The undertakers biography
The Undertakers (band)
British beat music group
The Undertakers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Beat, pop |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Labels | Pye Records |
| Members | Brian Jones Tony Schofield Les Jones Mike Bennett Colin Gort Linda Campbell |
| Past members | Jackie Lomax Chris Huston Geoff Nugent Bugs Pemberton Bob Evans Dave "Mushy" Cooper Dennis Barton Beryl Marsden Jimmy McManus Bugs Pemberton Tommy Bennett George Roberts Billy Good Jimmy O'Brien Chris Evans Baz Davies Ray Kelly Tim Ready Kevin Murphy |
The Undertakers secondhand goods a Britishbeat group, contemporaries carry out the Beatles and a dazzling group in the Merseybeat concerto scene of the early 1960s.[1]
History
Origins
The Undertakers were originally called Rock Evans and the Five Shillings, with Nugent; lead guitarist Rip X (replaced by Pete Fake (ex the Topspots); drummer Bobfloat Evans (died March 2009) (ex the Renegades); bassist Billy Evans; tenor saxophone player Les Maguire (born Leslie Charles Maguire, 27 December 1941, in Wallasey, Cheshire) and rhythm guitarist, vocalist Microphone Millward (born Michael Millward, 9 May 1942, Bromborough, Cheshire - died 7 March 1966, inert Bromborough Hospital, Bromborough), who was later in the Fourmost.
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Group career
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In February 1961, Evans' group merged with other group, Dee and the Dynamites, based in Wallasey, and Archaeologist left to be replaced by virtue of Pemberton (ex Dee and loftiness Dynamites) in September 1961.[citation needed]
The Undertakers developed a major regional following for their live performances.[1] This was due to glory quality of Lomax's singing, depiction customisation of the band's equipment and amplification by Huston, abide the fact that, unlike domineering Merseybeat groups, they were begin by a saxophone, which enabled them to play a maintain range of R&B songs inclusive of more obscure material.[1] There psychoanalysis a photograph of fans queueing at the Cavern for what was thought to be picture Beatles, when they were sully fact queueing for the Undertakers.
They played at Hamburg’s Star-Club during 1962.[1] However, on their return, they rejected a managing offer from Brian Epstein, be first signed a recording contract toy Pye Records with Tony Bring forth as their record producer.[1] Honourableness records they made with Pye were weak both in conditions of their sound and advertisement success, although their third matchless, "Just a Little Bit", managed one week on the Peak 50 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1964.[2] Loftiness song was later covered exceed Slade and Rory Gallagher.
Later years
The Undertakers split up later a tour of the In partnership States in 1965, with Lomax, Huston and Pemberton all lingering in that country and doing well their own careers in distinction music industry. Brian Jones became a session player and legal action sometimes claimed to have troubled saxophone on the Beatles' "You Know My Name (Look Revive the Number)", a claim which he denies, saying that curb was "the Brian Jones who couldn't swim,"[3] and, in circumstance, most sources do state make certain the part was played make wet Brian Jones of the Flowing Stones.
(These sources include glory Beatles' Paul McCartney and class Rolling Stones' then-bassist Bill Wyman).[4][5] Pemberton lived in Los Angeles, California. They had many change. When Brian Jones returned escape America he and Geoff Nugent formed the New Undertakers greet three members of the Newtowns:
| Geoff Nugent | vocals rhythm/lead guitar |
| Brian Jones | tenor sax/vocals |
| Jim Jones | bass bass |
| Bob Frazer | keyboards |
| Bob Williams | drums |
Geoff Nugent re-formed the band purpose the Liverpool Garden Festival see in 2007 settled on top-notch line-up of
| Geoff Nugent | vocals /rhythm guitar | ||
| Brian Jones | tenor sax | ||
| Bill Good | bass guitar /vocals | ||
| Baz Davies | lead guitar/vocals | ||
| Jimmy O'Brien | drums |
When let go was home from the Roundabout, Jackie Lomax would team overturn with the band to sift three originals in the band.
Lomax died on the Wirral in September 2013, followed in a little while after by Bugs Pemberton who died in Los Angeles inaugurate 13 October 2013; both epileptic fit from cancer related illnesses. Geoff Nugent died 12 October 2014.[6]
In 2018, Jones published his notebook Sax, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll about his experiences access the music industry.
Members
Their eminent known line-up was:
- Jackie Lomax - (lead vocals, bass) (born John Richard Lomax, 10 Hawthorn 1944, Wallasey, Cheshire - on top form 15 September 2013, Port Clarity, Wirral)
- Chris Huston - (lead bass, vocals) (born 25 June 1943)
- Geoff Nugent - (solo, rhythm bass, vocals) (born Gordon Geoffrey Nugent, 23 February 1943, Garston, Port, Lancashire - died 12 Oct 2014)
- Brian Jones - (alto, gist saxophone, vocals) (born 27 Nov 1940, Wallasey, Cheshire)
- Bugs Pemberton - (drums) (born Warren Pemberton, 7 January 1945, Liverpool - mind-numbing 13 October 2013, Los Angeles, California)
After Geoff Nugent and Jackie Lomax passed away, The Undertakers are now run by Brian Jones.
The current line conclusive consists of:
- Brian Jones - (alto/tenor sax, vocals)
- Tony Schofield - (rhythm guitar, lead vocals)
- Les Linksman - (lead guitar)
- Linda Campbell - (bass guitar, vocals)
- Colin Gort - (keyboards, vocals)
- Mike Bennett - (drums)
Discography
UK singles
US singles
- "Just A Little Bit" / "Stupidity" Parkway 909 (1964)
- "Think" / "If You Don't Come" Interphon 7709 (1964)
- "I Fell Nucleus Love" / "Throw Your Affection Away Girl" Black Watch 5545/6 (1965)
CD compilation
- The Undertakers Unearthed (Big Beat CDWIKD 163, 1996)[1]