Out of the Big Roll Blues of the UK some would walk into the new rising rainbows, in particular ex Alexis Korner Zoot Money( Bruno Money) who received his nicknamed due to an obsession with jazz saxophonist, Zoot Sims? Zoot blew the minds of the audience at the ‘Windsor National Blues Festival’ when he unveiled […] Continue reading →

Cressida in the Fall The entirety of Cressida was the riveting piano solos of Peter Jennings who also shimmered through organ and assorted keyboards. Cressida with its’ first incarnation as Cressida’s Thorns formed in the late sixties with original organist Lol Coker who was displaced with ex Mustard drummer Iain Clarke and the superior Peter […] Continue reading →

Sextet Capability Brown were quintessentially multi-instrumentalists that could whip up CSN harmonies with the slightest of ease. The first watering was when ex Moments bassist Kenny Rowe, bassist /vocalist Tony Ferguson and percussionist Joe Williams from Tony Rivers’ folky Harmony Grass joined ex Gremlins Roger Willis and ex Fuzzy Duck guitarist/lute/balalaika player Grahame White to […] Continue reading →

Long hair in 1965, the Outsiders was hassle free and rodents of the fuzz fiasco. Ronnie Splinter could play them axe so like the Birds  across the water. The bassist Apple Rammers was no slouch also while singer composer Wally Tex caught attention from the likes of the Rolling Stones. In hindsight the Outsiders could […] Continue reading →

Spirogyra born in Bolton Lancashire 1968 approached ‘Apple Records’ with a demo. This incredible psychedelic folk group were headed by vox songsmith Martin Cockerham, the first seed known as T’Bolton Beatalls comprising Mark Francis & Neil Duckworth. The groups official debut kicked off at Keynes College with eighteen musicians which later downsized to four members. […] Continue reading →

Art Wood brother of Birds guitarist Ron Wood started out as a member of Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated. Art would eventually front his own band, The Art Woods Combo until his groove ridden Red Bludd’s Bluesicians which evolved into Artwoods in 1963. The final Artwoods compliment comprised ex Bludd’s Bluesicians guitarist Derek Griffiths, vocalist Art […] Continue reading →

Area Code 615 -Bounty Hunters Area Code 615 ( telephone code for Nashville) was a formation of session musicians purely assembled after being inspired by Dylan’s Nashville Skyline. Area Code 615, previously The Escorts was predominantly an instrumental group featuring Mac Gayden (guitar), Bobby Thompson (banjo), Buddy Spicher (fiddle), Norbert Putman (bass), Kenneth Buttrey (drums)& […] Continue reading →

Big Three tighter than Fab Four Tighter than a clam in labour the Big Three plundered Liverpool while the ‘Fab Four’ were bopping the chopsticks at the ‘Cavern’. The first rumblings of the Big Three charged out of Cass & the Casanovas as early as 1959 as a foursome headed by Brian Casser who started […] Continue reading →

The Sons of Adam were an underrated freakbeat group from California headed by a blistering guitarist called Randy Holden. Randy Holden’s roots started with the Surfguitar band Fender IV comprising Randy on lead , Joe Kooken rhythm , Mike Port bass & drums Bruce Miller that put out the Dick Dale styled “Mar Gaya”/”You Better […] Continue reading →

Radio Caroline had reached Haight Ashbury spaces and decided to promote O’Rahilly’s new concept of “LA” (Loving Awareness), a far-eastern inspired philosophy of love and peace. Many stations were embarrassed at the idea of promoting love and peace on air, but Deejay Tony Allan developed a cult following among listeners as he also combined his […] Continue reading →