I'm currently creating an archive of Coventry from early to mid 70's from point of view of Hobo - a periodic music mag I ran in Coventry. I've only just started it on a Vox Blog - http://coventrymusichistory.vox.com/ (cut and paste that to your url if its not an active link!). It will take awhile to complete but there will be band / venue / disco / folk and musician directory on it eventually and will include the Grunt band / Rod and Rob and Dave. Rod was great at doing his own posters too - he did a brill one for the Rude Bear Folk Club for Hobo and I have a great flyer for the Grunt band and Rod's own blurbs. Both Rod and Rob are multi- talented - Rob with his guitar making (he made one for Bert Jansch - I have a press cutting!) and Rod's Art is brill - not to mention his songwriting and vocals. It was Pete Waterman who introduced me to Rod in 1970 at the Walsgrave (pub) gig he ran ((Rod was performing with electric guitar for a blues night) (I used to do the door for him), and Pete afterwards described Rod as one of the few true stars Coventry has produced. Although the band directory etc won't be on just yet awhile, I'll put some of the flyers in the photo gallery this afternoon for you - they are worth seeing! There's an e mail facility on the Hobo Vox blog if anyone wants to contribute any info etc for the archive or comment. Happy new - Trev.
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