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Forthcoming Shows
Valentine's Concert
Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes, the original lead singers of The Tremeloes on all the hits, with their band Electrix, plus Special Guest Noel Harrison
Saturday, February 18 2012
8pm (doors open approx 45 mins before the show)
Tickets £13.50 (see how to book)
SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT
This is the Valentine's Concert that Cupid himself would
have been proud to present!
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the sound of one of the
most famous groups of the Swinging Sixties -- The Tremeloes --
with original lead singers and front men Brian Poole and Chip
Hawkes.
The hits will be coming fast and furious because The
Tremeloes had no less than 22 major hits, including the
worldwide number ones "Do You Love Me" and "Silence Is Golden".
The bouncy and catchy Tremeloes' hits were designed to make
people happy and get them up dancing or tapping their feet.
The Beatles auditioned for a recording contract with Decca
on the morning of January 1, 1962 and Brian Poole and The
Tremeloes went in the afternoon.
Brian and the rest of the group from Essex got the nod,
while the "Fab Four", as The Beatles were later dubbed, were
rejected.
With Brian out front and on lead vocals, the group then went
on to rival The Beatles when the Beat Boom burst on to the world
stage in 1963, first with "Twist And Shout" reaching number
four.
Then Brian and The Tremeloes knocked The Beatles' "She Loves
You" off the top spot in the charts with "Do You Love Me".
They nearly hit number one again in 1964 with the hauntingly
beautiful "Someone Someone" penned by Buddy Holly's producer
Norman Petty but had to settle for number two.
Brian chalked up eight major hits with The Tremeloes. The
others were "I Can Dance", "Candy Man", "Twelve Steps To Love",
"Three Bells" and "I Want Candy".
When Brian left to go solo, The Tremeloes brought in Chip
Hawkes to replace him.
Chip, still a charmer with the ladies with his ever youthful
looks, was the charismatic frontman and lead singer of The
Tremeloes when they had that golden stream of hits from 1966 to
1971.
He wrote many of the hits too with Tremeloes stalwart Alan
Blakely.
"Silence Is Golden", "Here Comes My Baby", "Helule Helule",
"Even The Bad Times Are Good", "Suddenly You Love Me", "My
Little Lady", "Hello World", "(Call Me) Number One", "Me And My
Life" -- and on and on goes the list.
Chip Hawkes (left) with The Tremeloes
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"Silence Is Golden" was a huge international chart-topper
around the world in 1966 and "(Call Me) Number One" very nearly
ensured The Tremeloes ended the decade at the top too.
With Chip, The Tremeloes notched up 14 major hits.
They were also the musicians on "Yellow River", credited to
Christie because the man who wrote the number, Jeff Christie,
did the lead vocals.
Brian and Chip will be performing tonight with Brian's
long-time backing band, the highly talented Electrix.
Brian, Chip and Electrix have been working together on a
two-hour show called "Sixties Spectacular" that is expected to
do brisk business at theatres across the country to mark the
50th anniversary of The Tremeloes hitting the big time.
Joining us for a special cameo appearance tonight will be Noel Harrison of
"The Windmills Of Your Mind" fame.
The recording of "The Windmills Of Your Mind", co-written by renowned
French film composer Michel Legrand, was a big production job
complete with a full orchestra.
"It was recorded with this huge orchestra banked out on a huge sound stage
at Paramount studios in Hollywood, with accompanying film clips running on a
giant screen," says Noel, son of the actor Sir Rex Harrison.
"There was me in a little booth concentrating on the lyrics and hitting the
right notes. Meanwhile, there was Michel blowing kisses to the orchestra!"
"The Windmills Of Your Mind" was a massive worldwide hit for Noel in 1969
and has gone on to become one of the most covered numbers around. The track
for "The Thomas Crown Affair", starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, won
the Oscar for Best Original Song.
'The Windmills Of Your Mind' came about when Noel was a hot name in Los
Angeles, both as an actor and singer. As well as his chart success with
'Suzanne' and 'A Young Girl', he co-starred with Stefanie Powers in the
television series "The Girl From UNCLE".
He possessed striking good looks and his very English accent and style
had chimed with U.S. fans at the height of the so-called British Invasion
led by The Beatles. He regularly appeared on TV music shows, and toured with
The Beach Boys and Sonny and Cher.
Tonight you get the first chance to celebrate that 50th
anniversary with music tailor-made for music lovers!
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