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Dave Tedstone


Dave Tedstone [guitar]:


BANDS:
BANDPERIODDETAILS
Lee Starr And The Astrals [1962-Feb 66]1 recording
Doc Thomas Group [1966-1967]2 recordings
Freddie Mac Band [Apr 67-Jan 68]1 recording
Jimmy James And The Vagabonds [Dec 67-Jul 68] 
Geno Washington Band [Jul 68-1968]1 recording
Jimmy James And The Vagabonds (again) [Aug 68-Dec 68] 
Cartoone [1969] 
The Squires   
Salt & Pepper [1970] 
Country Fever   
Herbie Goins & The Night Timers   
Granny´s Intentions [1970] 
Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell Band [Aug 71-1971] 
Juicy Lucy [Nov 71-1972] 
Savoy Brown [1972-1973] 
Mac And Katie Kissoon [1972] 
Kenny [1973] 
Nicky Hopkins Band [1974-1975]1 recording
High Mileage [1977] 
United [1978] 
Network [1978-1979] 
Tony O´Malley Band   
Dave Markee Band   

BIOGRAPHY:

Great guitarist, Dave Tedstone has played with many great bands and players. His lengthy career is very difficult to trace, so I try to place here all the details I know. Proof of Dave Tedstone´s great versatility on guitar can be shown if we realize that he was called to perform live the work that great guitarists had played on record (such as Jimmy Page on the Cartoone album, Gary Moore on the Granny´s Intentions album or Ronnie Wood on the Nicky Hopkins album).

I haven´t biographical info about Dave, but I think he was born in Hereford, as some of his first bands were based there. His first band was The Cruisers (from 1959 to 1961), an amateur band that went pro for a short period, but then, Dave and Lee Starr (real name, Jon Best) moved to Lee Starr And The Astrals in 1962.


LEE STARR AND THE ASTRALS


Lee Starr And The Astrals was formed in 1962, after a change of name from The Cruisers. This was a different lineup for the band, probably one of the earliest ones:

LEE STARR AND THE ASTRALS #?
?
Lee Starr
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Percy Francis
bass
Pat Rose
drums

One more thing. Lee Starr And The Astrals backed singer Kenny Hollywood (who released his famous single ´Magic star´ in 1962), for live gigs. Which lineup of the band was then?

There are some compilations of Joe Meek productions, where some tracks by Lee Starr And The Astrals appear (they weren´t released as a singles on their own; they only appear in these later compilations). Some of the tracks are: ´Come back to me´ and ´Walkin´ with my angel´, both featured in the 4CD boxset by Joe Meek: Portrait of a genius - the RGM legacy (2005). Again the question is, does Tedstone appear in these tracks?

This was another lineup of Lee Starr And The Astrals, probably around 1964:

LEE STARR AND THE ASTRALS #?
?
Lee Starr
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Percy Francis
bass
Rob Harris
drums

Sometime later, they became a quintet with the addition of Verden Allen.

Lee Starr And The Astrals becomes a quintet when Verden Allen joins (when this happened, 1964 or 1966?):

LEE STARR AND THE ASTRALS #?
Mar 66-1966
Lee Starr
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Percy Francis
bass
Verden Allen
keyboards
Rob Harris
drums

But Tedstone left the band around January/February 1966, moving to London to play some auditions.

Other info on members of Lee Starr And The Astrals (I know up to 7 members)
To be covered (2): Verden Allen, Kevin Gammond
Not enough info (4): Percy Francis, Rob Harris, Pat Rose, Lee Starr


DOC THOMAS GROUP


This was one of the lineups for Doc Thomas Group, a band from Herefordshire, formed from another local band The Buddies:

DOC THOMAS GROUP #?
?
êThe Buddies
êThe Buddies
êThe Buddies
êThe Buddies
Stan Tippins
vocals
Mick Ralphs
guitar, as Mike Ralph
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Overend Watts
bass, as Pete Watts
Bob Hall
drums

They recorded a self-titled album, Doc Thomas Group, in October 1966 and released only in Italy in January 1967. It was later reissued on CD under the new title The Italian job, with lots of bonus tracks (also from the band The Silence).

