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[monty_rhodes]

Johnny Silver & the Thunderbirds were a support band at Rawmarsh Baths also played the Ivanhoe Club and ' Mucky Duck, ( White Swan, Snig Hill )
Roy Ledger could well be the same RL that played with Pete Fender and the Strollers and Dave Berry amongst others.

A book that's available on kindle at Amazon is called " Not a proper job " it may jog people's memory of the pop music scene in Sheffield from 1955 to 1975.
Not read it just told it's a reasonable read but not to take everything as factual.

Roy ledger still seems to be going strong in Dronfield and was looking for a band to join on Bandmix. He's available 6-7 nights a week - well done that man!! He did join Dave Berry in 1965 when the Sheffields broke up.
I think this is him;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQKzOUBxjc

[CASPER-64-FRANK]

Roy ledger still seems to be going strong in Dronfield and was looking for a band to join on Bandmix. He's available 6-7 nights a week - well done that man!! He did join Dave Berry in 1965 when the Sheffields broke up.
I think this is him;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQKzOUBxjc

Yes, that's ' Roy boy '.
The Sheffields were originally The Vampires and did a name change after they won a comp organised by Pete Stringfellow.
Pete S was their manager for a short time.
They released three records on the PYE label with Tony Hatch, one cover version was the R&B classic ' Got my Mojo back '
Sheffields also did backing for ' Little Walter & Memphis Slim somewhere around 1964.
Sheffields were also known as ' Frankenstein & Monsters backing singer Ray Stuart.

Some of the line up was...
Roy Ledger - Guitar
John Alexander - Vocals, harmonica, organ
Dave Fawcett - Bass Guitar
Richard Smith - Drums
Don Allison - Guitar
Brian Cooke - Guitar

Never saw them although my elder brother & elder sister did.

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues....another great track....and another one that died young in a car crash.