Line up: Gibb Todd - hosted Cov's first folk club.

'Funky rock' according to Hobo. Toured Europe. Inc Steve Tayton (sax).

Line up: Ray King (vocals), plus others

Large soul outfit who became RAY KING SOUL BAND .

Soul band

Line up: Ray King (vocals), Jim Lang (tenor), Ken Horton (baritone), Terry Leeman (organ), Paul Williams (guitar), Paul Slade (bass), Malcolm Jenkins (drums).

Previously King Size Kings, they were signed to Pye Records' Piccadilly label in January 1967 by Producer John Schroeder, who obviously had the successes of Geno Washington and Jimmy James in mind.

Cut first single "Behold" in February 1967 at Pye Studios in London.

Hard working outfit their residency at the Playboy Club in London resulted in a live album for Direction CBS Records, produced by Phil Smith. Stand By Me was also featured on Direction CBS compilation album. Audiences at the Playboy Club included Lulu, Barry Gibb, George Harrison, Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jnr

After 1968 the band famously lived entirely in hotels for 18 months while they toured - Lands End to Northern Scotland and on to France, Germany, Holland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Belgium. The band worked Hamburg directly after the Beatles.

Among many appearances alongside the super famous, the Soul Band played with Ike & Tina Turner (with PP Arnold), Solomon Burke, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Lee Dorsey, Jimi Hendrix (jammed on bass in the Revolution Club and later joined by Paul McCartney), Stevie Wonder.

Leeman left to join The Peeps (later Rainbows) in January 1968.

Jenkins had previously been in The Pickwicks.

Ray went on to play with Pharaoh's Kingdom, Boss, Cyamde (charted in the US R&B listings, reaching Nos 5 & 6 with single and album respectively). He also coached French singer Johnny Halliday to sing in English (he recorded Stand By Me as instructed by Ray), and spent time with Bridgette Bardot).

Singles:

A: Baby I Need You / B: Lonely Boy (Piccadilly 7N ? 1967)

A: Now That You're Gone (and I'm All Alone)/B: ? (Pye 1967)

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Album:

Live At The Playboy Club (Direction 8-63394 1968)

Ian's potted history to be inserted here

Folksinger/songwriter

Went to Broad Heath school, Inaugurated Decca's 'progressive' label Deram in 1966, having attracted publicist Tony Hall's attention with her demo tape earlier in the year.

Her second single, a cover version of Donovan's 'Museum' was released in January 1967. In June that year she played at the Monterey Pop Festival, being introduced on stage by Paul Simon. Later she was signed to Joe Boyd's Witchseason Productions publishing company, and the backing guitarist assigned to her American based recording sessions was John Martyn, who she married in 1969. The pair went on to make two albums and toured together for a number of years. Beverley gave up music as a career in 1971, preferring to bring up their two children, although she made appearances on John's albums sporadically, e.g. My Baby Girl from 1975's 'Sunday's Child'. The couple eventually separated in 1978.  Recently Beverley has been performing, notably in Bunji's Cellar Cafe in London and has cut a new album of her own songs .

Singles:

A: Happy New Year/B: Where The Good Times Are (Deram DM101 - 1966)

A: Museum/B: ?? (Deram DM137 1967)

Albums (with John Martyn):

Stormbringer (Island ILPS 9113 1969)

Road To Ruin (Island ILPS 9133 1970)

Sunday's Child (Island ILPS 9??? - 1975) (feaured on My Baby Girl)