Johnny Kidd & the Pirates

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates was one of the most successful British rock and roll bands of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Johnny Kidd, whose real name Frederick Heath, is practically the prototype of the later " heavy metal guitar trio" developed, both from the sound as well as from her outfit was. He went always in shiny black leather and wore only because of the effect, a black eye patch over his right eye. Basically Johnny Kidd was one of the few original British rock 'n ' roll acts. Having started the Beat era in the early 1960s, they followed the trend, but could not permanently hold its own against the rise of Merseybeat bands.

For the first time, the trained decorator Kidd 1959 made ​​of talk with the self- written song Please Do not Touch, which was released only under the name of Johnny Kidd. He had his greatest success then in 1960 with the classic Shakin ' All Over. It took almost three years in which the band released five singles unsuccessful until they with I'll Never Get Over You could make a comeback in 1963. The follow-up single Hungry For Love reached the Top 20 After that success came entirely from the solo album of " Pirates" My Babe did not sell. After five more unsuccessful singles, the " Pirates" and Johnny Kidd split in April 1966 and released one single in the summer of 1966, the sales success also stayed away this time. Between 1959 and 1966 published twenty singles and an EP in the UK, the first album the group was only published in 1971 ( Shakin ' All Over, Starline SRS 5100 ).

On October 7, 1966 Johnny Kidd was killed at the age of 30 years died in a car accident.

Members

Line-up in 1960 by Shakin ' All Over:

  • Frederick Heath ( Johnny Kidd, born December 23, 1935 † October 7, 1966 ), vocals
  • Joe Moretti, lead guitar
  • Brian Gregg, bass guitar
  • Art Caddy, rhythm guitar
  • Clem Cattini, drums

December 1963:

  • Frederick Heath
  • Mick Green, Guitar
  • Johnny Spencer, Bass
  • Frank Farley, drums

Hit- Singles

  • Please Do not Touch 1959 ( UK number 25 )
  • You Got What It Takes 1960 ( UK number 25 )
  • Shakin ' All Over 1960 (UK # 1 )
  • Restless 1960 ( UK number 22 )
  • I'll Never Get Over You 1963 ( UK number 4 )
  • Hungry For Love 1963 ( UK number 20 )
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