WANDERERS

Circa: 1962 - 1968
Home town: Salisbury
Members:

• Manne Charhon - Lead guitar, vocals & band leader

• Rich Humphries - Rhythm guitar (left in 1966)

• Neville Stern - Piano (left in 1965)

• Steve Newton - Bass guitar (left in 1963)

• Rob Jupp - Bass guitar & vocals (replaced Newton, left himself in 1967)

• Jacques Capelluto - Vocals, later bass guitar replacing Jupp

• Richie Codron - Rhythm guitar, vocals & keyboards (replaced Humphries)

• Julian Woolfson - Drums & vocals

The Wanderers played in clubs and at countless school dances and rock sessions and Salisbury and surrounding areas.  The band had regular gigs at Bretts and the Discotheque (under the Rhodes Cinema).  They were known for their covers of Beatle numbers and cut an LP in 1964.

Among the band's most fondly remembered bookings were dances at the University, the Polytech, Gwebi College, the Mazoe Sailing Club,  Air Force functions, as well as variety shows and TV appearances.

The band broke up in 1968 as its members left to pursue their studies.  They are now in South Africa, the UK and the USA.

THE WARRIORS

1964 ~ 1970

WASHINGTON (Added 20/06/05)

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See MR ALLEN'S ESTATE for more on WASHINGTON!!

WELLS FARGO (Added 09/05/06)

Circa:  1977

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

WIZARD (Updated 18/07/06)

Circa: 1976 - 1978
Home town:  Salisbury (although originally from the RSA)
Members:

1st Residency at Club Tomorrow in 1976

• Paul Clifford - Guitar & vocals

• Glen Ashford - Bass

• Name u/k - Keyboards (Replaced by Rob Davies for 2nd visit)

• Shaun Potts - Drums

2nd Residency at Club Tomorrow in 177/78

• Rob Milne - Vocals

• Paul Clifford - Guitar & vocals

• Glen Ashford - Bass

• Rob Davies - Keyboards & trumpet

• Norman Donald - Drums

This line-up also went on to play at MARJORIE'S in Bulawayo during 1977/78.

See also ROB DAVIS under the IN THE TRADITION section, as well as FLAGSHIP under the BANDS pages.