YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 15, 2020 Too much time on my hands, apparently. Don't think I can be of much help regarding the outstanding ones, I'd have to go back and start from A again! Squeezing Colin Green for info would unlock a whole lot. I assume you are going to do new A-Z for following decades. That first page is going to get awfully clunky with 60s band line ups who change in the 1970s and it might become a complete monster to track when researching if it trickles into the 1980s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 232 Posted May 15, 2020 Great work. Second oldest Bill Pitman been a unique for me for a couple of years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted May 15, 2020 I didn't do anything really. And before you ask, I'm not going round to Colin Green's gaff. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Too much time on my hands, apparently. Don't think I can be of much help regarding the outstanding ones, I'd have to go back and start from A again! Squeezing Colin Green for info would unlock a whole lot. I assume you are going to do new A-Z for following decades. That first page is going to get awfully clunky with 60s band line ups who change in the 1970s and it might become a complete monster to track when researching if it trickles into the 1980s. Since the last update I posted, other than completing the letters M and S, I added quite a few featured artists to other letters but I think only three had missing info: Millard Thomas (Harry Belafonte's long time guitarist), The Curls and The Clark Brothers. I will contact Colin Green, he seems to have been in quite a few of these outfits and could probably help loads. I'm not sure what to do with the next lot yet. I will definitely do just the 1970s first, rather than lumped together with another decade like this was. I was thinking of going on GoDaddy tonight, buying a web page and making a start on 70s "A" there. I suppose I could just post a message/appeal for info here each time I've updated the site with a new letter? Would save some middlestepping/congestion in this thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 15, 2020 On 29/02/2020 at 20:13, Ulitzer95 said: The Pretty Things Wiki UK rock band from Sidcup, Kent, took their name from the 1955 song Pretty Thing by Willie Dixon Skip Alan 11 Jun 1948 – Living Phil May 09 Nov 1944 – 15 May 2020 (75) Guardian obit Brian Pendleton 13 Apr 1944 – 16 May 2001 (57) Guardian obit Viv Prince 09 Aug 1941 – Living John Stax 06 Apr 1944 – Living Dick Taylor 28 Jan 1943 – Living 18/06/1964 Rosalyn #41 22/10/1964 Don't Bring Me Down #10 25/02/1965 Honey I Need #13 15/07/1965 Cry to Me #28 20/01/1966 Midnight to Six Man #46 05/05/1966 Come See Me #43 21/07/1966 A House in the Country #50 Updated the entry for The Pretty Things. As posted elsewhere, frontman Phil May died today as a result of surgical complications following a bicycle accident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 19, 2020 On 08/05/2020 at 21:48, Ulitzer95 said: Someone has edited the Wiki page of Johnny Gregory to say he died on 22nd April aged 95. I’ll leave his entry for now until there’s confirmation via an obit or the GRO. Been told The Guardian are now on this. Something should appear soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 20, 2020 Right, 1970s, because why not. Got nothing better to do under lockdown. I'll post these sporadically every now and then. If people want to view them all in one place, there's a website in the pipeline. I'll need to revise this at a later point as there are so many blanks. It seems like there's even more obscure 70s acts compared with the 50s/60s (and less info on them too!) A ABBA Wiki Swedish pop supergroup from Stockholm, formed in 1972, one of the best selling groups of all time having exceeded 380 million record sales, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, their music was adapted