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b. 1 July 1948, London, Britain. Playing bass acoustic guitar and performing, Ford first captivated attention through the UK folk music growth from the 60s. In these early years, he used folk and pop rings like the Five Very pleased Walkers, Jaymes Fender AS WELL AS THE Vulcans, and Elmer …

A second-division Uk psychedelic band using a tangled background, Elmer Gantry & the Velvet Opera recorded several albums within the Green Floyd/Soft Machine/Tomorrow/Fine mildew in the later ’60s without approaching near establishing a good identity of their very own. Originally a London spirit band known as Five Proud Walkers, they …