken Jones, and Brian Matthew (compere).

12 Apr 1960 London, Royal Albert Hall. Big Beat. With Adam Faith, Craig Douglas, Duffy Power, Dickie Pride, The John Barry Seven, The Bert Weedon Group, The Trebletones, The Rabin Rock Unit, Lorie Mann, Colin Day, Ray Pilgrim, and Brian Matthew (compere).

25 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.

26 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.

27 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.

28 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.

29 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.

30 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.

2 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh. 

3 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

4 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

5 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

6 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

7 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

24 May 1960 Cleethorpes, Ritz Cinema. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank Ifield, Alan Randall, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

25 May 1960 Lincoln, Savoy Cinema. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank Ifield, Alan Randall, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

26 May 1960 Northampton, Savoy Cinema. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank Ifield, Alan Randall, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

30 May 1960 Maidstone, Granada, Kent. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank Ifield, Alan Randall, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

1 Jun 1960 Bedford, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank Ifield, Alan Randall, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

2 Jun 1960 Aylesbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank Ifield, Alan Randall, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

3 Jun 1960 Dartford, Granada, Kent. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank Ifield, Alan Randall, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

4 Jun 1960 Rugby, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank Ifield, Alan Randall, Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Tony Marsh.

13 Jun 1960 Stockton-on-Tees, The Globe. Supporting Adam Faith. With The John Barry Seven, Emile Ford and the Checkmates, Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang, and Don Arrol. 

14 Jun 1960 Stockton-on-Tees, The Globe. Supporting Adam Faith. With The John Barry Seven, Emile Ford and the Checkmates, Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang, and Don Arrol.

15 Jun 1960 Stockton-on-Tees, The Globe. Supporting Adam Faith. With The John Barry Seven, Emile Ford and the Checkmates, Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang, and Don Arrol.

16 Jun 1960 Stockton-on-Tees, The Globe. Supporting Adam Faith. With The John Barry Seven, Emile Ford and the Checkmates, Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang, and Don Arrol.

17 Jun 1960 Stockton-on-Tees, The Globe. Supporting Adam Faith. With The John Barry Seven, Emile Ford and the Checkmates, Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang, and Don Arrol.

18 Jun 1960 Stockton-on-Tees, The Globe. Supporting Adam Faith. With The John Barry Seven, Emile Ford and the Checkmates, Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang, and Don Arrol.

11 Sep 1961 Newcastle Upon Tyne, Empire. Supporting Johnnie Ray. With Harry Bailey, Tommy Wallis & Beryl, Martin Granger's Puppets, Kay and Kimberley, and Rondart and Jean.

11 Nov 1961 London, East Ham, Granada. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four. 

17 Nov 1961 Bedford, Granada. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four. 

18 Nov 1961 London, Greenford, Granada. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four. 

19 Nov 1961 London, Sutton, Granada. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four, Sylvia Sands, Johnny Laycock, and Bill Maynard.

24 Nov 1961 Mansfield, Granada. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four. 

25 Nov 1961 Rugby, Granada. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four. 

26 Nov 1961 Leicester, De Montford Hall. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four. 

1 Dec 1961 Maidstone, Granada, Kent. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four. 

2 Dec 1961 Slough, Adelphi. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four. 

3 Dec 1961 Kettering, Granada. With Russ Conway, Scott Peters, and The Reg Wale Four. 

2 Dec 1962 Peterborough, Embassy. Supporting Frank Ifield. With The Beatles, Susan Cope, and The Ted Taylor Four. 

8 Jul 1963 Margate, Winter Gardens, Kent. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Dean Rogers, Don Crockett, and The Pan Yue Jen Troupe.

9 Jul 1963 Margate, Winter Gardens, Kent. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Dean Rogers, Don Crockett, and The Pan Yue Jen Troupe.

10 Jul 1963 Margate, Winter Gardens, Kent. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Dean Rogers, Don Crockett, and The Pan Yue Jen Troupe.

11 Jul 1963 Margate, Winter Gardens, Kent. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Dean Rogers, Don Crockett, and The Pan Yue Jen Troupe.