into the highly successful musical Mamma Mia! in 1999 and a film by the same title was released in 2008 (with a sequel in 2018) Benny Andersson 16 Dec 1946 – Living Agnetha Fältskog 05 Apr 1950 – Living Anni-Frid Lyngstad 15 Nov 1945 – Living Björn Ulvaeus 25 Apr 1945 – Living 20/04/1974 Waterloo #1 Sweden's entry for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest (and winner) 20/07/1974 Ring, Ring #32 Intended to be Sweden's entry for the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest but ultimately not selected 02/08/1975 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do #38 27/09/1975 S.O.S. #6 13/12/1975 Mamma Mia #1 03/04/1976 Fernando #1 21/08/1976 Dancing Queen #1 20/11/1976 Money, Money, Money #3 05/03/1977 Knowing Me, Knowing You #1 22/10/1977 The Name of the Game #1 04/02/1978 Take a Chance on Me #1 16/09/1978 Summer Night City #5 03/02/1979 Chiquitita #2 05/05/1979 Does Your Mother Know #5 21/07/1979 Angeleyes / Voulez-Vous #3 20/10/1979 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) #3 15/12/1979 I Have a Dream #2 AC/DC Wiki Australian rock band from Sydney, formed in 1973, one of the best selling bands worldwide with total record sales in excess of 200 million, lead singer Bon Scott died from acute alcohol poisoning in February 1980 and was replaced by Brian Johnson, the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 Phil Rudd 19 May 1954 – Living Bon Scott 09 Jul 1946 – 19 Feb 1980 (33) FindAGrave memorial Cliff Williams 14 Dec 1949 – Living Angus Young 31 Mar 1955 – Living Malcolm Young 06 Jan 1953 – 18 Nov 2017 (64) Guardian obit 24/06/1978 Rock 'n' Roll Damnation #24 01/09/1979 Highway to Hell #56 Ace Wiki UK rock band from Sheffield, formed in 1972 and disbanded in 1977 Fran Byrne 17 Mar 1948 – Living Paul Carrack 22 Apr 1951 – Living Terry "Tex" Comer 23 Feb 1949 – Living Phil Harris 18 Jul 1948 – Aug 2010 (62) Mention of death Alan "Bam King" 18 Sep 1946 – Living 09/11/1974 How Long #20 Richard Ace 1940 – Living Discogs Jamaican reggae singer and pianist from Kingston, real name Evan Lloyd Richards 02/12/1978 Stayin' Alive #66 Cover of a single by Bee Gees NB: Cracked this by using the web archive to pull up his 2009 MySpace page, which revealed he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1981. It also has a newspaper cutting on it, which led me to this book. There's a clip of him performing I Got You Babe in 2005 here. Act One Discogs American funk studio group from Detroit, Michigan George Barker no info available Raeford Gerald 10 Oct 1943 – 04 May 1989 (45) Mention of death Reggie Ross no info available Roger Terry no info available 18/05/1974 Tom the Peeper #40 Addrisi Brothers Wiki American pop duo from Winthrop, Massachusetts Dick Addrisi 04 Jul 1941 – Living Don Addrisi 14 Dec 1938 – 13 Nov 1984 (45) Mention of death 06/10/1979 Ghost Dancer #57 The Adverts Wiki UK punk rock band from London, formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1979, bass guitarist Gaye Advert is considered to be the first female punk rock star Gaye Advert 29 Aug 1956 – Living Laurie Driver 26 Mar 1956 – Living Howard Pickup 25 Jun 1950 – 11 Jul 1997 (47) FindAGrave memorial T. V. Smith 05 Apr 1956 – Living 27/08/1977 Gary Gilmore's Eyes #18 Criminal Gary Gilmore (1940–1977) was executed via firing squad and offered to donate his eyes to science After The Fire Wiki UK rock band from London, transitioned from playing progressive rock to new wave music Peter Banks 09 Sep 1949 – Living Andy Piercy no info available John Russell no info available Ivor Twydell 1957 – Living 09/06/1979 One Rule For You #40 08/09/1979 Laser Love #62 Morris Albert 07 Sep 1951 – Living Wiki Brazilian pop singer-songwriter from São Paulo 27/09/1975 Feelings #4 Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias Wiki UK comedy rock band from Manchester, formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1982 Tony Bowers 31 Oct 1952 – Living Bob Harding Jul 1949 – Living Jimmy Hibbert 15 Jul 1955 – Living CP Lee 19 Jan 1950 – 24 Jul 2020 (70) Obit Bruce Mitchell 06 Jun 1940 – Living Les Prior 17 Apr 1948 – 31 Jan 1980 (31) Mention of death Simon White 24 May 1951 – Living 23/09/1978 Heads Down, No Nonsense, Mindless Boogie #47 The song mocks the style of Status Quo Alessi Wiki American pop rock singer-songwriter duo from Long Island, New York, comprising of identical twin brothers Billy Alessi 12 Jul 1953 – Living Bobby Alessi 12 Jul 1953 – Living 11/06/1977 Oh Lori #8 Steve Allan 1948 – Living Discogs UK pop singer, real name Alan Carvell, also a backing singer for the Biddu Orchestra and a member of The Carvells 27/01/1979 Together We are Beautiful #67 The Allnight Band Discogs UK instrumental group assembled by DJ Richard Searling 03/02/1979 The Joker (The Wigan Joker) #50 NB: Can't find a lineup at all for this group! Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 31 Mar 1935 – Living Wiki American trumpeter from Los Angeles, California, started playing at 8 years old, and began his career by penning hits for Sam Cooke, formed various record companies and won eight Grammys, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 as a non-performer 12/12/1970 Jerusalem #42 13/10/1979 Rise #13 Released as Herb Alpert Althea and Donna Wiki Jamaican reggae vocal duo Althea Forrest 23 Jun 1960 – Living Donna Reid c. 1959 – Living 24/12/1977 Uptown Top Ranking #1 Amen Corner Wiki UK rock band from Cardiff, Wales Dennis Bryon 14 Apr 1949 – 14 Nov 2024 (75) Obit Andy Fairweather Low 02 Aug 1948 – Living Allan Jones 06 Feb 1947 – Living Neil Jones 25 Mar 1949 – 08 Jun 2018 (69) BBC obit Mike Smith 04 Nov 1947 – Living Clive Taylor 27 Apr 1948 – Living Blue Weaver 11 Mar 1947 – Living 14/02/1976 (If Paradise is) Half as Nice (re-release) #34 America Wiki American rock band formed by three sons of U.S. Air Force personnel in London in 1970 Gerry Beckley 12 Sep 1952 – Living Dewey Bunnell 19 Jan 1952 – Living Dan Peek 01 Nov 1950 – 24 Jul 2011 (60) Guardian obit 18/12/1971 A Horse with No Name / Everyone I Meet is From California #3 25/11/1972 Ventura Highway #43 Lynn Anderson 26 Sep 1947 – 30 Jul 2015 (67) Guardian obit Wiki American country singer from Grand Forks, North Dakota 20/02/1971 Rose Garden #3 The Angelettes Discogs UK vocal quartet from Manchester, created and produced by Jonathan King Julie Abbott 1955 – Living Pat Fitzgerald 1955 – Living Sue Hampson 195? – c. 1998 Mention of death Jan Heywood c. 1955 – Living 13/05/1972 Don't Let Him Touch You #35 Angelic Upstarts Wiki UK punk rock band from South Shields, formed in 1977, Warrington left as drummer in 1980 – allegedly because the rest of the band sold his £500 drums for £20, Mensi died from COVID-19 in December 2021 Ray "Mond" Cowie 1957 – Living Steve Forsten 1957 – Living Thomas "Mensi" Mensforth 4 Jul 1956 – 10 Dec 2021 (65) Guardian obit Keith "Sticks" Warrington no info available 21/04/1979 I'm an Upstart #31 11/08/1979 Teenage Warning #29 03/11/1979 Never 'ad Nothin' #52 NB: Wikipedia full of nonsense as per usual. The above lineup recorded all four of these singles as per this. The Animals Wiki UK rock and R&B band from Newcastle, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 Eric Burdon 11 May 1941 – Living Chas Chandler 18 Dec 1938 – 17 Jul 1996 (57) Independent obit Alan Price 19 Apr 1942 – Living John Steel 04 Feb 1941 – Living Hilton Valentine 21 May 1943 – 29 Jan 2021 (77) Daily Mail obit 07/10/1972 The House of the Rising Sun (re-release) #25 Paul Anka 30 Jul 1941 – Living Wiki Canadian singer and actor from Ottawa, Ontario, debuted at the age of 10, wrote the English lyrics for My Way by Frank Sinatra 28/09/1974 (You're) Having My Baby #6 Released as Paul Anka featuring Odia Coates Miki Antony 24 Jan 1945 – Living Wiki UK singer and record producer from Newmarket, Suffolk, real name Michael Derrick 03/02/1973 If it Wasn't For the Reason That I Love You #27 Aquarian Dream Discogs