The Cherades are an unknown group who covered two hits from ’65 and ’66 for release on RHM Records 1001/1002. Their version of Love’s arrangement of “My Little Red Book” is very good, I’d say this was a studio group except the lead singer sounds unpolished. It was backed with the McCoys’ “Sorrow”.
The single was produced by Jimmy R. Johnson, the session guitarist who would become co-owner of Muscle Shoals Sound Studios. These were most likely cut at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where Johnson produced the Rockin’ Rebellions excellent “Don’t Let Go” / “Anyway the Wind Blows” for Gold Groove 111.
RHM Records has an address of 411 N. Atlanta Ave, in Sheffield, Alabama. The deadwax of SIMS RHM 1001 / RHM 1002 with a “Nashville Matrix” stamp indicates this may have been considered for the Sims label owned by Russell Sims, who had released many soul singles cut at FAME.
Oddly the labels show correct publishing for “Sorrow” but list “My Little Red Book” as “Pub. Unknown”!
Max Waller wrote to me that he had a note from an unknown source listing “members include Ronnie, Joe, Frankie”.
“Things Are Changin” is the very first single by the New Yorkers, who would cut the classic “Mr. Kirby” for Scepter before going on to greater fame as the Hudson Brothers. The group started in 1965 as the My Sirs in Portland, Oregon. Members in the early years were:
Bill Hudson – guitar, vocals Kent Fillmore – guitar Brett Hudson – bass, vocals Mark Hudson – drums, vocals
In 1959, Jim Bailey, a DJ at KAGT in distant Anacortes, Washington, had produced the Swags “Rockin’ Matilda” on his Westwind Records label. He was able to promote it to Del-Fi for national hit release in 1960. Bailey is listed as co-writer of “Rockin’ Matilda” with Swags guitarist Gailen Ludtke, and he published the song through his Skagit Music Company. He’s noted as booking acts in the Pacific Northwest, but I can’t find much about Bailey’s recording activity until he reappears with the New Yorkers in 1966.
Bailey heard a few demos the My Sirs had cut with $40 in an unnamed studio and set up a sponsorship with Chrysler. Bailey renamed the group the New Yorkers after the Chrysler auto, and found another group, possibly also from Portland, and named them the Fury Four after the Plymouth Fury (also made by Chrysler).
Labeled “A Gift for you from the 1967 Go Show”, Bailey released a 45 with the New Yorkers singing their catchy original “Things Are Changin” on Santana Records SAN 6602-A / SAN 6603-A, NW-1 / NW-2. On the other side is the Fury Four’s “City Girl” (written by D. Ford) with harmonies and fuzz guitar throughout. Skagit Music published both songs.
An article from the June 15, 1967 Idaho Free Press shows that the New Yorkers toured to promote Chrysler right up to the release of their second Scepter single:
TEEN SCENE Group Tells Tour Plans
The New Yorkers, who recently were heard in Nampa, next plan a 21-day record-promoting tour around the nation. They write all the songs they record, and plan a new album for release this fall.
The New Yorkers recently played their last Chrysler Go Show performance at Nampa. Members of the group are: Bill, lead guitar, Brett, bass guitar; Mark, drums; and Kent, rhythm guitar. Upon completion of the Chrysler Go Show, the New Yorkers will now go on a 21 day tour around the nation to promote their new record, “Mr. Kirby,” to be released this month.
Flip side of “Mr. Kirby” will be either “Seeds of Spring” or “Show Me The Way To Love”. All of the songs the New Yorkers record are written by them. The current release by the New Yorkers, “When I’m Gone” failed to move nationwide. In July the group plans to go on tour with Herman’s Hermits. They have just finished a tour with Don and the Goodtimes in Washington and Oregon. The New Yorkers record on the Sceptor label in Seattle and Los Angeles. An album is planned for release this fall.
