Chris's Bands 1963 - 1972

 

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           History of Chris's first band whilst at school.

Briefly called The Satellites, and playing only

instrumental tunes, we did a couple of school

gigs from early 1963

 

The Bouncers ………. were ……

Chris Statham - vocals & rhythm guitar

Steve Blease - bass guitar  

Colin Mellor - lead guitar

Pete Brown - drums

The Satellites 1963  (pre The Bouncers, The Skid, The Inner Mind)

Colin, Pete, Steve, Chris

. .

style:  pop / blues

 

Beatles, RollingStones, Dylan, Manfreds, Animals,

 

PrettyThings, Chuck Berry, Kinks, Who, Small Faces

 

 

 

the gigs ……… (14 years old)

date

 

 

Poynton Social Centre Y.C.    with The Moonlighters

01-Nov-63

St.Mark's Youth Club - Bredbury

09-Nov-63

 

 

C.I.S. - Manchester

17-Jan-64

Greave Youth Club - Romiley

18-Jan-64

St.Barnabas' Youth Club - Bredbury

08-Feb-64

Woodlands Hotel - Manchester

15-Feb-64

Greave Youth Club - Romiley

29-Feb-64

St.Barnabas' Youth Club - Bredbury

07-Mar-64

St.Chads Youth Club - Romiley

21-Mar-64

Pine Apple Inn - Marple

28-Mar-64

St.Barnabas' Youth Club - Bredbury

04-Apr-64

Marple General Youth Club

14-Apr-64

Marple Congregational Youth Club

18-Apr-64

St.Mark's Youth Club - Bredbury

01-May-64

Marple General Youth Club          with The Deltones

03-May-64

I.C.I. - Hyde

08-May-64

Ryder Brow School - Manchester

23-May-64

St.Chads Youth Club - Romiley

06-Jun-64

St.Barnabas' Youth Club - Bredbury

13-Jun-64

Greenfield St.School - Hyde

20-Jun-64

P.S.A. Hall - Hyde

17-Jul-64

Denton School

05-Sep-64

Friendship Inn - Romiley

19-Sep-64

Union St. Con.Youth Club - Hyde    with The Jangos

10-Oct-64

Bavaria Suite Belle Vue

16-Oct-64

Queen's Hotel - Hyde

24-Oct-64

Hatherlow Youth Club - Romiley

31-Oct-64

White Hart Hotel - Mottram

21-Nov-64

Union St. Con. Youth Club - Hyde

05-Dec-64

Golden Door Club - Ashton

06-Dec-64

Wagon & Horses - Congleton

16-Dec-64

Brinnington Sec. School

17-Dec-64

Brinnington Sec. School

18-Dec-64

Railway Club - Edgeley

22-Dec-64

Hyde Town Hall         with The Viktors & The Vipers

24-Dec-64

Chris, Colin, Pete, Steve

The Bouncers 1965

 

 

Friendship Inn - Romiley

09-Jan-65

Woodley Meth. Youth Club

16-Jan-65

Suburban Hotel - Gorton

23-Jan-65

Romiley Liberal Club    with The Country Gentlemen

11-Feb-65

Carmel Hall Harrytown - Romiley

20-Feb-65

Marple Baths

26-Feb-65

Friendship Inn - Romiley

27-Feb-65

Top Twenty Club - Hollinwood

06-Mar-65

Victoria Hall - Glossop                  with The Viktors

13-Mar-65

Waterloo Hotel - Stockport

27-Mar-65

Christ Church Youth Club - Manchester

03-Apr-65

Royton Co-op Hall - Oldham           with The Orbits

10-Apr-65

Royton Co-op Hall - Oldham         with Black Watch

17-Apr-65

Royton Co-op Hall - Oldham       with The Avengers

24-Apr-65

Chris left school

 

Church Inn - Stockport

08-May-65

The Limit Club - Middleton

21-May-65

Small & Parves Social Club

22-May-65

Church Inn - Stockport

26-May-65

Marple General Youth Club

27-May-65

Suburban Hotel - Gorton

03-Jul-65

The Bouncers change name to The Skid

 

St.Werburghs Youth Club - Chorlton

10-Jul-65

Jones St. Youth Club - Hadfield

15-Jul-65

Royton Co-op Hall - Oldham      with The Graduates

17-Jul-65

Droylsden Cath. Youth Club

27-Jul-65

Pete Brown   -  drums:  left the band

 

