BANDS:
- The Premiers
- Paul Dean And The Thoughts
- Screaming Lord Sutch Band
- Del Shannon Band [1965]
- Soul Savages [1965-1966]
- Hair (British cast) [1968]
- Silver Metre [1969-Nov 1970]
- Ashman Reynolds
- Long John Baldry Ban [1971-1972]
- Ashman Reynolds [1972-Sep 72]
BIOGRAPHY:
Great composer and bassist, it´s a pity that his musical career didn´t last too long.
THE PREMIERS
Ronnie Harwood, still with his new name Jess Hunter, changed Jess Hunter And The Avalons to The Premiers, with new members:
They played American bases and supported big names such Joe Brown & The Bruvvers or Johnny Kidd & The Pirates.
They got two recording auditions, but nothing was finally recorded. Then, they embarked in their first German tour in 1962. After that, they changed their drummer.
When Ray Wibley leaves, Ronnie calls his old mate Peter Woolf:
They played their second German tour in October 1962. When they came back to England, Ronnie left.
When their leader Ronnie Harwood left the band (to form The New Premiers), he was replaced by Paul Dean:
And I don't have more info about them. I guess they should turn into Paul Dean & The Thoughts.
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THE PREMIERS #? |
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Ronnie Harwood vocals | France Davis guitar | Dave Croft guitar | Harry Reynolds bass | Ray Wibley drums |
They played American bases and supported big names such Joe Brown & The Bruvvers or Johnny Kidd & The Pirates.
They got two recording auditions, but nothing was finally recorded. Then, they embarked in their first German tour in 1962. After that, they changed their drummer.
When Ray Wibley leaves, Ronnie calls his old mate Peter Woolf:
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THE PREMIERS #? |
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Ronnie Harwood vocals | France Davis guitar | Dave Croft guitar | Harry Reynolds bass | Peter Woolf drums |
They played their second German tour in October 1962. When they came back to England, Ronnie left.
When their leader Ronnie Harwood left the band (to form The New Premiers), he was replaced by Paul Dean:
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THE PREMIERS # |
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Paul Nicholas vocals, keyboards | France Davis guitar | Dave Croft guitar | Harry Reynolds bass | Peter Woolf drums |
And I don't have more info about them. I guess they should turn into Paul Dean & The Thoughts.
| Other info on members of The Premiers (I know up to 7 members) | |
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| To be covered (3): | Ronnie Harwood, Paul Nicholas, Peter Woolf |
PAUL DEAN AND THE THOUGHTS
I don´t have info about them except that Paul Dean and Harry Reynolds were members.
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PAUL DEAN AND THE THOUGHTS # |
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Paul Nicholas (vocals, keyboards) | Harry Reynolds (bass) | + | others unknown to me. Help, please! |
| Other info on members of Paul Dean And The Thoughts (I know up to 5 members) | |
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| To be covered (3): | Paul Nicholas, Pete Phillips, Stuart Taylor |
SCREAMING LORD SUTCH AND THE SAVAGES
Harry Reynolds was also part of one of Lord Sutch backing bands, but can´t find proper info about this lineup:
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SCREAMING LORD SUTCH BAND # |
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Screaming Lord Sutch † vocals | Harry Reynolds bass | Paul Nicholas keyboards, as Paul Dean | + others unknown to me. Help! |
| Other info on members of Screaming Lord Sutch Band (I know up to 137 members) | |
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| Already covered (3): | Clive Edwards, Ged Peck, Mac Poole |
| To be covered (133): | ... |
SOUL SAVAGES
They were part of a new edition of Screaming Lord Sutch And The Savages, but they finally went on their own under the name of Paul Dean And The Soul Savages. I don´t have info except that Paul Dean and Harry Reynolds were members.
They toured as backing band for Del Shannon on his British tour in 1965. Other acts in the tour were: The Shangri-Las, Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, Just Four Men and Herman Hermits.
They also backed many other famous people during that period, as well as playing their own gigs. In April 1966, they joined The Who British package tour promoted by Robert Stigwood, along with other bands such as Spencer Davis Group, Jimmy Cliff And The Sound System or the Fabulous New Merseys (backed by the Fruit Eating Bears).
They released a couple of singles.
They toured as backing band for Del Shannon on his British tour in 1965. Other acts in the tour were: The Shangri-Las, Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, Just Four Men and Herman Hermits.
They also backed many other famous people during that period, as well as playing their own gigs. In April 1966, they joined The Who British package tour promoted by Robert Stigwood, along with other bands such as Spencer Davis Group, Jimmy Cliff And The Sound System or the Fabulous New Merseys (backed by the Fruit Eating Bears).
