Red White and Blue

RED WHITE AND BLUES
1963 – 64 according to Broadgate Gnome c 1965
Blues / R&B – 3-piece blues outfit who rehearsed at the Holyhead Youth Club.

Line Up
Dave Jones – Drums
Terry Gaiter – Lead
Roger Williamson – Bass
Changed name to Night Train

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Below – Roger Williamson

 Red On Red

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Line up
Vocals – Martin Cure
Guitar – Steve Walwyn
Guitar – Paul Shanahan
Bass – Bob Poole
Keys – Bob Jackson
Drums – Ted Duggan

This band never toured or did any radio shows. The only time they were on TV was for a talent show in which they came 2nd. Unable to secure a new record deal and after one year Red on Red was dissolved.

 The Reason

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The Reason formerly The Puncture Outfit…..line up Roy Bartram Vocals, Keith Bates Lead Guitar, Johnny Varden Rhythm and vocals, Fred Burrows Bass, Alan Jones Drums.

Keith Bates outlines his band history – “Keith Bates…worked for Dot Calvert out of Clifton Hall with The Reason and my first band was the Critics Featuring Dave Dyed on Drums Len Bailey on Bass , Alan Wright on Rhythm (replaced by George Beardmore) Keith Bates lead guitar, and Johnny Thompson on Sax Dave Dyed, George Beardmore, Len Bailey with Barry Spruce on keyboards formed the Chuckles The late Gene Vincent’s backing Band, Dave Burns and The Agents….line up Keith Bates lead Guitar ,Terry Hamilton Vocals, Clive Ellams Drums, Colin Bonsor Bass, Alan Hankinson Rhythm Guitar.

The Agents broke up with the late Alan Hankinson and the Late Dave “Spud” Simpson on Drums accompanied by Rob Price vocals, the late Roger Prince Lead Guitar and Mick Broadhurst on bass……The Joneses

I joined The Reason formerly The Puncture Outfit…..line up Roy Bartram Vocals, Keith Bates Lead Guitar, Johnny Varden Rhythm and vocals, Fred Burrows Bass, Alan Jones Drums.”

 RAW MOVE

Alan West played in this band in 80’s with guitarist Darren Bickerton. They supported Johnny Wilde and The West at The Redhouse and The General Wolfe. Darren went on the play with The Unresloved. They also went on to form The Trash Can Rebels with Sam Spade of the Bonediggers.

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 The Ravens

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The Ravens – current band and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ravenstheband/
and they are on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7HFKtoMivOzlvuJ3LjmvNj?si=QKtBZAelQ-u4HIsdMAaEeQ&utm_source=copy-link&fbclid=IwAR2aGgRkIPWHk19pvKbeblj7k9Uo0sB0d9m9wtafvwFTzZW8_tbWNmoNVZY&nd=1

 The Rare Set

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The Rare Set – circa 1965

Colin Williams – Lead guitar (Also in The Notions, Soul Sect, From the Sun and Indian Summer) John Stafford, rhythm guitar, John Barnwell, vocalist Don Habberley bass and Ken ? – drums.

Colin Williams has sent an admission ticket for a gig done by The Rare Set from 28th January, 1966.

The Rare Set was a fashion range that Owen and Owen were starting to sell and where the band’s bass happened to work as a window dresser.

For more on Colin Williams – http://coventrygigs.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/colin-williams-indian-summer.html

 THE RAPIERS

C 1964 Source Broadgate Gnome. Tony Fennell told Broadgate Gnome, “… an unusual line up of two guitars and drums – no bass and no vocals – playing instrumentals – mainly Shadows material. Guitarists names were both Alan – one Alan Payne .. can’t remember other’s name. Used to play at The Commer Club in Wyken?”

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 Rangers

c early 1960s – Line up: Jonny Maxwell – guitar, Vic (Rusty) Unit – guitar, Roger Laws – Guitar, Eddie ? – Drums. From Barford Nr Warwick. Played locally. ‘Shakin’ All Over’ was one of their best numbers. Source Broadgate Gnome

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 The Rainbows

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Line up: Martin Cure (vocals), Roy Albrighton (guitar), Terry Leeman (organ), Graham Amos (bass), Gordon Reed (drums) ( Paul Wilkinson Drums + a keyboard player)

The Peeps, became Rainbows early 1969 with the recruitment of Reed on drums.

They also made a drastic image change, wearing make-up and sporting Vidal Sassoon hair styles and long flowing robes in rainbow colours.

