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Lee Tracy & the Tributes, circa 1963

Lee Tracy & the Tributes photo, circa 1963

Mick Pye sent in these great photos of of an unidentified band possibly from the coastal area south of London. Though nearly identical, there are small differences between the two. Mick tells me these are from glass negatives.

Any help with identifying these musicians would be appreciated. Mick also sent photos of Johnny Devlin and the Detours taken in 1962 or 1963, likely the same time period when these were taken.

Update, November 2012:

Luckily bassist John Garrett saw these photos and wrote to me with some information:

The band in the graveyard were Lee Tracy & The Tributes. Lineup: Lee Tracy (Graham Smithen) lead guitar; Martyn Pearse later to be replaced by Ray Flacke, rhythm guitar; Nick O’Brian; me, John Garrett on bass and Chris Hunt drums. The band members were from Arundel & Bognor.

The photo was taken in 1963. We played at most of the local venues: Top Hat, Mexican Hat, Rex Ballroom, The Green Topper, plus all the surrounding village halls. More information can be found in Mike Read’s book, The South Coast Beat Scene of the 1960′s.

Lee Tracy & the Tributes photo, circa 1963