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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