Sean Campbell and The Tremeloes

Members

Sean Campbell

Gerry Brookes - guitar

Trevor Millward

Formed in Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire.

Active in 1962.

Gerry Brookes was previously in The Dakotas.

Gerry Brookes was later in The Mysterys, The System, and Middle Earth.

The Mysterys

Members

Gerry Brookes - guitar

Formed in Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire.
Gerry Brookes was previously in The Dakotas, and Sean Campbell and the Tremeloes.

Disbanded in 1965.

Gerry Brookes was later in The System, and Middle Earth.

The Dakotas

Members

Gerry Brookes - guitar

Formed in Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire.

Not to be confused with the more famous Manchester band of the same name.

Played at King's Hall, Stoke in 1961 on the same bill as Freddie and the Dreamers.

Gerry Brookes was later in Sean Campbell and The Tremeloes, The Mysterys, The System, and Middle Earth.

The Pigeon Flyers

Members

Dave Hill - vocals

George Morris - drums

Al Saunders

John Isaacs - guitar

Curly Degg

Formed in 1968 in Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire.

Dave Hill and John Isaacs were formerly in Gerry Byrnes and the Invaders, and The Inner Circle.

Dave Hill was later in Iron Cross, and Demon.

UK Singles

1968 The Heaven We Shared Together/Keep On Sayen'                                                  Columbia DB 8449

   (Released 12th July 1968. Credted to The Pidgeon Flyers. Both sides written by Dave Hill)

The Flingles

Members

Formed in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire.

Known Gigs

20 Feb 1965 Leek, Town Hall, Staffordshire. Supporting The Paramounts. With The Hickory Stix.

Gerry Byrnes and the Invaders

Members

Dave Hill

John Isaacs - guitar

Glyn Hopkins

Norris Brookes

Chris Johnson

Formed in the early 1960s in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire.
Played in Germany.
Disbanded in late 1966.

Dave Hill was later in The Inner Circle, The Pigeon Flyers, Iron Cross, and Demon.

John Isaacs was later in The Inner Circle, and The Pigeon Flyers.

Known Gigs

25 May 1963 Crewe, Majestic Ballroom, High Street. With Garry Rogers and the Vampires.

21 Dec 1963 Crewe, Majestic Ballroom, High Street. Supporting Eden Kane and the Downbeats.

30 May 1964 Leek, Town Hall, Staffordshire. Supported by The Hickory Stix.

10 Oct 1964 Walsall, Town Hall. Supported by The Barons.

1 Mar 1965 Stafford, Staffordshire Yeoman, West Way. With Steve Brett and the Mavericks.

27 Mar 1966 Crewe, Town Hall, TopTeens Club. Supported by The Pacifics.

21 May 1966 Walsall, Town Hall. With The Townsmen.

5 Aug 1966 Wolverhampton, Civic Hall. With The Downliners Sect, The 'N Betweens, The Blues Ensemble, M. I. 5, and Tony Barry and The Sounds of Three.

Frank and the Shades

Members

Frankie Lawton - vocals
Terry Barnet
Al Saunders - guitar
Dave Balaban
Mick Foster - drums
Adam Faith (not that one!)


Formed in Stoke-on-Trent in the late 1950s.

The Marauders

The Marauders on the steps of The Cavern in Liverpool.














Members

Bry Martin (Brian Leslie Oakes) - lead guitar, vocals
Danny Davis - guitar
Kenny Sherratt - bass guitar
Barry Sargeant - drums

Chris Renshaw - guitar
Ricky Ford - vocals
Bill Honeyman - drums

Formed in Stoke-on-Trent.

In May 1964 Danny Davis left and was replaced by Chris Renshaw.

Were guests at Moorland County Junior School to give a talk to 9 year olds about the life and work of a pop group.

Ricky Ford joined in the mid 1960s as a vocalist.

Also billed as Bry Martin and the Marauders.

