Current line up for the Blakey Recordings and Straitjacket Tour is: Vocals: JERRY BRILL; Guitar: GRAHAM MURPHY; Double Bass: NEIL SCOTT; Drums: ROGER VAN NIEKIRK
Influences
Jack Starr; Hasil Adkins; Gene Summers; Fats Domino; Buddy Holly; Jerry Lee Lewis; Jim Carlyle; Tony Clayton; Jesse Hector; Charlie Feathers; Johnny Jano
The Frantix started life in approx. 1981. Since those early days, they have been playing intermittently over the years (BRILLO coming out of retirement at least half a dozen times in the last 20 years and falling off the stage on more than one occasion!)
The first line up was: Lead Guitar: BENNY (can't remember his surname!); Double Bass: JOHN WILLOUGHBY; Drums: RAY HEATH; Vocals: ANDY MARTIN. JOHN WILLOUGHBY also played with The Poor Boys and Jet Black Machine.
The band had been going for approx. 6 months when BRILLO got drafted in to do a gig when vocalist, ANDY MARTIN, decided to leave. BRILLO stepped in with no rehearsal and winged it (a practice that he has adopted up to this very day!)
Second line up: Lead Guitar: BOZ BOORER; Rhythm Guitar: PETE TAYLOR; Double Bass: NICK PECK; Drums: RAY HEATH; Vocals: BRILLO
Third line up: Lead Guitar: BOZ BOORER; Rhythm Guitar: PETE TAYLOR; Double Bass: LITTLE ANDY; Drums: RAY HEATH; Vocals: BRILLO
Fourth line up: Lead Guitar: BOZ BOORER; Double Bass: MATT RADFORD; Drums: BRIAN NEVILLE; Vocals: BRILLO
Fifth line up: Lead Guitar: MALCOLM CHAPMAN; Rhythm Guitar: CRAIG SHAW; Double Bass: NEIL SCOTT & MATT RADFORD; Drums: ROGER VAN NIEKIRK & BRIAN NEVILLE; Vocals: BRILLO. The first 5 recordings featured on this page were recorded with this line up (+ MRS BRILLO - THERESA - on vocals for a couple of tracks) at Toerag Studios. These were mixed and produced by BOZ BOORER. 'Stone Killer' and 'Deep Shade of Blue' were both written by Mr. MALCOLM CHAPMAN.
The two new tracks featured on this page - 'Duck Run' and 'No Lovin, No River Blues' are current available on a vinyl 45 from Mr. Steve Willis at Rollin Records!
Current line up for the latest recordings is: Vocals: JERRY BRILL; Guitar: GRAHAM MURPHY; Double Bass: NEIL SCOTT; Drums: ROGER VAN NIEKIRK & the ever-Frantix BOZ BOORER!
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Frantix, Okay, made a bit of a mistake, as lots of folks know Brillo as the wildest funniest fellow about, but I have sortened Brillo to Brill... Put that on the Flyer instead of Brillo for the crackin Benefit of the whole march madness! Anyhow, hope everyone can join us and its going to be great! Sorry for the name shortin,my brain must have been at the fishin hole! See ya Sun! Tracy Dick
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Hello Cats!
We are having an other Hootchie Cootchie Dance party at Jazz Cafe London Camden this Friday 20th March.
The Finest Vintage Dance party in London.
The super soundclash of th 1950's and early 60's!
Live on stage we have the honnour to present to you the illegal son of Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter: ERROL LINTON and his Jumping Blues frenzy! Plus legendary Healer Selecta (Raison D'etre/Buttshakers) and Barney Koumis (No Hit/Desperate RnR) selecting the finest 45's (rare & classics).
If you like to be on the concession guest list please emil, info@reason2b.net See you there, show/party starts at 11pm finish late Keep swinging xx
hey Brillo, you finally message me yehhhhhhh!!!! im so happy now, fort you'd forgotton me..Its a great foto eh?, those were the days, thanks for giving me the rest of the names, i'll add them..Great days and such great memories..Hopefully i'll get to see your band soon,couldnt make the boston, had a private party same nite, sooo gutted, so hope it went well.Brillo i will see ya soon..KEEP ROCKIN' and stay in touch..xxx;0)..
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