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The Four Esquires. I found this: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/50s/1959/Billboard 1959-05-25-Programming.pdf indicating that all the boys were in their 20s in 1959, and that Bob Colligan's home town is listed as York Harbor, Maine. I have a feeling there might be a few Colligans from Maine, but which of them spent some years at Boston Uni, Boston, Mass? Interesting that Wiki states they were signed in 1956, but they were certainly releasing records according to Billboard as early as the start of 1955, probably while they were still at University.

Dali's Christ Of St John Of The Cross. Unless you've actually stood in front of it, you can't explain how breathtaking it is, even if it's somewhat iconographic. If you are ever lucky enough to have the chance to see it in person, do.

Can't find anything on the band, but just to note it should be Elias and his Zig Zag Jive Flutes, not Jazz. Described rather unfortunately in a British publication as "Music Of The Zulus". Ah, the 1950s.

Been the bridesmaid too often, Joey, about time. However, I'm training the security cameras on your seat....

We are waiting on a Lone Danish politician to obit, but while we do... Tory activist Stuart Wheeler is dead. So a Wheeler keeps the Dealer busy! Hits for 4 players as outlined by msc. Joey Russ hits an A and gains 5 Additional Points, but also makes a pair of As for 10 Additional Points - Total Additional Points = 15. msc and Sean queue up into the podium places, behind Joey who is still waiting on a Mark Naley obit too. Was Joey applying a crystal ball before the Casino opened? Leaderboard updated.

Oi! I'm busy doing the history of UK Chart Singles! Actually, I went off for a sandwich, came back on and saw he was dead. I'll update shortly.

Last one for now. The Cougars. Found an article here from March 1963: https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/Record-Mirror-1963-03-09-S-OCR.pdf We can narrow down the origins to the Sea Mills area of Bristol. Helpfully ages given: Keith Owen (20) - so born 1942/43 David Tanner (20) - so born 1942/43 Adrian Morgan (19) - so born 1943/44 David Hack (spelt Huck here) (22) - so born 1940/41

The Cherokees. Nothing on the members and believe me I have tried! You have them being formed in Worcester - the band were formed in Leeds. Maybe we've been looking in the wrong part of the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2008/08/20/music_leeds_artists_1960s_feature.shtml

The Cheetahs. This article from October 1964 helpfully gives the boys' ages: https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/64/Record-Mirror-1964-10-03-S-OCR.pdf Rodney Wright (19) - so born 1944/45 His brother Nigel Wright (18) - so born 1945/46 Euan Rose (17) - so born 1946/47 Raymond Bridger (18) - so born 1945/46 The entry for Euan Rose ties in with his statement on his website that he was born just after WWII as I found earlier. So I'm not sure where you found a birthdate for 1943, but I'm now sure that can't be right if the corroborating evidence points elsewhere.

The Chantays. Missing member is Bob Welch (not Welsh). Now according to Billboard from April 1963, he was 17 then, making him ages with the other band members apart from Warren who was older: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YQsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&dq="Bob+Welch"+"Chantays"&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiftbSImOPqAhVcVRUIHR7ACQU4ChC7BTAGegQIBxAF#v=onepage&q="Bob Welch" "Chantays"&f=false According to this book from 1996 and backed up by other sources, he was running a clothing store in Dana Point, California: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=z9EiAQAAIAAJ&q="bob+welch"+drummer&dq="bob+welch"+drummer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinjODbluPqAhUnUhUIHaIOBkIQ6AEwBnoECAIQAg Was still performing with the Chantays at least until 2011, if not after. It seems that at some point in 2014 he suffered a stroke and was partially paralysed: https://www.facebook.com/events/d41d8cd9/benefit-for-bob-welch-the-chantays-legendary-surf-drummer/269139659945786/ Was still alive in June 2018, sitting backstage at this gig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVov7nEQCLs

The Cats. Information here on Archer and Okoro to complete the line up: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FU4YAQAAIAAJ&q="Michael+okoro"+drummer&dq="Michael+okoro"+drummer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi3vcT7kuPqAhXMVRUIHbUWAsUQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg

Makes sense with the Eddie Preston name for his country music!