By the way, it seems that the band recorded 6-8 additional tracks located in the missing master tapes and thus remain unreleased. If anyone would know something about it, please let me know!

When drummer Bob Hall left Doc Thomas Group, Dale Buffin Griffin arrived:

DOC THOMAS GROUP #?
?
Stan Tippins
vocals
Mick Ralphs
guitar
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Overend Watts
bass
Dale Buffin Griffin
drums

Next to leave was Dave Tedstone, leaving the band as a quartet.

Other info on members of Doc Thomas Group (I know up to 8 members)
To be covered (4): Dale Buffin Griffin, Mick Ralphs, Overend Watts, Pick Withers
Not enough info (3): Bob Hall, Geoff Peacey, Stan Tippins


FREDDIE MAC BAND


In April 1967, Dave Tedstone joined the massive Freddie Mac Band, full of great players:

FREDDIE MAC BAND #?
Apr 67-1967
Freddie Mac
vocals
Derry Wilkie
vocals
Kenneth Harry
vocals
Kookie Eaton
vocals
Tony Morgan
vocals, percussion
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Alan Cartwright
bass
Roy Davies
keyboards
Sonny Corbett
trumpet
Dick Morrissey
sax
Roger Truth
drums

Roger Truth left the band a month or two afterwards.

When Roger Truth left Freddie Mac Band, he was replaced by two great drummers at the same time, Ron Berg and Terry Stannard:

FREDDIE MAC BAND #?
?
Freddie Mac
vocals
Derry Wilkie
vocals
Kenneth Harry
vocals
Kookie Eaton
vocals
Tony Morgan
vocals, percussion
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Jimmy James & The Vagabondsê
Alan Cartwright
bass
Roy Davies
keyboards
Sonny Corbett
trumpet
Dick Morrissey
sax
Ron Berg
drums
Terry Stannard
drums

I´m sure there were more lineups featuring Tedstone, but this info is so complicated to find!!

Tedstone left the band in January 1968.

Other info on members of Freddie Mac Band (I know up to 45 members)
Already covered (3): Tex Makins, Ged Peck, Jeff Seopardie
Old pages (1): Ron Berg
To be covered (18): Chris Burdett, Alan Cartwright, Mick Clarke, Sonny Corbett, Billy Davidson, Roy Davies, Carl Douglas, Mick Eve, Steve Humphries, Dick Morrissey, Viv Prince, Art Regis, Nick Simper, Terry Stannard, Eddie Thornton, Roger Truth, Roger Warwick, B J Wilson
Not enough info (22): Jeff Bridge, Mel Day, Kookie Eaton, Erlene, US Flatop, Tony Gomez, Pat Green, Kenneth Harry, Terry Jenkins, Clarence Johnson, Rod Jones, Ray Lewis, Freddie Mac, Tony Morgan, Bobby Morris, Bob Mundy, Johnny Orlando, Phil Presland, Dave Roffey, John Walsh, Bernie Wehrman, Derry Wilkie


JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS


Dave Tedstone was a member of Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (now as New Vagabonds) around December 1967:

JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS #?
Dec 67-Jul 68
êFreddie Mac Band
Jimmy James
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
John Roberts
bass
Art Regis
keyboards
Tony Priestland
sax
Nat Frederick
sax
Geno Washington Bandê
Pat Gravesende
sax
Herb Prestidge
drums

In July 1968, Tedstone went to play briefly for Geno Washington.


GENO WASHINGTON BAND


This was the Geno Washington Band during July and August 1968, full of musicians that later became famous, with Dave Tedstone coming from Jimmy James & The Vagabonds:

GENO WASHINGTON BAND #?
Jul 68-Aug 68
êJimmy James & The Vagabonds
Geno Washington
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Pete Carney
bass
Dave Greenslade
keyboards
Pat Higgs
trumpet
Bud Beadle
sax
Jimmy James & The Vagabondsê
Lionel Kingham
sax
Colin Davey
drums

But after just 2-3 months, Tedstone left (to return to Jimmy James & The Vagabonds after a few weeks).

