Showaddywaddy
Showaddywaddy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK |
| Genres | Rock and roll |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Bell, Arista, RCA |
| Members | Romeo Challenger Rod Deas Paul Dixon Rob Hewins Dean Loach Andy Pelos |
| Past member(s) | Dave Bartram Trevor Oakes Al James Buddy Gask Russ Field Malcolm Allured Ray Martinez Danny Willson David Graham |
Showaddywaddy are a British pop group famous for their hit "Under the Moon of Love". They mostly played songs by other groups from the 1950s and 60s.
Band members
- Original members listed in bold
- Current members
- Romeo Challenger (born 19 May 1950, St John's, Antigua, West Indies) — drums (1973–present)
- Rod Deas (born 13 February 1948, Scarborough) — bass (1973–present)
- Paul Dixon — guitars (2008–present)
- Rob Hewins — drums (2012–present)
- Dean Loach — keyboards (2012–present)
- Andy Pelos — vocals (2012–present)
- Former members
- Dave Bartram (born 23 March 1952, Leicester) — vocals (1973-2011)
- Trevor Oakes (born Trevor Leslie Oakes, 9 September 1946, Leicester) — guitars (1973-2009)
- Al James (born Geoffrey Betts, 13 January 1946, Leicester) — bass (1973-2008)
- Buddy Gask (born William Gask, 18 December 1945, Leicester – 7 June 2011, Spain) — vocals (1973-1987)
- Russ Field (born James Lewis Russell Field, 1 September 1949, Berwick-upon-Tweed) — guitars (1973-1985)
- Malcolm "Duke" Allured (born 27 August 1945, Leicester) — drums (1973-1984)
- Ray Martinez — guitars (1985-1995)
- Danny Willson — guitars (1995-2009)
- David Graham — saxophone (2009-2011)
Other websites
- Official Showaddywaddy website
- Interviews from the Leicester Mercury, on the Leicester Band's website
