Reverand Black and the Rockin Vicars
 

who remembers this group from the Con (monday nights) just been playing I Go Ape by Reverand Black and the Rocking Vickers, probably one of the best local bands of that era, they were banned from the con for stripping off to the waist,shock horror pmsl, also banned from TV because they wore dog-collars (hence the name) which i thought was a great shame, top rate group that shoulda/ woulda made it i believe without their attire. think they originated from the burnley area, also heard the drummer sadly died young.seem to remember the guy was a second man for east lancs carriers. anybody got any info/history on the group?

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i remember them, they used to go around in a hearse,and they played at the pub across from the sparrow hawke ( forgot what it was called) at the bottom of ormerod rd in burnley...

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ta granny, musta been from burnley area then eh? did you ever see em play?

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I Never Actualy Saw Them Play,but They Caused A Lot Of Laughs ,or Upset With Their Strange Attire, I Personaly Thought It Was A Great Gimmick,,but There Was A Lot Of Prudes Who Were Shocked.....(get A Life)

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A great band from the 60's, their version of "I Go Ape" really rocked. Lemmy (later of Motorhead) was in their line-up at one time.

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lad called ken hardacre was in the band.still lives in great harwood i believe.

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ya learn summat new everyday,cheers for that wyn, also rishton blue.anyone got a photo? that would be summat.:)

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I remember seeing them brought back some good memories that thanks cashman.

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There you go:

http://www.manchesterbeat.com/bands/...k/revblack.php

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thanks for that wynonie.that about the queens at cleveleysis very interesting as i used to go there quite often.in the days of brian rossi. absolutely fantastic bloke.though a bit on the risque side then didnt bother me though.

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cheers wyn yer a star, interesting to note how vicars was spelt vickers on the records etc, story goes they had to change as vicars was Blaphemous- according to the powers that be.:rofl38:

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Funny how times change, eh, Mr C? Their name wouldn't even raise an eyebrow these days.

Rishton Blue, Brian Rossi was in a fantastic Belfast band called the Wheels who shared a house in Blackpool with the Vicars. Brian's voice was very similar to Van Morrison's. Saw 'em once in '66 in Ossy, somewhere on Harvey Street, I think. They really tore the house down. I was so impressed, I went out and bought their latest record.

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wynonie.wheels and them grew up together in belfast and played the plaza.van morrison can be heard playing sax on wheels records.
in the seventies and eighties herbie armstrong of wheels plays guitar on van morrisons albums.just been reading that van morrison regularily sat in with wheels.

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RB, the Wheels were one of the great undiscovered bands of the 60's, in my opinion. Their records were regularly played on Radio Caroline North and they appeared in clubs all over the north of England. Herbie Armstrong and Rod Demick later formed a band called Yellow Dog and had a small hit on the mid-70's with a song called "Just One More Night". Saw Rod Demick a couple of years ago playing in a club in Manchester with a blues singer called Paul Lamb.

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great site wyn, actually left a comment on rev black on it.thanks again.:)

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Yep, there's some interesting stuff on there. There's a section on Accrington's own Soundcasters, where I've put my two pen'th in!

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wynonie have you noticed on that site they are asking for information on the warriors.

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I remember the name of the pub now ...It was The Talbot ,,

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No, hadn't noticed that, RB. I'll send him the few snippets of info I know about the band, although I'm sure there are a few on this site who know more about them than I do!

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wynone.if its any help i think the original line up was jon and tony anderson mick brereton david foster and rod hill.rod is still going strong and plays occassionally with accy rockers.in the back of my mind i can remember two lads from great harwood pete gradwell and brian cox who i am sure played with the warriors at some time.last time i saw graddy was about seven years ago playing with rod hill dave tomlinson and a few other locals at king st club with accy rockers.hope this helps..

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Cheers, RB. I worked on the Highways Dept with Mick Brereton in '69. He kept me entertained with stories of the group's time in Germany. David Foster has his own website now
www.highlandmotorcyclehols.com/davidfoster.htm
Interesting stuff on there - a pic of the Warriors (plus a CD of them live in some club in Bolton) and a pic of the great lost Accy supergroup, Accrington Stanley, featuring David, Rod Hill and local legend, Wammy!

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very interesting that wynone thank you ..if your interested www.wammy.co.uk bit about accrington stanley the group on there.

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Hi W . . . Just followed your link thru to the Soundcasters. Nice One. Does any one remember Alexis Corner being around for a short while and the onset of the local band [all be it brief] 'Corner Blues'

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Tunny, I vaguely remember Korner Blues. Was the legendary Alexis actually in it? Seem to recall it involved a number of local musos like Tom Robinson, Ernie Lee, Ian Alveston etc. Maybe your kid could tell us more?

RB, cheers for the Wammy site link - very interesting. I saw him performing outside a bar in Benidorm a few years ago. When he spotted my Stanley shirt, he called me up to the mike and we had a quick chorus of "Accy - Accy Stanley" to an audience of bemused holidaymakers!

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wynone wammy does about six weeks every year in benidorm.also he plays every year at t.t.races in isle of man.

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ta for the link to wammys site R.B. interesting stuff.;)