They released a couple of singles.
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SOUL SAVAGES #? |
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Paul Nicholas (vocals, keyboards) | Harry Reynolds (bass) | + | others unknown to me. Help, please! |
| Other info on members of Soul Savages (I know up to 2 members) | |
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| To be covered (1): | Paul Nicholas |
HAIR (British cast)
The West End production for the American show also had great singers and players, back in 1968. The list is very long, so I only put a few names for now, until I manage to get the complete list of performers.
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HAIR (BRITISH CAST) # |
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Paul Nicholas vocals | Elaine Paige vocals | Diane Langton vocals | Jonathan Bergman vocals | Micky Keene † guitar | Harry Reynolds bass | Derek Wadsworth † trombone, arranger | Peter Woolf drums | or | Micky Waller † drums |
| Other info on members of Hair (British cast) (I know up to 19 members) | |
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| To be covered (10): | Alex Harvey, Marsha Hunt, Micky Keene, Sonja Kristina, Paul Nicholas, Frank Ricotti, Derek Wadsworth, Micky Waller, Jimmy Winston, Peter Woolf |
SILVER METRE
In 1969. Micky Waller joins Leigh Stephens (guitar in Blue Cheer) in another band, Silver Metre, with Harry Reynolds (now under the new name Jack Reynolds) on lead vocals:
As far as I know, they only recorded one eponymous album, Silver metre, before splitting in November 1970. But I've also heard that Bryn Haworth was a member of the band (maybe a later lineup?). Can someone help with info, please?
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SILVER METRE #? |
1969-Nov 70 |
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Harry Reynolds vocals, as Jack Reynolds | Leigh Stephens guitar | Pete Sears bass, keyboards, vocals | Micky Waller † drums |
Pilotê | Pilotê | ||
As far as I know, they only recorded one eponymous album, Silver metre, before splitting in November 1970. But I've also heard that Bryn Haworth was a member of the band (maybe a later lineup?). Can someone help with info, please?
| Other info on members of Silver Metre (I know up to 5 members) | |
|---|---|
| To be covered (4): | Bryn Haworth, Pete Sears, Leigh Stephens, Micky Waller |
ASHMAN REYNOLDS
Aliki Ashman and Harry Reynolds met during the time of Ginger Baker´s Airforce, when Aliki was one the lead singers and Harry was their tour manager. When Ginger Baker split the band, they joined forces to form the band Ashman-Reynolds. They started recording demos with the great, late Mickey Keene on guitar and Rod Edwards on keyboards, as well as Bob Weston and Keith Boyce. After the recording, the real lineup was:
They released an album, called Stop-Off, with help in vocals from Liza Strike and Madeline Bell and guest appearance by Mickey Keene on guitar.
They started touring along Europe and America.
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ASHMAN REYNOLDS #1 |
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Aliki Ashman vocals | Harry Reynolds vocals, bass | Bob Weston guitar | Rod Edwards keyboards | Keith Boyce drums |
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They released an album, called Stop-Off, with help in vocals from Liza Strike and Madeline Bell and guest appearance by Mickey Keene on guitar.
They started touring along Europe and America.
LONG JOHN BALDRY BAND
Soon after, the band Ashman-Reynolds became Long John Baldry's backing band, along with Denny Ball and Ian Armit. The band were on a package with Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac. This had to be around Winter 1971:
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LONG JOHN BALDRY BAND # |
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êAshman Reynolds |
êAshman Reynolds |
êAshman Reynolds |
êAshman Reynolds |
êAshman Reynolds |
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Long John Baldry † vocals | Aliki Ashman vocals | Harry Reynolds vocals | Bob Weston guitar | Denny Ball bass | Rod Edwards keyboards | Ian Armit † piano | Keith Boyce drums |
Ashman Reynoldsê | Ashman Reynoldsê | Ashman Reynoldsê | |||||
After the tour finished they made an appearance on ´Top of The Pops´ BBC show. The band line up for that show included Rod Stewart, Elton John and Lesley Duncan on back-up vocals.
In the summer of 1972, Baldry changed the line-up as people went their separate ways.
| Other info on members of Long John Baldry Band (I know up to 104 members) | |
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| Already covered (4): | Aliki Ashman, Cliff Barton, Cal Batchelor, Billy Law |
| To be covered (99): | ... |
ASHMAN REYNOLDS (again)
After parting ways with Long John Baldry, Aliki and Harry Reynolds kept on playing together as Ashman-Reynolds, but I don't know if they kept the same original lineup (help with info, please!).
