BLUE BEATS, THE

Lead Vocals: Bob Prouting (2)Martin Trafford (3)Terry Burgess

Guitar: Colin Pincott

Guitar: John Rackham (2)Graham Howesham

Lead Vocals, Bass: Roger Pincott

Drums: Tony Morrell

Colin had been strumming in The Nashville Five prior to putting together The Blue Beats in late 1963. His brother, although a stylist of the day, had for the best part of the early sixties been in denial of the influence that the burgeoning music scene was having on the younger generation. Colin elaborates, “He’d say ‘What’s all the fuss about!’ Then one day I caught him miming in the mirror to a pop record with a newly purchased bass guitar. He relented and started to play; it was at that point we found out he had a good voice.” The group had a succession of frontmen including ex Nashville Five frontman Trafford;  followed by Burgess, who had been performing solo to high acclaim since September 1959, after being spotted and praised by the manager of Lowestoft South Pier at one of their talent sessions. Pincott adds, “Those were good days, I learnt a lot... and realised how much I wanted to play guitar.” The band lasted just over a year before the Pincotts helped form Aesop's Fabels.

Selected advertised supports:

29/02/64 Royal Htl, Lwst - Eden Kane

26/03/64 Royal Htl, Lwst - Jess Conrad & The Puppets

06/04/64 Royal Htl, Lwst - The Rolling Stones

14/05/64 Royal Htl, Lwst - Kathy Kirby

14/07/64 Royal Htl, Lwst - The Hollies

08/08/64 Royal Htl, Lwst - The Vernon Girls with The Four Chords

31/10/64 Royal Htl, Lwst - Cliff Bennet & The Rebel Rousers

Mediography:

Blue Beats for Beccles BBJ 08/05/64 (P)

150 Groups seek fame in the pop rat race EDT 21/12/64 (P)                                

Origin Of Name: Named after the Blue Beat record label.             

(Howesham - The Prowlers) The Nasville Five <> Aesop’s Fabels