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Groups still gigging :: Later groups
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The Bedford
"Many cosy nights
spent in the back
with the gear" |
59th Street Bridge (Burnley, Nelson and Colne)  |
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| Abstracts |
Admirals |
| Alan Haven |
Albert Hilton and the Hotels - need info |
| Alberts |
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| Alchemists Stone |
Allan Prior |
| All Blacks |
Alan Vernon Set |
| Al Ritchie and the Invaders |
Amber World |
| Answers |
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| Archangel |
Art Nouveau |
| Art 'n' Soul |
Atlanta Roots |
| Avengers |
Axis |
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"I was trying to figure out how I got into soul and it was standing outside the stage door of the Princess Club in Chorlton when I was about 13 on Friday evenings. All the well known Manchester, Liverpool and surrounding area groups played there.
My fondest recollection was listening to the "Undertakers" doing "Mashed Potato" and the "honking" sax sound. It was then I realised that I would love to be in a band with a brass section." |
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| Backbeats |
Bankers |
| Barclay James Harvest (Oldham) |
Barry and the Horizons |
| Basix |
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| Beat Boys (Leigh) |
The Beathovens |
| Beat League |
Beat Street Runners (Hadfield) need more info |
| Beatmakers |
Bernard Herrmann and the NDO |
| Bernard Wrigley |
Big Sound (aka Fat Sound) |
| Big City Blues |
Big City Soul Band |
| Big Three (Manchester) |
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| Black Cat Bones #1 |
Black Cat Bones #2 |
| Black Velvets |
Black Watch |
| BlakJaks |
Blind Dog Blues Band |
| Blue Angels |
Blue Chips |
| Blue Days |
Blue Light (Oxford) |
| Blue Rondos |
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| Blues Action (Atherton area) |
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| Blues Set |
Blues Syndicate |
| Boadicea |
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| Bobby and the Blue Diamonds |
Bobby Dell and The Dellstars |
| Bobby Laine and The Confederates |
Bobcats |
| Bog Stompers (Stockport) |
Bo Kelly Legends |
| Boston Sect |
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| Boston T Party |
Bouncers |
| Bourbon Street |
BoWeevils |
| Boydells Vocal group |
Bravados (Salford) |
| Breakers Showgroup |
Brent Rodgers and The Druids (OLdham) |
| Brian Marks |
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| Bridgebeats |
Bruce and the Spiders |
| Bujjies/Tiger Tiger |
Burnage Bugs |
| The Bushmen (Ashton-under-Lyne) |
Buttons |
| "We never had a van - and no one in our families had a car. If the venue was local, we used a handcart to push the gear to the booking. If not, we caught the bus and hoped we would finish in time to get the last bus home" |
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| Cabaret Five Need more info |
Carnival |
| Carol Kaye and the Dynachords |
Chantelles |
| Chancellors |
Chalice - Aussie based band originating from Manchester |
| Chapters |
Chapter Three (Sale) |
| Chariots |
The Chasers |
| Cheshire Plains |
Cheshire Set |
| The Chosen Few/Hush - Great site - lots of info!! |
Chris Nava Combo |
| Chuckles |
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| Circuit |
Circus |
| The Citrons |
The Clan |
| Classical Gas - need more info |
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| Cleveland Fox Band - Bolton/Atherton |
Cliff Bowes and The Arrows |
| Clique |
Clyne Country Four |
| Colours later Mike Rose and The Colours |
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| Con Brios (Salford) |
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| Concords (Leigh) |
Concords (Knutsford) |
| Condours |
Confederates |
| Corvettes |
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| Country Gentlemen |
Crestas |
| Crooks Brown Band |
Cruisers |
| Cyclones |
Cymerons |
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I got my solo spot at 10.55pm in the old days - chucking out time.