UK Singles

1963 That's What I Want/Hey, Wha' D'ya Say                                           Decca F 11695

1963 Always on My Mind/Heart Full of Tears                                               Decca F 11748
1964 Lucille/Little Egypt                                                                               Decca F 11836
1965 Baby (I Wanna Be Loved)/Somebody Told My Girl                               Fontana TF 609

Known Gigs

4 Feb 1961 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom

15 Apr 1961 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. Supported by The Kim Hart Five.

5 Aug 1961 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. Supported by The Marvins.

9 Sep 1961 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. Supporting The Dawnbreakers.

22 Sep 1962 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. Supporting Screamin' Lord Sutch and His Savages.

8 Dec 1962 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. Supporting The Stilettos.

11 Jan 1963 Stafford, Borough Hall. Supporting Susan Maughan. With The Phantoms (from Manchester).

19 Jan 1963 Stafford, Borough Hall. Supported by The Larry Avon Group.

27 Jan 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Genes, and The Zenith Six Jazz Band.

4 Feb 1963 Stafford, Borough Hall. Supporting the Spotniks.

16 Feb 1963 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. Supporting Mal Ryder and the Spirits.

25 Feb 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Backing Mike Berry. With Johnny Sandon and the Remo Four.

6 Apr 1963 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. Supporting Craig Douglas. With The Dominators.

14 Jun 1963 Salisbury, City Hall. Supporting Julie Grant. With The Crescendoes feat. Joe E. Martin, Trudy Martell.

   (Probably billed as Bry Martin and Danny Davis and the Marauders).

14 Aug 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With The Escorts, Ian and the Zodiacs, and Lee Shondell and the Boys.

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

8 Nov 1963 Dunstable, California Ballroom. Supporting Duke D'Mond and the Barron Knights. With The Sunspots.

24 Dec 1963 Liverpool, St. George's Hall. With Rey Anton and the Peppermint Men.

25 Jan 1964 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom. With The Helicats.

6 Feb 1964 Liverpool, The Cavern. Lunchtime session. Supporting Beryl Marsden. With The Four Just Men.

6 Feb 1964 Liverpool, The Cavern. Evening session. With Heinz, Bern Elliott and the Fenmen, and Vic and the TTs.

13 Mar 1964 Dunstable, California Ballroom.With The Dennisons, and The Planets.

21 Mar 1964 Cardiff, Sophia Gardens Pavilion. Supporting Gene Vincent. With Vance and the Vacqueros.

8 May 1964 Hinckley, St. George's Ballroom, Leicestershire.

25 Sep 1964 Nottingham, Dungeon Club. With The Pigs.

10 Nov 1964 Dunstable, California Ballroom.With The Mule Skinners, and The Skyliners.

24 Dec 1964 Leek, Town Hall, Staffordshire. Supported by The Hickory Stix.

28 Dec 1964 Wolverhampton, Civic Hall. With the 'N Betweens.

25 Jan 1965 Stafford, The Yeoman. Supported by Gerry Byrnes and the Invaders.

   (Billed as Bry Martin and the Marauders)

5 Feb 1965 Dunstable, California Ballroom.With The Stringbeats, and The Prowlers.

19 Sep 1965 Burton upon Trent, 76 Club.

The Hickory Stix

Members

 

Reno Gianitto - vocals (Died: January 2016)

Glyn Hewines - guitar ( - Spring 1965)

Graham Bagshaw - bass guitar (Died: Early 1970s)

Howard Renshaw - tenor saxophone (Died: ?)

Ken Thursfield - drums

 

John Egan - guitar (Spring 1965-1966)

Chris Burrows - drums (1965-1966)

Barrie Cartwright - drums (1966)

Jimmy Ord - bass guitar (1966)

 

The Hickory Stix were formed in Leek, Staffordshire.

Previously known as The Concords. Changed their name to The Hickory Stix when they added Reno Gianitto as their vocalist.

Ken Thursfield was previously in The Teenbeats.

Reno Gianitto was previously in Reno and the Classics.

Dave Daniels was their agent.
Played many times at 'Big Daddy's Club' in Halifax. Big Daddy was a famous English wrestler.
Supported the Animals at the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton when they were no.1 with 'House of the Rising Sun' in 1964.

John Egan replaced Glyn Hewines on guitar in Spring 1965.