Mark Hudson, the drummer, does most of the singing for the group. It is his voice that is heard on “When I’m Gone.” Offstage the New Yorkers are probably one of the funniest groups around. At the airport when the group was preparing to leave for Portland Bill confessed he doesn’t like to fly. Mark, who seems to have an eternal feud with their manager, kept wanting to buy an insurance policy out of a vending machine, but his manager wouldn’t let him. Kent was trying to […] fool with the public address system. All in all, the New Yorkers aren’t the best in the business but they aren’t the worst either. [!]
Bailey’s name turns up on New Yorkers releases through their 1969 Decca single, “I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City”, and also on The Live Five’s “Take the Good & the Bad”. The Fury Four were never heard from again, at least under that moniker.
Source: An interview with Brett Hudson on RockTalkTV.
Thank you to Mikael for looking up the text of the Free Press article for me, and to Matthew Baker for help with access to the microfilm images.
“Voyagers Greet Nixon and Schadeberg”, from left: Jay Sieger, Lance Davenport and Marc Peterson. Photo courtesy of Eddy Hauser.
The Voyagers came from Racine, Wisconsin, cutting two 45s for the Feature Records label out of Janesville.
The band first recorded as a quintet with:
Mark Peterson – vocals Jay Sieger – lead guitar Ed Hauser – rhythm guitar Lance Davenport – bass Steve Porter – drums
Their first 45 was the excellent “Away” backed with “I’m So Lonely”, both songs written by Sieger and Davenport, from August 1966 on Feature Records 817R-111, an RCA custom press. Spad Music would publish all their original songs.
The band met Richard Nixon at a political rally in October, 1966, and another photo from this event ran in Newsweek on October 10, 1966, with the caption “Nixon stumping Wisconsin: Always a gracious thank you for the band” (tip of the hat to Chas G.).
Voyagers appearing weekly at the Racine YMCA, with special shows by the Delights, Five Emprees, Crying Shames, and Buckinghams. Poster photo courtesy of Eddy Hauser.
By the time of their second single, in 1967, Marc Peterson and Ed Hauser had left, replaced by Joey Carrion (Tino Gonzales) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. This lineup recorded two more originals, “Can’t Save This Heart” by Sieger / Davenport, and “I Want You Back” by Carrion. It was released as Feature Records F-101, and produced by RAM Prod. After the single, Jay Sieger left and was replaced on lead guitar by Bob Spock.
Steve Sperry in Chicago, 1966Voyagers photo, with Ed Hauser on Gibson Firebird (photo courtesy of Eddy Hauser)
Arthur Sullivan sent me Stephen Sperry’s photo and business card, and wrote to me with some information:
This group, The Voyagers was produced by Steve Sperry who operated Ram Productions during the 1960s. This group was probably managed for bookings by Ken Adamany who lived in Janesville during that time. Steve lived in Janesville WI and also managed Dick Campbell of Monroe WI for a while. I don’t know where it was recorded but it has a very good clean sound. There was Leaf Studio in Janesville or Cuca at Sauk City.
Stephen Sperry & Ram Productions card, Janesville
Steve Sperry had an early 45 on Cuca J-1008 “That Ain’t So” / “Our Summer Love” before starting Ram Productions artist management and the Rampro label.
Arthur Sullivan had his own release on Swan Records S-4153 as Artie Sullivan with the Rhythm Beats – “It’s Time” / “Suzanne”, and produced singles with vocalist Dick Campbell on Camsul Records out of Worcester, MA (The Wild Ones “Surfin’ Time Again” for example), and CineVista Records out of Monroe, Wisconsin, among many others.
Thank you to Eddy Hauser for some of the photos in this article.
Sources: Gary E. MyersCan You Hear That Beat and On That Wisconsin Beat, and 45 cat
The Grim Reepers cut the excellent single “Two Souls”, but are still something of a mystery group. I haven’t been able to find any photos or gig listings for the Grim Reapers or Reepers, however they intended to spell the band name.
Two likely members are Greg Magie and Mark Paterson. Greg Magie’s name is in the song writing credits of the album “Stuntrock” by the late ’70s Los Angeles group Sorcery, (sound track to the movie Stunt Rock), and he is also, I believe, the vocalist in Sorcery as Greg McGee.
