Gary and Lee

 

Members

Derek Knight - vocals

Alan Knight - vocals

A duo formed in Gosport, Hampshire (some sources say Portsmouth).

Gary & Lee were brothers.

They sang vocal harmonies in the style of the Everly Brothers.

Known Gigs

29 Dec 1962 Torquay, Town Hall, Devon. Supporting Barrie James and the Strangers, Frank Kelly and the Hunters, and Tanya Day.

25 Feb 1963 Stafford, Borough Hall. Supporting Barrie James and the Strangers, and Tanya Day. The 'Barrie James Show'.

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

19 Aug 1963 Bournemouth, Gaumont. Supporting The Beatles, and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. With The Lanas (The Lana Sisters), Tommy Wallis and Beryl, 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 and the Dakotas. With The Lanas (The Lana Sisters), Tommy Wallis and Beryl, 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 and the Dakotas. With The Lanas (The Lana Sisters), Tommy Wallis and Beryl, 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 and the Dakotas. With The Lanas (The Lana Sisters), Tommy Wallis and Beryl, 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 and the Dakotas. With The Lanas (The Lana Sisters), Tommy Wallis and Beryl, 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 and the Dakotas. With The Lanas (The Lana Sisters), Tommy Wallis and Beryl, Sons of the Piltdown Men, and Tommy Quickly. Compere Billy Baxter. Two shows.

 

Cherry Smash

Members

Mark Tuddenham - lead vocals
Graham Hunt - bass guitar
John Curtis - guitar, bass guitar
Mick Gill - guitar
Brian Hugg (Bryan Sebastian) - guitar, vocals

Formed in Gosport, Hampshire.
Brian Hugg is the brother of Mike Hugg of Manfred Mann.
Mick Gill left the group soon after their first single was released.
Disbanded in 1969.
Brian Hugg was later in Manfred Mann Chapter Three with his brother Mike.
John Curtis was later the bass guitarist for Katch 22.

UK Singles

1967 Sing Songs Of Love/Movie Star                                                                            Track 604017
   (Released December 1967. Credited to The Cherry Smash)
1968 Goodtime Sunshine/Little Old Country Home Town                                            Decca F 12838
   (Released 11 October 1968)
1969 Fade Away Maureen/Green Plant                                                                          Decca F 12884
   (Released 7 February 1969)