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Sons of Adam and Ron Steele “Sleep in Public Places”
This is a Chicago 45 featuring Sons of Adam with Ron Steele on “Sleep in Public Places” backed with an instrumental, “I’m All Through with Her”. It was released on Flop Records, a subsidiary of Jim-Ko...
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Harold Horn “Dew B. Dewey” on Jerden
Harold Horn was born March 6, 1933 on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Lame Deer, MT. He served in the Army from 1950 until 1953, including ten months in Korea. Returning to Spokane, he became a...
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Edwin Starr’s January-February 1968 British tour
In early 1968, promoter Roy Tempest brought American soul legend Edwin Starr back to Britain for another tour. It had been six months since his last visit and rather than employ Glaswegian soul outfit...
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The Riffs “Tell Her” on Lubee, Phoenix, Arizona
The Riffs made this one cool single “Tell Her” / “I Been Thinkin'” on Lubee 304 in early 1965. The songs show pronounced Merseybeat influence, especially “Tell Her”. J. Gocioch wrote both songs, and...
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The Trekkers
Photo: Terry Gore John Goddard (vocals) George ? (vocals) Ricky Fountain (lead guitar/vocals Terry Gore (bass/vocals) Terry Toothill (keyboards/vocals) Johnny Crosby (saxophone) John Warwick (drums)...
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Edwin Starr’s May-June 1968 British tour
Motown legend Edwin Starr’s growing popularity in Britain encouraged promoter Roy Tempest to bring the singer back for a second British tour in 1968. It appears that for most of (if not all) the gigs,...
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The Summer Set
Photo may be subject to copyright: The Summer Set (aka Top Ten All Stars) in Hamburg in 1966. Clockwise from bottom: Rocky Browne, Vic Gillam, Mart Jenner, Dave Green and Les Humphries Les Humphries –...
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Tony Charman’s post Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede band
Bass player Tony Charman (at the time Tony Webb) left Carl Douglas in late 1968 when he got married on 14 September. However, during 1969, he returned to the music scene and played with a south London...
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The Electrons
Thanks to Malcolm Penn for the photo. The Electrons with Nicky Graham (bottom right) line up Tony Humphrys aka Tony Lane (vocals) Baz Hewson (lead guitar) Malcolm Penn (drums) Mike Morley (bass) Pete...
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Dene Lincoln & The Topics
Thanks to Malcolm Penn for the photo Dene Lincoln (aka Jim Turner) (vocals) Pete Cottage (lead guitar) Tony Humphrys (bass) Nicky Graham (rhythm guitar) Malcolm Penn (drums) Formed in the Tolworth,...
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Hex “You Cry and I’ll Laugh” on Hexx
“You Cry and I’ll Laugh” / “Doubt” by Hex was recorded in 1967 but only existed on acetate until someone pressed it to vinyl in 1995 on Hexx HR-101. Both sides are fine hard rock, with some crushing...
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The Runabouts from Havre de Grace, MD “Way of Life”&“All Is All”
The Runabouts, photo taken November 17, 1967The Runabouts came from Havre de Grace, Maryland, about 40 miles northeast of Baltimore. The two sides of their single have very different sounds. “Way of...
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The Shags from Sioux City, IA
The Shags featured in the Sioux City Journal, Nov. 21, 1967 The Shags came from Sioux City, Iowa. In August, 1967 they won a battle-of-the-bands at the River-Cade festival, beating out the Restrictions...
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The Restrictions from Sioux City, IA
The Restrictions came from Sioux City and cut one single on IGL 147, “Down on the Corner” / “She’s Gone Away” in September, 1967. Russell Gill wrote “Down on the Corner” and co-wrote “She’s Gone Away”...
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The Last Chapter “It’s Only When I’m Lonely”
The Last Chapter came from Sioux City, Iowa, and would evolve into a group called Freight. In late 1969 the Last Chapter cut their only record, released on Skip Records 2758. “It’s Only When I’m...
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The Gremlins
The Gremlins at Hook Community Centre Howard (Len) Neldrett (lead guitar) Tony Carter (rhythm guitar) Mick Brill (bass) Phil Webster (drums) Formed by pupils from Surbiton County Grammar in Surrey in...
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The Classics
The Classics in 1964. Photo: Malcolm Penn. Left to right: Len Neldrett, Malcolm Penn (front), Nicky Graham, Dave Atkey and Mick Brill Drummer Eddie Patterson says that he played regularly with this...
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The Cast
Photo: Terry Gore. The band outside the Greenford Hotel Ian Stalker (lead vocals) John Gater (lead guitar) Terry Gore (bass/vocals) Terry Toothill (keyboards/vocals) John Warwick (drums) After The...
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The Outsiders
Thanks to Alan Collins for the photo Dutch Mills (harmonica/vocals) Mick Wayne (lead guitar/vocals) Alan Collins (organ) John Horton (sax/flute) Mac Mclldowie (bass) Tim Easton (drums) Formed sometime...
View ArticleEdwin Starr’s September-October 1968 British tour
This was Edwin Starr’s third tour of the year, such was the demand for his music in Britain in the late 1960s. Little is known about who provided support for the soul legend but it appears that The...
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