Chip Hawkes (Ex-Tremeloes) Pete Spencer (Ex-Smokie) Micky Clarke (Rubettes) Alan Lovell (Swinging Blue Jeans)
Influences
Elvis, The Beatles
Sounds Like
TOUR DATES for CHIP HAWKES (Solo):
JULY 2009
8. NDR TV Show - Germany
26. France - Duet with Micky Clarke
AUGUST 2009
1. Hockley, Essex - Duet with Richard Marsh
7. Paradise Club - Stanford Lee Hope - 60's Allstars with Mick Avory & Alan Lovell
9. Walsall - 60's Festival - Amen Corner
20. Pavilion Theatre - Worthing - Back To The Cavern Tour
21. Hall for Cornwall Theatre - Truro - Back To The Cavern Tour
SEPTEMBER 2009
17. Ferry Boat - Sweden - Back To The Cavern Tour
19. Corn Exchange - Kings Lynn - Back To The Cavern Tour
24. Chesterfield - Back To The Cavern Tour
OCTOBER 2009
2. Municipal Hall - Colne - Back To The Cavern Tour
3. Theatre 7 - Shrewsbury - Back To The Cavern Tour
6. Newcastle - Back To The Cavern Tour
7. Old Fruitmarket - Glasgow - Back To The Cavern Tour
8. Music Hall Theatre - Aberdeen - Back To The Cavern Tour
9. Eden Court Theatre - Inverness - Back To The Cavern Tour
10. Caird Hall Theatre - Dundee - Back To The Cavern Tour
11. DG One Leisure Centre - Dumfries - Back To The Cavern Tour
18. Corringham, Essex - Duet with Richard Marsh
23. Cresset Theatre – Peterborough - Back To The Cavern Tour
26. Belgrade Theatre - Coventry - Back To The Cavern Tour
30. Fairfield Halls - Croydon - Back To The Cavern Tour
NOVEMBER 2009
1. Gig with Jess Conrad (TBC)
7. Butlins - Bognor - Back To The Cavern Tour
13. Bath Pavilion Theatre - Bath - Back To The Cavern Tour
14. Floral Pavilion Theatre - New Brighton - Back To The Cavern Tour
18. Victoria Theatre - Halifax - Back To The Cavern Tour
22. Potters Leisure - Hopton-on-Sea - Back To The Cavern Tour
26. City Hall Theatre - Hull - Back To The Cavern Tour
27. Dagenham, Essex - Duet with Richard Marsh
DECEMBER 2009
5. Hockley, Essex - Duet with Richard Marsh
11. Luxenburg
24. Great Wakering, Essex - Duet with Richard Marsh
JANUARY 2010
FEBRUARY 2010
4. Town Hall - Loughboro - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
5. Birmingham with Chris Bee Bee
6. Princes Theatre - Hunstanton - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
12. Pavilion Theatre - Rhyl - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
19. Whitehall Theatre - Dundee - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
20. Albert Hall - Stirling - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
25. Assembly Rooms - Tamworth - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
26. Marine Hall - Fleetwood - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
27. Hilton Metropole Hotel - Birmingham Airport (with Gerry Marsden)
MARCH 2010
4. Oakengates Theatre - Telford - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
5. The Stables - Wavenden - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
6. Empire Theatre - Consett - Me & My Life Tour with Brian Poole
Chip Hawkes started his professional music career in 1962 with “The Horizons”. The band featured Chip on bass & Rod Evans on vocals (who later became the original singer for “Deep Purple”). Like many other young musicians such as The Beatles, The Searchers, Cliff Bennett, etc., The Horizons learned their craft in Germany (Hamburg, etc.).
Chip joined “Brian Poole & The Tremeloes” in late 1965 and this format went on for about 1 year. Brian embarked on a solo career which eventually led to them splitting. Chip & Alan Blakely found the song “Here Comes My Baby” written by Cat Stevens which proved to be their first global hit and first US success. “Brian Poole & The Tremeloes” hits were restricted predominantly in the UK, Sweden & Denmark.
Over the next 6 to 7 years, “The Tremeloes” produced worldwide hits such as “Silence Is Golden” (which reached 1 all over the world including the US). Many of the hits were penned by Chip.
