Now Playing: Hush
Welcome to my site.
I hope you'll find something of interest between my
musical career (which is still ongoing), and my new
career of painting in mixed media.
Please note: The site is constantly changing- with
new additions & postings, so please check again-
regularly!
I was born in Aylesbury Bucks. - so long ago that it had to be in black & white -
before they had colour.
My father was at RAF Halton near Tring, though both my parents came from London.
Most people take my name as being of foreign origin, but I have traced my family-tree back to the 1500's
& it comes from Suffolk (where I live now!). It's an old Suffolk word for a Yew tree (
probably from the French e.g. Chateau d'If- in English, is the Chateau of the Yew trees),
so I reckon that makes me pretty well English. (Not Dutch- as Deep Purple thought I was when they covered 'Hush')
We returned to London when my parents marriage broke up, and I attended St. Clement Danes Grammer School in Acton. At school,
I formed a skiffle group called the Gravediggers. When I left school I started the Vikings with John Howell & Ray Hailey.
We later became the Quiet Five.
I eventually left the Q5 in March 1967- & 'Hush' was released in Nov 1967.
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I am still writing & recording music. In October 2008 I went to Philadelphia USA & recorded
a CD of Skiffle songs with J. Vincent Edwards & Wayne Newton, under the name of
The Beaver St. Hat Band.
The CD - "Beaver Street" will be released shortly
I would like to thank Brian Matthew, Phil Swern &
all at "Sounds of the 60's" for their support - & for
keeping the music alive, and a special thank you to
Eddy of Rock of Ages for his hard work & the brilliant
job he's made, in compiling
my Discography.
I would like to extend my heart-felt thanks to
Rosemarie Edwards for designing and maintaining the site, and dragging me
screaming into the 21 century.
Thank you Rosemarie for being my friend.
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