American funk and disco group Ernie Adams no info available Claude Bartee Jr. 12 Oct 1934 – 05 Aug 1993 (58) Jacques Burvick 01 Sep 1947 – Living Winston Daley no info available Gloria Jones 19 Oct 1945 – Living James Morrison no info available Patricia Shannon no info available Sylvia Striplin 25 Mar 1958 – 04 Feb 2013 (54) 24/02/1979 You're a Star #67 NB: Lineup arrived at by crossing this page with this credit listing, no guarantee it's accurate though. Argent Wiki UK rock band from London, formed in 1969 Rod Argent 14 Jun 1945 – Living Russ Ballard 31 Oct 1945 – Living Bob Henrit 02 May 1944 – Living Jim Rodford 07 Jul 1941 – 20 Jan 2018 (76) Rolling Stone obit 04/03/1972 Hold Your Head Up #5 10/06/1972 Tragedy #34 24/03/1973 God Gave Rock and Roll to You #18 Ship's Company & Royal Marine Band of HMS Ark Royal Discogs UK choir and marine band from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, which was launched in 1950 and decommissioned in 1979 23/12/1978 The Last Farewell #46 Joan Armatrading 09 Dec 1950 – Living Wiki UK pop and rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Saint Kitts but raised in Birmingham, awarded an MBE in 2001 and a CBE in 2020 16/10/1976 Love and Affection #10 Arpeggio Discogs American disco studio group Jason Reed no info available Fred Sawyers 12 Sep 1958 – Living Jerry Scott 16 Nov 1951 – Living Jessica Williams 22 May 19?? – Living 31/03/1979 Love and Desire (Part 1) #63 Arrival Wiki UK pop rock band from Liverpool Dyan Birch 25 Jan 1949 – 10 Oct 2020 (71) Obit Carroll Carter 10 Jun 1948 – Living Frank Collins 25 Oct 1947 – Living Lloyd Courtenay 20 Dec 1947 – Living Don Hume 31 Mar 1950 – Living Paddy McHugh 28 Aug 1946 – Living Tony O'Malley 15 Jul 1948 – Living 10/01/1970 Friends #8 06/06/1970 I Will Survive #16 Arrows Wiki UK/American rock band from London, formed in 1974 and disbanded in 1977, their signature song I Love Rock 'n' Roll became a successful hit for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Jake Hooker 03 May 1953 – 04 Aug 2014 (61) Ultimate Classic Rock obit Alan Merrill 19 Feb 1951 – 29 Mar 2020 (69) Guardian obit Paul Varley 24 May 1949 – 02 Jul 2008 (59) FindAGrave memorial 25/05/1974 Touch Too Much #8 01/02/1975 My Last Night with You #25 The Arsenal 1st Team Squad Discogs UK football club, formed in London in 1886, this record comprised of players from the 1970–71 FA Cup Final team, McLintock was awarded an MBE in 1971, Wilson was awarded an OBE in 2007 for charity work, Rice was awarded an MBE in 2013 George Armstrong 09 Aug 1944 – 31 Oct 2000 (56) Guardian obit Charlie George 10 Oct 1950 – Living George Graham 30 Nov 1944 – Living Eddie Kelly 07 Feb 1951 – Living Ray Kennedy 28 Jul 1951 – 30 Nov 2021 (70) Mirror obit Frank McLintock 28 Dec 1939 – Living Bob McNab 20 Jul 1943 – Living John Radford 22 Feb 1947 – Living Pat Rice 17 Mar 1949 – Living John Roberts 11 Sep 1946 – 04 Jan 2016 (69) Guardian obit Jon Sammels 23 Jul 1945 – Living Peter Simpson 13 Jan 1945 – Living Peter Storey 07 Sep 1945 – Living Bob Wilson 30 Oct 1941 – Living 08/05/1971 Good Old Arsenal #16 Based on Rule, Britannia! John Asher c. 1951 – Living Discogs UK singer, one of the presenters of children's television show Tiswas 15/11/1975 Let's Twist Again #14 Ashford & Simpson Wiki American husband and wife singer-songwriter duo from New York City, New York Nickolas Ashford 04 May 1941 – 22 Aug 2011 (70) Guardian obit Valerie Simpson 26 Aug 1946 – Living 18/11/1978 It Seems to Hang on #48 Ashton, Gardner and Dyke Wiki UK rock trio from London Tony Ashton 01 Mar 1946 – 28 May 2001 (55) Guardian obit Roy Dyke 13 Feb 1945 – Living Kim Gardner 27 Jan 1948 – 24 Oct 2001 (53) Telegraph obit 16/01/1971 The Resurrection Shuffle #3 Atlanta Rhythm Section Wiki American Southern rock band from Doraville, Georgia, formed in 1971 Barry Bailey 12 Jun 1948 – 12 March 2022 (73) Ultimate Classic Rock obit J. R. Cobb 05 Feb 1944 – 04 May 2019 (75) FindAGrave