In 1974 Chip left the band and was signed by RCA to record in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1979 Chip reformed “The Tremeloes”. “The Tremeloes” continued touring all over Europe until 1988 when Chip left the band to concentrate on the musical career of his eldest son, Chesney, who had a massive global hit with “The One & Only” written by Nik Kershaw.
Chip decided he was not cut out to be a manager at all and after about 2 years of not doing live gigs he formed his own group “The Chip Hawkes Band” and toured with them very successfully all over Europe in the 90’s.
In 2003 Chip formed “The Class Of ‘64” (below). The band included Mick Avory (“The Kinks”) & Eric Haydock (“The Hollies”), allowing Chip to perform classics such as “Waterloo Sunset” & “The Air That I Breathe” along with all The Tremeloes hits. Unfortunately, the band with this format ran its course after 4 years. Chip & the boys went their separate ways, although Chip & the current “Class Of ‘64” perform for exclusive gigs.
Chip, as a solo artist, has toured with Gerry Marsden stateside and with Dominic Kirwan in the UK. Another UK Tour with Gerry is coming this fall. A UK tour with Brian Poole is forming for spring of 2010. Chip is planning to return to the States to tour as well.
CHIP HAWKES' CLASS OF '64
That was then....
The classic songs recorded by “The Kinks”, “The Hollies” and “The Tremeloes” are still recognised today as tapestries of classic rock and roll music. When you think of all their combined hits including:
You Really Got Me - The Air That I Breathe - Silence is Golden, without a doubt “The Kinks”, “The Hollies” and “The Tremeloes” carved their mark on the face of rock and roll.
Three of the original members united to perform an anthologistic concert highlighting their amazing careers to date.
They started their journey in April ’04 as special guests on the 40th anniversary tour of “The Animals” when Chip Hawkes was asked to put a band together as an opening act for the shows. Mick Avory, the drummer of the original Kinks, Eric Haydock, the original bass player and founder member of the Hollies and Chip Hawkes, the dynamic voice and songwriter of The Tremeloes embarked on an amazing voyage of rock and roll. To complete the line up, “Telecaster” Ted Tomlin & Graham Pollock joined the group. Since Chip, Mick, & Eric first met in 1964, the soon-to-be hit band was named “The Class of ’64”.
The band performed an extraordinary set of some of the greatest 60’s music that Avory, Haydock and Hawkes personally created, and have come off stage to genuine standing ovations at every show.
The original band has split as of the end of May 2007. The break up began in January 2007 when Eric had to leave the band due to “legal reasons”. At that time, Graham decided to leave ’64 & join Herman’s Hermits. Chip worked to replace these musicians to be able to play the gigs already scheduled. The last gig with Mick & Ted as official band members was May 27, 2007 at Lostock Hall in Preston.
This is NOW!
Chip has moved forward with “The Class of ’64” & some very talented new members: Alan Lovell (Swinging Blue Jeans), Pete Spencer (Ex-Smokie) & Micky Clarke (Rubettes).
All the best to CHIP HAWKES & his CLASS OF ’64!
CHIP & OLAF BERGER ~ THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ~ May 9, 2009 CHIP & CHESNEY HAWKES ~ FATHER & SON ~ June 29, 2008 CHIP HAWKES ~ SHE'S NOT MY CHILD ~ March 2008
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Hi Len and Carol, also here I wish you a lovely Christmas time and loads of luck and success for 2009. Thanks once more for a great holiday..tonever forget.
Hope to see the both of you soon again.
Love and hugs Kittyy and Hans xx
Hello Dawn, also for you all the best for the new year and maybe this year we meet up again?
Hey Len gosh i can't believe i'm late this year! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY FOR THE 2ND!!!! hope that you had a ball with your magnificent family whatever you did xxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Chip, Thanks for the friendship first off. Love the Tremeloes, hope you can get over to America again with Gerry Marsden & make some appearances around the midwest, specifically Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sorry to have missed you this past go round! I run a online oldies station here:
I get to play the hits plus those worthy recordings that were unfairly neglected here in the states. Two of those being "Call Me #1" & "Helule Helule" both of which I love!!! Keep rockin & hope to catch you live some time soon!!!!
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