Chris Burrows replaced Ken Thursfield on drums in 1965.

They were sometimes billed as Reno (or Reano) and The Hickory Stix for live appearances.

Played in Germany in early 1966. 

Chris Burrows was replaced on drums by Barrie Cartwright in 1966.

Graham Bagshaw left in 1966 and was replaced by Jimmy Ord.

Disbanded in 1966.
Reno Gianitto went on to sing with The Peter Chell Big Band who regularly played at the Crystal Ballroom in Newcastle under Lyme.

John Egan was also later in The Peter Chell Big Band.
Howard Renshaw was later in The Bob Allard Band, and Jazz Cabal.
Ken Thursfield was later in several groups including a vocal trio.
Glyn Hewines was later in The Intrigue who later changed their name to The Inbetweens, Jazz Cabal, Easy Street, and a country-rock/rock 'n' roll trio called Rooster.

Chris Burrows was later in Rey Anton and the Pro Form, then he was a resident drummer at Quaglinos in London's West End. Chris then played with Transatlantic Records bands 'Circus' and 'Spirit of John Morgan'. He then joined Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come.

Chris Burrows gave up his musical career to pursue his interest in Buddhism. He is now a monk (lama) in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and known as Lama Shri Sadhu Dharmavira. 

Graham Bagshaw sadly died in a road traffic accident in the early 1970s.

(Thanks to Glyn Hewines for additional information and pictures).

(Thanks to Lama Shri Sadhu Dharmavira (formerly Chris Burrows) for additional information and pictures)

(Thanks to John Egan for additional information.).

UK Singles

1965 Hello My Darling / Feeling Blue                                                                         OAK RGJ 149
   (Released January 1965)

'Hello My Darling' was written by Reno Gianitto (Gianippo on the label) and 'Feeling Blue' was written by Glyn Hewines (Hewins on the label).

Known Gigs

30 May 1964 Leek, Town Hall, Staffordshire. Supporting Gerry Byrnes and the Invaders.

30 Aug 1964 Rudyard, Hotel Rudyard, Staffordshire.

? Aug/Sep 1964 Stoke-On-Trent, Beat City, New Embassy Club, Waterloo Road, Burslem. Supporting Dave Berry and the Cruisers.

4 Dec 1964 Leek, St. Mary's Hall, King Street, Staffordshire.

6 Dec 1964 Leek, Beat Club, Staffordshire.

24 Dec 1964 Leek, Town Hall, Staffordshire. Supporting The Marauders.

3 Jan 1965 Leek, Beat Club, Staffordshire.

6 Jan 1965 Leek, The Milward Hall, Staffordshire.

4 Feb 1965 Stafford, North End Working Men's Club, Staffordshire. Supported by Barry and the Ravens.

11 Feb 1965 Stafford, Stafford College, Staffordshire. 

20 Feb 1965 Leek, Town Hall, Staffordshire. Supporting The Paramounts. With The Flingles.

Spring 1965 Liverpool, Beachcomber.

? Jun 1965 Halifax, Plebeans Club.
11 Jun 1965 Burton Upon Trent, 76 Club, High Street, Staffordshire.

19 Jun 1965 Malvern, Winter Gardens, Worcestershire.

? Sep 1965 Nottingham, Sherwood Rooms. Supporting The Walker Brothers.

7 Sep 1965 Manchester, Oasis Club. Supporting Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.

4 Dec 1965 Nantwich, Civic Hall, Cheshire. With The Klubs.
8 Dec 1965 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Supporting Earl Preston's Realms.

13 Mar 1966 Buxton, Pavilion, Derbyshire. Supporting The Pretty Things.

A listing in the North Cheshire Standard.

22 Mar 1966 Crewe, L.M.R. Sports & Social Club, Goddard Street, Cheshire.

1 Apr 1966 Burton Upon Trent, 76 Club, High Street, Staffordshire.

A later line-up of The Hickory Stix. Left to right: John Egan, Graham Bagshaw, Chris Burrows and Reno Gianitto.

 

 

 

 

Chris Burrows today. Now known as Lama Shri Sadhu Dharmavira.