SAINTS

Circa: 1965
Home town:
Members:

• Norman Oakley - Drums

• Rob Walmsley - Guitar

• Andrew Demetriou - Bass. See also MUSEUM.

• Darryl Margoritis - Organ

SAINTS (See CORSAIRS)

SAPPHIRES (Updated 15/08/05)

Circa:  1960 - 1964
Home town:  Bulawayo
Members:

• Flo Phillotheou - Lead guitar

• John Kirkham - Bass
• Chris Warner - Rhythm guitar & vocals
• Chad Somerville - Drums

This band was formed by Chris Warner (who had been taught the basics of guitar playing during the 50's by Father of the RAMBLERS' Rick Laing) and John Kirkham.  Initially they played popular covers of the day (notably, Shadows material) and gigged at many parties, the Women's Institute Hall and sports events.  The band saw a number of vocalists pass through its ranks including Howie Clark.  After the band split Chris Warner continued to freelance for a time before going into "retirement" from the world of rock and pop.

 SARATOGA 

Circa: 1971 - 1974
Home town:  Salisbury
Members: 

• Jenny Cahil - Vocals

• John Westergaard - Guitar

• Nigel Surtees - Guitar

• Terry Hayden - Bass

• Jill Schofield/Mike Schofield - Keyboards

• Peter Cahil - Drums

SARATOGA were a cabaret band who played every weekend at the Kamfinsa Park  and  Highlands Park hotels.  Jenny was a lively vocalist who was very popular with the audiences.  During 1977 the band were involved with Terri Begaman (Model School) in putting on a show called Magic Of Music.  This was performed at both the Bulawayo Trade Fair and the Salisbury Agricultural Show of that year.  The band also backed artists such as Hilton Mambo, Jenny Cahil and the Neild Sisters.  During 1977 - 1998 they were also involved in the series of Troopies Shows and toured the country with various artists.

THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS!

(Back Row from Left - Right):  Kelly-Ann & Sharon Neild/George Montenegro/Terry Hayden/Pete Cahil/Hilton Mambo/Jenny Cahil & Tony Hulley

(Front Row from Left - Right):  Georgie Brown/Karen Woodhouse/Bleu Barnard & Shelley Ayling

In 1971 SARATOGA were the backing band for "The Magic Of Music Show" which toured Rhodesia.   Other acts included the Neild Sisters, Jenny Cahil and Hilton Mambo.

In subsequent years Terry Hayden moved to Australia (Perth) where he met up with older brother, Harry, after a period of twenty years.  They formed a band in Perth and gigged until 1998 before "calling it a day".  Peter & Jenny Cahil still live in Durban and where they continue to perform as a duo.  John Westergaard (younger brother of Edwin of TELSTARS fame) also lives in Perth but has retired from music.  Nigel Surtees relocated from Rhodesia to South Africa and played in a number of Johannesburg-based bands before joining the FOUR JACKS & A JILL.  He is believed to still be residing in Johannesburg. 

 

Doin' The Saratoga! Left - Right: Mike Schofield/Neville Chase/Pete Cahill/Jenny Cahill & Nigel Surtees

"Okay...so which one of your okes played the wrong note there?"

Rock 'n Roll sure is thirsty business!

SHALOME (Added 29/07/07)

Circa:  1969/70
Home Town:  Salisbury
Members:

• Rick Nelson

• Bruce Eros

• Denys Beynon

• Barry Blow - Manager

• Darryl Heinrich - Sound & lights technician

SHALOME ALONE?

From left to right:  Bruce/Denys/Rick and guest vocalist, Barb Tuohy

SHAFT (Added 09/05/06)

Circa:  1977
Home town:

Participated in the Texan Rock Band Competition at Trade Fair Rhodesia in 1977.

SHAKE SPEARS (Revised 16/09/05)

Circa:
Home town:  Southern Rhodesia/Northern Rhodesia/Belgium

The "Look" - FYNN McCOOL (Spawned by The SHAKE SPEARS) Definitely Had It!!

