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Pete Izon |
Vocals |
Stuart Bunyan |
Guitar |
Geoff "Chiz" Muir |
Bass |
Keith Davis |
Organ |
Geoff Wilson |
Drums |
Ivor Haverson |
Sax |
Joe Carroll |
Sax |
Alan Gallagher |
Trumpet |
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| Stuart Charles |
Vocals
(replaced PI) |
| Pete Wrigley |
Lead Guitar (replaced Keith) |
Eight-piece soul band with a great sound!
RFB started out as the "Uptown Line" with Roy D Spencer as their manager.
Roy had this idea of a Tina Turner type of band and recruited Stuart Bunyan to play guitar, with a new keyboard player and bass player who worked at BT with Stuart - and the "horns" via an advert. |
Above - fan club official picture
( club was run by Elaine Lilley and Heather Bailey)
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Pete Izon left in 1969 when the band started working for Kennedy Street Artistes and was replaced by former Life 'n' Soul frontman, Stuart Charles.
For more info on RFB members, read Uptown Line and The Expectations
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Stuart Charles on "the mike" with Ivor (sax) on the left.
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 Download Rumble Fat Band MP3's of
Aint nothing but a houseparty and My Girl
recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, 1968
Pictured right: Roy Spencer (Manager) and Geoff Wilson (Drums) at Strawberry Studios |
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Stuart Charles in action (wonder if we were all as slim as that) - note poster for Big City Soul Band on wall. |
Where are they now?
- Stuart Bunyan works with BT after playing in the resident band at Leigh Casino with Joe the sax after Rumble fell apart.
- Chiz turned pro with Rumble and then had his own Music Shop for a while and was last heard of doing tour promotion for major acts.
- Keith Davis left BT a couple of years ago and is now in a "Rock and Roll" band.
- Ivor Harveson lives on the Isle of Bude.
- Joe Carroll - after working at a coastal resort and abroad for many years with many different bands is now a solo performer singing and playing sax on the club ciruit.
- Roy D Spencer has recently been in contact with Manchesterbeat and has supplied some additional material for this page, Uptown Line and his agency, Roy D Spencer and Associates
- Stuart Charles in now back in Manchester after many years in Europe.
CHECK OUT THE RUMBLE FAT BAND REUNIONS!!!! CLICK HERE
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Ad from "Scene 68" - June 1968
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Ad from "Scene 68" - June 1968 |
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Article from "Scene68" - July 1968
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Logo courtesy: A.D Forster
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| Known gigs |
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| 1968 |
1969 |
| 31 August |
Pop Inn |
1 February |
Brooklands Cricket Club |
| 1 September |
Thing Club, Oldham |
2 February |
Wally's Disco Preston |
| 2 September |
Tow Barr In, Eggremont |
8 February |
Otley Mechanics, Bradford |
| 7 September |
Dunelm House, Durham |
12 February |
Worely Court House |
| 13 September |
Dinos, Liverpool |
13 February |
Bluebell Hotel, Sheffield |
| 14 September |
Park Hall, Warrington |
14 February |
St Francis, Wythenshawe |
| 19 September |
Summerville House, Kingswinford |
15 February |
Princess Ballroom, Halifax |
| 22 September |
St Josephs YC, Salford |
16 February |
Keg O'Kee, Atherton |
| 5 October |
Hawick Town Hall, Scotland |
18 February |
St Ignasious School, Mcr |
| 9 November |
Sloopy's |
22 February |
Queens Rd Synagogue, |
| 10 November |
Cromwellian, Bolton |
28 February |
St Bernadette's, Manchester |
| 15 November |
St Francis's YC, Wythenshawe |
1 March |
Browns, Stretford |
| 16 November |
Gretna Hall, Carlisle |
7 March |
St Columba's Wythenshawe |
| 17 November |
Gretna Hall, Carlisle |
14 March |
Warrington Carlton Club |
| 22 November |
Dinos, Liverpool |
15 March |
Starlite Ballroom, Boston |
| 23 November |
LCC Old Trafford (Gas Board) |
19 March |
Fielden Park College, Didsbury |
| 27 November |
Bolton College of Art |
21 March |
Cromwellian, Bolton |
| 30 November |
St Werburghs, Chorlton |
22 March |
Uncle Toms Cabin, Little Hulton |
| 1 December |
Thing Club, Oldham |
24 March |
Hall engineering, Shrewsbury |
| 13 December |
Dinos, Liverpool |
18 April |
Royal Iris, Liverpool |
| 15 December |
Wallys Disc Club, Preston |
25 April |
Rosco and Gladstone Hall, Liverpool |
| 16 December |
Bamboo Club, Stockport |
3 May |
Ellesmere Port YC |
| 20 December |
Hills Stores, Oldham |
9 May |
St Francis YC, Wythenshawe |
| 21 December |
Hawick Town Hall, Scotland |
10 May |
Dolywern Hall, Chirk, N Wales |
| 28 December |
New Century Hall, Manchester |
30 May |
Winter Gardens Blackpool |
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