BANDS:
- Cyril Davies R&B All Stars [1963-Jan 64]
- The Echoes [1963-Dec 64]
- Dusty Springfield Band [1963-Dec 64]
BIOGRAPHY:
Bob Wackett was part of those great pioneer musicians that helped rhythm & blues music to be known among people. I have very few data about him, but anyway, I want to pay tribute to him with this short page.
CYRIL DAVIES R&B ALL STARS
At the end of 1963, there were a couple of changes in the lineup. Johnny Parker replaced Keith Scott, and Bob Wackett replaced Micky Waller:
But Cyril Davies died of leukemia on January 7, 1964. He was 32. Then, Long John Baldry took with him most of these musicians, now under the new name Hoochie Coochie Men.
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CYRIL DAVIES R&B ALL STARS # |
end 63-Jan 64 |
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Cyril Davies † vocals, harmonica | Long John Baldry † vocals | Geoff Bradford guitar | Cliff Barton † bass | Johnny Parker piano | Bob Wackett drums | The Velvettes vocals |
(died)ê | Hoochie Coochie Menê | Hoochie Coochie Menê | Hoochie Coochie Menê | Hoochie Coochie Menê | ||
But Cyril Davies died of leukemia on January 7, 1964. He was 32. Then, Long John Baldry took with him most of these musicians, now under the new name Hoochie Coochie Men.
THE ECHOES
The Echoes, apart from being a band on their own, auditioned for becoming Dusty Springfield´s backing band in 1963. This was their lineup by then:
But in December 1964, Wackett left the band.
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THE ECHOES #? |
1963-Dec 64 |
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Pete Clifford guitar | Douggie Reece bass | Micky Garrett keyboards | Bob Wackett drums |
But in December 1964, Wackett left the band.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD BAND
As I´ve said, The Echoes, apart from being a band on their own, auditioned for becoming Dusty Springfield´s backing band in 1963. This was their lineup by then:
But in December 1964, Wackett left the band.
And, after that, I haven't been able to find more info about him, except for a few sessions, mentioned below. Has anybody more info about him, please?
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DUSTY SPRINGFIELD BAND #? |
1963-Dec 64 |
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Dusty Springfield † vocals | Pete Clifford guitar | Douggie Reece bass | Micky Garrett keyboards | Bob Wackett drums |
But in December 1964, Wackett left the band.
And, after that, I haven't been able to find more info about him, except for a few sessions, mentioned below. Has anybody more info about him, please?
DISCOGRAPHY: (5 albums known to me - Status: Completed)
SESSIONS (4 credits)
- Hiraeth - Endaf Emlyn (1974)
- Guests: Mike Thorn, Bob Wackett
- Ebb tide - Love Sounds (1975)
- Guests: John Dean, Patrick Halling, Rex Morris, Mike Thorn, Bob Wackett
- Off the record - Neil Innes (1983)
- Members: Neil Innes
- Guests: John Altman, Sharon Campbell, Kenny Clare, Mitch Dalton, Alan Downey, Martin Drover, Bruce Dukov, Jack Emblow, Digby Fairweather, Morgan Fisher, Mo Foster, Lee Fothergill, Keith Gemmell, Malcolm Griffiths, Luis Jardim, Chris Karan, Annie Kavanagh, Neil Lancaster, Henry Lowther, Chas Mills, Keith Nelson, Paul Nieman, Roger Rettig, Frank Ricotti, Dave Spence, Richard Studt, Bob Sydor, Gary Taylor, Linda Taylor, Peter Van Hooke, Bob Wackett, Nigel Warren-Green, Harvey Weston, Paul Westwood, Gavyn Wright, Joy Yates (RIP: Randy Colville, Kay Garner, Ollie Halsall, Pete Strange)
- Producer: Steve James
- Carolyn Ross... sings - Carolyn Ross (2002)
- Guests: Mike Thorn, Bob Wackett
- Hatchback - Tony Hatch (1997)
- Guests: Greg Bowen, Roger Coulam, Tony Fisher, Herbie Flowers, Patrick Halling, Mike Thorn, Bob Wackett
QUESTIONS:
01. Was Bob Wackett a member of Blues By Six?
WHAT'S NEW:
28/April/2010 - Page added to the blog.
27/September/2003 - Original page written by me (in the old site).
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Bob Wackett mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Mike Thorn (4)
Patrick Halling (2)
Tony Hatch (2)
Richard Morcombe (2)
Page created by Miguel Terol on: 27/September/2003 - Last modified on: 15/June/2010. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
Please, note than you can check the indexes (musicians, bands, obituaries) at the top of this page.
Is this the same Bob Wackett credited with co-writing "Movin Away" with Kenny Lynch in 1967 as per following information below. I can tell you for many years I thought it was written by Jamaican singer Ken Booth because he sang it around the same time 1967/68 and still sings it in his live shows. Ken Booth's version is still very popular in Jamaica & across the carribbean! Also several Jamaican session bands have churned out several versions of the rhythm track for other artist who if they have not covered the song itself, have wrote new songs to the horn melody.
ReplyDeleteThe song info ...Provided to YouTube by Parlophone UK
Movin' Away · Kenny Lynch
For Northern Soul Collectors: Volume 1
℗ 1967 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Composer: Bob Wackett
Composer: Kenny Lynch
Bob also wrote "Searching for you Baby" with Kenny Lynch.
ReplyDeleteThis song was recorded and released by The Echoes in 1968 on the Philips Label.
Hi, Douggie, and THANKS a lot again for your very interesting comments and emails about The Echoes. In the future, I'll try to cover more musicians from the band, including you; if I only had more free time... Thanks a lot again.
Deletewhat,was bob wackett mum called and did she live in neville mrs wakett we use to call her
ReplyDeleteBob's Mum was called Margaret. She was my Uncle's Mother in Law and looked after me when my grandparents died suddenly.
DeleteBob is my father-in-law. He lives with his daughter in Enfield.
ReplyDelete