"Come on Paul, the landlord wants the room clearing, can you sing 'Do You Love Me'?". |
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| Dakotas |
Daltons |
| Danny and The Dominators |
Danny and the Strangers (Stalybridge/Dukinfield) |
| Dark Four |
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| Dave Lee and The Staggerlees |
Dave Lee and The Staggerlees ( Cornwall) |
| Dave Plum and The Stones |
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| Dave Storme and The Crestas |
Dawnbreakers |
| Dee and Das (Oldham) - need info |
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| Deke Bonner and The Tremors |
Deke Rivers and the Big Sound |
| Del Rios (Salford) |
Deltas |
| Deltones (Stockport?) |
Deltones (Castleton/Rochdale) |
| Demons |
Dene Wayne and the Exiles (Crewe) |
| Denims Skiffle Group |
Deputies Need info |
| Design (Oldham) |
Diablos/Venn Tracey and the Diablos |
| Dice Boys Skiffle Group |
Diplomats |
| Dixie's Donts |
Dollies |
| Dolphins |
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| Dominoes Skiffle group (Middleton) |
Dominoes Skiffle group (Leigh/Wigan) |
| Don Juan Five (Oldham) |
Dooleys |
| Dougie James and the Soul Train |
Downbeats (Swinton) |
| Dragoons (Oldham) - need more info |
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| Dreamweavers |
Drifting Hearts |
| Dyleks (Salford/Rusholme) |
Dynamites (Blackpool) |
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| Echoes from the Peak |
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| Eclipse |
Eddie G Marten and The Sabres (Pendle) |
| Editors (Leigh) |
Edward Jon Dynamo |
| Electrons |
Electrons (Burnley) |
| Elkie Brooks (Salford) |
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| Emperors of Rhythm |
Emotion |
| Engine |
Eric's Dog |
| Estelles |
Exiles (Oldham) |
| Exits (Rusholme/Moss Side) |
Exit |
| Expectations |
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| Factotums |
Falcons |
| Falcons (Nelson/Colne) |
Falcons (Oldham) |
| Famous Watson Browne's Band |
Federals |
| Fireflites (St Helens) |
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| Firing Squad |
Fitz and Startz |
| Five Commandments (Blackpool) |
Florida Beach |
| Fly-B-Nites |
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| Focal Points (Rusholme) |
FootTappers |
| Formula Five (Middleton) |
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| Fortune Tellers |
Four Hits and a Miss (Chester) |
| Four Escourts (Bury) |
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| Four Just Men/Just Four Men |
Four Suspects ( ) |
| Fourtones |
Four Pennies (Burnley) |
| Frank Yonco and the Everglades |
Frankenstein and the Monsters (Sheffield) |
| Freddie and The Dreamers |
Free Speech (Wythenshawe) |
| Freeways (Chorlton) |
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| Fritz, Mike and Mo |
Friday Brown |
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| Gary Boyle |
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| GeneraIton (aka Jason's GeneraIton) |
Gin House |
| Golden Rules |
Gonx |
| Good Guys |
Graduates (Oldham) |
| Grisby Dyke |
Grit Band - extensive info |
| Greasy Bear |
Grave Diggers |
| Gravy Train |
GTs (Stockport) |
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| The Harbour Lights |
Harlem Jonns Reshuffle (Oldham) |
| Harlem Spirit |
Harmony Street |
| Harpo and Mac (Burnage) |
Haydocks Rockhouse |
| Headliners (Oldham) |
The Heebie Jeebies (Bolton) |
| Hellions |
Hemlock |
| Henry Allen Blend |
Herbert Warnicks Magic Elixir |
| Hermans Hermits |
Hi Five (Glossop) |
| High Society |
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| Hiller Brothers |
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| Hobos |
Hobos (Blackpool) |
| Hobo Flats |
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| Hollies |
The Hornets |
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| Ian and The Boomerangs |
Ian Dean and The Brystals |
| Images (Eccles) |
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| Impact |
Impalas |
| Inner Mind |
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| Invictors - Visit their myspace page |
Innovation |
| In-Sect (Chorlton) |
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| Invaders (Radcliffe) |
