Showing posts with label Wiltshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wiltshire. Show all posts
Thursday, 23 April 2020
Rod Starr and the Stereos
Members
Rod Starr (Rod Humphries) - vocals
Bryan Tate - vocals
Bob Phillips - lead guitar
Kevin Billett - bass guitar
Patrick Curtis - rhythm guitar
Gerry Tinson - drums
Formed in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
A semi-pro group.
Managed by Jack Oliver.
Known Gigs
27 May 1963 Bath, Pavilion. Supporting Jerry Lee Lewis. With Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages, and The Outlaws.
Monday, 16 December 2019
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.
The Bostons
Members
Trevor Ward-Davis - bass guitar
John Dymond
Ian Amey
Michael Wilson
Dave Dee - vocals
Formed in Salisbury.
The Bostons were formed out of The Beatniks.
They later changed their name to Dave Dee and the Bostons.
Trevor Ward-Davis, John Dymond and Ian Amey were previously in The Boppers, and The Beatniks and later in Dave Dee and the Bostons and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.
They had residences at both the Star Club and the Top Ten in Hamburg.
The Boppers
Members
Trevor Ward-Davis - bass guitar
John Dymond
Ian Amey
Dave Dee - vocals, guitar
Formed in Salisbury.
Trevor Ward-Davis, John Dymond and Ian Amey were later in The Beatniks, The Bostons, Dave Dee and the Bostons and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.
The Pack
Members
Rod Goodway - vocals
Andy Rickell - lead guitar
Brian Gregg - bass guitar
Roger Hartley - rhythm guitar
Bob Duke - drums
Kevin Tinson - bass guitar
Formed in Calne, Wiltshire.
Formerly known as Rod and the Sceptres.
Kevin Tinson was replaced on bass guitar by Brian Gregg in August 1965.
UK Singles
1965 Do You Believe In Magic?/Things Bring Me Down Columbia DB 7702
(Released 24 September 1965. Dou You Believe In Magic? was written by John Sebastian.)
The Beatniks
Members
Trevor Ward-Davis - bass guitar
John Dymond
Ian Amey
Dave Dee - vocals, guitar
Formed in Salisbury.
Trevor Ward-Davis, John Dymond and Ian Amey were previously in The Boppers and later in The Bostons, Dave Dee and the Bostons and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.
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