Dave Whitaker (lead vocals/congas)
Del Grace (lead guitar)
Bruce Duckworth (rhythm guitar)
Mick Fletcher (keyboards)
Dave Rolfe (baritone sax)
Mick Lye (tenor sax)
Rodney Peters (aka Carl Lee) (drums)
Formed as Carl Lee & The Epitaphs in Welling, southeast London around 1963/1964, they changed name to The Epitaph Soul Band in 1965 and often played at the Black Prince Hotel in Bexley. Len Fletcher who ran the club was their manager.
Del Grace says the band’s line-up was fluid with musicians coming and going. The spelling may not be correct for some of the players listed above.
Bruce Duckworth didn’t stay long and they stuck with only one guitarist after he departed. At one point Del Grace’s friend Andy Clark came in on baritone sax and Mick Holland joined on bass.
The band’s van was involved in a horrific crash on Rochester Way, which effectively ended the band’s career.
Afterwards Mick Fletcher joined The Sound System who backed Jimmy Cliff before working with Hamilton & The Hamilton Movement, The Rifle (reuniting with Del Grace) and The Amboy Dukes.
