Bowie's Spiders from Mars. (Hull really !)
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It's amazing who you bump into in supermarkets.I was in a Wall-Mart supermarket ( Asda U.K.) in Hull,East Yorkshire,recently,and I bumped into my old mate Trevor Bolder and his son.Trevor,all you Bowie fans know,was the bass player in the 'Spiders from Mars',with Hull born guitarist Mick Ronson. Mick,in his early days,occasionally used to come & watch me and my band play. I am a little older than he was,and by 1963/4,I'd already been playing about 6 years,so at that time was more advanced.That rapidly changed later,of course,as he progressed in a pop blues style,and I sidetracked into jazz and middle of the road stuff.Mick started out,as we all do in local bands.I remember him joining a band called the 'Mariners'.probably so called,as Hull city is a sea port.He was in strange company there,as other band members were much older,and it was a club/rock type band,perfect to learn with.Next up came the 'Cresters' ( as I remember ) This band were,musically,more advanced,and by now he was getting good.The band had an experienced rythmn section,and 2 great local singers,Eric Lee and Johnny Hawk,who had both been in other local bands.After that came the Rats.The Rats were formed about 1964.Benny Marshall,the singer,used to come to see my band in a local pub,and would get up and sing with us.He was much better than our singer,but our loyalties were strong.We knew of a band that was looking for a singer,so he joined them.That band ,eventually had a minor hit in the U.K called 'Spoonful' Mick Ronson was not on that recording,or the follow up. I was in the studio in London when they made it.Mick did some private recordings at local recording studios,'Fairview'.I remember listening to these,as Mick tried to come to grips with whole tone bends and distortion,and play like his hero,Jeff Beck. I rather lost track of him about this time,but he was joined by drummer,John Cambridge,who was in the first Bowie line up.As it so happens,last new years eve ( 2009 ),John was the drummer in the band I was playing with.We've done many gigs together over the years,and as well as being an excellent drummer,he has a great sense of humour ! Trevor now player with U.K. rock band 'Uriah Heep'. Mick,unfortunatelly,is no longer with us.
The photo's I've included here are 1) Trevor Bolder & son in Asda supermarket, 2) John Cambridge at the 2009 New Years eve gig,posing,of course ! 3) A line up of the Rats, L to R, Jeff Appelby ( bass),who joined Ian Hunter's band,breifly,Benny Marshall ( singer & harmonica ),Mick Ronson ( guitar ) and Jim Simpson ( drums ). 4) a picture that came to light when I visited a friend's house.He'd been in a band with Mick,and someone had taken a photo.I had it copied,and chopped out the other members.The photo was taken at the 'Half Way House' public house,on Spring Bank,Hull.On the board behind Mick is an advert for a band called the Small Four,who went on the have a minor hit in the U.K. with a song called 'One Up On Me'.John Small,the singer,eventually emigrated to the U.S.,his wife was American,and now lives in North Carolina.
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