Other info on members of Geno Washington Band (I know up to 32 members)
To be covered (16): Bud Beadle, Steve Bingham, Jeff Blythe, Clive Burrows, John Culley, Colin Davey, Tom Duffy, Roger Flavelle, Pete Gage, Dave Greenslade, Steve Gregory, Tony Hall, Pat Higgs, Simeon Jones, Grant Serpell, Sean Tyla
Not enough info (15): Rod Baby, Pete Carney, Brent Carter, Frank Charlton, Keith Field, Matthias Fredericks, Alan Griffin, Hans Herbert, Lionel Kingham, Keith O´Connell, Herb Prestidge, John Roberts, Geno Washington, Malcolm Wolffe, Jeff Wright


JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS (again)


In August 1968, we can find Dave Tedstone playing again with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds:

JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS #?
Aug 68-Dec 68
êGeno Washington Band
Jimmy James
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
John Roberts
bass
Art Regis
keyboards
Tony Priestland
sax
Nat Frederick
sax
Pat Gravesende
sax
Herb Prestidge
drums

But in December 1968, Jimmy James changed completely the band, and all the musicians left.

Other info on members of Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (I know up to 49 members)
To be covered (10): Stuart Blandamer, Phil Chen, Dave Cooke, Martin Dale, Steve Farr, Pete Gage, Pete Gill, Tony Priestland, Art Regis, Pip Williams
Not enough info (38): Rupert Balgobin, Dave Bussey, Kelly Cantlon, Colston Chen, Pat Coleman, Russ Courtenay, Mick Dolan, Nat Frederick, Fred Fredericks, Chris Garfield, Pat Gravesende, Carl Griffiths, Fred Guite, Glenn Harland, Dave Hopper, Jimmy James, Mario James, Milton James, Alan Kirk, Prince Miller, Carl Noel, Andrew Platts, Herb Prestidge, Bill Roberts, John Roberts,... up to 38 musicians.


CARTOONE


Dave Tedstone joined Cartoone after their 1st album had been released, after Mike Allison left the band:

CARTOONE #?
1969
Mo Trowers
guitar
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Derek Creigan
bass, vocals
Charlie Coffils
drums
The Squiresê

The band recorded tracks for a second album that was never released (working title, Reflections), although some of the tracks appear as bonus in the deluxe edition CD of the album (some bonus include Dave Tedstone, some others include Les Harvey).

Tedstone pulled out of the Cartoone USA tour just several weeks before it began, being replaced by the late Les Harvey. Cartoone supported Led Zeppelin on that tour from April to June 1969, as they shared management and record label.

Other info on members of Cartoone (I know up to 6 members)
To be covered (1): Les Harvey
Not enough info (4): Mike Allison, Charlie Coffils, Derek Creigan, Mo Trowers


THE SQUIRES


After having released a single, The Squires changed some members in the lineup, and Dave Tedstone was chosen as their new guitarist, replacing Bill Parkinson who played and sang in the single:

THE SQUIRES #?
?
êCartoone
Mike Stevens
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Vernon Hopkins
bass
Art Regis
keyboards
Chris Slade
drums

Other info on members of The Squires (I know up to 8 members)
To be covered (4): Vic Cooper, Bill Parkinson, Art Regis, Chris Slade
Not enough info (3): Michael Davis, Vernon Hopkins, Mike Stevens


SALT & PEPPER


This was a band led by Junior Marvin (still known as Junior Kerr, and playing organ at that time). Dave Tedstone joined the band and stayed for 6 months in the latter part of 1970. They rehearsed and recorded several demos for DJM. Earlier demos had Micky Keene on guitar. The demos with Tedstone also included Bobby Tench on rhythm guitar as well as backing vocals, and Clive Chaman (Ed Spevock wasn´t the drummer at the demos, and I don´t know who else was at those sessions).

For some gigs over Christmas, they expanded into a bigger band, with Murray Head and Bobby Tench on vocals.