memorial Dean Daughtry 08 Sep 1946 – 26 Jan 2023 (76) Ultimate Classic Rock obit Paul Goddard 23 Jun 1945 – 29 Apr 2014 (68) Ultimate Classic Rock obit Ronnie Hammond 10 Nov 1950 – 14 Mar 2011 (60) FindAGrave memorial Roy Yeager 04 Feb 1949 – Living 27/10/1979 Spooky #48 Cover of a single by Classics IV Atlantic Starr Wiki American R&B and soul band from White Plains, New York Clifford Archer 25 May 1952 – Living Sharon Bryant 14 Aug 1956 – Living Porter Carroll Jr. 24 Apr 1953 – Living David Lewis 08 Sep 1958 – Living Jonathan Lewis 05 Dec 1953 – Living Wayne Lewis 13 Apr 1957 – Living Joseph Phillips 2 May 19?? – Living Damon Rentie 08 Sep 1956 – Living William Sudderth III 18 Apr 1950 – Living 09/09/1978 Gimme Your Luvin' NB: This lineup looks wrong to me. It was taken from the personnel listed on their first album here, but other sites say Rentie replaced Daniels in 1981. NB2: Confirmed the lineup now as per a full credits list online. I removed Koran Daniels as he didn't play on it. Rentie did. Also on the record were Thurron "Thorn" Mallory (sax) and Bobby Eli (guitar) but Mallory was a session musician who was brought in and Eli was the band's producer, so neither were real members. Atmosfear Wiki UK jazz funk instrumental band from London, formed in 1979 Lester J. Batchelor 1958 – Living Stewart Cawthorne no info available Ray Johnson no info available Andy Sojka 10 Jul 1951 – 12 Feb 2000 (48) Guardian obit 17/11/1979 Dancing in Outer Space #46 NB: Lineup for this record sourced from here. I'm not including Hinds as he appears to have been sourced in as a session musician, rather than being a member of the band itself. Atomic Rooster Wiki UK rock band, formed in 1969 by members of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Crane committed suicide in February 1989 and Hammond died from a barbiturate overdose in 1993 Vincent Crane 21 May 1943 – 14 Feb 1989 (45) FindAGrave memorial John Du Cann 02 Jun 1946 – 21 Sep 2011 (65) Independent obit Paul Hammond 16 Nov 1951 – 1993 (41) Mention of death 06/02/1971 Tomorrow Night #11 10/07/1971 Devil's Answer #4 NB: I can't seem to locate Hammond's birth/death records so I think 1952–1992 as used here must be wrong. NB2: This link says he died in 1993 aged 41. Wiki says he died in London. The only Paul Hammond on Ancestry or the GRO that fits this criteria is a Paul A. Hammond b. 16/11/1951 who died in Westminster, London around July 1993 aged 41. This must be him. Autumn Discogs UK pop rock band from Brighton, Sussex, formed in 1969 and disbanded in 1974 Dave Charlwood 1940 – Living John Court no info available Pete Cramer 1941 – Living Keith Parsons n/a – deceased Mention of death Ron Shaughnessy 16 Jan 1940 – 1999 (~58) Mention of death 16/10/1971 My Little Girl #37 Average White Band Wiki UK funk and R&B band from Dundee, Scotland, formed in 1972 Roger Ball 04 Jun 1944 – Living Malcolm "Molly" Duncan 24 Aug 1945 – 08 Oct 2019 (74) Telegraph obit Steve Ferrone 25 Apr 1950 – Living Alan Gorrie 19 Jul 1946 – Living Owen "Onnie" McIntyre 25 Sep 1945 – Living Hamish Stuart 08 Oct 1949 – Living 22/02/1975 Pick Up the Pieces #6 26/04/1975 Cut the Cake #31 09/10/1976 Queen of My Soul #23 28/04/1979 Walk on by #46 25/08/1979 When Will You be Mine #49 Roy Ayers 10 Sep 1940 – Living Wiki American funk, soul and jazz vibraphone player, composer and record producer from Los Angeles, California 21/10/1978 Get on Up, Get on Down #41 13/01/1979 Heat of the Beat #43 Released as Roy Ayers and Wayne Henderson Charles Aznavour 22 May 1924 – 01 Oct 2018 (94) Guardian obit Wiki French pop singer and actor from Paris 22/09/1973 The Old Fashioned Way #38 22/06/1974 She #1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted May 20, 2020 Quote Ship's Company & Royal Marine Band of HMS Ark Royal Discogs UK choir and marine band from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, which was launched in 1950 and decommissioned in 1979 23/12/1978 The Last Farewell #46 Hmm, this one's a challenge! