CYCLONES, THE

Lead Vocals: Barry Houseago (2)Roger Moon

Vocals: Trevor King added member

Guitar: Alex Flavell

Guitar: Peter Hull

Bass: Mike Eke

Drums: Trevor Godfrey (2)Tony Wright

Cyclones, The (Gressinghall)                          L62-E64

LVox: Barry Neale [Housego] (2)Roger Moon

Vox: Trevor King am / Gtr: Alex Flavell

Gtr: Peter Quilly Hull / Bs: Mike Eke

Drums: Trevor Godfrey (2)Tony Beano Wright

The Cyclones were rocking a storm in the Gressinghall area for over a year before being moulded into beat outfit The Brokers. The Cyclones were already in the throws of being put together when Hull, who was known to all as Quilly and worked at Jentiques in Dereham, replied to an advert for a guitarist. Passing the audition with ease Quilly remarked, “If you think I'm good you should hear my mate.” Hence the arrival of friend and second guitarist Flavell. The group performed their first gig at the Dereham Conservative Club and had a quick whip round with the hat instead of receiving a fee. Frontman Barry Housego took on the persona of Barry Neale and they went out as Barry Neale & The Cyclones. In early 1963 Godfrey was replaced by ex Holt Tornado Wright. Later extra vocals came by the way of King, whose group The Kingsmen had folded. Ex Toff Moon was also drafted in around the same time, originally to bolster the guitar sound but ended up with the main vocal role. The group performed their last gig as The Cyclones at Hoveton Village Hall, Nfk in January 1964. King went on to front The Cynics, Wright turned up in rock ‘n’ roll outfit Page Nine, while the rest became beat band The Brokers.

NB: Not to be confused with Peter & Gordon’s backing band also called The Cyclones c1964

The Cyclones couldn’t have been a more apt name for this group as they rocked up a storm in the Gressenhall area for over a year before mutating into tight beat outfit The Brokers. The band were already in the throws of being put together when guitarist Peter ‘Quilly’ Hull replied to an advert for a guitarist. Acquiring his first guitar while he was working at Jentiques of Dereham the audition went well and the band said 'You're the best we've seen so far' Quilly replied ‘If you think im good you should here my mate’ hence the arrival of friend and second guitarist Alex Flavell. The group performed their first gig on [date required] at the Dereham Conservative Club, playing for a quick whip-round of the hat rather than a fixed fee.

The group lasted little under a year before the main stays remoulded themselves into The Brokers with a little help from local music impresario Dick Bloy. Barry Houseago took the alias Barry Neale. In early 1963 Trevor Godfrey left and was replaced by Tony 'Beano' Wright who had previously been with another weather related outfit The Tornadoes from Holt. The group obtained extra vocals through Trevor King of the Hingham based band The Kingsmen.

Just prior to the bands transition to The Brokers the group were joined by ex Toff's vocalist Roger Moon who although originally added as a guitarist ended up as one of the groups frontmen. The group performed their last gig as The Cyclones at Hoveton Village Hall in January 1964.

(Wright - Tornadoes)(King - The Kingsmen)(Moon - The Toffs) <> The Brokers (Wright - Page Nine??)(King - The Cynics)