He loved the rock and roll lifestyle... he was a good bloke. Showaddywaddy were regulars on Top of the Pops in the 1970s “I wrote my first book, The Boys Of Summer, a few years ago and the second, All Mapped Out, took a heck of a lot of research and digging into my old diaries and archives. newspaper archive. They specialise in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s as well as original material. Al James (front centre) died in hospital after suffering a fall “We did have some feuds – with eight members, it was inevitable – and we did our fair share of hell-raising. “The following we’d built up in our first 10 years stood us in good stead for another decade playing regular concerts.As we got into the 90s, we became unfashionable and life got a bit tougher, although our albums sold respectably.I’m fortunate to have a certain amount of business acumen and I’ve been Showaddywaddy’s manager since 1984.
The eight-piece group sold millions of records Please see our Their other successes include the top-five tracks When, Hey Rock And Roll and Three Steps To Heaven. In 2011 Dave, now 63, quit the band, but is still their manager. In 1973, we won the TV contest New Faces – the Britain’s Got Talent of its day – but by then we’d already built up a large following and secured an attractive record deal.
I’ve also done TV presenting and got into property investment. The lead singer said he spoke to the retired bassist in hospital before he died. After two or three gigs in succession, almost every muscle was aching. Life’s become a real pleasure again“I left school at 17 to become a construction engineer for British Telecom. The original Showaddywaddy fan club ran from 1974 to 1985. I quit my job at 19 to join the band Choice, of which four members later formed Showaddywaddy. Showaddywaddy are a pop/rock group from Leicester, England. Al James dead: Showaddywaddy star dies aged 73 after suffering fall at home AL JAMES, former bassist for Showaddywaddy, died at the age of 73, his friend and ex-bandmate Dave Bertram has confirmed. "The band had their first hit single, Hey Rock and Roll, in 1974.The eight-piece group had 15 UK top 20 hit singles during the 1970s.They sold millions of records, including top five hits Under the Moon of Love, You Got What It Takes and Three Steps to Heaven.The band's appeal began to wane at the end of the decade although they have continued to record and tour.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesNew travel restrictions sow confusion as Wales and Scotland differ from England and Northern Ireland.
Make the most of your money by signing up to our newsletter for Dave Bartram (front row in the pale yellow suit) with Showaddywaddy in the mid-70s I really enjoyed it but by this time, I was performing in bands until 2am then getting up for work at 7am.
“I always used to tell people I was going to be a musician and when I was 11 my father bought me a second-hand guitar that some idiot had painted with white household paint. EVER wonder what life is like as the lead singer of one of the biggest rock bands of the 70s? Life’s become a real pleasure again.” See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, The group performing Under the Moon of Love in 1976 order back issues and use the historic Daily Express
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. By Vicki Power I taught myself to play. "The lead singer said he spoke to the retired bassist in hospital before he died. But in 1984, I got married to Cathy and we have a daughter, Holly, who’s 30.
Showaddywaddy star Dave Bartram DAVE Bartram was a founder member of the band Showaddywaddy, whose signature track is the 1976 chart-topper Under The Moon Of Love.
"It will be difficult, but it's something I intend to honour. These are external links and will open in a new windowOne of the original members of the pop group Showaddywaddy has died at the age of 72.Bassist Al James, whose real name was Geoffrey Betts, died in hospital on Friday, three weeks after suffering a fall at his Market Harborough home.Ex-Showaddywaddy frontman Dave Bartram told the BBC that James was "a great mate and I loved the guy to bits".The band, which formed in Leicester in 1973, specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and 1960s.James was with the group for 35 years and retired in 2008.Bartram said: "He just had that little bit of something different to offer. It had tens of thousands of members, and was the main way the band were able to keep fans in touch with their latest news (no world wide web of course in those days!) “I’d always said that once my passion for performing started to dwindle, I would stop, and in 2011 I quit after a gig I didn’t enjoy.
“It was during the glam explosion and we styled ourselves after the Teddy Boy era of 50s rock’n’roll, with a glam rock twist. Showaddywaddy had a string of hits in the 1970s and played venues including the city’s Captol theatre. My brother removed the paint and beneath it was a beautiful instrument that sounded great.
In it, I cover 70 cities of the UK and feel privileged to have performed in every one.Since writing it, I’ve done a couple of solo gigs related to the book, where I sing with an acoustic guitar.
"His sense of mischief and fun - that's the unforgettable. He lives in Leicestershire with his wife, Cathy. '," Bartram said.
One of the original members of the pop group Showaddywaddy has died at the age of 72.
"He lived life to the full. I still manage Showaddywaddy and every once in a while I’ll go to the gigs and introduce the band – it brings the house down and massages the ego. "He's not one to show emotion, but he grabbed a hold of my hand and there was a little tear in his eye and he said to me 'would you say a few words at my funeral?
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