by BrianPoole | Jul 18, 2013 | The Sixties
Looking forward to Warner’s Holme Lacey next weekend with Chip Hawkes making his first appearance since his illness. He’s making good progress and it will be a memorable night backed by my great band Electrix.
by BrianPoole | Jul 18, 2013 | The Sixties
SOMEONE SOMEONE When the Tremeloes and me were in our teens, (now that phrase will tell you how old we are now), we took a trip on the No 126 bus to the East Ham Granada to see Buddy Holly and the Crickets. This was in the late 50’s. By 1960 we used to play at...
by BrianPoole | Jun 17, 2013 | Features
Brian Poole chuckles: “In the press, at the time, more was made of the fact we knocked The Beatles off the No. 1 spot with ‘Do You Love Me’ than the fact we were No. 1 with ‘Do You Love Me’. “It was all about the big Beatles being...
by BrianPoole | Jun 12, 2013 | News
A disaster the like of which we hope the world will never see again served to unite charities, countries and even rock’n’roll bands over the last few months. So when Pete Langford asked some of his friends to perform at the Stables in Wavendon near Woburn on the 21...
by BrianPoole | Jun 10, 2013 | Tours
Featuring all the hits of the 60s from the original stars, this 50th Anniversary show brings together the phenomenal talent and nostalgic anthems of a golden decade, guaranteed to transport the audience back to the Swinging Sixties! See our Events Page for tour dates...
by BrianPoole | Jun 7, 2013 | Reflections, The Sixties
When in 1957-58 The Tremeloes and I wrote to Norman Petty asking him to send us any songs that he could suggest we feature in our stage act, little did we think that he would reply and send us songs including our eventual worldwide hit “Someone Someone”. When we went...
by BrianPoole | Jun 5, 2013 | Reflections, Tours
Remembering my friend the late Dave Dee, Dave Berry, Brian Poole, Mike Pender & Wayne Fontana ReelinandaRockin’ – Australia 2004 What a bonzer bewdy it was to be greeted by our driver, Mr Magoo according to Dave Dee, with the beaut strine phrases gdonya...
by BrianPoole | Apr 6, 2013 | The Sixties
Jim Marshall’s story is told in an authorised biography, Jim Marshall: The Father of Loud, by Rich Maloof (published by Backbeat Books), which features a forward written by guitar hero (and personal friend of Jim) Slash. The tale is a captivating one, broken down into...