(From Left - Right:  Mick Carter (Drums)/Alan Escombe (Bass)/Chris Stone (Guitar) & Mick Fowler (ex-Grapefruit - Guitar & piano)

This Rhodesian outfit -  who were living in Belgium in the early sixties - recorded some amazing beat & rock singles. Both Belgian rock archives ' Rock over Belgium' and ' Witlof from Belgium' have rather good discographies on the band's recordings, including solo recordings of Brian and Gene Latter.  Apart from the discographies the Shake Spears only earn a brief mention once or twice in both publications. On top of that, their one and only LP was originally released in...The Netherlands ! Other Dutch connections were a couple of TV shows in Belgium where the 'Spears' were playing together with Cuby & the Blizzards of which they were much impressed by  the guitar sound. In 1968, when the band was playing the most popular club in Brussels, 'Les Cousins', the singer from another Dutch beat group, The Shoes, joined them on stage for a few numbers. Well, reason enough to take a look in to the band's "live" line-up:

• Chris Kritzinger - Keyboard, guitar & vocals

• Perry Jordaan - Guitar & vocals

• Johnny Kreuger - Drums & vocals

• Calvin Coleman - Bass

• Alan Escombe-Wolhuter - Bass
• Gene Latter - Vocals
• Ron Patton - Saxophone

Some of the members of this line-up originated from the ranks of the Bulawayo band, the PHANTOMS. 

The Shake Spears arrived in Belgium in December 1964 from Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Before that happened they were successful in their own country, playing as the Dynamics. In 1963 they established their own night club 'The Club Dynamique", which quickly became the favourite haunt of television and theatrical personalities.   At this time fans, friends and well-wishers advised the group that the rest of the world was entitled to an opportunity to enjoy their musical skills, too.

It was on this basis that the Dynamics (as they were at that time)  finally decided to accept a sponsorship offered to them by the Belgian Newspaper 'Het Laatste Nieuws" and appeared on the popular show 'De Gouden Micro'. After that, impressarios throughout Europe indicated an interest in booking them immediately. The Belgian entertainment personality, Albert van Hoogten, became their manager and prevailed upon them to change their name from The Dynamics to The Shake Spears; he thought this was a good play on words for guys from Africa, and was also a reflection of their song writing ability. Besides that, Albert, being extremely astute,  knew that the Belgian public loved artists from outside the country, looking up to them. In that way he more or less 'adopted'  The Shake Spears, just like he did with the Canadian band Les Têtes Blanches.

They signed to the independent Ronnex label (owned by their manager) which was housed on the Rue de Flandre 179, Brussels and released two singles, Shake It Over and Don't Play Funny Games which both had success at the top of the Belgian Hit Parade between February and April 1965. 

In February 1965 the group moved to England to record. Calvin Coleman, the bass player left the group and was replaced by Alan Escombe. The new line up released one single on the EMI-label This Is The End, under the name Teeny & Tony and the Bushbabies, but due to disputes with their music publishing company they returned to Belgium. During their time in England, they added singer Gene Latter to the group and saxophone player Ron Patton who had just completed a world tour with Roy Orbison and met The Shake Spears in London.

Between July and August 1965 they released the hit single Do The Shake Spear. During this period they were running their own club 'The Cave' in Blankenberg (at the seaside) during the holiday season. One month later the single Stop Playing That Song was released and was followed in October with the highly successful, The Saint, a rock instrumental version (recorded live at the Sportspaleis Antwerp) of the theme music from the very popular TV show starring Roger Moore. They toured Belgium extensively for six months playing in virtually every town with a popular following.  Although, at the time, English was not as widely spoken as it is today, they still had no problem in communicating through their music. They appeared regularly in TV on both the Flemish and French channels and toured  Holland, Germany and France.

