UlrichS wrote:Moderne wrote: ... Just one little thing...I always thought the Remo Four shared the bill with The Shadows at The Cavern the night Jet fell off the stage. ...
Hi Clive,
I knew that the Remo Four were playing that day at The Cavern, but as there were two sets that day (lunch time and evening) and as I was not sure in which the Remo Four played I had them not listed. However, your reply gave me the reason to try to find out:They played on both sets, so I will add them with the next update.
Best wishes,
Ulrich
The Remo Four combo makes their debut at the Cavern Club (20.6.1960) on this date. The band's basic musical origin came from skiffle, but later they patterned their musical style around the instrumental hits of the Shadows and the Ventures. Their two singles on the Piccadilly label were: "Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" (1964); "Sally Go Round The Roses" (1964).
The Shadows
"We appeared with the Shadows during their only Cavern appearance, first playing the lunchtime session. I felt eyes watching me from the dressing room and when I turned round Tony Meehan, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch were all in the little hole watching us and we were playing a Shadows number. I shouted to the rest of the lads, 'Look who's watching us!'
"In the evening we were also on with the Shadows. When Jet Harris came in he was absolutely gone. Someone said he'd been on the sherbet, but he was drunk, there was no doubt about it. Hank Marvin agreed that the Remo Four were better than the Shadows that night. He said, "We had a bass player that fell off the stage, so there were only three of us playing.' But he admitted we were the better group which, coming from Hank Marvin, was really nice for us..
http://triumphpc.com/mersey-beat/a-z/remo-four.shtml