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Tex Makins (bass guitar) Eddie Thornton; Alan "Earl" Watson (tenor saxophone/vocals) Neeomi "Speedy" Acguaye (percussion) Joe Moretti; John McLaughlin; Rod "Boots" Slade (band's second bassist, replaced Makins) Mick Eve (saxophone) Johnny Marshall; Peter Coe; Glen Hughes (baritone saxophone) Tommy Frost (replaced Red Reece) Jimmy Nicol; Phil ...
Before they left, however, O'Neill and the group's bass player, Rod "Boots" Slade, obtained several sets of gladiator costumes, largely made of plastic, which had been used in the 1951 movie, Quo Vadis, filmed at the Cinecittà studios in Rome.
Return to Base is the eighth studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 1 October 1979 by Barn Records, and did not enter any national album charts. At the time of the album's release, the band's success had waned and were receiving little fortune. Forced to play at small halls and clubs around the UK, the only income they ...
Georgie Fame. Glenn Hughes (1964 – 1966) Mick Eve (1962 – 1964) Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames were a noted British rhythm and blues/soul/jazz/ska/pop group of the 1960s. They had been the backing band for Billy Fury but, after being dismissed at the end of 1961, their pianist Georgie Fame took over as vocalist and, from 1962, they went on ...
Reddit. Nero (Mike O’Neill) had previously played keyboards as a member of The Cabin Boys, the backing group of Tommy Steele ‘s less famous brother, Colin Hicks. He and bassist Rod ‘Boots’ Slade formed The Gladiators originally with Laurie Jay on drums and Colin Green on lead guitar.
Tex Makins (bass guitar) Eddie Thornton; Alan "Earl" Watson (tenor saxophone/vocals) Neeomi "Speedy" Acguaye (percussion) Joe Moretti; John McLaughlin; Rod "Boots" Slade (band's second bassist, replaced Makins) Mick Eve (saxophone) Johnny Marshall; Peter Coe; Glen Hughes (baritone saxophone) Tommy Frost (replaced Red Reece) Jimmy Nicol; Phil ...
Nero & the Gladiators were an instrumental band led by keyboardist Mike O'Neill for more than 3 decades. They actually evolved out of another British band called The Cabin Boys who were touring in Italy, backing Tommy Steele's brother Colin Hicks. Mike O'Neill hitch-hiked from Leigh, Lancashire, to London, where he was instantly hired-first by Clay Nicholls in late 1958, and then Vince Taylor ...