J. Sturgis is another name on the song writing credits, but in the BMI database, “Two Souls” shows only Mark Patterson, Richard Serrana and Joanne Funk.
“Two Souls” / “Joanne” was released on Chalon 1003 in January of 1967. Besides a few country singles by Roy Stevens, the Grim Reepers is the only other release on Chalon Records that I know of. Produced by Walker – J-P Productions (including B. Walker?).
Chalon Records shared an address of 5539 Sunset Boulevard with Impression Records. Ramhorn Pub. Co. published “Two Souls” and also published many of the songs released on the Impression label. J-P Productions shows up on the Dirty Shames’ Impression single. A. Jones who is credited with arranging the Grim Reepers single is almost certainly Al Jones. Al Jones and Joe Osborn’s names show up on many Impression singles, and on the writing credits to Roy Stevens “Over Again” on Chalon 001.
Greg Magie’s “Joanne” is published through Reklaw Music Co.
“Who’s Got the Right of Way” is the snotty, upbeat B-side to the light “Rosie, Rosie”. This Los Angeles production on Dionysian from late 1967 comes roughly in the middle of Beau Hannon’s recording career.
I had read that Beau Hannon was a Canadian singer from Niagara Falls, Ontario, but Mellow’s Log Cabin website says that the group was from Arkansas and started as Beau-Hannon and the Mint Juleps.
They cut a good rockin’ teen single “It’s All Over” / “Brainstorm” on the Hot Springs, Arkansas label United Southern Artists, Inc in 1961. The song writing credits for “It’s All Over” reveals his actual name, Jim Bohannon; “Brainstorm” is credited to Larry Fite who played bass. Other members of the group included Buddy Dodd lead guitar,and Ken Martin on drums.
After touring the east coast, the band did a months-long engagement in Montreal at the Black Orchid club. The band broke up due to the draft and other reasons, but Hannon stayed in Canada & New England and continued his career.
His second single “Stop Me From Falling In Love” on Eskee was picked up for release in Canada, Belgium and Germany. Later he had an LP of lighter pop, Most Requested on Birchmont.
“Who’s Got the Right of Way” was the first of two releases on Dionysian Records, DP-101 / DP-102. Arnold Rosenthal wrote both songs, published by Appolonian (BMI), and Georgie Dee and Rick Centman produced both sides. Δ-69230 in the deadwax indicates a December 1967 pressing. It was almost certainly cut in Los Angeles.
The only other release I know of is Dionysian DP-103 A/B, Richard Williams singing I’m a Free Man” with a similar arrangement of “Who’s Got the Right of Way” on the flip. Notable on this release is Jesse Edwin Davis credited with arrangement, and a co-writing credit on “I’m a Free Man” to Davis and Bramlett (published by Appolonian / Lawana).
A white label promotional copy of Dionysian DP-103 has the artist credited as “Beyond Good And Evil”. On the label photo I’ve seen, this artist name is crossed out and Richard Williams’ name is written at top.
One source notes Richard Williams was Dick Anthony Williams who had a career as an actor, but I can’t confirm this.
Arnold Rosenthal has many song-writing and occasional production credits, but he doesn’t seem to have held a position at any label or company for long. He seems to have been most active from ’69 to ’72, when he wrote much of Gary Lewis’s ”I’m On The Right Road Now” album, and played bass on Jesse Ed Davis’s version of “White Line Fever” and on a couple tracks from Ben Sidran’s Feel Your Groove LP.
Left to right (back row): Roger Warwick and Tony Tyler. Left to right (middle row): Georges El Hayek, Alan Bugby, Patrick Samson, Georges Dersy and Sousso Samson. Left to right (front row): Derek Whitehall and Carl Daykin
Born in Beirut in Lebanon as Sulaimi Khoury, Patrick Samson and his brothers Sandy, who became his manager and MD, and guitarist Soussou Khoury moved to France in 1961.
