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Bands - W

The WANDERERS
circa 1965

Beat group

Line up: inc. Roy Albrighton (guitar)

Recorded demo 1965 including Kinks song.

Played a gig under The Chads name when that group couldn't make the gig, they went down so well they changed their name to The Cheeky Chads ! .


The WARLOCKS
circa 1968-1969

Rock Band

 


WATCHDOG
circa 1972

 


WAVE
circa 1973

Folk Rock

Line up: Steve Tayton (sax,flute), Graham Dent (guitar, keyboards), Harry Heppingstall (drums), Ted Kay (perc.), Rod Joyce (perc.)

Heppingstall ex-Matadors. Kay ex-Dando Shaft.


The WE 4 KRUNCH
circa 1966

 


WHISTLER
circa 1969 - 1971

Blues/Progressive

Line up: Kevin Harrison - guitar, Gary Curtain - drums, John Westacott - bass, Mick Gawthorp - sax, flute & vocals, Martin Barter (keyboards). Later Nick Trevisick joined on drums.

Barter went on to Just Jake with John Alderson ex-Wandering John.

Kevin tells us: "We were basically a progressive jazz-rock group playing tricky time signatures. I remember playing some dodgy venues, but we (mostly) fared well with local audiences."


The WHY
circa 1968

 


WINDSTONG FOYDE
circa 1968

 


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