Tag Archives: The Alan Bown Set

Jeff Bannister was a key pad participant and sometimes singer who, for a short while, bidded fair to become superstar on London’s booming mid-1960’s spirit scene. Bannister’s initial main gig was using the John Barry Seven, at the tail-end of their life — he was recruited by Alan Bown, a …

An undeservedly overlooked body in the Uk beat boom from the mid-’60s, Stan Haldane was the bassist within the last incarnation from the John Barry Seven. He was recruited straight into their successor group, the Alan Bown Established, in 1965. In the last mentioned group, he also supplied support vocals …

Alan Bown produced an improbable rock and roll superstar — though maybe it’s argued that he was hardly ever really a “superstar.” Using the trumpet as his device, he wasn’t a good terribly likely rock and roll & move bandleader, but he certainly was that, and for a number of …

The annals of British rock & roll from the 1960s is filled up with the names of homegrown performers who, despite enjoying the favor of critics, music columnists, and club audiences, never were able to create a permanent tag over the record charts. Alan Bown was a good example, a …

Vocalist/guitarist Jess Roden was created in Kidderminster in England’s Western Midlands, and his initial music group was the Shakedown Noises. In 1967, he became a member of the Alan Bown Arranged as their brand-new lead vocalist. Although their information hardly ever charted nationally, he do grab a fandom in London …

The career of blue-eyed soul singer Robert Palmer was a report however you like versus substance. As the performer’s first work won compliment for its skilled assimilation of rock and roll, R&B, and reggae noises, his information typically sold badly, and he accomplished his best notoriety as an impeccably outfitted …