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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)
Stuart Charles on "the mike" with Ivor (sax) on the left.
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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 in action (wonder if we were all as slim as that)
- note poster for Big City Soul Band on wall. 
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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.
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Roy Spencer (Manager) and Geoff Wilson (Drums) at Strawberry Studios |
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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 |
| 29 September |
Gretna Hall, Carlisle |
18 February |
St Ignasious School, Mcr |
| 5 October |
Hawick Town Hall, Scotland |
22 February |
Queens Rd Synagogue, |
| 9 November |
Sloopy's |
28 February |
St Bernadette's, Manchester |
| 10 November |
Cromwellian, Bolton |
1 March |
Browns, Stretford |
| 15 November |
St Francis's YC, Wythenshawe |
7 March |
St Columba's Wythenshawe |
| 16 November |
Gretna Hall, Carlisle |
14 March |
Warrington Carlton Club |
| 17 November |
Gretna Hall, Carlisle |
15 March |
Starlite Ballroom, Boston |
| 22 November |
Dinos, Liverpool |
19 March |
Fielden Park College, Didsbury |
| 23 November |
LCC Old Trafford (Gas Board) |
21 March |
Cromwellian, Bolton |
| 27 November |
Bolton College of Art |
22 March |
Uncle Toms Cabin, Little Hulton |
| 30 November |
St Werburghs, Chorlton |
24 March |
Hall engineering, Shrewsbury |
| 1 December |
Thing Club, Oldham |
18 April |
Royal Iris, Liverpool |
| 13 December |
Dinos, Liverpool |
25 April |
Rosco and Gladstone Hall, Liverpool |
| 15 December |
Wallys Disc Club, Preston |
3 May |
Ellesmere Port YC |
| 16 December |
Bamboo Club, Stockport |
9 May |
St Francis YC, Wythenshawe |
| 20 December |
Hills Stores, Oldham |
10 May |
Dolywern Hall, Chirk, N Wales |
| 21 December |
Hawick Town Hall, Scotland |
30 May |
Winter Gardens Blackpool |
| 28 December |
New Century Hall, Manchester |
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| Memories |
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Have a letter from Jan on Fan Club Headed Paper dated 27th Sept 1968 telling me the Band was playing the Gretna Hall in Carlisle on Sunday 29th Sept - a sunday and they were playing near London on the saturday night.
Was there ever a recording made of this great group every time they were up in Cumbria we all went to see them? They were a huge success at the Tow Bar Inn nr Whitehaven. Happy days!
Sue
16/6/10
I remember the band playing at St.Francis's Chuch youth club back in 69/69 as I was a member and helper at the club. I also remember going to see them and I went on my scooter ,while in that place I had my speedo stolen off my scooter and the band offered to take me and my scooter home in the back of the van as my headlight was stolen as well .
On one occasion I remenber at St Fracis the band had a break inbetween sessions and one of the drummer's cymbols was stolen. It was found a few minutes later in the ladies cloackroom and I think it was my girlfriend at the time who stole it.
Great memories of great times and days may the band play on. Best wishes
Malc Covill
1/7/11
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