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Toast said: Hmm, this one's a challenge! I've decided to leave all churches, temples, choirs etc. blank for the sake of my sanity! 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 20, 2020 This may get done in bits and pieces. After The Fire. Information on Ivor Twydell here: https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/gloucester-strengthens-its-chief-officer-team/. Deffo the same guy according to the comments here: https://mylifesajigsaw.blogspot.com/2011/02/iva-twydell-resting-in-your-love-1981.html - born in Luton and grew up either in Kensworth or Dunstable - so born 1957 gotta be some help. While there are loads of links to Andy Piercy, I can't find anything about his origins - coy Christian, I bet he's baptised! Interview here with Peter Banks from 2005, indicating he was resident on Mersea Island near Colchester then - might be an in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005/03/01/foster_factor_march_2005_feature.shtml and also this indicates in the early 1970s Andy Piercy was lodging in Framlingham - whatever good that will do. John Russell - *shrug* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 20, 2020 23 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: This may get done in bits and pieces. After The Fire. Information on Ivor Twydell here: https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/gloucester-strengthens-its-chief-officer-team/. Deffo the same guy according to the comments here: https://mylifesajigsaw.blogspot.com/2011/02/iva-twydell-resting-in-your-love-1981.html - born in Luton and grew up either in Kensworth or Dunstable - so born 1957 gotta be some help. While there are loads of links to Andy Piercy, I can't find anything about his origins - coy Christian, I bet he's baptised! Interview here with Peter Banks from 2005, indicating he was resident on Mersea Island near Colchester then - might be an in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005/03/01/foster_factor_march_2005_feature.shtml and also this indicates in the early 1970s Andy Piercy was lodging in Framlingham - whatever good that will do. John Russell - *shrug* Found Twydell in the GRO with that. Albert I J TWIDELL b. 1957, Luton Banks I already have. Here's his Twitter. Born and raised on the Isle of Wight and he's a Green Party activist now. There's a few folk with the name Andrew Piercy on Ancestry, all seem to be London based which is where he lives now according to his FB. No records from Framlingham. I'll keep digging. Thanks! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 20, 2020 The Angelettes. I appreciate your difficulty here, as the girls were all (apart from Sue) under 18 at the time of the record. Now helpfully, Julie Abbot (Hammersley) has her own webpage with a little more information: https://joolshammersley.com/jools and her hubby Michael also: https://michaelhammersley.com/about-the-author so I'd say they are likely resident in Cheshire. This clipping is also helpful: http://www.spectropop.com/Angelettes/full/full11.htm and if we tie that in with the Wiki which indicates The Angelettes appeared on TOTP on 27 April 1972: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performers_on_Top_of_the_Pops Then what we get is Jan (17), Patricia (17) and Susan (18) all attending Levenshulme High School in Manchester and Julie (17) attending Bury Grammar. That puts their dobs somewhere in the region of 1953-1955. