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Thread #44801   Message #3349227
Posted By: fat B****rd
10-May-12 - 02:36 PM
Thread Name: Your First Band
Subject: RE: Your First Band
Aged 14, The Rangers ! which morphed into Oscar and the Wildcats and several other names with a nucleus of lead, bass, drums and inaudible piano. We played the Cleethorpes Youth Club Friday Night Social Circuit. My first song was a monotone 'C'mon Everybody' which set the pattern for my teenage local musical future. Red guitars were mainly the order of the day with red ties, white shirts and grey (school) trousers. Our big moment was playing 'Please,Please Me' five times in one night in early 1964. Well it was top of the 'Hit Parade'.
(Fairly) Happy Days.
PS We had various mates get up and peform. For any UK Folkpersons, one of them was the late Dave Williams, of pipe making fame. He sang Gene Vincent's 'Say Mama' and as I recall, rolled around the stage.