We were around from 1957 to 1960, at the Hill Stores, Oldham, on a saturday evening , after playing at the Oldham Hotel regular 4 nights a week.
Pubs shut at 10pm and we were on stage at 10-45, and had to be members of the musicians union.
You were not allowed entry to Hill Stores after 10pm, unless you had been in earlier and gone out. You got your wrist stamped with "pass out on it"
The other pub groups at that time were 'Rhythm rebels' and the 'Tony Manton set'.
We all played at the Hill Stores, and the pubs , and the Carlton in Rochdale , and the Mambo club in rochdale.
Steve Jones continued later with Sum People, with Jeff Hanlon , doing the Manchester scene. Steve continued as a stand up commedian, known as Steve Anthony, for around 25 years.
Jeff is now an agent in London.
Ray Jones then whent on to join Pete Mclaine and the Dakotas , and then with Billy J Kramer. |