Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich ( DDDBM & T) were a British rock group that released several hits in the 1960s.

  • 3.1 Singles
  • 3.2 albums

Biography

The band in 1961 in Salisbury by the singer David Harman ( " Dave Dee ", born December 17, 1941 in Salisbury, † 9 January 2009 in Kingston upon Thames ), bassist Trevor Davies was founded ( " Dozy ", born November 27, 1944 in Enford ), guitarist John Dymond ( " Beaky ", * July 10, 1944 in Amesbury ), drummer Michael Wilson ( " Mick ", born March 4, 1944 in Amesbury ) and guitarist Ian Amey ( " Tich " born May 15, 1944 in Salisbury ). They gave soon after their civil occupations on ( for example, was Dave Dee policeman ) to earn money as a musician. In addition to performances in the UK they also had occasional obligations in Hamburg ( Star Club, Top Ten Club ) and in Cologne ( Storyville ). The original name of the band was Dave Dee And The Bostons.

In summer 1964, pop music writers Ken Howard / Alan Blaikley were aware of the band and joined with her a record deal. They called themselves Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich. Between 1965 and 1969, the group had great success. Her hits include, inter alia, Hideaway, Zabadak, Last Night in Soho and The Legend of Xanadu. Almost all the hits came from the pen of the author teams Ken Howard / Alan Blaikley whose constant cleverly written songs made ​​for a sustainable success of the band. While still sold 250,000 copies Hold Tight, which was already her first million-seller with ambiguities studded Bend It. Legend of Xanadu was their second and last hit, who realized more than a million copies.

Although the band in the U.S. could not gain a foothold, it was in other countries, including in Germany, the chart-topping. In 1967, she received due to their popularity in Germany the Golden Bravo Otto in the youth magazine BRAVO.

In September 1969 Dave Dee left the group to pursue a solo career ( and Others as co-host of the German "Beat Club" ). The rest (DBM & T) brought the band up until 1972 out new recordings. Since the success of these publications failed to materialize, the band broke up.

In the 1980s, the group met - without Dave Dee - again. In 1986, a single was released under the band name The Boys. In the 1990s, came in the wake of the revival movement, the original cast of Dave Dee back together.

Discography

Singles with Release date

  • No Time / Is It Love, January 29, 1965
  • All I Want / It Seems A Pity, July 2, 1965
  • You Make It Move / I Can not Stop, November 5, 1965
  • Hold Tight! / You Know What I Want, February 11, 1966
  • Hideaway / Here 's A Heart, May 27, 1966
  • Bend It! / She's So Good, September 9, 1966
  • Save Me / Shame December 2, 1966
  • Touch Me, Touch Me / Marina March 3, 1967
  • Okay! / He's A Raver, May 12, 1967
  • Zabadak! / The Sun Goes Down, September 29, 1967
  • The Legend Of Xanadu / Please, February 1968
  • Last Night In Soho / Mrs. Thursday, June 28, 1968
  • The Wreck Of The ' Antoinette ' / Still Life, September 13, 1968
  • Don Juan / Margareta Lidman, February 21, 1969
  • Snake In The Grass / Bora Bora, May 2, 1969
  • She's My Lady / Babeigh, Oct. 1974
  • Do- Wah - Diddy / Waiting ( 1983)
  • Staying With It / Sure Thing (1983 )

Albums (UK)

  • Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1966 )
  • If Music Be The Food Of Love (1966 )
  • Loos of England ( EP): Over And Over Again / Nose For Trouble / All I Want To Do, March 3, 1967
  • Golden Hits Of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1967 )
  • A Plea For Sanity (1968 )
  • If no- one Sang (1968 )
  • The Legend Of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1969 )
  • Together ( 1969)

Discography Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Singles

  • Tonight Today / Bad News (1969 )
  • Mr President / Frisco Annie (1970 )
  • Festival / Leader Of A Rock 'n' Roll Band (1970 )
  • Leader Of A Rock 'n' Roll Band ( diff. beginning ) / Festival ( 1970 - Argentina)
  • I Want to Be There / For The Use Of Your Son (1971 )
  • They Will not Sing My Song / Soukie (1972 )
  • You've Got Me On The Run / Rock And Roll (1979 )
  • In The Coven / I Can not Stop Wanting You (1980 )
  • Matthew And Son / Matthew And Son (Instrumental ) ( 1986)
  • The Boys: Here We Go / Here We Go Again (1986 )

Albums

  • Fresh Ear (1970 )

Solo albums

  • Dave Dee: Unfinished Business (1995 )

Other Publications

  • I'll Love You (EP, 1967, as a promotional record for Coca Cola [ Things Go Better With Coke ] together with Petula Clark, The Supremes and Ray Charles)
  • Loos Of England (EP, 1967)
  • The Hits Of Manfred Mann And Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (EP, 1967)
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