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ASHMAN REYNOLDS #? |
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êLong John Baldry Band |
êLong John Baldry Band |
êLong John Baldry Band |
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Aliki Ashman vocals | Harry Reynolds vocals, bass | Bob Weston guitar | + | others unknown to me. Help, please! |
They made some concerts along with Quiver (with Cal Batchelor, Tim Renwick, Bruce Thomas and John 'Willie' Wilson) and also appeared at German Beat Club TV program. But then, Bob Weston joined Fleetwood Mac in September 1972.
Aliki and Harry Reynolds replaced Bob Weston with another great musician, Graham Preskett.
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ASHMAN REYNOLDS #? |
Sep 72-? |
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Aliki Ashman vocals | Harry Reynolds vocals, bass | Graham Preskett keyboards | + others unknown to me. Help, please! |
They started working in a 2nd album, but sadly, they finally parted ways without the album having been released.
| Other info on members of Ashman Reynolds (I know up to 6 members) | |
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| Already covered (1): | Aliki Ashman |
| To be covered (4): | Keith Boyce, Rod Edwards, Graham Preskett, Bob Weston |
And then...
Harry Reynolds started playing bass and vocals in sessions, until 1974 when he became again a tour manager for other artists.
DISCOGRAPHY: (8 albums known to me - Status: In progress)
ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (5 credits)
- You don´t own me / Hole in the head (SINGLE) - Paul Dean & The Thoughts (04/1965)
- Members: Paul Nicholas, Harry Reynolds
- She can build a mountain / A day gone by (SINGLE) - Paul Dean (1966)
- Members: Paul Nicholas, Harry Reynolds
- Comments: The A side was credited to Paul Dean And The Thoughts, while the B side was credited to Paul Dean And The Soul Savages.
- Silver Metre - Silver Metre (1969)
- Members: Harry Reynolds, Pete Sears, Leigh Stephens (RIP: Micky Waller)
- Stop Off - Ashman Reynolds (1972)
- Members: Aliki Ashman, Keith Boyce, Rod Edwards, Harry Reynolds, Bob Weston (RIP: Micky Keene)
- Guests: Madeline Bell, Liza Strike (RIP: Tony Clarke)
- A Decade - Aliki Ashman ( - )
- Members: Aliki Ashman, Ginger Baker, Harry Reynolds
- Guests: Arthur Brown, Clive Chaman, Dave Dowle, Bernie Holland, Chris Stainton (RIP: Charley Charles)
- Fly on strangewings - Jade (06/1970)
- Members: Rod Edwards, Marian Segal, John Wetton
- Guests: Tony Carr, Clem Cattini, Terry Cox, Ken Freeman, Alan Hawkshaw, James Litherland, Del Newman, Harry Reynolds, Michael Rosen, Pete Sears, Bill Smith, Chris Spedding, Mike Thorn, Theodore Thunder, Pete York (RIP: Barry De Souza, Micky Waller)
- Producer: Jeff Wayne
- Technical: Robin Geoffrey Cable
- Comments: The CD reissue contains 3 bonus tracks (2 from a single recorded in 1971 with John Wetton on bass that remained unreleased).
- Gasoline alley - Rod Stewart (09/1970)
- Members: Ian McLagan, Martin Quittenton, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood
- Guests: Kenny Jones, Dick Powell, Harry Reynolds, Pete Sears (RIP: Ronnie Lane, Sam Mitchell, Micky Waller)
- Producer: (RIP: Lou Reizner)
- Rainshine - Edwards Hand (1973)
- Members: Rod Edwards, Roger Hand
- Guests: Harry Reynolds
- Producer: George Martin
- Comments: Released in 1973, although it had been recorded in 1971 and originally rejected by the RCA label.
RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 7
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:
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:
Assorted links:
- Rod Stewart mailing list (by Ken Bourbeau)
RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 1
Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring Harry Reynolds, please, also write me with the link.
- Ashman Reynolds - Taking Off (1972) Ashman Reynolds live in German TV program Beat Club, June 1972. (Resolution: 480)
Featuring: Aliki Ashman, Keith Boyce, Rod Edwards, Harry Reynolds, Bob Weston.
THANKS:
Very Special Thanks to:
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Harry Reynolds mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Rod Edwards (3)
Pete Sears (3)
Micky Waller (3)
Aliki Ashman (2)
Les Brown Jr (2)
Paul Nicholas (2)
Page created by Miguel Terol on: 25/January/2010 - Last modified on: 07/April/2011. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
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Hi Miguel
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