12 Jul 1963 Margate, Winter Gardens, Kent. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Dean Rogers, Don Crockett, and The Pan Yue Jen Troupe.

13 Jul 1963 Margate, Winter Gardens, Kent. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Dean Rogers, Don Crockett, and The Pan Yue Jen Troupe.

22 Jul 1963 Weston-super-Mare, Odeon Cinema. Supporting The Beatles. With Gerry and the Pacemakers, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

23 Jul 1963 Weston-super-Mare, Odeon Cinema. Supporting The Beatles. With Gerry and the Pacemakers, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

24 Jul 1963 Weston-super-Mare, Odeon Cinema. Supporting The Beatles. With Gerry and the Pacemakers, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

25 Jul 1963 Weston-super-Mare, Odeon Cinema. Supporting The Beatles. With Gerry and the Pacemakers, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

26 Jul 1963 Weston-super-Mare, Odeon Cinema. Supporting The Beatles. With Gerry and the Pacemakers, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

27 Jul 1963 Weston-super-Mare, Odeon Cinema. Supporting The Beatles. With Gerry and the Pacemakers, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

12 Aug 1963 Llandudno, Odeon Cinema, Wales. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Gary and Lee, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly. 

13 Aug 1963 Llandudno, Odeon Cinema, Wales. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Gary and Lee, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

14 Aug 1963 Llandudno, Odeon Cinema, Wales. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Gary and Lee, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

15 Aug 1963 Llandudno, Odeon Cinema, Wales. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Gary and Lee, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

16 Aug 1963 Llandudno, Odeon Cinema, Wales. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Gary and Lee, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

17 Aug 1963 Llandudno, Odeon Cinema, Wales. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, Sons of the Piltdown Men, Gary and Lee, Tommy Wallis and Beryl, and Tommy Quickly.

19 Aug 1963 Bournemouth, Gaumont. Supporting The Beatles, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. With Tommy Wallis & Beryl, Gary & Lee, Sons of the Piltdown Men, and Tommy Quickly. Compere Billy Baxter. Two shows.

20 Aug 1963 Bournemouth, Gaumont. Supporting The Beatles, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. With Tommy Wallis & Beryl, Gary & Lee, Sons of the Piltdown Men, and Tommy Quickly. Compere Billy Baxter. Two shows.

21 Aug 1963 Bournemouth, Gaumont. Supporting The Beatles, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. With Tommy Wallis & Beryl, Gary & Lee, Sons of the Piltdown Men, and Tommy Quickly. Compere Billy Baxter. Two shows.

22 Aug 1963 Bournemouth, Gaumont. Supporting The Beatles, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. With Tommy Wallis & Beryl, Gary & Lee, Sons of the Piltdown Men, and Tommy Quickly. Compere Billy Baxter. Two shows.

23 Aug 1963 Bournemouth, Gaumont. Supporting The Beatles, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. With Tommy Wallis & Beryl, Gary & Lee, Sons of the Piltdown Men, and Tommy Quickly. Compere Billy Baxter. Two shows.

24 Aug 1963 Bournemouth, Gaumont. Supporting The Beatles, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. With Tommy Wallis & Beryl, Gary & Lee, Sons of the Piltdown Men, and Tommy Quickly. Compere Billy Baxter. Two shows.

 

Frank Kelly and the Hunters

Members

Frank Kelly - vocals

Dave Field - bass guitar

Gill Hutchins  - guitar, vocals

Tony Hutchins - lead guitar

? - drums

Formed in Portsmouth.
Tony Hutchins and Gill Hutchins were brother and sister.

Known Gigs

29 Dec 1962 Torquay, Town Hall, Devon. Supporting Barrie James and the Strangers. With Tanya Day, and Gary & Lee. 

5 Oct 1963 Crewe, Majestic Ballroom. With The Hollies, The Marauders, and Shane Fenton and the Fentones.

The Escorts

Members

John Kinrade (John Knowles) - rhythm guitar, vocals (Born: 25 June 1946, Southport, Lancashire)
Mike Gregory - bass, vocals (Born: 7 November 1946, Kensington, Liverpool)
Terry Sylvester - lead guitar, vocals (Born 8 January 1947, Allerton, Liverpool)
Johnny Sticks (John Foster) - drums

Ray Walker - vocals
Pete Clark (Peter Gaskell. Born: 1946) - drums
Kenny Goodlass - drums
Tommy Kelly - drums

Frank Townsend - guitar
Paddy Chambers - rhythm guitar, vocals
Paul Comerford - drums

Formed in Liverpool in 1962.

