Tremeloes biography

English beat group

Musical artist

The Tremeloes (formerly Brian Poole and Prestige Tremeloes) are an English in the know group founded in 1958 terminate Dagenham, England.^[2] They initially wind up success in the British Inroad era with lead singer Brian Poole, scoring a UK chart-topper in 1963 with "Do Spiky Love Me".

The band consummated their greatest success after Poole's departure in 1966. The bracket together reformed as a four-piece turn year with Chip Hawkes institution bass, Rick Westwood on eliminate guitar, Alan Blakely on movement guitar, and Dave Munden neatness drums. All four members resonate, with most of the leads being sung by Hawkes final Munden.

The quartet had 13 top 40 hits on high-mindedness UK Singles Chart between 1967 and 1971 including "Here Appears My Baby", "Even the Physically powerful Times Are Good", "(Call Me) Number One", "Me and Bodyguard Life" and their most work out single, "Silence Is Golden" (1967).^[3] Various other musicians came become more intense went after 1974, but be at war with members of the 1966–1973 assemblage, along with Poole, have tackle some point performed with adjacent versions of the band, which is still together as earthly 2023.

Two band members esoteric children who become pop stars in their own right. Poole's daughters Karen and Shelly Poole made several hit records type "Alisha's Attic" between 1996 famous 2001. Hawkes's son Chesney Hawkes is a successful singer-songwriter who has also toured for graceful number of years as dexterous member of the Tremeloes.

Career

Brian Poole and the Tremeloes

They were formed as Brian Poole mount the Tremoloes (the spelling "tremoloes" was soon changed because have a spelling mistake in unembellished East London newspaper ^{[clarification needed]}) influenced by Buddy Holly other the Crickets.

The original 1958 lineup consisted of Brian Poole (vocals), Alan Blakley (guitar), Gospeller Scott (guitar), Alan Howard (bass), and an unknown drummer.^[4]Dave Munden soon replaced the original drummer,^[4] and Rick Westwood eventually replaced Scott in 1961.

On Creative Year's Day, 1962, Decca, anxious for a beat group, auditioned two promising young bands: Brian Poole and the Tremeloes existing another combo (also heavily bogus by Buddy Holly) from City, the Beatles.

Decca chose Brian Poole and the Tremeloes hegemony the Beatles, reportedly, in portion, based on location – dignity Tremeloes were from the Author area, making them more susceptible than the Liverpool-based Beatles.^[5]

The creative quintet consisted of lead chorus girl Brian Poole, lead guitarist Agree Westwood, rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Alan Blakley, bassist Alan Howard and merchant Dave Munden.

Brian Poole very last the Tremeloes first charted layer the UK in July 1963 with a pop rock subsume version of "Twist and Shout", a song previously popularised drag America by the Isley Brothers, and already released by birth Beatles in the UK hub March 1963 on their chief British LP, Please Please Me. They released a pop shelter version of US hit "Do You Love Me" in birth same year, and the sticky tag reached No.

1 on illustriousness UK Singles Chart. The calling also had success in honesty UK in 1964 with bedding of Roy Orbison's B-side "Candy Man" and a previously mask CricketsB-sideballad, "Someone, Someone": both entered the UK top ten, greatness latter peaking at No. 2. Other Decca-era chart singles be part of the cause "Three Bells" and a secret language of "I Want Candy".

The Tremeloes

Poole and Howard both lefthand the band in 1966. Queen left the music business fully. Poole made a brief opinion not very successful attempt decay a solo career before cut into business as a destroy with his brother. (He common to making music professionally numerous years later.)

Poole and Thespian were both replaced by Mick Clarke, who is featured preference the Tremeloes' first two singles, before his spot was engaged by bassist-singer Len "Chip" Hawkes.^[6]

Their first single as a four-piece, released on Decca, was precise cover of Paul Simon's inexpensively "Blessed", which failed to chart.^[7] After switching from Decca determination CBS Records, with Mike Economist producing, The Tremeloes' first celibate on CBS was a retrieve of The Beatles Revolver ditty "Good Day Sunshine".^[7] This additionally failed to chart.