It's great - minimising the missing now we are a bit more au fait with the searching! Anyway, I believe that's bedtime!

I'll go for "Backtracking Quickly" for $600.....

Back to The Cascades. The band seemed to be involved in some outrageous beach party movie Catalina Caper. From that, we get David Szabo's full birth date and a birth date of 1937 for Eddie (sometimes Eddy) Snyder. Unfortunately David Stevens entry gives us nothing, perhaps both Snyder and Stevens weren't born in San Diego. I also found reference to Eddie Snyder recording country music under the name Eddie Preston here, looks like the late 1980s: https://geetoni.wordpress.com/tag/eddie-snyder/ and this is backed up by the blurb on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXClMjTHmJ4 The most recent comment on that video is from a week ago, seems to have lived in Seattle at some point, married to Jackie who may have died. Seems a genuine comment.

Death Notice for Kevin Pakenham, youngest child of the late Lord Longford: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/243207/pakenham Wiki (mention): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Pakenham,_7th_Earl_of_Longford#Personal_life

I'd have thought there was enough information in Ian Campbell's obituaries to track down Lorna and Brian. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9871361/Ian-Campbell.html and https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/28/ian-campbell Lorna was the younger sister of Ian so born to Elizabeth and David Campbell in Aberdeen, other sisters Debbie (Deborah, Debra?) and Billy (I'm assuming that's Wilhelmina?). She was a teenager in the mid-1950s and if the Telegraph is to be believed she was married to Brian Clark by at least 1962 and that is likely to have been in Birmingham. That marriage seems to have gone by the mid-1970s through divorce. I see Brian Clark has a FB page, I haven't linked it as there's nothing about him unless of course he's given summat away.

Jeff Jones is a nightmare. Plenty of interviews but nothing but the following. Termed Jeffrey Jones on a few early captions. Band formed in Merthyr Tydfil. Then there is this from last year: So possible to contact Owen Money through his Twitter and find out where Jeff is now?

English character actress Peggy Batchelor reportedly dead in her 104th year:

Ok, one #80 single in the UK for the Cardiacs 32 years ago. And QOs everywhere, for example: https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/22/cardiacs-frontman-tim-smith-dies-aged-59-13022020/

If it's of any help, Beaudry also hailed from Wyandotte. I guess in a country as big as the USA there must be more than one Thomas Earl Harris who loved playing bass guitar!

Fox. I found a few interviews with Fox from the mid-1970s - nothing which gave away Jim Frank's age, despite him really being the main interviewee after Noosha! I did however find this, which might be of help, although I'm not sure what it is - a graduation note? https://alumni.ecolint.ch/blogpost/1334433/239923/Jim-Frank-LGB-68 Maybe he's not actually English if he was at school in Switzerland! If that's of no help, let me know and I'll have another root around.

Frijid Pink. Hmmm, finding it hard to find anything on Gary Ray Thompson other than he seems to have originated from Wyandotte, Michigan. This seems to be his myspace profile - I don't know how you work these things: https://myspace.com/thompsonslastchassis Rather more tenuous leads on Tom Harris. Full name seems to have been Thomas Earl Harris, originating from Florence, Alabama (apparently he moved to Detroit at some point prior to joining the group). Now there is an obituary here for a Thomas Earl Harris where the guest book is full of his singing and playing bass (Harris' instrument in Frijid Pink). https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rockymounttelegram/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-earl-harris&pid=123517878 The dob of 1948 seems promising - could we get "lucky" again, if you can tie this to Harris?

Jawara Mcintosh apparently dead and therefore on the List of the Missed: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2018/celebs_M.html#mcintoj018

Oh, I know, I just posted it up on the Foreign Johnnies thread. Obit awaited. Probably forever, perhaps not so long....