In the early 1960s, they formed Patrick Samson & Les Pheniciens and recorded a few singles. They then formed The Patrick Samson Group.
In late 1966, the musicians moved to Turin, Italy and subsequently formed The Patrick Samson Set, which included five Englishmen.
One of these was baritone sax player Roger Warwick, who was hired by Sandy Samson after he spotted him working with Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound at the Upper Cut in December 1966. Before that, Warwick had briefly worked with Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages and The Tornados among others.
The others were tenor sax player Derek Whitehall; organist Tony Tyler; bass player Alan Bugby; and drummer Carl Daykin. Bugby had previously played with Nero & The Gladiators, The Strangers and Johnny Halliday.
This is the formation that is pictured on the cover of the group’s live LP Sono Nero (see above) released in March 1968, which also included Moroccan trumpet player Georges Dersy and a Lebanese guitarist Georges El Hayek known as “Little George”. This formation also recorded some singles, including a fantastic cover of The Spencer Davis Groups’s “I’m a Man”.
Around the time the LP was issued, Carl Daykin left and later played with The Primitives (not before rejoining Patrick Samson later in the year).
He was briefly replaced by Christian Vander who later formed Magma. Another Englishman, Nigel Pegrum, who’d been a very early member of The Small Faces and then worked with Lee Grant & The Capitols joined in Vander’s place.
In March 1968, the group added two more Englishmen, Hammond organist Keith Burberry and tenor sax player Martin Grice, who were playing with The Warren Davis Monday Band (see entry on this site).
Before they came onboard, Roger Warwick left to join The Four Kents where he was subsequently joined by Georges Dersy. Warwick then worked with Ronnie Jones briefly.
Roger Warwick was with The Four Kents on their British 1968 tour
Later that year, Pegrum left to return to England and joined Spice but left before they found fame as Uriah Heap. He subsequently played with Steeleye Span before emigrating to Australia. Original drummer Carl Daykin rejoined.
Tony Tyler later became a noted music journalist, working at New Musical Express.
When Daykin left, Italian drummer Christians Euros took his place, who was joined by fellow Italians, sax player Claudio Pascoli; bass player Guido Guglielminetti; and guitarist Umberto Tozzi.
This is a very brief sketch of the band’s history and I would welcome any additions/corrections. Many thanks to Roger Warwick for filling in some of the gaps
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 researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
Photo: Jackie Korzon. The Five Proud Walkers in 1964
THE (FIVE) PROUD WALKERS
Terry Elliott – lead vocals
Clive Omer – lead guitar
Colin Forster – lead guitar
John Treais – bass
Brian Thompson – drums
Clive Omer and John Treais were apprentices at the Post Office (now British Telecom) and formed the original band in north London during 1963 as The Proud Walkers with a singer called Joe and drummer Brian Thompson who had worked with John Treais in a previous group.
Photo: Jackie Korzon. Left to right: Brian Thompson, Terry Elliott, John Treais, Clive Omer and Colin Forster, 1964.
1963
6 July 1963 – St John’s Hall, Hoppers Road, N1, London with The Wolverine Jazz Band (Promotional card from John Treais) Billed as The Five Proud Walkers
Photo: John Treais
1964
The group wanted to move in a more blues direction so brought in singer Terry Elliott during 1964.
29 September 1964 – Cavern, Westcliff, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)
1965
Photo: Luton News
27 February 1965 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with Bern Elliott & The Klan (Luton News)
At some point the band appeared on the same bill as The Yardbirds while Eric Clapton was a member. They also played alongside The Moody Blues.
On 5 March 1965, Clive Omer decided to leave the band. His old school friend Colin Forster bought his gear, including his ’50s Stratocaster.
Photo: John Treais. Left to right: John Treais, John Hanshay, Brian Thompson, Colin Forster and Terry Elliott (foreground)
The group briefly continued with keyboard player John Hanshay who stayed a few months.