In February 1966 they were approached to tour Australia, just at the same time that they released the single Summertime. Even though they were unable to plug the single with live appearances it went straight into the charts. They went to Australia on Tour and stayed for 9 months, taking over a residency at the Chevron Skyline Lounge in Surfers' Paradise from another Rhodesian group, breaking all crowd records for the duration of their stay. During this period the album, The Shake Spears, was released on the Philips label, containing all their singles and a few extra tracks. Gene Latter did not want to go to Australia and preferred to return to England so he left the group to pursue a solo career. In Australia, Gene Latter was replaced by "Doc" Jones on vocals. In November 1966 the group returned to Belgium as they were still under contract to Ronnex Records. "Doc" Jones had become successful with the Shake Spears and wished to stay in Australia to pursue a solo career, and as a last minute replacement Brain Bastow - who had been heard by the group doing cover versions of Roy Orbison and P.J.Proby - was asked if he would like to try out with the band.

Immediately on return the band were back in the Belgian charts with the double "A" side Jerk/Candle with Brian on vocals. Unfortunately it did not work out with Brian as he found it difficult to sing original material although he was good at cover versions. As a result he was replaced in the group by Martin Piggott on vocals, although the Shake Spears did the backing on two singles for Brian under the name The High Five. (Appearing on the record cover with their backs to the camera as this was not their favoured style of music)!

In February 1967 Perry Jordaan felt really home-sick for Africa, so he left and was replaced by Chris Stone. The new line up released the single Wouldn't It Be Nice and shortly after this their contract with Ronnex Records expired. They then signed to RCA Records.  In June 1967 they released another double "A" side -Something To Believe In/Burning My Fingers. The record was released in France at the same time as Belgium and Burning My Fingers was an immediate hit, becoming 'record of the week' on National Radio and Disque Rouge on the most popular TV Rock show in France on the new colour TV programme 'Bouton Rouge'.

In September 1967, due to musical differences, the group split but the band's name of the Shake Spears was kept by Alan Escombe, Chris Stone and Martin Piggott who added English guitarist George Wood and drummer Mick Carter. (Mick Carter had been playing with French pop star Michel Polnareff when he first heard the Shake Spears and saw them on French TV ).

In November 1967 the single How Does She Look was released. The song was very popular among American students at the American College in Brussels, and through this and performances at the American College and SHAPE military base, they were approached by an American Agency interested in moving the group to the U.S.A. Before the US tour the group moved to Majorca in February 1968, to rehearse for six months and write new material. Unfortunately during this time their American manager had a heart attack and the tour was postponed indefinitely. The Shake Spears returned to England and after another split in the group decided to change their name to FYNN McCOOL. They signed to RCA England and recorded their first album in June 1968 - but then, the history of FYNN McCOOL is a new story.

Eventually Kris Kritzinger returned to South Africa where his company became one of the top music publishers. He has now (2001) moved to Australia and has his own record company TRANSISTOR RECORDS.

Chris Stone joined the promotions department of DECCA Records, then moved as head of Promotions to APPLE Records, the Beatles Record Company. Eventually he became a Director of Promotions and video for BMG in England.

Alan Escombe opened a company handling world wide airfreight and oceanfreight for groups on tour. The company ROCK-IT CARGO  see (www.rockitcargo.com ) & (www.rock-itcargo.com) became the biggest company in the world handling tours for hundreds of artists including U 2, Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Eagles, Madonna etc.

	OUT OF AFRICA!! The Shake Spears Take Their Sound To Europe - And The Charts!

 

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BELGIUM / THE SHAKE SPEARS

1965	Shake it over/Cry for your loving	Ronnex  1336	E 20
1965	Midsummernight's dream/Brussels bound	Ronnex  1339	E 20
1965	Do that again/Don't play funny games	Ronnex  1347	E 20
1965	Garden of Eden/Nossi dan	Ronnex  1352	E 20
1965	I can't tell/I know	Ronnex  1356	E 20
1965	The shake spear/Give it to me	Ronnex  1360	E 20
1965	I'll go crazy/Stop playing that song	Ronnex  1365	E 25
1966	Summertime/What happened	Philips   319763	E 20
1966	The saint/Lucifer	Ronnex  1366	E 20
1966	Candle/jerk	Ronnex  1372	E 20
1968	Our life/Ma-pah	Ronnex  1377	E 20
1968	Burning my fingers/Something to believe in	RCA  54 4025	E 15
1977	How does she look/Treasure of a woman's love	RCA  54 4036	E 15
1977	Summertime/What happened	Ronnex  1450	E  8
1977	LP- Summertime	Tornado 501	E 15

