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Black Cat Bones formed in London in 1966 with members Paul Tiller (lead vocals and harmonica), Paul Kossoff (lead guitar), brothers Derek Brooks (rhythm guitar) and Stuart Brooks (bass guitar) (born January 1951, Hertfordshire), and Terry Sims (drums).
Feb 13, 2019 · At the time of the recording in, drummer Terry Sims had been replaced by Frank Perry who was again replaced by Simon Kirke, and singer Paul Tiller leaving the band being replaced by Brian Short.
Early in the band's existence came several personnel changes, with Terry Sims being replaced by drummer Frank Perry, who was in turn replaced in early 1968 by drummer Simon Kirke. Paul Tiller was later replaced by vocalist Brian Short.
Sep 7, 2015 · It wasn’t the end though. In 1976, at the height of punk and the pub rock boom, sensing the time was ripe for a second coming, the Downliners Sectre-formed with a line-up featuring Don Craine, Keith Grant, Terry Gibson, John Sutton (replaced soon after by Paul Holm) with Paul Tiller on harmonica.
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Black Cat Bones formed in 1966 when rhythm guitarist Derek Brooks and his bassist brother Stuart Brooks teamed with guitarist Paul Kossoff, drummer Terry Sims, and singer Paul Tiller. They took their name from a Hoodoo charm associated with blues music. Within months, Sims cleared out for drummer Frank Perry. Over the next two years, the band gigge...
Black Cat Bones released Barbed Wire Sandwich in 1970 on Decca. It features five cover songs and four originals. The latter consists of three Price compositions (“Coming Back,” “Sylvester’s Blues,” “Good Lookin’ Woman”) and the group-written “Save My Love.” The covers include songs by Anthony Newley (“Feelin’ Good“), Arthur Crudup (“Death Valley Bl...
Short, Price, and Lenoir left Black Cat Bones in 1970, soon after the release of Barbed Wire Sandwich. The Brooks brothers drafted drummer Keith George Young and two recent members of the Brunning Sunflower Blues Band, singer Peter French and guitarist Mike Halls. This lineup changed its name to Leaf Hound and released the album Growers of Mushroom...
1970's after a stint with harmonica man, Paul Tiller (ex-Black Cat Bones), Don Craine, the other half of this duo, Loose Ends, sees a growing public desire for the Downliners Sect to reunite. 1976 The Sect: Craine, Grant, Gibson, Sutton & new member Tiller, once again bring about rave reviews.
The band formed in 1966 with original members Paul Tiller (vocals and harmonica), lead guitarist Paul Kossoff, brothers Derek Brooks (rhythm guitar) and Stu Brooks (bass), and drummer Terry Sims. The band is notable for having had Kossoff and Simon Kirke in its lineup.
