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Thread #68012   Message #1142714
Posted By: Rasener
22-Mar-04 - 05:03 AM
Thread Name: Guilty Pleasures - Rock and Roll
Subject: RE: Guilty Pleasures - Rock and Roll
Here's a little snippet related to Bobby Angelo and the Tuxedo's.

The Innocents      

Personnel:
DAVID BROWN bs A B
ROGER M BROWN lead gtr A
COLIN GRIFFIN gtr, sax A B
DON GROOM drms A B
BILLY KUY lead gtr B


This Manchester beat band, were formed by Roger M. Brown at the request of Robert Stigwood/Mike Berry. Put together as Berry's replacement backing band for The Outlaws, Roger M. Brown, Dave Brown and Colin Giffin had earlier played in The Tuxedos, who'd had a hit with Baby Sittin' backing Bobby Angelo. Don Groom was the original drummer with The Outlaws.

As The Innocents they played with John Leyton, Jet Harris, Mike Berry, Gene Vincent, The Four Seasons, B. Bumble and The Stingers, Johnny Burnette, The Kinks, Hollies, Moody Blues, Yardbirds, Beatles and The Rolling Stones. When their management company folded, Dave Brown and Colin Giffin formed The End, which later evolved into Tucky Buzzard.