BANDS:
- The Other Two [1964-1969]
- Storyteller [1969-1971]
- Elton John Band [Feb 72]
BIOGRAPHY:
Wonderful vocalist.
THE OTHER TWO
Caroline started her career in a duo called The Other Two:
After a couple of singles, they went on tour with some great bands and soloists, during the 60s. In 1964, they were in the same bill as Chuck Berry and The Nashville Teens. The Nashville Teens backed them during the tour, although there were other bands that played with them during that time (Downliners Sect, for example).
After 5 years, they split in 1969.
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THE OTHER TWO #1 |
1964-1969 |
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Caroline Attard † vocals | Jemima Smith vocals |
Storytellerê | |
After a couple of singles, they went on tour with some great bands and soloists, during the 60s. In 1964, they were in the same bill as Chuck Berry and The Nashville Teens. The Nashville Teens backed them during the tour, although there were other bands that played with them during that time (Downliners Sect, for example).
After 5 years, they split in 1969.
STORYTELLER
Around 1969, Caroline Attard moved to a new band that was being formed, Storyteller:
Andy Bown was friends with them, so he used to play bass with the band when he had some spare time (he was in The Herd by then).
Some time later, they get a permanent bassist:
Their first album, Storyteller was produced by Andy Bown and Peter Frampton. This album has been reissued on CD, with 6 bonus tracks (they're really taken from their 2nd album, More pages).
After the 1st album, Rod Clark leaves Storyteller, being substituted by Chris Belshaw:
Their 2nd album, More pages, was produced by Andy Bown alone. It contains the contribution of Henry Spinetti on drums who was to join the band, and Harry Beckett on trumpet and flugelhorn.
Now with Henry Spinetti, this is the new lineup in 1971:
But the band finally parted ways in that same year 1971.
Around that time, Caroline married to Andy Bown, and she became Carolyn Bown.
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STORYTELLER #1 |
1969-? |
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êThe Other Two |
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Caroline Attard † vocals | Terry Durham vocals | Roger Moon guitar, vocals | Mike Rogers guitar, vocals |
Andy Bown was friends with them, so he used to play bass with the band when he had some spare time (he was in The Herd by then).
Some time later, they get a permanent bassist:
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STORYTELLER #2 |
? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Caroline Attard † vocals | Terry Durham vocals | Roger Moon guitar, vocals | Mike Rogers guitar, vocals | Rod Clark bass |
Their first album, Storyteller was produced by Andy Bown and Peter Frampton. This album has been reissued on CD, with 6 bonus tracks (they're really taken from their 2nd album, More pages).
After the 1st album, Rod Clark leaves Storyteller, being substituted by Chris Belshaw:
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STORYTELLER #3 |
? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Caroline Attard † vocals | Terry Durham vocals | Roger Moon guitar, vocals | Mike Rogers guitar, vocals | Chris Belshaw bass, vocals |
Their 2nd album, More pages, was produced by Andy Bown alone. It contains the contribution of Henry Spinetti on drums who was to join the band, and Harry Beckett on trumpet and flugelhorn.
Now with Henry Spinetti, this is the new lineup in 1971:
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STORYTELLER #4 |
1971 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Caroline Attard † vocals | Terry Durham vocals | Roger Moon guitar, vocals | Chris Belshaw bass, vocals | Henry Spinetti drums |
Elton John Bandê | ||||
But the band finally parted ways in that same year 1971.
Around that time, Caroline married to Andy Bown, and she became Carolyn Bown.
ELTON JOHN BAND
In February 1972, Elton John includes superb vocalists and a whole orchestra for his gigs:
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ELTON JOHN BAND #? |
Feb 72 |
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êStoryteller |
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Elton John vocals, keyboards | Davey Johnstone guitar | Alan Parker guitar | Dee Murray † bass | Nigel Olsson drums | Caroline Attard † backing vocals | Lesley Duncan † backing vocals | Madeline Bell backing vocals | + The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Paul Buckmaster conductor |
(retired)ê | |||||||||
AND THEN...