SALT & PEPPER #?
1970
Junior Marvin
vocals, keyboards
Bobby Tench
vocals
Murray Head
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Clive Chaman
bass
Max Middleton
keyboards

But this project was short-lived, and Junior changed his name to Junior Hanson, for starting a brand new project, Hanson.

Other info on members of Salt & Pepper (I know up to 7 members)
Already covered (1): Ed Spevock
Old pages (1): Junior Marvin
To be covered (3): Clive Chaman, Max Middleton, Bobby Tench
Not enough info (1): Murray Head


COUNTRY FEVER


Country Fever had several different lineup along the years they were active. Dave Tedstone was a brief member of the band on recommendation of Albert Lee:

COUNTRY FEVER #?
?
Jon Derek
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Peter Oakman
bass
Jedd Kelly
drums

They rehearsed and played a few gigs.

Other info on members of Country Fever (I know up to 16 members)
Old pages (1): Pat Donaldson
To be covered (9): Rod Clark, Roger Dean, Jon Derek, Gerry Hogan, Jedd Kelly, Albert Lee, Adrian Legg, Peter Oakman, Graham Walker
Not enough info (5): Dave Cawse, Malcolm Hamerston, Ray Kedge, Ian Richard, Brian Woods


HERBIE GOINS & THE NIGHT TIMERS


Dave Tedstone was also a member of Herbie Goins & The Night Timers:

HERBIE GOINS & THE NIGHT TIMERS #?
1970?
Herbie Goins
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
John Perry
bass
Mick Weaver
keyboards
Mick Eve
sax
Bud Beadle
sax
Terry Stannard
drums
+
Joe Moretti
guitar, guest

Maybe this happened in 1970?

There is some LP acetate from an album recorded at Trident Studios by this lineup about 1970/1, probably with the contribution of Chris Mercer on sax, but as far as I know, this has never been released. Anyone knows/has a copy of that, please!!?

Joe Moretti (who had been a member of the band but when Ronnie Jones was the lead singer) also played some gigs as a guest with the band.

Next change in Herbie Goins & The Night Timers was the bassist, as John Perry left the band being replaced by the great Phil Chen:

HERBIE GOINS & THE NIGHT TIMERS #?
1970?
Herbie Goins
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Phil Chen
bass
Mick Weaver
keyboards
Mick Eve
sax
Bud Beadle
sax
Terry Stannard
drums

Other info on members of Herbie Goins & The Night Timers (I know up to 30 members)
Already covered (5): Speedy Acquaye, Harry Beckett, Hugh Bullen, Chris Mercer, Joe Moretti
Old pages (2): Junior Marvin, Mick Weaver
To be covered (22): Bud Beadle, Mike Carr, Ron Carthy, Phil Chen, Roy Davies, Roy Edwards, Mick Eve, Herbie Goins, Ian Hague, DeLisle Harper, John Paul Jones, Dave Kirk, Linda Lewis, Dave Mason, John McLaughlin, Roy O´Temro, John Perry, Andy Rickwell, John Smith, Terry Stannard, Bill Stevens, Eddie Thornton


GRANNY´S INTENTIONS


Dave Tedstone was a member of the revamped edition of Granny´s Intentions (renamed as Granny´s New Intentions), probably in mid 1970 (as their lead guitarist John Hockedy left the band in June 1970). This is my guess for the lineup:

GRANNY´S INTENTIONS #?
?
Johnny Duhan
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Pete Cummins
bass, flute
John Ryan
keyboards
Pat Nash
drums
Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell Bandê

The band established a regular weekly date at London´s Marquee, and toured Ireland, with/staying at Phil Lynott's home. Hopes of a follow up album were dashed by lack of sales. In attendance at their residency were Gary Moore, Henry McCullough and Alan Cartwright (an old mate of Tedstone in Freddie Mac band).