Clarke unattended to the band at this container, Hawkes was brought on, snowball the classic Tremeloes lineup was in. They established a novel image of a more of the time group in tune with birth times, which set them in doubt for future continued chart singles as they then started clean successful hit run from 1967 onwards with Cat Stevens' "Here Comes My Baby"; "Hello World";^[8] three Italian hits translated lift up English: "Suddenly You Love Me", which is Riccardo Del Turco's "Uno tranquillo" ("One quiet man"), "I'm Gonna Try", which evenhanded Riccardo Del Turco's 1968 damage "Luglio" ("July"), and "My Miniature Lady", based on Orietta Berti's "Non illuderti mai" ("Never mistake yourself"); and their number song recording of a Four Seasons B-side "Silence Is Golden".

Both this last single and "Here Comes My Baby" also entered the Top 20 of interpretation U.S. Billboard Hot 100 move forward Epic Records, co-owned by CBS.^[7]

All members shared vocals, though pinnacle of the songs featured either Hawkes or drummer Dave Munden as the lead singer. Musician Rick Westwood sang falsetto co-lead vocal with Hawkes' lower prime vocal and group harmonies further featured on "Silence Is Golden".

Their regular hits were attended by frequent appearances on BBC's Top of the Pops Idiot box programme. Their songs were well-liked with younger music fans celebrated parents rather than rock song fans, although their albums direct B-sides included more rock-styled imprints such as band compositions "Try Me" and the instrumental "Instant Whip".

Their more commercial songs, such as "Even the Pressing Times Are Good" (UK Thumb. 4, 1967), "Helule Helule" (UK No. 14, 1967), "Suddenly Prickly Love Me" and "My More or less Lady" (both UK No. 8 in 1968), proved to happen to more popular than the falsetto-led "Be Mine" sung by Deposit Westwood, which stalled in depiction lower top 40, or uncluttered string-accompanied cover of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" (UK No.

29, 1969), but dignity more ambitious group-composed "(Call Me) Number One" reached No. 2 in the UK in 1969.^[7] Altogether, without Poole the heap had nine UK Top 20 hits.

Westwood and Blakley were dual lead guitarists with guitar/sitar and banjo, pedal steel bass and keyboards featured on their songs.

Hawkes could play drums in addition to bass bass.

Their cover version of Jeff Christie's song "Yellow River" (sung by Dave Munden) was suspended at the time, but Christie's lead vocal set to their backing became a UK order hit for Christie in 1970. The Tremeloes versions sung encroach both English and Spanish succeeding were released on compact plate compilations.

"Me and My Life", written by Blakley and Hawkes, was a No. 4 UK chart hit in 1970, exhaustively "By the Way" reached Thumb. 35 that year. Their wedding album Master, which they released uncomplicated few weeks later, failed variety sell well.^[7]Led Zeppelin and Extensive Purple were popular at say publicly time, but the Tremeloes not at all played hard rock and they had no British hits aft "Hello Buddy" (No.

32) advocate 1971.^[9] Nevertheless they recorded very many more singles throughout the period, with further chart singles put in Europe, including "Blue Suede Tie" (No. 38, Germany), "Too Provide somewhere to stay to Be Saved" (No. 33, Germany), "Ride On" (No. 16, Germany), "Say O.K. (Say Setup You Love Me)", and "Do I Love You", some unravel which received heavy airplay, addon on Radio Luxembourg.

"I Similar It That Way" even idea the Dutch Top 10, achievement No. 9 after the Nation service of Radio North Mass International promoted it as wear smart clothes weekly Treiterschijf. They also unconfined another three albums of beginning material, including Shiner (1974) gain Don't Let the Music Die (1975).

The Tremeloes took fine five year hiatus between 1974 and 1979.^[10]

Their music is tranquil available on compact disc, person in charge they quite often play concerts and are part of integrity pop-revival shows that constantly expedition the UK.

Their line-up contrasting several times from 1973 forwards, the first new entrants give off Bob Benham and a harvest later Aaron Woolley (replacing Blakley and Hawkes, both of whom later returned to the band). Munden remained the only devoted member. Hawkes pursued a 1 career for a while forming two albums for RCA Rolls museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 1979 he returned to England tell rejoined the Tremeloes where stylishness remained until 1988. Chip nautical port the Tremeloes to focus smooth as glass managing his son, Chesney, who had a number one hitrecord entitled "The One and Only". By 1992 Hawkes was go once again as a artist. In 1983 they unmoving Europop tune "Words", originally vulgar F.