Rick Edmonds  -  drums:  joined the band

 

Marple General Youth Club

05-Sep-65

Crystal Ballroon - Glossop

10-Sep-65

The Harrow Inn - Culcheth

11-Sep-65

Church Inn - Stockport

25-Sep-65

The Human Jungle - Oldham

09-Oct-65

The Limit Club - Middleton

15-Oct-65

Broughton Con. Club - Salford

16-Oct-65

Cheadle Labour Club

22-Oct-65

St.Lawrence Youth Club - Denton

30-Oct-65

The Human Jungle - Oldham

20-Nov-65

St.Mary's Youth Club - Reddish

26-Nov-65

Brinnington Sec. School

16-Dec-65

Cheadle Cricket Club

18-Dec-65

Hyde Town Hall      with The Vipers & The Outriders

24-Dec-65

Hyde Town Hall    The Bluenotes & The Bridgebeats

27-Dec-65

Ashton-in-Makerfield Baths    Bluenotes & Avengers

31-Dec-65

 

 

Poynton Social Centre

03-Jan-66

Cheadle Cricket Club                    with The In-Sect

08-Jan-66

Poynton Youth Club

15-Jan-66

Bethesda School - Cheadle

12-Feb-66

Woodley Meth. Youth Club

19-Feb-66

Dukinfield Town Hall

25-Feb-66

Edge Top WM Club - Dewsbury

05-Mar-66

St.Dominic's - Middleton

26-Mar-66

Chorley Village Hall - Wilmslow

02-Apr-66

Whaley Bridge Bowling & Tennis Club

16-Apr-66

The Rat Pit - Bredbury

18-Apr-66

Cheadle Liberal Club

15-May-66

Drill Hall - Macclesfield

20-May-66

Marple Liberal Club

27-May-66

Whaley Bridge Bowling & Tennis Club

28-May-66

Top Twenty Club - Middleton

30-May-66

Marple Liberal Club

08-Jul-66

The Limit Club - Middleton

15-Jul-66

Reddish Reform Club

24-Jul-66

Craven Heifer - Salford

30-Jul-66

World Cup Final    England  4   W.Germany  2

 

Seen Club - Manchester

01-Aug-66

Beachcomber Club - Bolton

22-Aug-66

Club Monaco - Farnworth

03-Sep-66

The Marquee - Timperley

10-Sep-66

Lass O'Gowrie - Manchester

17-Sep-66

Wigwam Club - Salford

23-Sep-66

Devonshire Sporting Club - Manchester

24-Sep-66

The Skid change name to The Inner Mind

 

Nantwich Civic Hall

01-Oct-66

Levenshulme Sporting Club

08-Oct-66

Beachcomber Club - Bolton

15-Oct-66

Poynton Youth Club

22-Oct-66

Osram Social Club - Oldham

28-Oct-66

Friendship Hotel - Oldham

29-Oct-66

Levenshulme Sporting Club

19-Nov-66

Independent Meth.Youth Club - Oldham

10-Dec-66

Marple Bridge Cong.Hall

17-Dec-66

Romiley Meth.YC

20-Dec-66

 

 

St.Christopher's Youth Club Romiley

22-Jan-67

Batman Disco. - Wythenshaw

12-Feb-67

St.Christopher's Youth Club Romiley

19-Feb-67

St.Christopher's Youth Club Romiley

26-Feb-67

Bollington Youth Club

11-Mar-67

Rick Edmonds  -  drums:  died in a motorbike accident

 

 

auditioned Dave Melia but decided not to continue

 

 

 

 

 

 

History of Chris's next band

 

Tomorrow's Children ………. were ……

 

Chris Statham   -  vocals

 

Ben Brierley   -  bass guitar  (married Marianne Faithfull)

Ian 'Gadge' Garner  -  lead guitar

 

Pete ?  -  rhythm guitar

 

Sid ?  -  drums

 

 

 

style:  pop / soul / dance

 

 

 

the gigs ………

date

 

 

Reddish Vale School

18-Dec-67

Belmont School Youth Club - Stockport

19-Dec-67

Openshaw Tech.College

20-Dec-67

Hazel Grove Civic Hall

22-Dec-67

St.Agnes' Youth Club - Reddish

23-Dec-67

 

 

Buxted Chickens - Urmston

05-Jan-68

Gorton Youth Club

27-Jan-68

Belmont School Youth Club - Stockport

09-Feb-68

Denton Youth Club