Other info on members of Granny´s Intentions (I know up to 14 members)
To be covered (3): Ed Deane, Pat Nash, Joe O´Donnell
Not enough info (10): Noel Bridgeman, Jack Costelloe, Pete Cummins, Guido Di Vito, Greg Donaghy, Johnny Duhan, Cha Haran, Joe Heelan, John Hockedy, John Ryan


GLENN ´ROSS´ CAMPBELL BAND


After August 1971, when most of the members of Juicy Lucy left the band, Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell approached some of the original members in order to form a new band, and Dave Tedstone was called to be the guitarist in that project:

GLENN ´ROSS´ CAMPBELL BAND #?
1971
Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell
guitar
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Keith Ellis
bass
Pete Dobson
drums
+ maybe others, unknown to me. Help!

They started rehearsals, and made some home recordings, but finally, Tedstone got the call from Juicy Lucy, so he abandoned this project. I guess the band finally went nowhere...

Other info on members of Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell Band (I know up to 5 members)
To be covered (4): Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell, Pete Dobson, Keith Ellis, DeLisle Harper


JUICY LUCY


But Marsden´s stay in Juicy Lucy was really brief, being substituted by Dave Tedstone. This was the band around November 1971:

JUICY LUCY #8
?
Paul Williams
vocals
Micky Moody
guitar
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Andy Pyle
bass
Jean Roussel
keyboards
Ron Berg
drums
Cat Stevens Bandê

But Jean Roussel left after a few weeks, to join Cat Stevens live band.

For a while, Juicy Lucy stayed without keyboardist, after the departure of Jean Roussel:

JUICY LUCY #?
?
Paul Williams
vocals
Micky Moody
guitar
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Andy Pyle
bass
Ron Berg
drums

But they got Mike Deacon a little later.

Mike Deacon was the new keyboardist for Juicy Lucy:

JUICY LUCY #?
?
Paul Williams
vocals
Micky Moody
guitar
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Andy Pyle
bass
Mike Deacon
keyboards
Ron Berg
drums

Andy Pyle´s replacement was Chrissie Stewart:

JUICY LUCY #10
? - 1972
Paul Williams
vocals
Micky Moody
guitar
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Chrissie Stewart
bass
Mike Deacon
keyboards
Ron Berg
drums
Savoy Brownê

This was Juicy Lucy for the 1972 tour supporting Joe Cocker, with Terry Stannard as their new drummer:

JUICY LUCY #11
1972
Paul Williams
vocals
Micky Moody
guitar
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Chrissie Stewart
bass
Mike Deacon
keyboards
Terry Stannard
drums
Tempestê

There were some other lineups, with Frankie Miller as lead vocalist after Paul Williams left, and Bobby Harrison replacing Miller, before the band splitting in 1972, but I haven´t been able to find the complete details. Help, please! Also, Nick Judd was part of the band, but cannot place him in the timeline...

Other info on members of Juicy Lucy (I know up to 31 members)
Already covered (4): Rod Coombes, Tommy Eyre, Nick Judd, Chris Mercer
Old pages (4): Ron Berg, Bernie Marsden, Andy Pyle, Henry Spinetti
To be covered (22): Spencer Blackledge, Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell, Mike Deacon, Pete Dobson, Andy Doughty, Keith Ellis, Fletch, Fudge, DeLisle Harper, Bobby Harrison, Neil Hubbard, Mike Jarvis, Jim Leverton, Frankie Miller, Micky Moody, Mr Fish, Ray Owen, Jean Roussel, Bodo Schopf, Terry Stannard, Chrissie Stewart, Paul Williams


SAVOY BROWN


Dave Tedstone joined Savoy Brown late in 1972:

SAVOY BROWN #?
1972-1973
Kim Simmonds
guitar
Jackie Lynton
vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Andy Pyle
bass
Paul Raymond
keyboards
Ron Berg
drums

Tedstone played 3 tours with the band, but no recordings.

On the USA tour in Christmas 1972, Status Quo were third on the bill, Manfred Mann Earth Band were second, and Savoy Brown headlined. They also shared top billing with Deep Purple on the next tour. And there were radio and TV appearances.