2 May 1965 – Bure Club, Mudeford, Dorset with Felders Orioles (Advert from John Treais)
Photo: Melody Maker
6 May 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)
On 26 May Jimmy Horrocks, who was studying at the London School of Economics, joined on organ/flute, taking over from John Hanshay.
29 May 1965 – St Peter’s Youth Club, Staines, Middlesex (Staines and Egham News) Billed as The Proud Walkers
6 June 1965 – Top Rank Dance Club, Odeon Theatre, Wood Green, north London (Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald)
23 July 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London with The Sidewinders with Gary L Thompson (NME/Melody Maker)
Photo: Melody Maker
31 July 1965 – Cricket Club, Ashford, Middlesex (Staines and Egham News) Billed as The Proud Walkers
8 August 1965 – St Joseph’s Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire with The Byrds, Blues Syndicate, and The Bunch (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette) Billed as The Proud Walkers
Photo: Swindon Evening Advertiser
9 August 1965 – Corn Exchange, Newbury, Berkshire with The Byrds and The Bunch (Swindon Evening Advertiser)
Richard Hudson from north London band The Four Gonks replaced Brian Thompson on drums and started rehearsing with the group on 15 September.
18 September 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Sorrows (East Kent Times)
9 October 1965 – Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London (Date from John Treais)
Photo: John Treais
14 November 1965 – Zambesi, Hounslow, west London (Date from John Treais)
24 November 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford street, central London with The Downliners Sect (Melody Maker)
11 December 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Artwoods and Dave Anthony’s Moods (Melody Maker)
Photo: John Treais
17 December 1965 – Christmas gig at an apprentice’s association (Promotional card from John Treais)
Photo: John Treais. Back row, left to right: Richard Hudson, John Treais, Jimmy Horrocks. Centre: Colin Forster. Foreground: Terry Elliott
22 January 1966 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with the Webb and The Y V L’s and The Partisans (Aldershot News/Camberley News) Billed as The Proud Walkers
15 February 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Loose Ends (Melody Maker)
Photo: John Treais. Left to right: John Treais, Colin Forster, Jimmy Horrocks, Richard Hudson and Terry Elliott, 1966.
6 March 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Deakin Lewis Band (Contract from John Forster)
Thanks to Colin Forster for the image
10 March 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
12 March 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire with Jimmy Brown Sound (Aldershot News/Camberley News)
17 March 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
Photo: John Treais
19 March 1966 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London with Mea Mercer (Melody Maker)
24 March 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
26 March 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham with Mae Mercer (Nottingham Evening Post)
Photo: John Treais
9 April 1966 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)
11 April 1966 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express) Billed as The Proudwalkers
Photo: John Treais
17 April 1966 – Bluesette Club, Leatherhead, Surrey (Date from John Treais)
Photo: John Treais. Band play the 100 Club
19 April 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
26 April 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
Photo: John Treais
7 May 1966 – RAE Assembly Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Aldershot News)
Photo: John Treais
13 May 1966 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)
10 June 1966 – Bluesette Club, Leatherhead, Surrey (Contract from Colin Forster)
Sometime in mid-June 1966, Terry Elliott departed. The group auditioned singers at Wood Green Jazz club.
Dave Terry, who’d taken over from Arthur Brown in The Union in late 1965, replaced Elliott.
18 June 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
19 June 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Says from Cromwellian
25 June 1966 – Chichester College of Further Education, Chichester, West Sussex with The Who (Dave Terry recollections)
Thanks to Colin Forster for the image
1 July 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Contract from Colin Forster) Dave Terry says he never played this venue but Terry Elliott had left by now, so perhaps it was cancelled?
Photo: John Treais
16 July 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker)
3 September 1966 – Worthing Hospitals’ League of Friends, Steyne Gardens, Worthing, West Sussex with Kaine & Abel (Worthing Gazette)
Photo: Melody Maker
16 September 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker) Dave Terry says he never played this venue but Terry Elliott had left in June. Also, John Treais remembers that Roy Stacey covered for him once at this club when he couldn’t make the gig so at least show took place at the Ram Jam.
