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Ricky Seaton and the Avengers
Ricky Seaton and the Avengers
Loyds Bank
Loyds Bank
Moldy Warp
Bands who appeared
at the Kings Hall Ilkley
Bands who appeared
at the Kings Hall Ilkley
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Pete and Stan with the Earwig trophy which was won in "Best Yorkshire group contest" organised by Coca Cola, Star Cinema and Philips records at the Albert Cinema Brighouse on 29th April 1964.
They were part of the group The Tarantulas in the final and completed against: The Zondas, Clive and the Crestas, The Talismen, The Phantoms, The Ravons, The Gleneagles and The Astrals.
Their prize was an audition for Philips Records and a tour of Star Cinemas
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Clive Steele
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
The Raiders
The Vikings
7 FOLK
The Senators
Vince Philpotts
The Wheels
Six-member version of the Wheels from left:
Tito Tinsley, Victor Catling, Rod Demick, Brian Rossi, Eric Wrixon and Herbie Armstrong
The Wheels were led by Brian Rossi one of the main movers in the Belfast scene of the mid-60s. They moved from Belfast to Blackpool. The Wheels played the Stoney Lea on many occasions. They were friends with the also Blackpool based Rockin’ Vicars and at one time shared a farm together!
There are strong links with Van Morrison's Them: not only they came from the same place and shared a stage together in the early days but they had a very similar repertoire and their first single was none other than "Gloria" backed by "Don't you know" written by Them's producer Tommy Scott and also recorded by Van & Co.
Fair enough The Wheels lacked in original material but they did great versions of numbers by John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley and the likes, also the staple of many other great acts from England at the time such as the Animals for example.
To many this was the definitive recording of Gloria surpassing even Van Morrison’s version.
The Wheels Stoney Lea Ilkley dates
1st January 1965, support from Dave Plum and the Stones
13th January 1965
29th January 1965, support from The Tarantulas
26th February 1965, support from The Elders
13th March 1965, support from The Paul Conway Sound
2nd April 1965, support from The Nomads
15th May 1965, support from The Wayward Sect
12th June 1965, support from The Tarantulas
10th July 1965
7th August 1965, support from The Tarantulas
30th August 1965, support from The Ladykillers
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