Some great early 70's Goon antics. Harry Secombe on vocals, maracas and heart attacks, Ray Ellington singing and Peter Sellers on bongos and trouser removal.
Today in Rock History
June 3, 1950
Suzi Quatro was born in Detroit, and later found musical success in England after moving there in 1971 when Mickie Most signed her to his label. In the U.S., she’s best known for playing Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days.
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Christopher Lee! We done a song about him, another early one - Christopher Lee (Would You Like A Cup Of Tea). Here's a bit of it from a video we made in 1992.
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Peter Cushing! We once did a song called 'Excuse Me, Are You Peter Cushing?'. Here's the one time we played it live, at the Moonlight Club, West Hampsted in August 1992.
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My band The Dylan Rabbit, tonight at the King's Arms Marshall Lounge in Hanwell! We'll be playing our song Barry Evans - seen here via the medium of a video made over 30 years ago!
Happy Birthday to charity shop vinyl staple Leo Sayer! Here's him singing He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother with the mighty Geoff Capes. It's actually quite moving.
Happy Birthday Mike Oldfield! Here's the fantastic finale to Tubular Bells Live at the BBC from 1973. The amount of talent on that stage! The great Vivian Stanshall announcing the the bells.
35 years ago today, a pop group called The Dylan Rabbit, barely in the twenties, stormed the the local bands tent at the Lampton Park Mayday Festival in Hounslow.