Ray Walker was an early vocalist for the group.

John Foster left in 1963 and was replaced by Pete Clark.

Pete Clark had two stints drumming for The Escorts; from 1963 to 1964 and then from 1965 to 1966.

Kenny Goodlass played drums from 1964 to 1965, in between the two stints by Pete Clark. Goodlass had previously been in The Kirkbys.

Tommy Kelly had a brief stint playing drums with The Escorts in 1966, replacing Pete Clark. Kelly had been in Earl Preston's Realms.

Terry Sylvester left in 1966 to join The Swinging Blue Jeans. He was later in The Hollies replacing Graham Nash. 

Terry Sylvester was replaced by Frank Townsend, who had previously been in The Easybeats of Liverpool and The Beachwoods. Townsend was later a member of Tony Rivers and the Castaways when he left The Escorts later in 1966.

Paddy Chambers joined in 1966. He had previously played with Faron's Flamingos and The Big Three.

Paul Comerford joined in 1966 replacing Tommy Kelly on drums. He had previously played with The Cryin' Shames.

Disbanded in 1967.

Mike Gregory joined The Swinging Blue Jeans in 1967.

Known Gigs

5 Nov 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Supporting The Rolling Stones. With The Mastersounds, and The Roadrunners. 

1 Aug 1964 Nantwich, Civic Hall, Cheshire. 

2 Aug 1964 Nottingham, Dungeon Club. With The Mansfields. 

26 Dec 1964 Nottingham, Dungeon Club.

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 Tremas, 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.

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.

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 Barron Knights

Members





Known Gigs

24 Oct 1963 Rotherham, Rawmarsh Baths.

The Herd

Members

Terry Clark - guitar
Louis Cennamo - bass guitar
Andy Bown - keyboards, vocals
Tony Chapman - drums

Mick Underwood - drums
Gary Taylor - bass guitar
Peter Frampton - guitar, vocals
Andrew Steele - drums
Henry Spinetti - drums

Formed in South London in 1965.
Tony Chapman was previously in The Cliftons, The Rolling Stones, and The Preachers.
Mick Underwood replaced Tony Chapman by the beginning of 1966.
In the Sping of 1966 after recording three unsuccessful singles for Parlophone, Terry Clark, Louis Cennamo and Mick Underwood left.
Peter Frampton was 16 when he joined the group in 1966.
Peter Frampton was previously in The Preachers.
Andrew Steele and Gary Taylor joined in 1966.
Andrew Steele left in 1968 and was replaced by Henry Spinetti.
Disbanded in 1969.
Reformed briefly and unsuccessfully in 1971.
Peter Frampton was later in Humble Pie before embarking on a hugely successful solo career in the 1970s.
Andy Bown was later in Judas Jump and then Status Quo starting out as a session and touring musician for Quo in the 1970s before becoming an official member of the band in 1982.
Henry Spinetti was later in Judas Jump and then became a session drummer, recording and touring with many major artists over the next 50 years, including Joan Armatrading, Gerry Rafferty, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Katie Melua.


Known Gigs

26 Sep 1964 Hastings, The Pier Ballroom. With The Other Two, and Shelley.
31 Oct 1964 Redhill, Market Hall.
15 Nov 1964 St. Leonard's, Witch Doctor.
24 Nov 1964 Wallington, Public Hall. With Jimmy Reed.
4 Dec 1964 London, East Ham Town Hall. With The Tridents.
25 Apr 1966 London, The Marquee Club, Soho, W1. With (The) Steam Packet, The Brian Auger Trinity.

