Ricky Shaw and The Dolphins
 

Went out with ricky shaw in the sixtees also used to work with bernard calverts dad at pickles weaving mill in burnley.  He was a lorry driver and i remember bernard  going out on the road with his dad sometimes.  Happy days from susie now living in melbourne.

I remember Peter Atherton very well. His family lived almost opposite Woodplumpton Boys Club where Ricky Shaw and the Dolphins played, I think 3 times and always on a Friday night and organised by Woodplumpton Boy Scouts. Possibly Woodplumpton Girl Guide Group had a hand in the organisation as well. Ronnie Cross was the main organiser and he tells the story, they wanted £25 to play, but he would only give them £20. What a great group, the Boys Club was always packed when they played. One of the memories is the drummer always wore a hat, or cap. Bobby Elliott was still wearing one when I went to see The Hollies at Buxton a few years ago. If I had gone the year after,  that show was dedicated to The Dolphins. Great memories.

Ricky Shaw and The Dolphins played the Broadway dance hall in Eccles in the sixties - they were great and look where they all went!

I remember them playing at Ashton on ribble secondary school in Preston 
Early sixties.....I was waiting for fats Domino or muddy waters 
Such is life.......

Quoting Kim nicholson:

I remember them playing at Ashton on ribble secondary school in Preston 
Early sixties.....I was waiting for fats Domino or muddy waters 
Such is life.......


Quoting Christine robertshaw:

Does anyone remember the bass player, rocky robertshaw. He played with them and the meteors. He's my husband and he still plays his guitar.

I used to work in the Redifusion record shop in Nelson. Bernie Calvert came in nearly every Saturday afternoon before he joined the Hollies. He would listen to records in the booths but I can't remember him buying anything. I worked there with Maureen Hicks, Tony's sister. Tony and Bobby Elliott would occasionally come into the shop and try to order some obscure record just to test us. Bobby who went on to marry Maureen was in the year ahead of me at Nelson Grammar School.