Signing with manager Ashley Kovacs and moving to London they signed with CBS and released 2 singles.

‘New Day Dawning‘ had previously been recorded during the later days of The Peeps in March 1968.

When they split Albrighton formed the German based Nektar.

Singles:

A: Rainbows/ B: Nobody But You (CBS 3995 1969)

A:New Day Dawning/B: Days And Nights (CBS 4568 1969)

Tracks found on Compilation CDs

Rainbows – on “Circus Days Vol 4/5

From Pete Chambers – Godiva Rocked to a Backbeat

“The Peeps reinvented themselves as a progressive band in the mould of Traffic called Rainbows with sculptured hair, bizarre eye make up, multicoloured flowing robes and moved their base to London. They just about scraped into the 70’s before becoming Still Life. They released a lot of stuff on CBS and spent a lot of time in Germany at the Star Club in Hamburg. Ozzy Osbourne (Pre-Sabbath) joined them on stage for a finale.”

Rex Brough adds “The song “Hell hole” by Spinal Tap bears a strong resemblance to the A-side “Rainbows”. Roye Albrighton went on to fame with the German based progressive band, Nektar, Albrighton later played with Quantum Jump. I presume the fluid guitar playing on their hit “the lone ranger” was his. It’s worth a listen. Wilkinson and James went on to Flying Machine and success, stateside.”

 

Roy Albrighton Site

https://coventrygigs.blogspot.com/2013/06/nektar-roye-albrighton.html Pete Clemons on Roy Albrighton.

 Railroad

Feb /March 1971 – a short term band that never got off the ground.

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“The band was created by Tony Mojo Morgan after the Mick Green Blues had split up. I

Mojo (Tony Morgan)

think they were trying to forge a new identity / direction. I arranged for them to practice in the little theatre at the back of the Umbrella club around Feb / March 1971. The nucleus consisted of Mick Green (Lead / rhythm guitar) Mojo (Tony) Morgan bass and Steve Harrison drums Jim Allen on sax. Jim was later in Tony’s Ska band EMF, in 1981 they made a record for RCA but it wasn’t a hit but they did win the battle of the bands and the single was also on the Battle of the Bands album 1981. I remember Mojo introducing me to Jim in Coventry city center and he turned up to a session at the Umbrella. 

I think they were trying to expand the line up a bit with (if my memory serves well!). I can’t be certain of the line up now, I don’t think Tony remembers it at all but it was recorded in my diary at the time. 

Steve Harrison asked me (Trev Teasdel) if I would try vocals for the band and write some

Steve Harrison left

lyrics – I hadn’t done vocals before but I did write lyrics and had given some to the Mick green Blues Band via Steve Harrison and Tony had set one to music at least.

Steve Harrison asked if i could borrow a PA to try out vocals. I rang Pete Waterman whom I’d worked with at the GEC and his venue at the Walsgrave – Pete suggested Billy Campbell of Coconut Mat might help. Billy agreed but I think a gig came up on the actual night so I was PA less.

Feb 13th Sat 1971 – “Steve Harrison asked me to borrow a PA and try vocals and some of my lyrics out with his new band Railroad (with Mick Green and Tony (Mojo) Morgan). They were a new arrangement of The Mick Green Blues Band without Johnny Adams.”

Feb 17th Weds 1971 – Went to town with Steve Harrison of Railroad and then to the Umbrella where I’d arranged for them to practice.

Feb 18th Thurs 1971 – In the day went with Steve Harrison to Tony (Mojo) Morgan’s house for Railroad practice. Phoned Pete Waterman to see if he knew where we could borrow a PA.

Feb 20th Sat 1971 – Went to Bill Campbell’s to borrow PA for Railroad practice in day time.

Feb 22nd Mon 1971 – Railroad practice at Umbrella – to pick up PA from Bill Campbell but PA being used that evening.

Feb 27th Sat 1971 – Railroad Practice earlier at the Umbrella. 

Feb 28th Sun 1971 – Railroad practice at Umbrella. Went to Plough afterwards.

I was influenced by the poetic style in terms of lyrics, by Pete Sinfield of King Crimson at

Trev Teasdel

this stage. Glaik is a Scottish word meaning fool but the inference I took from my original source was one who lived under illusions.

The story of the monkey who seeing the sun in the lake dived in to catch it but discovered it was only a reflection was the starting point for the lyric.