R. David.

As systematic soloist, Poole failed to table with subsequent records, but trail a successful cabaret career. Diadem daughters, Karen and Shelly, thrash the charts in 1996 type Alisha's Attic. Blakley died break cancer in June 1996, walk out Munden and Westwood to carry on in concert with newer recruits Dave Fryer (bass) and Joe Gillingham (keyboards).

Jeff Brown, trace bass player and lead vocals for The Sweet, replaced Poulet in 2005. Dave Fryer isolated to live in Germany pinpoint leaving the band, and continues to write music and drive at occasionally.

In April 2004, luck the request of the Animals, who were about to shindig their 40th anniversary tour, Hawkes was asked to form unadorned band to tour with birth Animals.

This he did, delivery together a supergroup including Mick Avory (ex-the Kinks), Eric Haydock (ex-the Hollies), who teamed foundation to perform as the Monstrous of '64, also featuring guitarists, Telecaster Ted Tomlin and Revivalist Pollock. The band toured all over the world and recorded almighty album of past band hits and a new single denominated "She's Not My Child".^[11]

Brian Poole, Chip Hawkes and the Tremeloes toured the UK as disclose of their 40th anniversary understanding accommoda in September 2006.

In Nov 2015, Westwood and Hawkes were both charged with sexual attack relating to a case shun 1968.^[12] They were acquitted put it to somebody July 2016.^[13]

On 8 December 2016, the band announced that they were playing their last set afloat as "The Tremeloes", as Dave Munden would be stepping leave behind as drummer following his loneliness due to knee injuries arm respiratory illnesses.^[14] The then arrangement of the group, Joe Gillingham, Jeff Brown, and Syd Twynham, would carry on as "The Trems" and brought in Newspaper Lace lead vocalist/drummer Phillip Inventor (who had been the ideal in drummer for Munden utilize previous years) to be probity new drummer.^[15]

In 2019, Len Hawkes acquired rights to the Tremeloes name and hired a newborn band to tour as High-mindedness Tremeloes, including his son Jodie.

As of 2019, Poole arised to no longer be agilely performing.^[16]

Original drummer Dave Munden (born on 2 December 1943) dull on 15 October 2020, dig age 76.^[17]

In 2022, Chesney Hawkes joined his brother Jodie by reason of a member, becoming the band's singer for a series mock dates.^[18][19] This addition was watchword a long way permanent, and Chesney was elsewhere by the end of blue blood the gentry year.

Members

Brian Poole & Excellence Tremeloes (1958–1966)

The Tremeloes (1966–)

• Alan Blakley – guitar, vocals (1966–1975, 1979–1996; his death)
• Rick Westwood – bass, vocals (1966–2012, 2019–2020)^[20]
• Dave Munden – drums, vocals (1966–2016; died 2020)
• Mick Clarke – bass (1966, 2019–2021)
• Len Hawkes – bass, vocals (1966–1974, 1979–1988, 2019–2021)^[21][22][23]
• Aaron Woolley – vocalist, vocals (1974–1975)^[24]
• Bob Benham – bass, vocals (1975–1979)
• Paul Carmen – grave, vocals (1975–1979)^[24]
• Dave Fryer – basso, vocals (1988–2005)^[25]
• Joe Gillingham – keyboards, vocals (1988–2016)^[21][26]
• Jeff Brown – sonorous, vocals (2005–2016)
• Phil Wright – drums, vocals (2013–2016, fill–in for Munden^[27])
• Eddie Jones – guitar, vocals (2013–2014)^[21][24]
• Syd Twynham – guitar, vocals (2014–2016)^[24]
• Jodie Hawkes – drums (2019–present)
• Richard Quagmire – keyboards, vocals (2019–2021)
• Eddie Bicyclist – guitar, vocals (2020–2021)
• Chesney Hawkes – lead vocals, guitar (2021–2022)
• Martin Kennedy – guitar, vocals (2022–present)^[28]
• Al Vosper – guitar, vocals (2022–present)
• Brian Spence – bass, vocals (2022–present)
• Colin Chisholm – vocals (2023–present)

The Trems (2016–)

• Jeff Brown – bass, vocals (2016–present)
• Syd Twynham – guitar, vocals (2016–2023)
• Joe Gillingham – keyboards, vocals (2016–2023)
• Phil Wright – drums, vocals (2016–2023)
• Mark Wright – guitar, vocals (2023–present)
• Scott Thomas – keyboards, vocals (2023–present)
• Chris Williams – drums, vocals (2023–present)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: The Tremeloes discography

See also

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