Photo: John Treais. The Five Proud Walkers with new singer Dave Terry at 28 September gig at London College of Fashion
28 September 1966 – London College of Fashion, central London with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Dave Terry’s recollections)
15 October 1966 – Location, Woolwich Arsenal Station, Woolwich, southeast London (Melody Maker)
Around this time John Treais left after a gig in Southampton and John Ford (ex-Jaymes Fenda & The Vulcans) took over on bass, making his debut backing Champion Jack Dupree, which may have been at Eel Pie Island (below).
3 December 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)
10 December 1966 – New Spot, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)
31 December 1966 – Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, Surrey with Whisky Ring (Surrey Advertiser)
1967
John Ford falls ill and Roy Stacey, who’d worked with Dave Terry in The Union, as well as early 1960s band The Impacts, subbed for him for about six weeks around January-February. Ford subsequently returned to the group in February.
7 February 1967 – Clouds, Derby with Champion Jack Dupree (Derby Evening Telegraph)
18 February 1967 – Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)
1 April 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Vigilantes (West Briton & Cornwall Gazette)
Photo: Melody Maker
6 April 1967 – White Hart, Acton, west London (Melody Maker)
23 April 1967 – The Bridge, Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, Surrey with Over 2,000 (Surrey Advertiser)
Photo: Melody Maker
27 April 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
6 May 1967 – The Pitch, Digbeth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
8 May 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Neat Change (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
Photo: Surrey Advertiser
27 May 1967 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Dave Martin Group (Surrey Advertiser)
17 June 1967 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)
Photo: Surrey Advertiser. Photo shows the late 1966 before John Treais left.
24 June 1967 – South Bank Jazz Club, Grimsby, Humberside (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)
Photo: Melody Maker
27 June 1967 – Royal Ballroom, Southgate, north London (Melody Maker)
In late June Jimmy Horrocks left to join Robert Hirst & The Big Taste who were heading to Hamburg to play the Star Club in the first week of July. He later replaced Reg Dwight (aka Elton John) in Bluesology
Photo: Woking Herald
14 July 1967 – Twilight Zone, Constitutional Hall, Chertsey, Surrey (Woking Herald) Billed as The Proudwalkers
In mid-July, the group changed name to Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera. However, an advert for The Velvet Opera had been printed in Melody Maker several weeks in a row as early as April 1967.
Photo: Velvet Opera advert, Melody Maker, April 1967
Thanks to Clive Omer, John Treais and Colin Forster for providing information about the band’s early years. Thanks also to Dave Terry (aka Elmer Gantry) and Roy Stacey. Thanks also to Mike Stax.
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 researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
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THE MARK FOUR
Formed as Kenny Lee & The Mark Four in late 1962
Kenny Lee (aka Kenny Pickett) – lead vocals
Norman Mitham – lead guitar
Mick Thompson – rhythm guitar
John Dalton – bass
Jack Jones – drums
Everyone except Kenny Lee had previously been members of Danny King & The Blue Jacks, who changed name to Jimmy Virgo and The Blue Jacks in 1961
1963
In January 1963, Eddie Phillips from Bobby Lee & The Travellers took over from Norman Mitham on lead guitar
16 February 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Peter Barlow & The Swallows (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
30 March 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Bobby Angelo and The Tuxedoes (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
4 May 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Cherry Roland and The Solitaires (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
7 September 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
1964
11 January 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)
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14 March 1964 – Rex Ballroom, Cambridge with The Huntsmen (Cambridge News) Billed as Kenny Lee & The Mark Four
Around this time, they became The Mark Four and Kenny Lee reverted to his real name Kenny Pickett
3 April 1964 – The Phurlow Arms, Norwood, south London (John Warburg research)
4 April 1964 – The Athenian, Muswell Hill, north London (John Warburg research)
5 April 1964 – The Inferno Club, Welling, Kent (John Warburg research)
6 April 1964 – St Peter’s in The Field, Bocking, Braintree, Essex (John Warburg research)
8 April 1964 – The Robin Hood, Dagenham, Essex (John Warburg research)
9 April 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Manfred Mann (East Kent Times & Mail)
9 April 1964 – The Public Hall, Epping, Essex (John Warburg research)
10 April 1964 – St. Hellier Arms, Carshalton, Surrey (John Warburg research)
11 April 1964 – Sims Motors, Finchley, north London (John Warburg research)
