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Alan Silson and Pete Eastwood joined the band, but the latter soon left and was replaced by Chris Norman. In November 1967 the band changed their name to The Four Corners. In April 1968, the group found a manager in Mark Jordan, who advised them to rename themselves The Elizabethans.
Approaching his twelfth birthday, Norman started at St. Bede's Grammar School, where he was to meet Alan Silson and Terry Uttley, future members of Smokie. As teenagers, influenced by the new era of groups such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and then folk singer, Bob Dylan , Norman and Silson began meeting up and spent nearly all their ...
Credits are adapted from the album's 1976 [nb 4] and 2016 [nb 3] liner notes.. Smokie. Chris Norman – lead vocals, back vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, piano; Alan Silson – lead guitar, back vocals, acoustic guitars, lead vocals (on "What Can I Do")
Alan Silson – rock musician who grew up in Bradford and was a founder member of the Bradford band Smokie. [100] Jonathan Silver – (1949–1997) entrepreneur, born in Bradford, who was instrumental in bringing Salts Mill back to life. Teddy Sinclair (née Cappuccini; born 15 August 1986), is an English singer, songwriter and actress. Born in ...
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[1] [2] Uttley formed Smokie in 1964 with St. Bede students Chris Norman, Alan Silson, [2] and Ron Kelly (later replaced by Pete Spencer). Terry had initially turned down the offer to join the band, as he was an apprentice printer, but after the third time, he accepted. [2]
Changing All the Time is the second studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in September 1975. [2]Early pressings of the album had been made with the band's original name "Smokey", but in November 1975 it was announced that the name would be altered to "Smokie" in order to avoid confusion with soul legend Smokey Robinson.
The Montreux Album is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in 1978.Recorded primarily at Mountain Studios in Montreux (hence the album's title) between 6 and 24 February 1978, it was the band's last album to be made in partnership with Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.