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The early days!!!!!!
Oct 23rd, 2014 at 4:04pm
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Thought this little bit of info might give someone a chuckle.
Who knew that Brian tried to replace Mick ??
I was the vocalist with Ritchie Blackmore's first band "The Dominators". Dave (Screaming Lord) Sutch used to come and watch us shortly before the Dominators broke up. I followed The Savages for some while until Ritchie left for the first time in Oct.'62, so I knew the lads in the band.
In the severe winter of '63 I rolled up at the Station Hotel Richmond to see "Savages" Ricky Brown and Carlo sitting in with a new band. With the weather conditions it was not unusual for bands to arrive late or not at all ! It would seem that the singer had not arrived at the start and Rick, knowing that I sang a lot of the old rock/blues standards suggested to me that I might do a couple of songs to fill in. Apart from Little Walters "My Babe" and a couple of Chuck Berry standards the rest of my "set" is lost in my memory.Later I was approached by Brian ( I think) who suggested I might consider making my efforts more regular !!! My having a deep/low  singing voice he made the comment that it was more suited to blues than their regular vocalist !!!!!!! That is NOT a blues voice I remember him saying, nodding towards the singer !!!!!!!!!!! Approaching the end of an apprenticeship with BOAC I was not about to embark on a full time spot in a band which, to be honest apart from Ricky Brown (bass) and Carlo Little (drums) sounded crap; considering some of the guys that I had played with in the Dominators. I thanked Brian but "no thanks". He did however buttonhole me a couple of times later on with a similar offer. I'd love to know what Mick would think of the fact that Brian didn't have a very high opinion of his vocal prowess early on. The funny thing is, I only put the whole story together when I read the early '63 set list on this website. I knew that Ricky and Carlo were "auditioned" but only when I read where and when did the penny drop that "I woz there". For the record I think you will find that they didn't have too high an opinion of the lads in the early days either. I would also question the exact timing of  Rick and Carlo's "audition" I would have thought it was a month or so later ??  Anyway I was far too good looking for that lot (lol).
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Reply #1 - Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:13pm
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Welcome, Bob!

Sooner or later, someone's gonna ask your opinion of Undercover.
I'd like to hear more about the "early days." 
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Great first post BobD!!!

So were there? May I call you lucky bastard!
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Reply #3 - Oct 23rd, 2014 at 9:11pm
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BobD wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 4:04pm:
I'd love to know what Mick would think of the fact that Brian didn't have a very high opinion of his vocal prowess early on.

He'd probably have got Richards to drown him earlier.
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Reply #4 - Oct 23rd, 2014 at 9:33pm
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sirmoonie wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 9:11pm:
BobD wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 4:04pm:
I'd love to know what Mick would think of the fact that Brian didn't have a very high opinion of his vocal prowess early on.


He'd probably have got Richards to drown him earlier.



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Reply #5 - Oct 24th, 2014 at 11:43am
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Nice one, BobD! And welcome!
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Reply #6 - Oct 26th, 2014 at 1:00pm
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Edith Grove wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:13pm:
Welcome, Bob!

Sooner or later, someone's gonna ask your opinion of Undercover.
I'd like to hear more about the "early days." 

No, we're going to ask him his opinion on Emotional Rescue. Have you no fucking shame?
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Reply #7 - Nov 2nd, 2014 at 5:49pm
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So Brian was not a fan of MICK's voice? I believe it!
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