Quote Originally Posted by JoePass View Post
To me he played in one of the best groups ever, next to the Beatles of course. Their style of rock/pop and jazz worked really well. And yes Seriouspie he was some sort of musician
I'm old and you're of a younger age Joe. As once said on this board months ago there was only one rock 'n roll and that was in the mid 50's when Elvis was the King along with Jerry Lee, Cochran and many other US bands. When proper R&R finished the Beatles came along but their music was entirely different. A very successful group but utter rubbish at R&R. You won't remember the days of the old Vic ballroom but for us oldsters it was something we'll remember for ever. When Haley came to the Odeon, it was packed out but they relayed the live sound into Slab square where all the kids were jiving to the music.