Other info on members of Savoy Brown (I know up to 54 members)
Old pages (7): Miller Anderson, Ron Berg, Keith Boyce, Ian Ellis, ´Lonesome´ Dave Peverett, Andy Pyle, Tony Stevens
To be covered (46): Jeff Adams, Steve Behrendt, Dave Bidwell, Mark Boals, Bill Bruford, Bob Brunning, Ray Chappell, Tom Compton, Dennis Cotton, Jimmy Dagnesi, Pat DeSalvo, Eric Dillon, Roger Earl, Tom Farnell, Garnett Grimm, Bob Hall, John Humphrey, Rick Jewett, Rivers Jobe, Lou Kaplan, Loren Kraft, Jimmy Kunes, Ric Lee, Jim Leverton, Jackie Lynton,... up to 46 musicians.


MAC & KATIE KISSOON


Dave Tedstone and Pete Dobson were part of the live Mac & Katie Kissoon backing band for 6 months, circa 1972:

MAC & KATIE KISSOON #?
1972
Mac Kissoon
vocals
Katie Kissoon
vocals
+
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Pete Dobson
drums
+ others unknown to me. Help, please!
Kennyê
Kennyê

Other info on members of Mac & Katie Kissoon (I know up to 5 members)
Old pages (1): Katie Kissoon
To be covered (2): Mick Clarke, Pete Dobson
Not enough info (1): Mac Kissoon


KENNY


Kenny was a one-man project by singer Tony Kenny, who released the single ´Heart of stone´ in February 1973. The single was a success, but Tony Kenny soon abandoned the project after one more single. In order to enjoy this success, producer Mickie Most hired real musicians for TV appearances as Kenny. Dave Tedstone was part of the band:

KENNY #?
?
êMac & Katie Kissoon
êMac & Katie Kissoon
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Pete Dobson
drums
+ others unknown to me. Help!

They appeared on several British TV programs miming to the hit record, ´Heart of stone´.

Other info on members of Kenny (I know up to 7 members)
To be covered (2): Pete Dobson, Rick Driscoll
Not enough info (4): Chris Lacklison, Chris Redburn, Yan Style, Andy Walton


NICKY HOPKINS BAND


When Dave Tedstone auditioned for Nicky Hopkins, these were the musicians:

NICKY HOPKINS BAND #?
?
Nicky Hopkins
keyboards
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Steven Thompson
bass
Ian Wallace
drums
Alvin Lee Bandê
Alvin Lee Bandê

They auditioned on numbers on which Nicky had played, such as Jackie Lomax´ ´Sour Milk Sea´. But the band gigs never arrived, and soon, Thompson and Wallace joined Alvin Lee in September 1974.

After the demise of his first attempt of a live band for touring, Nicky Hopkins and Dave Tedstone called some of Dave´s mates from Fat Mattress, and they were the musicians for the tour promoting No more changes:

NICKY HOPKINS BAND #?
?
Nicky Hopkins
keyboards
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Jim Leverton
bass
Eric Dillon
drums

But the tour soon collapsed when Hopkins claimed ill health.

Other info on members of Nicky Hopkins Band (I know up to 9 members)
To be covered (8): Jesse Ed Davis, Eric Dillon, Nicky Hopkins, Jim Leverton, Pete Sears, Steven Thompson, Ian Wallace, Ron Wood


HIGH MILEAGE


On his return to England around 1977, Dave Tedstone joined High Mileage, a band formed by Verden Allen:

HIGH MILEAGE #?
1977
êCheeks
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Paul Oaldenall
bass
Verden Allen
keyboards
Martin Chambers
drums
Seven Inchesê
Seven Inchesê

Dave Tedstone had played in 1973 in Allen´s solo single credited to Mooni, apart from being bandmates in Lee Starr & The Astrals.

Other info on members of High Mileage (I know up to 4 members)
To be covered (2): Verden Allen, Martin Chambers
Not enough info (1): Paul Oaldenall


UNITED


Around 1978, United was formed as a sort of supergroup, with experienced players. This was one of the lineups after some initial changes:

UNITED #?
1978
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Andy Pyle
bass
John Gosling
keyboards
Ron Berg
drums

Grabham was replaced by another great one, James Litherland.