Irwells |
| Ivan D Juniors (Burnley) |
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| Ivans Meads |
Ivan Brothers |
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| Jackie Fordell and The Olympics |
Jaguars |
| Jason and The Argonauts |
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| Jasons |
Jason T Alexander (Hulme) |
| J. C. Heavy |
Jeannie and the Big Guys (Chester) |
| Jerry Lee and The Staggerlees |
John Cooper-Clarke (Salford) |
| John Mayall |
Johnny and The Avengers |
| Johnny Breeze and The Atlantics (Blackpool) |
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| Johnny Costello with The Lawmen (Eccles) |
Johnny Dark and The Stormy Knights |
| Johnny Dixon and The SemiTones |
Johnny Martin and The Paiges |
| Johnny Martin and the Tremors |
Johnny Masters and The Mastersounds |
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Johnny Peters and The Crestas |
| Johnny Peters and the JP's |
Johnny Power and the Dynamoes (Oldham) - need info |
| Johnny Scarlett and The Gamblers (Blackpool) |
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| Kalin Brothers |
Karl and The Vampires |
| Karl's Marals - need more info |
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| Karl Denver Trio |
The Kasual Five (Ashton Under Lyne) |
| Kathy and the Boleros |
Keepers (Oldham) - later Barclay James Harvest |
| Kellarmen (resident at the Bier Kellar) |
Kenny and The Cortinas (Swinton) |
| Kestrels |
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| Kiki's Kondours |
Kingfishers |
| King Pins |
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| Kirk Daniel and The Deltas |
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| Kirk St James and Wild Silk |
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| Klue (Oldham) |
Klyx |
| Kondours |
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| Kremlin 4 |
Kris Ryan and the Questions (Burnley) |
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| Lancastrians - visit their website |
Lawrence St James Group |
| Layabouts (Oldham) - need info |
Lee Paul and Boys/Electrons |
| Lee Shondell and The Premiers of Beat |
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| Lee Wade and The Wild Ones |
Legends |
| Lemon House |
Lemon Line |
| Lennox Avenue |
Lexington Park |
| Life 'n' Soul |
Liquorice Fix |
| Little Frankie |
Little Boy Blues (Darwen) |
| Little John and The Foresters |
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| Living Dream |
Lloyds Formula (Bolton) |
| Love Trade |
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| Magic Lanterns |
Magnet trio |
| Mambos |
Manchester Federals Need more info |
| Manchester Mob |
Manchester Impressions |
| Manchester In Crowd |
Manchester Playboys |
| Manchester Prowlers/Prowlers/Todd Miller and The Prowlers |
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| Manchester Road |
Manchester Scene |
| Manchilds |
Manhattans |
| Mark Stone |
Marks and Steadman  |
| Maraccas (Liverpool) |
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| Maybellenes |
Me and The Others (New Zealand) |
| Measles (Middleton) |
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| Merv's Bardots |
Meteors |
| Meteors Skiffle Group |
Michael's Angels (Swinton) |
| Midnighters (Blackpool) |
Mighty Avengers (Rugby) |
| Mike Cadillac and Playboys |
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| Mike Curtis and the Estelles |
Mike Curtis Set |
| Mike Sax and the Idols |
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| Milton James need info |
Mindbenders |
| Missin Lynx (Old Trafford) |
Missing Links (Oldham) |
| Mockingbirds |
Modrox (Oldham) |
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Moonrakers |
| Money |
Money Box Trio |
| Morning After |
The Motives |
| Motown Sect - need more info |
Mr Mosts People |
| Mr Smith and Sum People |
Mummies Darlings |
| Myaks |
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| Nashville Men |
The NDO |
| Nevadas |
Neil Landon and The Burnetts (Folkestone) |
| New Boston Sect (Whally Range) Need more info |
New Religion |
| Nightboppers |
Night Train |
| Nobodies |
Northmen (New Moston/Blackley) |
| )Nottingham Green (Stockport) |
Nyte People |