After that, she still sang in some albums (the ones I've been able to trace are the ones by her husband), until she became a mother, when she retired from music.
But this story has a very sad end. In 1991, Andy Bown left Status Quo. At first, the reasons weren't made public, but sometime later, it was known that Andy left the band to take care of his wife, who was severely ill with cancer. This was Carolyn. Finally, Carolyn died on July 4th, 2001. Rest in peace.
But this story has a very sad end. In 1991, Andy Bown left Status Quo. At first, the reasons weren't made public, but sometime later, it was known that Andy left the band to take care of his wife, who was severely ill with cancer. This was Carolyn. Finally, Carolyn died on July 4th, 2001. Rest in peace.
DISCOGRAPHY: (8 albums known to me - Status: Completed)
ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (5 credits)
- I wanna be with you / Grumbling guitar (SINGLE) - The Other Two (1964)
- Members: Jemima Smith (RIP: Caroline Attard)
- Don´t you wanna love me / Hold back the light of dawn (SINGLE) - The Other Two (1965)
- Members: Jemima Smith (RIP: Caroline Attard)
- I´ll never let you go / Not at night (SINGLE) - The Other Two (1966)
- Members: Jemima Smith (RIP: Caroline Attard)
- Storyteller - Storyteller (1970)
- Members: Chris Belshaw, Rod Clark, Terry Durham, Roger Moon, Mike Rogers, Henry Spinetti (RIP: Caroline Attard)
- Guests: (RIP: Harry Beckett)
- Producer: Andy Bown, Peter Frampton
- Technical: Jerry Boys
- Comments: CD reissue contains 6 bonus tracks, taken from their 2nd album, More pages. That´s why in the reissue we can find later members such as Chris Belshaw or Henry Spinetti.
- More pages - Storyteller (1971)
- Members: Chris Belshaw, Terry Durham, Roger Moon, Mike Rogers, Henry Spinetti (RIP: Caroline Attard)
- Guests: (RIP: Harry Beckett)
- Producer: Andy Bown
- Gone to my head - Andy Bown (1972)
- Members: Chris Belshaw, Andy Bown (RIP: Micky Waller)
- Guests: Peter Frampton, Liza Strike (RIP: Caroline Attard, Lesley Duncan)
- Producer: Jimmy Horowitz
- Sweet William - Andy Bown (1973)
- Members: Chris Belshaw, Andy Bown, Glen LeFleur, Nico Ramsden
- Guests: B J Cole, Sue Glover, Skaila Kanga, David Katz, Sunny Leslie (RIP: Caroline Attard, Barry De Souza, Lesley Duncan, Jack Rothstein)
- Producer: Jimmy Horowitz
- Comments: Sweet William features Nico Ramsden (guitar), BJ Cole (pedal steel guitar), Chris Belshaw (bass), Jimmy Horowitz (celeste, arranger and producer), Barry De Souza (drums), Glen LeFleur (drums, percussion), Skaila Kanga (harp), and vocals by Lesley Duncan, Sunny Leslie, Sue Glover and Caroline Attard.
- Songfall - Phillip Goodhand-Tait (06/1972)
- Members: Chas Cronk, Ernie Hayes
- Guests: B J Cole, Ray Cooper, Davey Johnstone, Helen Liebmann, Donald McVay, Roger Pope, Peter Ross, Marian Segal, Barry St John, Liza Strike, Rick Wakeman (RIP: Caroline Attard, Barry De Souza)
- Comments: Third album by Phillip Goodhand-Tait.
THANKS:
Very Special Thanks to:
WHAT'S NEW:
28/January/2010 - Page added to the blog.
28/March/2002 - Original page written by me (in the old site).
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Caroline Attard mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Chris Belshaw (4)
Andy Bown (4)
Jemima Smith (3)
Harry Beckett (2)
B J Cole (2)
Barry De Souza (2)
Lesley Duncan (2)
Terry Durham (2)
Peter Frampton (2)
Jimmy Horowitz (2)
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