This was the the next edition of United:

UNITED #?
?
Dave Tedstone
guitar
James Litherland
guitar
Andy Pyle
bass
John Gosling
keyboards
Ron Berg
drums
Networkê
Networkê
Networkê
Networkê
Networkê
Networkê

They secured a contract with Polygram, and then, changed the band name to Network.

Other info on members of United (I know up to 10 members)
Already covered (2): Mick Grabham, Gary Pickford-Hopkins
Old pages (2): Ron Berg, Andy Pyle
To be covered (4): Graham Foster, John Gosling, James Litherland, Dennis Stratton
Not enough info (1): Dave Edwards


NETWORK


Still in 1978, the band United changed their name to Network:

NETWORK #1
1978
êUnited
êUnited
êUnited
êUnited
êUnited
êUnited
Dave Tedstone
guitar, vocals
James Litherland
guitar
Andy Pyle
bass, vocals
John Gosling
keyboards
Ron Berg
drums

After succesful live gigs in London, Litherland left, being replaced by Graham Foster.

In May 1978 Graham Foster joins Network:

NETWORK #2
May 78-?
Graham Foster
guitar, vocals
Dave Tedstone
guitar, vocals
Andy Pyle
bass, vocals
John Gosling
keyboards
Ron Berg
drums

They recorded some tracks, but they still remain unreleased.

After a while, Dave Tedstone left, probably in 1979.

Other info on members of Network (I know up to 8 members)
Already covered (1): Gary Pickford-Hopkins
Old pages (2): Ron Berg, Andy Pyle
To be covered (4): Graham Foster, John Gosling, James Litherland, Bruce Rowland


TONY O´MALLEY BAND


During the eighties, Tony O´Malley played gigs in clubs in London and around the UK and Europe. Dave Tedstone was the guitarist for one of those lineups, credited as Tony O´Malley And Friends, in the late 80s (probably 1986 or 1987), replacing Neil Hubbard who had left to join Frankie Miller:

TONY O´MALLEY BAND #?
?
Tony O´Malley
vocals, keyboards
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Nigel Portman Smith
bass
Alan Coulter
drums
+ maybe others, unknown to me. Help!

When Tedstone left, he was replaced by Henry McCullough.

Other info on members of Tony O´Malley Band (I know up to 36 members)
Already covered (1): Laurence Cottle
Old pages (1): Alan Coulter
To be covered (32): Lasha Abashmadze, Richie Aikman, Eric Bosteels, Mel Collins, Alan Darby, Patrick Deltenre, Frank Deruyter, Thierry Fanfant, Neil Hubbard, Frederic Jacquemin, Maxime Lenssens, Jody Linscott, Mornington Lockett, Jennifer Maidman, Henry McCullough, Ally McDougal, Phil Mulford, Andy Newmark, Jonathan Noyce, Tony O´Malley, Pino Palladino, Adam Phillips, Nigel Portman Smith, Mark Smith, Ash Soan,... up to 32 musicians.
Not enough info (1): Roberto Mercurio


DAVE MARKEE BAND


In the eighties, Dave Tedstone was a member of Dave Markee Band (probably around 1988), but cannot find any other details, except that the lineup included the mythical Clem Cattini on drums. Help, please:

DAVE MARKEE BAND #?
?
Dave Markee
bass
Dave Tedstone
guitar
Clem Cattini
drums
+ others unknown to me. Help!

Other info on members of Dave Markee Band (I know up to 4 members)
To be covered (2): Clem Cattini, Dave Markee
Not enough info (1): Jessi Markee

DISCOGRAPHY: (10 albums known to me - Status: In progress)

ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (7 credits)
  • Sticks and stones / Souvenirs (SINGLE) - Lee Starr And The Astrals (1964)

    • Members: Dave Tedstone
    • Comments: This was an acetate by Lee Starr And The Astrals, but don´t know if it was finally released, and the band members appearing, except for Dave Tedstone.
  • The Italian job - Doc Thomas Group (1966)