12 April 1964 – The Angel Tavern, 181 Fore Street, Upper Edmonton, Middlesex (John Warburg research)
14 April 1964 – The Tigers Head, Downham, southeast London (John Warburg research)
15 April 1964 – The Falcon Inn, Eltham, southeast London (John Warburg research)
16 April 1964 – The Wolsey Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts (John Warburg research)
17 April 1964 – The Assembly Rooms, Rotherhithe, southeast London (John Warburg research)
18 April 1964 – The Cheshunt Boys and Athletic Club, Cheshunt, Herts (John Warburg research)
19 April 1964 – The Cambridge, Edmonton, Middlesex (John Warburg research)
20 April 1964 – The Falcon Inn, Eltham, southeast London (John Warburg research)
21 April 1964 – The White Hart (possibly Southall) London (John Warburg research)
22 April 1964 – The Robin Hood, Dagenham, Essex (John Warburg research)
23 April 1964 – The Chaz-Don, Dalston, north London (John Warburg research)
24 April 1964 – The Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (John Warburg research)
25 April 1964 – St. Paul’s, Winchmore Hill, London (John Warburg research)
27 April 1964 – St. Hellier Arms, Carshalton, Surrey (John Warburg research)
29 April 1964 – The Blyth Hotel, Sevenoaks, Kent (John Warburg research)
30 April 1964 – The Inferno Club, Welling, Kent (John Warburg research)
25 June 1964 – The Big Beat Dance, The Worsley Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts with Unit Four Plus Two (John Warburg’s research)
3 July 1964 – Wood Green Beat Club, Wood Green Assembly Rooms, Wood Green, London (Tottenham Weekly Herald)
11 July 1964 – The Cheshunt Boys and Athletic Club, Cheshunt, Herts with The Talismen (John Warburg research)
20 August 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Sounds Incorporated (East Kent Times & Mail)
22 August 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Habits (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
11-12 September 1964 – Streatham Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Streatham News)
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19 September 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with The Juniors (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
26 September 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)
9 October 1964 – The Pill Social Centre, Pill Road, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales with Little Eva, Danny Storm and the Strollers (John Warburg research)
9 October 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
14 October 1964 – The Wolsey, Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts with The RMO (John Warburg research)
27 October 1964 – Kodak Hall, Wealdstone, Middlesex with The Gaylords and The Vincents (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
8 November 1964 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)
4 December 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with Johnny Haven & The Just Five (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
13 December 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)
26 December 1964 – Streatham Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Streatham News)
31 December 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Guy Darrell & The Midniters (East Kent Times & Mail)
1965
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2 January 1965 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich with The Downlands and The Soundtracks (Eastern Evening News)
3 January 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
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30 January 1965 – Ilford Baths, Ilford, east London with The Koalas (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
28 February 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
2 March 1965 – Witch Doctor Club, The Dolphins, Marine Court, St. Leonards On Sea, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
31 October 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
Mick Thompson and John Dalton left at this point with Dalton later joining The Kinks, Bass player/singer Tony Cooke from The LeRoys joined and they worked as a quartet
10 November 1965 – The Wolsey Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts with The Concords (John Warburg research)
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21 November 1965 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with Steve Washington & The Congress and Barmy Barry (Evening Sentinel)
27 November 1965 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with The High Numbers (Essex Chronicle)
28 November 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)
5 December 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London with New Ed Williams Sound System (Wood Green and Southgate Herald/Tottenham Weekly Herald)
11 December 1965 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
24 December 1965 – Coronation Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with Eric Delaney Big Band (East Kent Times)
31 December 1965 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Sons of Fred and The Defenders (Kent Messenger/Maidstone Gazette)
1966
1 January 1966 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with Davey Sands & The Essex and Curtis & Co (Essex County Standard)
