Showaddywaddy

Showaddywaddy Was A Popular 1970s Pop Group From Leicester UK. They Specialised In Cover Versions Of U.S. Pop Songs From The 1950s And Dressed As Teddy Boys. They Sound Similar To The American Act Sha Na Na.

The Band Was Formed In 1973 By The Amalgamation Of Two Groups Choise And The Golden Hammers. This Led To An Eight Member Band With The Unusual Feature Of Having Two Vocalists Two Drummers Two Bassists And Two Guitarists. Their First Single Hey Rock 'n' Roll Written By The Band Was Released In April 1974. It Reached Number Two In The UK Singles Chart. Showaddywaddy Then Went On To Have A Further 22 UK Hits From This Point Until Late 1982. The First Few Singles Were All Written By The Band And These Generally Reached The Top-20. However They Had Most Of Their Biggest Hits With Pop Versions Of Old '50s US Rock 'n' Roll Songs Catchy Tunes Backed Up By Their Colourful Image Dance Routines And Numerous Television Appearances. Some Of Their Best Known Covers Are Three Steps To Heaven Heartbeat Under The Moon Of Love You Got What It Takes Blue Moon Based On The Marcels' Interpretation And I Wonder Why.

In Total They Had Ten Top Ten Singles A Number One And Spent 209 Weeks In The UK Singles Chart. At The Peak Of Their Popularity This Tally Included Having Seven Successive Top Five Entries. Their Biggest Selling Single Was The Aforementioned "Under The Moon Of Love" Which Sold 985 000 Copies And Gave The Group Its Only UK Number One.

Band Members

Current Members
Romeo Challenger Born 19 May 1950 St John's Antigua West Indies — Drums 1973–present
Rod Deas Born 13 February 1948 Scarborough — Bass 1973–present
Ray Hatfield — Guitars Vocals 2017–present
Rob Hewins — Drums Guitars Vocals 2012–present
Dean Loach — Keyboards Guitar Backing Vocals 2012–present
Andy Pelos — Vocals Guitar 2012–present
Billy Norman — Bass Guitar Backing Vocals 2018–present

Former Members
Paul Dixon — Guitars Vocals 2008–2017
Dave Bartram Born 23 March 1952 Leicester — Vocals 1973–2011
Trevor Oakes Born Trevor Leslie Oakes 9 September 1946 Leicester — Guitars 1973–2008
Al James Born Geoffrey Betts 13 January 1946 Leicester - 16 November 2018 — Bass 1973–2008
Buddy Gask Born William George Gask 18 December 1945 Leicester – 7 June 2011 Spain — Vocals 1973–1987
Russ Field Born James Lewis Russell Field 1 September 1949 Berwick-Upon-Tweed — Guitars 1973–1985
Malcolm "Duke" Allured Born 27 August 1945 Leicester — Drums 1973–1984
Ray Martinez — Guitars 1985–1995
Danny Willson — Guitars 1995–2009
David Graham — Saxophone 2009–2011
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