The Rockin' Berries
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Biography
The Rockin' Berries, a beat group from Birmingham, England, were formed in the late 1950s by guitarist Bryan "Chuck" Botfield. The band initially played several Chuck Berry songs and early on featured keyboard player Christine Perfect, later known as Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac fame. By mid-1961, the lineup comprised Chuck Botfield on lead guitar, Doug Thompson on rhythm guitar, Tim Munns on bass, Dennis Ryland on saxophone, Terry Bond on drums, and singers Paul Hewitt and Jimmy Powell. The group travelled to Germany to play the club scene in 1961, with Clive Lea replacing Paul Hewitt as singer. Upon returning, they signed with Decca Records, releasing their first two singles, "Wah Wah Woo" and "Itty Bitty Pieces", in 1963. After moving to Pye Records' subsidiary Piccadilly, The Rockin' Berries achieved chart success with "He's in Town" (number three), "What In The Worldâs Come Over You" (number 23), and "Poor Manâs Son" (number five). They also released the popular album In Town. The group carried on performing as a music and comedy act, with notable line-up changes over the years. Geoff Turton left in 1968 but returned in the 1970s, remaining until his death on 30 July 2020. The Rockin' Berries continued performing into the 2020s.
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- Breakfast At Sam's
- Flashback
- What Can I Do
- Ain't That Loving You Baby
- Robot Love
- Send Me No Letters
- The Water Is Over My Head
- Sunset on Fair Isle
- Rock A Bye Nursery Rhyme
- Lonely Summertime
- Take A Giant Step
- Come On Son
- Boogaloo Pie
- Iko Iko
- Jump in Darling
- When I'm Cleaning Windows
- She's Not Like Any Girl
- Talking In My Sleep
- Gay Life
- Byrd Avenue
- This Is It
- Johnnie Angel Wings
- You'd Better Come Home
- I Didn't Mean To Hurt You
