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 Alan Caddy - lead guitar,
1959-61 .....was
born in Chelsea on February 2, 1940. As a youngster he attended the
Emanuel School in Battersea, becoming both head chorister and leader
of the school orchestra. As a treble, he regularly sang ..... (More) |
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 Clem
Catinni - drums, 1959-61
.....is one of the busiest drummers in the business. His CV looks like a
roster of top UK pop acts from the last half of the twentieth century,
acts as diverse as P. J. Proby, Joe Cocker, the Bee Gees, Lou Reed and
the Kinks..... (More) |
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 Brian
Gregg - bass, 1959-61
.....started off as
so many did in the heady rock 'n' roll industry of Britain in the
late 1950's. London was the place to be if you wanted to get on,
after all the major recording companies were all based there..... (More) |
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Mick
Green - lead guitar,
1961-64;
Johnny
Spence - bass, 1961-66;
Frank
Farley - drums, 1961-66
Their story is interlinked.....
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 Vic
Cooper - piano/organ, 1964-66
.....was drafted in in time for the "Lost Album" sessions in April 0f
1964. He had previously been with the Redcaps backing Cuddly
Dudley so was well acquainted with the current crew of Pirates and
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 John Weider - lead guitar,
1964-65
.....was born on April 21st, 1947 in Shepherds Bush London, and
loved music from a very early age. At the age of seven he started
learning the violin at the Royal College of Music and made his first
public appearance..... (More) |
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 John Moreshead - lead,
1965-66
.....took over from John Weider as lead axeman in the Pirates in
September 1965 but does not appear to have been involved on any
recording session as these were quite scarce for Johnny Kidd at this
time in his career......
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 Nick
Simper - bass, 1966-67
..... (born 3rd November, 1945) was asked if he wanted to join his
band the Renegades on the basis that they wanted to use his guitar
in the line-up. They offered him the post of bassman, using a home made bass.....
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 Mick
Stewart - lead guitar, 1966-67
.....was recruited into the New Pirates in April 1966, when Nick
Simper was tipped off by Kidd's current organist Ray Soaper, who was
gigging with Kidd at the time. Kidd didn't have a regular band
after parting company with the Pirates earlier in the year.....
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