The Zimmers

The Zimmers are a British band with an average age of 78 years (2007). The name was derived from a popular brand in the UK walker.

Background

Background of the band is a BBC documentary, is drawing attention to the situation of older people in our society, especially on the loneliness in old age and contempt.

Their first single was released on May 28, 2007 as a CD in the UK, before that there was already a download version on iTunes. The April 2, adjusted to YouTube version has been accessed 5,188,687 times, commented 7,842 times, 3,392 times elected to Favorites and 16005 reviews yet (as of January 11, 2010, 20:15 ). In the first week after the release of the single reached number 26 on the British charts.

The song - a cover of My Generation the group The Who - was recorded together with the international top producers Mike Hedges (U2, The Cure, Dido, etc. ) at Abbey Road Studios, the video was directed by Grammy - winner Geoff Wonfor. It visualizes the emergence of production.

The best-known member of the room is Peter Oakley, under the name geriatric1927 one of the stars of the online portal YouTube. Solo singer Alf Carretta was ( born March 31, 1917 † 30 June 2010).

Band Members (Age at the time of recording of the song )

  • Winifred Warburton (99 )
  • Eric Whitty (69 )
  • Tim O'Donovan (81 )
  • Joan Bennett
  • Barry Foy ( 69) ( drums)
  • Alf Carretta (90 ) ( singer) († 2010)
  • Gillian ( Deddie ) Davies ( 69)
  • Peter Oakley (79 )
  • Buster Martin ( 100) († 2011)
  • John and Bubbles Tree
  • Grace Cook ( 83)
  • Charlotte Cox ( 84)
  • Irene Samain
  • Joanna Judge
  • Jessie Thomason (85)
  • Vera Welch ( 80)
  • Sherwin ann (79)

Award

In 2008, the pop group was awarded the blue hearts award, which was documented on the Gehbahn the Berlin Abteibrücke by a blue heart-shaped tile.

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