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 20, 2020 5 hours ago, YoungWillz said: The Angelettes. I appreciate your difficulty here, as the girls were all (apart from Sue) under 18 at the time of the record. Now helpfully, Julie Abbot (Hammersley) has her own webpage with a little more information: https://joolshammersley.com/jools and her hubby Michael also: https://michaelhammersley.com/about-the-author so I'd say they are likely resident in Cheshire. This clipping is also helpful: http://www.spectropop.com/Angelettes/full/full11.htm and if we tie that in with the Wiki which indicates The Angelettes appeared on TOTP on 27 April 1972: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performers_on_Top_of_the_Pops Then what we get is Jan (17), Patricia (17) and Susan (18) all attending Levenshulme High School in Manchester and Julie (17) attending Bury Grammar. That puts their dobs somewhere in the region of 1953-1955. Ok so here's what I got with this. Julie Abbott b. 1955, Pat Fitzgerald b. 1955. Assuming that Jan = Janet or Janette... didn't help at all. There were loads of Heywoods. So going by the ages above safer to put it as c. 1955 for now. Sue Hampson opens a whole different can of worms. Under the years 1953–1955 there's several ppl who could be her. However, what's ever more puzzling is her death. Online it's said she died around 1998. I can't find her in the GRO because I'd need her married name. Searched on Ancestry instead. Nothing by the way of official records, but there is this. Could she or the studio have knocked a few years off her age for image purposes? I will email Julie Abbott. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 20, 2020 Cool stuff, think I'm done with my researches for the As, too many dead ends becoming one huge circle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 20, 2020 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: Cool stuff, think I'm done with my researches for the As, too many dead ends becoming one huge circle. Yes, I'm finding this harder to do than the 50s/60s. Obituaries make all the difference for information, and the majority of performers from the 70s are still with us. That and because I think there were far more obscure one hit wonder/studio groups around in this decade. Blame disco! I think the 80s will be easier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miracle Aligner 249 Posted May 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Yes, I'm finding this harder to do than the 50s/60s. Obituaries make all the difference for information, and the majority of performers from the 70s are still with us. That and because I think there were far more obscure one hit wonder/studio groups around in this decade. Blame disco! I think the 80s will be easier. Wait til you hit the 90s rave and electro scene.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said: Yes, I'm finding this harder to do than the 50s/60s. Obituaries make all the difference for information, and the majority of performers from the 70s are still with us. That and because I think there were far more obscure one hit wonder/studio groups around in this decade. Blame disco! I think the 80s will be easier. A little better with the 80s I'd presume, I've researched 1981 to 1987 with all the bands who had top 30 hits. However, I'll warn you now - there were so many synth records which effectively were studio productions with the occasional passing session singer. Stars on 45? The Tweets? Windjammer (an actual band) who I found no line up for? There still will be those ones waiting, and never mind that you are going for Top 75. So how do you decide who was on the record? The synth programmer and mixer? The minefield awaits, don't rush to get there. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: A little better with the 80s I'd presume, I've researched 1981 to 1987 with all the bands who had top 30 hits. However, I'll warn you now - there were so many synth records which effectively were studio productions with the occasional passing session singer. Stars on 45? The Tweets? Windjammer (an actual band) who I found no line up for? There still will be those ones waiting, and never mind that you are going for Top 75. So how do you decide who was on the record? The synth programmer and mixer? The minefield awaits, don't rush to get there. Fair point but don’t put me off. I’m on a roll I guess we have time on our side with these decades though. There’s still a lot of people around from then to reach out to. I think the 50s and 60s are slipping out of memory for many involved in these hits. I can’t imagine there’s anyone I can get in touch with about The Stargazers for example. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Fair point but don’t put me off. I’m on a roll I guess we have time on our side with these decades though. There’s still a lot of people around from then to reach out to. I think the 50s and 60s are slipping out of memory for many involved in these hits. I can’t imagine there’s anyone I can get in touch with about The Stargazers for example. I'll not put you off, I'll try and chip in. Oh, then there's all those fucking charity singles. Enjoy listing everybody on The Crowd's You'll Never Walk Alone. And an interminable amount of football singles (you are beginning to find these in the 1970s), from World Cups, European Cups, FA Cups.... And the Eurobeat stuff. Oh the spelling fun you will have! But I'll not put you off. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 20, 2020 Whilst we’re on that subject... if anyone has a sharper eye and a better knowledge of 70s footballers than me, I need help with some face recognition with this: There are 17 players pictured here, so I presume they all sang on the record. Above I’ve only managed to list the 12 who were on the team for the final itself. If anyone can give me the other 5 names it’d be greatly appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 20, 2020 Bob Wilson, Frank McLintock, Charlie George, Bob McNab, Pat Rice, John Roberts, Peter Simpson, George Graham, Eddie Kelly, Peter Storey, George Armstrong, Jon Sammels, John Radford and Ray Kennedy according to one YouTube source. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Bob Wilson, Frank McLintock, Charlie George, Bob McNab, Pat Rice, John Roberts, Peter Simpson, George Graham, Eddie Kelly, Peter Storey, George Armstrong, Jon Sammels, John Radford and Ray Kennedy according to one YouTube source. Cheers. Will add Roberts and Sammels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 20, 2020 Ok, so I said I wouldn't do any more. However... Aquarian Dream. According to the sleeve notes on Tough! by Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers released in 1966, Claude Bartee is referred to as being in his "late twenties" (so anywhere between 1937 and 1940 I guess) and a native of Detroit. https://www.amazon.com/Tough-PUCHO-LATIN-SOUL-BROTHERS/dp/B07T3TWYHJ. I've seen him referred to as sideman for Pucho and also Grant Green so it's the same guy. That's it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 21, 2020 9 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Ok, so I said I wouldn't do any more. However... Aquarian Dream. According to the sleeve notes on Tough! by Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers released in 1966, Claude Bartee is referred to as being in his "late twenties" (so anywhere between 1937 and 1940 I guess) and a native of Detroit. https://www.amazon.com/Tough-PUCHO-LATIN-SOUL-BROTHERS/dp/B07T3TWYHJ. I've seen him referred to as sideman for Pucho and also Grant Green so it's the same guy. That's it. There's only one Claude Bartee on Ancestry from this period. Claude Peter Bartee, Jr. b. 12 Oct 1934, d. 05 Aug 1993. Born in and resided in Indianapolis, Indiana. This Nuvo article (GDPR blocked) and a discussion on this forum mentions he was from Indianapolis. That's good enough for me. Another one down 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted May 21, 2020 Cracked reggae artist Richard Ace. He's 80 and living in Philadelphia, where he moved in 1981. Here's a clip of him performing I Got You Babe in 2005. Also added the correct lineup for the Atlantic Starr record. Two more down. Okay, I must go out and enjoy the sunshine for a bit! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
