Eddie G Marten and The Sabres
Pendle area
1962 - 64

Line-up  
   
Eddie G. Marten vocals
Robin Whitaker lead
John "Jimmy" Jewell sax
Ian Fraser bass
Tommy Smith drums

Most attended gig was when support to The Beatles and Freddie Starr & The Midnighters at Nelson's Imperial Ballroom in May 1963.

Also played Cleckheaton, Dewsbury Town Halls, akefield, Upton, Haddon Hall Leeds, Stone, Queens Hall Widnes and small venues mainly in Lancashire and W.Yorks. Played the Imperial Nelson regularly.

John "Jimmy" Jewell tenor sax was later with Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance amongst others.

Robin Whitaker
2/10/10

Eddie Martin and his group were brought over to the Vic Club.  Clayton Le Moors in the early 60's as the resident group.

The owner Fred Skinner bought him a white jacket black trousers and shirts.  Every saturday night Fred would get Eddie a red rose to give to one of the girls in the crowd.

Johnny Kidd And The Pirates and Nero And The Gladiators also performed at The Vic.

Alan Letts
4/11/11

Eddie G. Marten was actually a young man called Glyn Thomas who had previously played football for Burnley.

JonTee
4/1/12

The group used a green Bedford van (1963/1964) to ferry the group and all it's equipment.  The van belonged to my husband Kenneth Ursell.  I remember the gigs well.  We have lived in Perth Australia for the past 34 years, Ken is turning 70 this year and if anyone has any photos of the band I would love for you to send them for a DVD our daughter is putting together.

Pat Ursell
26/1/12

 

 

 



 

 


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