BELGIUM / GENE LATTER

1968	A little piece of leather/Funny face girl	CBS  2843	E 7
1971	Catch my soul/ Hapiness	Ronnex  1430	E 7
1972	Rock'n roll is here again/Come on home	Ronnex  1437	E 7
1974	Sweet little r &r/Auntie Annie's place	Vogue 351	E 7
1975	Groove it/Red indians don't cry	BASF 19242	E 7
1978	John Travolta, you are/ Touch me	Disco  110	E 6
1978	Rock your boat/Funk and hustle	Ronnex  1452	E 5
1978	Boogie woogie baby/Geronimo	Ronnex  1454	E 5
1979	Rock baby rock/Only you	Ronnex  1458	E 5
1984	You're so sympatico/Melancholy baby	Ronnex  1501	E 4
198?	LP- Gene Latter & the Shakespeares	EMI Supersound 4m62069	E 15

BELGIUM / BRIAN

1968	& the High Five- Poinciana/Do-dum dum	Ronnex  1378	E 15
1968	Look at me/I'm gonna love you	Ronnex  1382	E 8
1968	Give and take/And I love her	Ronnex  1385	E 8
1968	Come back girl/If I had my way	Ronnex  1388	E 8
1969	Too late for tears/I will stay	Ronnex  1395	E 6
1969	Cara-lin/Time	Ronnex  1398	E 6
1970	The rainmaker/World of evergreen	MCA  2028	E 6
1970	The girl who plays the bass/Half hearted	Ronnex  1406	E 6
1970	Money and love/Just a little more	Ronnex  1415	E 6
1978	I'm gonna love you/Give and take	Ronnex  1453	E 5
?	LP  Brian	Ronnex  LP 011	E 10
?	LP Brian	Ronnex LP  012	E 10

FRANCE / THE SHAKE SPEARS

1966	Summertime/What happenend	Philips  319763	E 25
196?	EP- Summertime/Give it to me/What happened/The shake	Barclay  071036	E 25

DENMARK / THE SHAKE SPEARS

1966

The saint/Lucifer

Ronnex Stu 42551

E 25

THE NETHERLANDS / THE SHAKE SPEARS

1966

LP- The Shake Speares

Philips QL 625 276

E 75

UNITED KINGDOM / TEENY & TONI AND THE BUSHBABIES

1965

This is the end

EMI

UNITED KINGDOM / FYNN McCOOL

1970	U.S.Thumbstyle/Diamond lil	RCA  1956	E 10
1970	LP -Fynn McCool (gatefold sleeve)	RCA SF 8112	E 70

SHALIMA (Updated 22/01/07)

Circa: 1972
Home town:
Members:

• Ian McElroy - Vocals

• Dave Gommersall - Lead guitar

• Rory McKenzie - Bass (Band leader)

• Sheila Botha - Keyboards 

• Bobby Price - Drums  

• Geoff Sedgwick - Sax & flute

SHALIMA evolved from HARM'S WAY and became an entity in 1972.

SHALIMA had a regular lunchtime gig from October 1972 to January 1973 at La Boheme in Bulawayo.  It was during this period that the club's resident band suddenly terminated their services and club manager, Rob Elkington, asked SHALIMA to fill the void.  This they did, taking on a heavy load as they had regular jobs by day and were then gigging late every night.    They gained immense experience during this period and were required to back cabaret artists, many from overseas, for the first time.  Through Rob Elkington's efforts, an agent was found for the band in South Africa landing them their first professional gig in that country.  This resulted in the band turning fully professional and, at this stage, Geoff Sedgwick departed as he was not in a position to become a full-time professional musician.  

