I’M INTO SOMETHING GOOD by Harvey Lisberg with Charlie Thomas
B.M.I. INTERVIEW – ICON AWARD – 18th October 2015 On 18th October 2015 at the B.M.I. Awards in London, Graham Gouldman was honoured as a B.M.I. Icon. Here’s his acceptance speech which B.M.I. produced to commemorate the award giving. B.A.S.C.A. – GOLD BADGE AWARD –...
Wayne Fontana (a.k.a. Glyn Geoffrey Ellis) emerged as the lead singer for Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders with Eric Stewart on guitar, Bob Lang on bass, and Ric Rothwell on drums in about April of 1964. Beginning as a rhythm ‘n’ blues band they released four...
The first time The Who toured in the U.S.A. was when they opened (rather incongruously) for Herman’s Hermits on their 1967 tour which began on 14th July 1967 in Portland, Oregon. This tour marked young Bruce Springsteen‘s first ever rock concert and left an indelible...
In late 1964, Graham Gouldman met Kevin Godley in Crumpsall, Manchester, U.K. at the Jewish Lads’ Brigade where bands rehearsed. They formed The Mockingbirds with Stephen Jacobson on guitar and Bernard Basso on bass becoming the warm-up band for a new show called Top...
I managed The Measles, a Manchester band who released four singles over four years, best known for their version of “Casting My Spell on You”. The B-side “Bye Birdie Fly” had similar driving R ‘n’ B stylings, but despite a strong sound achieved little commercial...
The Herd was a complicated outfit. Originally formed in 1965, after many line-up changes within the band, Andrew Bown, (now in Status Quo), assumed lead vocals with Peter Frampton dipping in. They hit No.5 in the U.K. in 1968 with ‘I Don’t Want Our Loving To Die’ . ....
Having been influenced by Ramases‘ music from his teenage years, in 2014, my friend Peter Stormare, through his StormVox Records, has re-released Ramases Complete Recordings. See his video here: “Ramases (Ram and Sel) arrived unannounced and unexpected sometime in...
Peter Cowap was the quintessential musician’s musician. We were close throughout the 1960’s and into the 70’s with his involvement with Graham Gouldman, The Country Gentlemen and Little Frankie. At the beginning of the 1970’s he struck out on his own and I agreed to...
Neil Sedaka was top of his game at the turn of the ’60s with songs like “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen“, “Calendar Girl” and “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do“. His brief reign as a chart-topper was cut short by the British Invasion, often attributed only to The Beatles but...
Herman’s Hermits was an English pop band, who after I discovered them in 1963, went out as Herman and the Hermits. They originally played only R & B covers, and I got them a deal on record producer Mickie Most’s R.A.K. label. He controlled the band’s music...