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| Obediah Heap - Lancaster |
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| Odd Ones (Salford/Urmston) Need more info |
Odd Ones (Wythenshawe) |
O'Haras Playboys (Sheffield) |
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| Oliver's Twist - need info Andy! |
The Olympics |
| Omnibus - see above :-) |
Orions |
| The Orphans (Stockport) |
Outrage - great info from Olaf Owre |
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| Pandemonium |
Paradise (Stockport) |
| Passion Waggon (Rusholme) |
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| Pat Casey and The Sovereigns |
Paul Beattie and The Beats |
| Paul Fenda and The Teenbeats |
Pathfinders - Kirk Price and The Pathfinders |
| Pennine Five |
Peppermint Ice |
| Pepper Tree |
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| Perfect Circle |
The Petals |
| Pete Bocking 6 |
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| Pete Cowap |
Pete Elliot's Hobos |
| Pete Maclaine and The Clan/Dakotas |
Pete and the Persuaders |
| Pete and the Pulsators |
Pete and The Rebels |
| Pete Latham and The Stormbeats (Salford) |
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| Phantoms |
Phil J Corbett and The Coasters |
| Phil's Swaggers |
Phoenix City Smash (Rusholme) |
| The Phsycic |
Pink Engine |
| Plantations |
Pollution (Rochdale) |
| Powerhouse 6 |
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| Pressmen |
The Principals (Salford) |
| Prowlers/Todd Miller and The Prowlers/Manchester Prowlers |
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| Proud Paws |
Purple Gang |
| Puzzle |
Pywacket |
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| Raging Storms (Burnley) |
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| Ranchers (Salford) |
Rangers (later Klyx) |
| Rainmakers |
Rainmakers Skiffle Group |
| Rainy City Blues Band |
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| Rappids |
Rats |
| Rattlesnakes |
Ray Black and The Steeltones (Powerhouse 6) |
| Reception |
Red Jets (Rochdale) |
| Reg James Explosion |
Reggie Coates and the Tuxedos/Reg Coates Combo |
| Remo Sands and the Spinning Tops |
Renegades |
| Renegades (Warrington) |
Re-Sounds |
| Rev Black and the Rocking Vickers (Blackpool) |
Rhythm and Blues Incorporated (Southport) |
| Rhythm Rebels (Oldham) |
Richard Kent Style |
| Ricky Adams and the Steeltones |
Ricky Shaw and The Dolphins |
| Rising Five (Burnage) |
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| Rogues (Salford) |
Royal Variety Show |
| Roy and the Rest/Restless Four |
Rumble Fat Band |
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| The Sabres |
Sad Soul - need more info |
| Saffron |
Saracens (Barnoldswick) |
| Saints and Sinners |
St Louis Union |
| Santa Fe Reunion - extensive info !! |
Scorpions - fabulous history of the band from Olaf Owre |
| Sean and the Sonics - Middleton |
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| Second City Sound |
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| Secrets of Manchester |
Seduction |
| SemiTones |
Senators (Leigh) |
| Senators (Gorton) |
Senators (Blackpool) |
| Shane Fenton and The Fentones |
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| Shaun and Sum People |
Shevrons |
| Shmoes |
Shyms (Wigan) |
| The Sidekicks |
Silhouettes (Colne) |
| Silks |
Sinders |
| Sins of the Family |
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| Sioux / Sioux Showgroup plus Pete Taylor's My Story |
Six Lancashire Lads - info needed |
| Skid (Inner Mind) |
Skifflettes (Nelson/Colne area) |
| Skorpians (Didsbury) |
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| Skyliners |
Sleep |
| The Sleepwalkers - Blackley |
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| Slim Traynor and the HillBilly Bandits |
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| Smokestack |
Sneakers |
| Somebody's Corporation |
Some Folk |
| Some Other Guys |
So On and So Forth (Burnley) |
| Sonny Kaye and The Reds (Liverpool) |
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| The Soundcasters |
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| Soul Creation |
Soul Executives |
| Soul Messengers |
Soul Purpose |
| Soul Toppers |
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| Soul Staxx |