The band then performed on the professional circuit in South Africa for some three years.  During this period their schedule took this shape:

February 1973:  Oklahoma Motel, Pretoria

March - July 1973:  Skyline Hotel, Johannesburg

May - July 1973:  Palm Grove, Margate.  It was during this period that Ian McIlroy left the band.  

August 1973:  Milton Hotel, Port Shepstone

September - October 1973:  Palm Grove, Margate.  At this time Ian Hearfield joined the band as vocalist.

December 1973 - March 1974:  Highland View Hotel, Swaziland

April - October 1974:  Palm Beach Hotel (Godfather). 

A number of changes then occurred in the band's personnel. Dave Gommersall (lead) and Bobby Price (drums) left the band and were replaced with Jeff Dix coming in on lead guitar and Pete Price on drums.  Rory McKenzie moved to keyboards and Richard Bridgeford came in on bass.  Within a short while Ian Hearfield left and was replaced on vocals by Tommy Goddard.

During this period Sheila Botha started to develop a career in cabaret as Sheila Larkin and divided her interests between cabaret and SHALIMA.  

November 1974 - January 1975:  Palm Grove, Margate.  Sheila Botha took leave of absence for some of this time to return to Bulawayo to have her first child, having married Rory McKenzie.

February - April 1975:  Kennaway Hotel, East London

November 1975 - January 1976:  Club Tomorrow, Salisbury

Richard Bridgeford then left the band as he had been conscripted to the Army.  The final line-up was:

• Tommy Goddard - Lead vocals

• Jeff Dix - Lead guitar

• Rory McKenzie - Keyboards

• Richard Bridgeford - Bass

• Pete Price - Drums

Whilst there were plans to release a recording at one stage to the extent of even having done a demo, this never advanced due to lack of consensus between the band's members on the type of material to be played.  

IN THE SPOTLIGHT - Rick Bridgeford Lays Down The Grooves

In February 1976, the new SHALIMA made their first appearance at the Las Vegas club in Bulawayo before transforming themselves into STUD in September 1981.  

In 1975 Richard Bridgeford was replaced by Brian Angles.

Dave Gommersall went on to play with South African outfit OMEGA LIMITED before forming RAZZLE in Cape Town with Vinnie Kaptein. Dave played saxophone and steel guitar with this band.  Ian McIlroy died in an accident and Bobby Price has also passed away.  As at 2004, Ian Hearfield and Dave Gommersall are still musically active, in South Africa and England, respectively.

SHALIMA
Revised line-up with Richard Bridgeford on bass and Sheila Botha having moved on

You can also check out the prospering musical career of Riki Armstrong (Sheila and Rory's daughter) with her band, TIMI, at:  http://timi.co.za under the IN THE TRADITION pages.

SHORT CIRCUIT QUAVAS (Updated 22/01/07)

Circa:1965 - 1970
Home town: Bulawayo
Members:

• Peter Milner - Vocals

• Andy McGibbon - Lead guitar

• Paul Amato - Rhythm

• Richard (Rick) Bridgeford - Bass

• Meg Allard - Drums

Later band line-ups included replacement players:

• Geoff Crane - Vocals

• Robbie Bird - Drums

The Original GUAVAS (with hot rods!) line-up 1965

Nobody did it quite like the GUAVAS - 1965!

THE SHORT CIRCUIT GUAVAS rockin' their guavas!

Guava Jive! - THE GUAVAS AT THE TEXAN ROCK BAND CONTEST

The Short Circuit Guavas, whose members at the time were still at high school, were extremely popular on the local scene from the time they made their first appearance.  (Just for the record, Rick was at Hamilton, Meg and Peter at Milton and Andy at Gifford Tech).  Being at this stage of their lives, they soon began to lose some of their original members.  First to leave was Paul Amato who headed off overseas and was not replaced.  Next to go was Pete Milner whose rising star as a rugby player was not longer allowing him time to pursue his music interests.  He duly went on to be capped for Rhodesia.  In the meanwhile, James McGibbon guested with the band from time-to-time without ever being a permanent member.  Following the losses of Amato and Milner, the band renamed themselves FAMILY HOSWORTH and got into the blues.