    • Members: Mick Ralphs, Dave Tedstone (RIP: Dale Buffin Griffin, Overend Watts)
    • Guests: (RIP: Paul Jeffrey)
    • Comments: CD reissue contains a bonus CD with the album Shotgun eyes by the band The Silence (featuring Overend Watts with Dale Griffin, Robert Fisher, Patrick Brooke and Paul Jeffrey).
  • Doc Thomas Group - Doc Thomas Group (January 1967)

    • Members: Mick Ralphs, Dave Tedstone (RIP: Overend Watts)
    • Comments: Recorded in Italy in October 1966 and released only in that country in January 1967. It was later reissued on CD under the new title The Italian job, with lots of bonus tracks (also from the band The Silence).
  • Cartoone - Cartoone (January 1969)

    • Members: Dave Tedstone (RIP: Derek Creigan, Les Harvey, Mo Trowers)
    • Guests: Jimmy Page + John Cameron
    • Technical: Eddie Offord
    • Comments: Recorded in 1968 by the band with Jimmy Page guesting on guitar. There's a deluxe edition on CD with 9 bonus tracks, including tracks that were recorded for their 2nd album that was never released. Some of these tracks feature Dave Tedstone on guitar, and some others feature Les Harvey.
  • No more changes - Nicky Hopkins (1975)

    • Members: Eric Dillon, Dave Tedstone (RIP: Nicky Hopkins)
    • Guests: Rick Wills (RIP: Kathi McDonald)
    • Producer: (RIP: Mark Smith)
  • Holding on with (EP) - Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (January 2013)

    • Members: Bud Beadle, Colin Davey, Dave Greenslade, Dave Tedstone
  • Recorded live at Toft´s Club, Folkestone 1966 - The Fantastic Freddie Mack Show ( - ) (LIVE)

    • Members: Ron Berg, Alan Cartwright, Sonny Corbett, Terry Stannard, Dave Tedstone (RIP: Freddie Mac + Roy Davies)
    • Comments: Recorded live, but not in 1966, probably in July or August 1967. I´m not sure about the lineup, so any confirmation would be great to know.
ALBUMS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (1 credit)
  • Wine ridden talks / Nightmare (SINGLE) - Mooni (1973)

    • Members: Verden Allen
    • Guests: Dave Tedstone
    • Comments: Single recorded in July 1973 by Verden Allen, with help from mate Dave Tedstone on guitar.
SESSIONS (2 credits)
  • Rehearsal - Phillip Goodhand-Tait (September 1970)

    • Guests: P P Arnold, B J Cole, Roger Coulam, Sue Glover, Clive Hicks, Sunny Leslie, Dennis Lopez, Caleb Quaye, Dave Richmond, Dave Tedstone (RIP: Vic Ash, Robert Kirby, Joe Moretti, Barry Morgan, Doris Troy, Johnny Van Derrick)
    • Technical: Jeff Titmus
    • Comments: First album by Phillip Goodhand-Tait. CD reissue contains 1 bonus track. Dave Tedstone plays guitar in the song ´Gone are the songs of yesterday´ although uncredited.
  • Six days on the road - Mojo Hannah (1972)

    • Guests: Chris Hunt, Paul MacCallum, Dave Tedstone
    • Comments: Dave Tedstone plays slide guitar (uncredited) in the title track, ´Six days on the road´.

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Official site(s) - tell them you saw the link here:

From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:

From the superb site Knights in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar & Vanja), we have:

From the fantastic The British Sound blog (by Bruno Ceriotti), we have rock family trees about:

Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:

THANKS:

Very Special Thanks to:
  • Dave Tedstone: for his patience at answering my endless questions, and for being such great musician (2016 to 2017).
  • Graham Foster: for his info about Network as well as for many other things (2002).

  • Special Thanks to:
  • Andy Pratt: for info about Savoy Brown and Dave Tedstone (1999 & 2001).
  • Nick Warburton: for valuable exchange of info about Freddie Mac, Herbie Goins, Geno Washington, The Vagabonds, etc (2014 to 2016).

  • RELATED MUSICIANS:

    Dave Tedstone mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
    Bob Hall (2)
    Mick Ralphs (2)
    Stan Tippins (2)
    Overend Watts (2)

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