The Sovereigns |
| The Speakeasy |
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| Spice |
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| Spike |
Spirits |
| Sponge |
Spots |
| Spring |
Square Routes |
| Squires - Stalybridge |
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| Stan Ellison |
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| Starliners Showband |
Startones Skiffle Group |
| Statesmen |
Stackwaddy |
| Steeltones |
Stevie's Fix |
| Stormbeats |
Strangers |
| The Strangeways (Bury) |
Strictly for cash |
| Studio One Band |
Stuart Charles String Band (Salford) |
| Stylos |
Sundowners, Steve Reno and, Toni Somers and |
| The Sundowners (Wythenshawe) |
Sunshine - need info |
| The Swaggers - |
Swallows |
| Sweet Chariot (Salford) |
Sweet Life |
| Sweet Marriage |
Swinging Hangmen (Haslingden) |
| The System |
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| Talismen (Withington) |
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| Tamla Express |
Tangerine |
| Taveners |
TD and the Shakeouts |
| Technique |
The Way We Live/Tractor |
| TK5 (Oldham) |
Three Aces (Bury, Radcliffe) - need more info |
| Three Speed Walking Stick (Glossop) |
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| Tick Tocks Tactics |
Tiger Fog |
| Tiger Tiger/Bujjies |
TNT and The Dynamites (Oldham) |
| Toby Twirl |
Todd Miller and The Prowlers/Manchester Prowlers/Prowlers |
| Toggery Five - excellent history of the band |
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| Tom and Smiley |
Tom's Rigg (Middleton) |
| Tomorrows Children |
Tony and The Senators |
| Tony Manton Set |
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| Tony Marshal and The Deputies (Hadfield) |
Tony Merrick Scene |
| Tony Ravell's New Voyage |
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| Top Katz (Fylde Coast) |
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| The Trackers/Her Union |
Tractor / The Way We Live |
| Travellers |
Trek (The Wirral) |
| Tribunes |
TriStar Airbus |
| The Troyes |
TT Walker and the Strollers |
| Tudor 4 (Warrington) Need more info |
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| Tuesday's Child |
Two's Company |
| Tynfoil (Wigan) |
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| Ugly Ducklings (Salford) |
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| Uptown Line |
UZ |
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| Vampires (Salford) |
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| Victor Brox Blues/Soul Train |
The Vigilantes (Darwin) |
| The Vigilantes (Warrington) |
The Vincents (Stretford) |
| Vince Storm and the Tempests |
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| Vivas |
Voodoos (Oldham) |
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Vortex Five |
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| Wailers |
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| Wall Street |
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| Wayne Fontana/WF and the Jets/Opposition |
Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders |
| Wheels |
Whirlwinds |
| Wild Life |
Wild Silk : Kirk St James and Wild Silk |
| Wimple Winch |
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| Windsor Set (Oldham) - need info |
Wolf and Griff |
| The Woodlanders |
Wynder K Frog |
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| Ye Counts |
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| Zeberdy's Crowd Need more info |
The Zenons (Worsley) |
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Harlem Spirit - Apollo 7 - Peaceful Soul - T-Dynamics - Sword of Jah Mouth - The Fabulous Fredsmen- Talismen - Rangers - Bo-weevils - Apaches - Rita and the Beetroots - Black Velvets - New Boston Sect - Vulcans - Purple Haze - Emperors - Skyliners - InSect - Mitres - Saints and Sinners - The Fontanas - Nomads - Missin Lynx - Pipsways - Sun Set - Four Runners - Invictors - Rockies - Pattern People - Jason and the Argonauts - Cleveland Fox - Warriors - plus any other Manchester area groups not yet featured here!
WE INCLUDE EVERY BAND/DJ/CLUB - IF YOU MADE MUSIC IN THE '60s IN THE MANCHESTER AREA, YOU SHOULD BE HERE!!
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