Sunshine 'n Rock 'n Roll!!

The GUAVAS in retreat at Meg Allard's farm in Nyamandhlovu

GUAVA Harvest!!

Rockin' Into 2nd Place At A Texan Rock Band Contest

This transpired to be a short term project when Geoff Crane was recruited to replace Pete Milner and the GUAVAS' name was resuscitated.  This did not stop the losses, however, as Meg Allard was the next to depart to follow his studies at the University of Cape Town.   He was replaced at Robbie Bird. Although the Guavas continued as quartet for a time, Andy McGibbon's departure saw its demise and the Guavas were no more.

A New GUAVA Crop - Version 2 With Personnel Changes

The QUAVAS had a reunion in Bulawayo in the 1990's and enjoyed a phenomenal response when some 800 people arrived to roll back the years!

Bassman - Richard Bridgeford (1975)

SILHOUETTES (Updated 04/03/08)

Circa: 1965 -
Home town: Bulawayo
Members:

• Jack Thain - Vocals & rhythm guitar

• Butch Cook - Lead guitar

• George Felton - Bass

• Mike Shelton - Drums

The SILHOUETTES Rock The Casa Alba In 1969!

Butch Cook, Jack Thain and George Felton originally played together in a band they formed in 1962 called THE CHINCHILLAS.   When they relocated from Zambia to Rhodesia in 1965 they joined the Silhouettes who were already a going concern, albeit not having yet achieved the success they were to enjoy later. 

The new line-up of the Silhouettes very quickly stamped the mark of their potential on the local music scene, edging one of Rhodesia's iconic rock bands of the day, the DRIFTERS, into second place in a rock band contest in 1965.  Following on this success, the Silhouettes went on to the Texan Rock Band Competition in 1967.

In 1968 military call-ups interrupted the band's activities and, wisely, its members decided to "answer the call" at the same time.  This allowed them all to undergo, and complete, their National Service simultaneously.  The break obviously did them good as, when they returned to the stage in 1969, they again won the Texan Rock Band Competition!

Their future, however, was then influenced to no small extent by Mike Westcott's move to South Africa.  Mike was a good mate of the band's and, shortly after arriving in South Africa, he established a rapport with one of South Africa's most successful music producers, Terry Dempsey.  Dempsey had, in fact, also spent time in the Rhodesias.  Mike was of the opinion that, if the Silhouettes moved to South African, they would be seen by high profile producers and that, with their talents, they would surely be destined for success.

Adding a fifth member to the line-up, Rudi Gouma, the band relocated to Pretoria in 1971.  Upon arrival they were signed up by Terry Dempsey and changed their name to LINCOLN.  The reason for this change of name is unclear.  It appeared to be nothing more than the fact that its American connotations appealed to the band.

(For the next episode please link to LINCOLN).

SINDICATE 

Circa:  1969 - 1972
Home town:  Salisbury
Members:

• Chris Broadbent - Band leader and lead guitar

• Tony Smith - Leads vocals and rhythm guitar

• Dave Charles - Bass guitar

• Colin Storey - Drums

Mike Marks (Replaced Dave Charles upon his departure).

Neville Salmon (Replaced Colin Storey upon his departure).

Merv Visagie joined as lead guitarist and Chris Broadbent moved to rhythm guitar.  Chris subsequently got married and left the band.

The SINDICATE comprised former Alan Wilson High School lads.  The band's eventual disintegration was hastened by the departure of the only remaining founding member, Tony Smith.  After leaving the band Tony relocated to Australia where he continued to gig as a solo musician - read more about him in the IN THE TRADITION section.