5 January 1966 – The Witchdoctor Club, The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex with The Poor Boys (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
7 January 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Malcolm & The Jetblacks (Eastern Evening News)
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8 January 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
14 January 1966 – Orford Cellar, Norwich with Lucas & The Emperors (Eastern Evening News)
15 January 1966 – The Witchdoctor Club, The Dolphin, St. Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (John Warburg research)
27 January 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)
4 February 1966 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks with Proof (Bucks Free Press)
4 February 1966 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk with Bobby Gibson and The 004s (Eastern Evening News)
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11 February 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Beds with Mike Dean & The Kinsmen and The Associates (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
12 February 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury) Billed as Mark VI
19 February 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Blues Syndicate (Kent Messenger/Maidstone Gazette)
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11 March 1966 – Axminster Guildhall, Devon (Bridport News)
8 April 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Unit 4 (Eastern Evening News)
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9 April 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex with The Clockwork Oranges (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)
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16 April 1966 – Seaton Town Hall, Seaton, Devon (Bridport News)
23 April 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Moody Blues (East Kent Times)
24 April 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)
30 April 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
7 May 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent (Chatham Observer/Maidstone Gazette)
13 May 1966 – The Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (John Warburg research)
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14 May 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Beat Syndicate (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)
The group’s manager Tony Stratton-Smith wanted to bring in Rob Garner on bass from Liverpool band The Kinsleys. Shortly afterwards, they became The Creation
29 May 1966 – Starlight, Crawley, West Sussex with The Shindigs (Caterham Weekly Press) Billed as The Mark Four but the group was already operating as The Creation
10 June 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with Quiet Five (Melody Maker)
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25 June 1966 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News) Now known as The Creations
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Thanks to John Warburg for supplying some information
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 researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
Left to right: Rob Davis, Pete Gray, Les Gray and Ray Stiles. Photo copyright: Sport & General Press Agency. From Rockin’ and around Croydon
THE MUD
Les Gray – lead vocals
Rob Davis – lead guitar
Ray Stiles – bass
Pete Gray – drums
1966
28 August 1966 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk with Davey Sands & The Essex (North Norfolk News)
10 September 1966 – Newmarket Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Cambridgshire with The Sounds (Cambridge News)
The Duprays came from Washington Court House, Ohio, which lies about 40 miles southwest of Columbus and a little further from Dayton.
Members were:
Bruce Daulton – lead vocals Ray Joslin – guitar Mike Burnette – guitar Dennis Minshall – keyboards Don Miller – bass Carl Mullen – drums
Guitarist Ray Joslin wrote the excellent top side, “You Make Me”, which starts with what is supposed to be his girl’s wailing, with some unusual echoed drumming. The wailing continues through the guitar break and short recitation.
The band shares composition credit on the bizarre B-side, “The Frog (Froggy)”.
Released on Prism Records PR-1929, the RCA custom pressing code SK4M-1497/8 dates it to late 1965.
B-W Music, Inc and WWMG Pub. published “You Make Me”, while WelDee Music and WWMG Pub. published “The Frog (Froggy)”, though I couldn’t find Library of Congress registrations for either song.
Unlike many Ohio bands of the era, the Duprays did not seem to get any local press coverage, perhaps because they were young teenagers.
This site is a work in progress on 1960s garage rock bands. All entries can be updated, corrected and expanded. If you have information on a band featured here, please let me know and I will update the site and credit you accordingly.
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The Cherades are an unknown group who covered two hits from ’65 and ’66 for release on RHM Records 1001/1002. Their version of Love’s arrangement of “My Little Red Book” is very good, I’d say this was a studio group except the lead singer sounds unpolished. It was backed with the McCoys’ “Sorrow”.