Eden Kane

Real Name: Richard Graham Sarstedt
Born: 29 March 1940





Known Gigs

11 Sep 1962 Margate, Winter Gardens. With Ronnie Carroll, Frank Berry, Rhett Stoller Group, Donn & Nicols, The Rexanos, Kay & Kimberley.
12 Sep 1962 Margate, Winter Gardens. With Ronnie Carroll, Frank Berry, Rhett Stoller Group, Donn & Nicols, The Rexanos, Kay & Kimberley.
13 Sep 1962 Margate, Winter Gardens. With Ronnie Carroll, Frank Berry, Rhett Stoller Group, Donn & Nicols, The Rexanos, Kay & Kimberley.
14 Sep 1962 Margate, Winter Gardens. With Ronnie Carroll, Frank Berry, Rhett Stoller Group, Donn & Nicols, The Rexanos, Kay & Kimberley.
15 Sep 1962 Margate, Winter Gardens. With Ronnie Carroll, Frank Berry, Rhett Stoller Group, Donn & Nicols, The Rexanos, Kay & Kimberley.
5 Mar 1964 Blackburn, Odeon Theatre, Lancashire. Supported by Mike Sarne, Jet Harris, The Rolling Stones, Mike Berry, The Hollies, Billie Davis, Don Spencer, Billy Boyle, and Bern Elliott and the Fenmen.

Howie Casey and the Seniors

Members

Howie Casey - saxophone
Brian Griffiths - lead guitar
Freddie Fowell - vocals
Derry Wilkie - vocals (Born: 10 January 1941, Kent Gardens, Liverpool - Died: 22 December 2001)
Phil Whitehead - bass guitar
Frank Wibberley - drums

Lu Walters - bass guitar
Frank Bowen - bass guitar (Born: 19 Dec 1943 - Died: 25 October 1967)
John O'Hara - bass guitar
Kenny Hardin - drums

Formed in 1961 in Liverpool after Derry Wilkie and the Seniors temporarily split.
First Liverpool beat group to make a record in 1962.
Frank Bowen replaced Phil Whitehead on bass guitar.
Lu Walters briefly replaced Frank Bowen on bass guitar. Lou Walters had been in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.
Disbanded in June 1962.
Frederick Fowell joined The Midnighters as Freddie Starr.
Brian Griffiths joined The Big Three.
Howie Casey joined Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes.
Frank Wibberley joined The Lee Eddie Five.
Derry Wilkie later fronted the Pressmen as Derry and the Pressmen. He also fronted Derry Wilkie and the Others and was later involved in Screaming Lord Sutch's Savages.

Lee Diamond and the Cherokees

Members

Lee Diamond - vocals
Ron Bowdery - rhythm guitar
Paul Brice

Vic Mardell - vocals

The Cherokees were a splinter group from the Off-Beats, who had backed singer Ricky Wayne.
When Lee Diamond left the group, The Cherokees found a new singer, Vic Mardell, and continued to perform until 1965.
Ron Bowdery and Paul Brice had previously played in Ricky Wayne and the Flee-Rakkers, Ricky Wayne and the Offbeats, and The Offbeats. 

UK Singles

1961 I'll Step Down/Josephine                                                                                      Fontana H 310
   (Released May 1961)

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

Members

Dave Dee (Dave Harman) - vocals (Born: 17 Dec 1943, Salisbury - Died: 9 Jan 2009, Alderley Edge, Cheshire)
Trevor Ward-Davis - bass guitar (Born: 27 Nov 1944 Enford, Wiltshire - Died 12 Jan 2015, Devizes)
Ian Amey
John Dymond
Michael Wilson

Formed in Salisbury out of The Bostons, who were also called Dave Dee and The Bostons.
Trevord Ward-Davis, Ian Amey and John Dymond were previously in The Boppers, The Beatniks, The Bostons, and Dave Dee and the Bostons.
They changed their name when they signed up to the management of Ken Howard and Howard Blaikley, who were managing The Honeycombs at the time.
Appeared regularly on the German pop TV show called 'Beat Club'.
Dave Dee left in 1969. After a short solo career he went into record management for Atlantic, then Magnet and WEA. He signed artists like AC/DC, Boney M, Gary Numan and B.A. Robertson.
The rest of the band continued as D,B,M And T, having a Top 40 single with 'Mr President' in 1970.
They disbanded in 1972.
Occasionally reformed in the 1990s Sixties package tours.