	THE SINDICATE (1969) From left to right: Chris Broadbent, Dave Charles, Colin Storey & Tony Smith
THE SINDICATE at Triangle (1969/70) From left to right:  Chris & Maureen, Merv & Viv, Colin, Mike, Sue & Tony
	The SINDICATE take it to the good folks of Triangle on New Year's Eve 1969/70
The SINDICATE "on the rocks" at Epworth Mission, Ruwa From left to right:  Merv Visagie, Tony Smith, Mike Marks, Neville Salmon (replaced Colin Storey on drums) and Chris Broadbent

SOCIETY 

Circa:
Home town:  Bulawayo
Members:

• Delmaine Blumears - Vocals
• Jimmy Brandt - Lead guitar
• Raymond Nathanson - Rhythm guitar
• James Blumears - Drums 

SOMETHING NEW

Circa:  1971
Home town:  Umtali
Members:

• Charlie Armstrong - Lead guitar & vocals
• John Delaney - Bass
• Roy Taylor - Keyboard & vocals
• Eric Hendrickse - Tenor saxophone
• Ian Steel - drums

In former Outlaws' skins man - Ian Steel's - view, this was the best band that he had ever been a member of.  This, in no small measure, was due to the charisma and musicianship of Charlie Armstrong which, combined with their collective talents, took the band to higher levels than previously experienced.  The band gigged locally, particularly at Brown's Hotel which they regularly packed out.  The band even got around to making a demonstration tape using the local Clan Transport warehouse as their recording venue. In due course Charlie Armstrong decided to leave the country for South Africa and, in Ian's words, "the band was never the same again". 

SOUL AND BLUES UNION 

Circa:
Home town:
Members:

SOUL & BLUES UNION (SABU)
Phil Aroza on vocals

SOUNDS ANONYMOUS 

Circa:
Home town:  Salisbury
Members:

• Lofty Hughes - Lead vocals

• Mike Schofield - Organ

• Ernie Mindry - 

SPECTERS

Circa: 1965
Home town: Gwelo
Members:

• Frank Green - Lead guitar

• Mike Clarke - Bass (Band leader)

• Roger Ellis - Rhythm guitar

• Chris Tamm - Drums

• Graham McGill - (Replaced Roger Ellis)

• Rodney Hooper - (Replaced Chris Tamm on drums)

The SPECTERS - Grand Hotel, Selukwe, 19 January 1962.  From left to right: Mike Clark (Bass), George Durnley (Vocal), Frank Green (Lead), Roger Ellis (Rhythm) & Chris Tamm (Drums)

The original SPECTERS line up (Clark/Durnley/Green/Ellis/Tamm) played together from 1962 - 1964 when Frank Green left upon moving to Blantyre in Malawi.  Chris Tamm departed for Tzaneen in South Africa and Roger Ellis moved to the United Kingdom.  Mike Clark has the distinction of winning the Bass Guitar player prize at the 1963 Rock Band Competition at the Duthie Hall in Salisbury.  

SPITFIRES 

• Val da Graca

STARDUST QUINTET  

Circa:  1953
Home town:  Salisbury

Little is known of this band other than the fact that they performed at Le Coq d'Or regularly in the early 1950's.

STARLINE PIGEON

Circa: 1975 - 1977
Home town:  Marandellas
Members:

• Dave Vercueil - Vocals & guitar

• Neville Hudson - Bass

• Ricky Van Heerden - Saxophone & vocals

• Graham Yates - Drums & vocals
  

Starline Pigeon were the Peterhouse (Marandellas) school band during the years of their existence. They performed both covers and originals in a jazz/funk/Afro vein. Although they did not make any recordings they did appear on Rhodesia Television in 1977.

STATESMEN 

Circa:
Home town:  Bulawayo
Members:

• Paddy Powell

STEREOS

Circa:
Home town: Bulawayo
Members:

• Alain D Woolf - Lead vocals

• Darryl Bernstein - Lead guitar & lead vocals (Band leader)

• Manfred Jossell - Rhythm guitar

• Paul Bernstein - Drums

• Hyme Pogar - Bass

The Stereos did a lot of touring during their years together and backed a number of overseas acts who were visiting Rhodesia. These included Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, the composers of "DOWN TOWN" and "DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY", both huge hits for Petula Clark.

From left to right:  Darryl Bernstein/Paul Bernstein/Manfred Jossel/Hymie Pogir & Alain D. Woolf (with the band's main groupie, Rupert the Bear, on his knee!)

Alain D Woolf