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Hi & welcome to my site, this site will be all about myself & what i like doing with my life.
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ME SINGING SMOKE ON THE WATER WITH A BAND CALLED SONOR WHILE ON HOLIDAY IN MAJORCA IN 2006, GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS.
ME PLAYING THE DRUMS ON TWIST & SHOUT ON THE SAME NIGHT AS ABOVE.
ME PLAYING DRUMS WITH SONS OF JET ON A MUSICIANS NIGHT WAY BACK IN 1989.
The best band in the world.
This is Footloose, we played our last gig together on 1/12/07 that is me on the drums.
My life on the road.
I started way back in the late 70s being a roadie for my mate who was a drummer, going out setting up his kit for a couple of beers, then in the early 80s he got a job drumming for a band called Flash & then i became there roadie, travelling up & down the country, they also had a rock band on the side of that called Stormbringer, of which i also roadied for,but then i started of my Drumming career back in 1983/4 with a 3piece called The RPD band, I do not need to be reminded of this because it was my 1st time of Drumming & singing and had not quite got it right at the beginning, but i was with this band for about 2 years & in this time was quite good at playing drums & singing harmony & occasionally lead vocal, & in 1985 joined a 4piece band called Sweet Melody playing songs from the 50s' 60s, 70s & 80s which went down a storm in the working mens clubs across the country, we won the Lincolnshire Club award of 1985, i was with the band for 2yrs & at the end of 1987 the band split & i was out of work until 2 former members of the band got in touch with me because they wanted a drummer for there new band, i jumped at the chance & with the former Sweet Melody bass player & lead guitarist set out as 'Sweet Memories' this 4piece outfit performed songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s & went down well in the clubs & pubs across the country, & in August 1988 we got our chance to perform in a hotel in Dubai for 3 months after getting through a audition in Doncaster, things did not work out & after 3 weeks we were back in the UK, the agent got us a full diary of bookings on our return, & supported Roy Chubby Brown at the Embassy Skegness, but at the end of 1988 Sweet Memories dispanded, it was not long before i got with another outfit 'Sons Of Jet' which were a tribute to Cliff & the Shadows & The Beatles, Sons Of Jet performed at Cleethorpes, doing a full set of Cliff songs for the Grimsby Cliff Richard fan club, also on the bill was Tony Rivers & Mick Clarke, Tony arranged all of Cliff's backing vocals & with Mick Clarke who was a original member of 70s band The Rubettes, sang live with Cliff on stage & on his records, 'Sons Of Jet' also performed at the Hilton hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany doing our Beatles tribute, also on the bill was a Roy Orbison look alike & soundalike Gerry Grant who appeared on the TV show Stars In There Eyes, 'Sons Of Jet' also supported the likes of, The Rockin Berries, Marmalade, Freddie & The Dreamers & Mike Penders Searchers, doing the Hotels & camps for Butlins & Warner Holidays, Sons Of Jet split in 1990 but it wasn't long before i got together with a band called The Sillouettes, playing music from the 50s to the 90s, in about 1995 i decided to call it a day & sold my drumkit, but Mick the lead singer & founder of the band came knocking a year or so afterwards & wanted to put the band back together, with a bit of boot lickin i decided to give it one more go, & then Footloose was born, unfortunately Footloose dispanded in December 2007, but the singer Mike, (who is my best mate) is a Elvis Tribute artist, & i help him out doing his sound & lights, also i am drumming for my friend Col Lewis, who is a great singer/songwriter, so i am still keeping very busy.
Sweet Melody, that is Bill top left, bass player/vocals, no longer with us but what a great singer, RIP
Des top right, lead vocal/rhythm guitar, now runs his own entertainment agency & musical shop, & also entertains around the east coast circuit with his unique Rock n Roll show.
Me bottom left, Drums/vocals, yes my hair was long then, got mistaken for a girl drummer a couple of times.
Dave bottom right, Lead guitar/vocals, was very quite them days this picture was around 1985/6 when he was still in his nappys, gone onto big things now with his group The Hicksville Bombers, who i have had the pleasure in standing in for Bryn the drummer a couple of times when he couldn't make the gigs, the Bombers have played the USA (New York) Italy, France & appeared at the Americana at Newark showground & have played with some great names like, Joe Brown, Lonnie Donegan(RIP) Marty Wilde & many more, there is a link for there site on this page, & also he has a trio called Country Cattin, there are no drums in this band as they go for the late 50s sound.
Hicksville Bombers-Something Baby
