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Wainwright’s Gentlemen
Chris Wright – lead vocals Jim Searle – lead guitar Alfred Fripp – rhythm guitar Jan Frewer – bass, vocals Phil Kenton – drums West London band Wainwright’s Gentlemen are most notable for containing...
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Owen Gray’s soul years
Image may be subject to copyright Born in Kingston, Jamaica on 5 July 1939, Owen Gray (aka Grey) is one of the true reggae and ska greats but was also the author of a handful of superb soul/mod 45s,...
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Jo Jo Gunne
Jo Jo Gunne, late 1965/early 1966. Left to right: Don Bax, Renwick MacDonald, Alan Townsend, Doug Gordon, Ronny Butterworth and Pete Pennycate. Photo: Ronny Butterworth Readers will be familiar with...
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The Epitaph Soul Band
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)...
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Del Grace & The Rifle
The Rifle in Verbier, Switzerland, 1967 Malcolm Magaron (lead vocals) Del Grace (lead guitar) Mick Fletcher (keyboards) Terry Hewitt (bass) Pete ? (drums) This short-lived band was called The Rifle...
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The Wages of Sin, Yellow Rainbow and Zeus
Ed Pilling (vocals) Brian Pilling (guitar, vocals) Mick Hopkins (guitar, vocals) Tony Clarkson (bass, vocals) Jimmy Skidmore (drums) The Wages of Sin, early 1967. Left to right: Mick Hopkins, Tony...
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The Way of Life (featuring John Bonham)
This historically important Birmingham group is best known for featuring future Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and bass player Dave Pegg, who went onto Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull among...
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This little known soul act was active from around spring 1967 through to the end of 1969 and had an extremely fluid line-up with tonnes of musicians coming and going. The only musicians I’ve been able...
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Blodwyn Pig gigs 1969
Photo may be subject to copyright Guitarist Mick Abrahams formed Blodwyn Pig in his home town Luton, Bedfordshire in the first few weeks of January 1969 after leaving Jethro Tull in early December...
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John Thomas Blues Band
This short-lived band was formed in Lewisham, southeast London around 1967 and featured: Ray Marshall (guitar/vocals) Ronnie Clayden (keyboards/harmonica) Graham Marshall (bass) Chris Stevens (drums)...
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Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band 1965-1967
Photo courtesy of Buddy Beadle When Dexys Midnight Runners’ topped the UK charts in 1981 with their “Geno” tribute, a new generation of fans discovered American soul singer Geno Washington, who had...
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Jon and Still Life
Chris Simmons (vocals) Stuart Cowell (lead guitar/vocals) Tom Tierney (bass) Ron Reynolds (Hammond organ) Jim Toomey (drums) Jon was formed in late 1966 after Stuart Cowell left Gass. He’d previously...
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The Cortinas gigs 1964-1968
Formed by brothers Paul and Nigel Griggs, The Cortinas went through various line-ups before changing name to Octopus in November 1968. Lead guitarist Paul Griggs had started out with Bobby Hale &...
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The Syn gigs 1966-1968
The Syn evolved out of north London R&B group High Court, which featured guitarist turned lead singer Steve Nardelli and guitarist John Painter. They changed name to The Syn in late 1965 but soon...
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The Second Thoughts
Photo Patrick Campbell-Lyons. The Second Thoughts, spring 1964 outside the Ealing Club. Left to right: Mickey Holmes, Patrick Campbell-Lyons, Vic Griffiths (on van roof), Tony Duhig and Bill Hope....
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Ron Paisley – guitar/vocals John Scott – bass Steve Pryor – organ Ray Beresford – drums Formed in February 1967, The National Existence was a R&B band from southeast London who featured former...
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The Pretty Things’ gigs 1963-1969
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future...
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The Clockwork Oranges
Roger Cotton (lead guitar/keyboards/vocals), Robert Valentine (rhythm guitar/vocals), John Parish (drums) and Harry Blakey (bass/vocals). Thanks to Robert for the photo. Robert Valentine (rhythm...
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The Button Hole Band
Robert Valentine (lead vocals) Brian Brockie (lead guitar) John Hawksley (bass) Alan Attridge (baritone sax) Roger Shoesmith (tenor sax) John Parish (drums) Formed by Valentine and Parish in early...
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The Stardusters
The Stardusters went professional in 1963 when they changed name to Unit 4 (no relation to the Ealing band nor the better known Unit 4 Plus 2) to back HMV recording artist Ricky Bowden. The band...
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