Known Gigs

23 Dec 1966 London, The Uppercut, Forest Gate Centre, Woodgrange Road, E7.

Earl Preston and the TT's

Members

Earl Preston (Joey Spruce) - vocals (Born: George Joseph Spruce 22 Dec 1942, Liverpool, England)
Cy Tucker - vocals, rhythm guitar  (Born: Thomas Thornton 7 Feb 1943, Liverpool, England)
Wally Shepard - bass guitar (Born: 25 Apr 1943, Liverpool, England - Died: 28 Nov 2019)
Lance Railton - lead guitar (Born: 1 Mar 1943, Liverpool, England - Died: 24 December 1989)
Dave Gore - rhythm guitar (Born: 22 Jan 1944, Liverpool, England)
Ritchie Galvin - drums, vocals (Born: Richard Hughes, 28 Dec 1943, Liverpool, England)

Formed in Liverpool in 1961.
The TT's were also known as The Tempest Tornadoes and had been the backing group of Faron (Bill Ruffley) before Earl Preston. Faron left and formed Faron's Flamingos.
David Gore left the group after about six months.
Came 13th in a poll held by Mersey Beat music paper of the most popular beat groups on Merseyside, with the results being announced in the issue published on 4 January 1962.
The group toured the American Air Force Bases in France in 1962.
Disbanded at the end 1963 after recording one single for Fontana.
Earl Preston then formed Earl Preston and the Realms.
Cy Tucker recorded some solo tracks, backed by the Mike Sammes Singers and then formed Cy Tucker's Friars.

UK Singles

1963 I Know Something/Watch Your Step                                                                 Fontana TF 406
   (Released 5 July 1963)

Known Gigs

24 Nov 1961 Wallasey, New Brighton, Tower Ballroom. With The Beatles, Faron and the Flamingos, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Remo Four, and Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.

8 Dec 1961 Wallasey, New Brighton, Tower Ballroom. With The Beatles, Davy Jones, Danny Williams, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and The Remo Four.
3 Feb 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. 8 Hour Rhythm and Blues Marathon. With The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Swinging Blue Genes, The Merseybeats, The Hollies, Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, and The Roadrunners. 
13 Aug 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With Freddie Starr and the Midnighters, The Renegades, and The Stereos. 

The Who

Members

Roger Daltry - vocals
Pete Townshend - guitar
John Entwistle - bass guitar
Doug Sandom - drums (Born: 26 February 1930, Greenford, England - Died: 27 February 2019)

Keith Moon - drums (Died: 1978)

Previously known as The Detours.
Keith Moon replaced Doug Sandom in April 1964.
Lots to write. Coming at a later date.

Known Gigs

21 Dec 1966 London, The Uppercut, Forest Gate Centre, Woodgrange Road, E7.

Ian and the Zodiacs

Members

Ian Edwards - vocals, guitar (Died: 22 October 2007)
Peter Wallace
Geoff Bamford
Charlie Flynn


Formed in Liverpool as The Zodiacs.
Came 11th in a poll held by Mersey Beat music paper of the most popular beat groups on Merseyside, with the results being announced in the issue published on 4 January 1962.
Went to Hamburg and played at the Star Club. They were a big success there and decided to stay for the best part of three years, appearing several times on German television.

Known Gigs

 

25 Jul 1962 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Supporting The Beatles. With The Dakotas, and The Dennisons.

13 Aug 1962 Chester, Riverpark Ballroom. With Gerry and the Pacemakers.

14 Oct 1962 Liverpool, Orrell Park Ballroom. With The Undertakers, The Big Three, and The Strangers.

27 Oct 1962 Chester, Riverpark Ballroom. With Mark Peters and the Cyclones. 29 Dec 1962 Chester, Riverpark Ballroom. With The Senators. 

24 Nov 1962 Chester, Riverpark Ballroom. With Danny and the Asteroids.

18 Jan 1964 Chester, Riverpark Ballroom. Supported by The Chevrons with Lee Eddie.

May 1964 Hamburg, Star Club, Germany.

16 Jul 1964 Liverpool, The Peppermint Lounge, Fraser Street. Supporting Denny Seyton and the Sabres. With Chris and the Autocrats.