SOUL INCLINATION

Lead Vocals: Tony Clarke (Tony Colleno)

Guitar: Martin Smith

Keys: Duncan ??

Backing Vocals, TSax: Roger Lane

ASax: ??

Bass: Jeff ??

Drums: Fred Feast

Clarke had been singing in the Cambridge area since the late fifties and was first seen with The Redcaps. This line up was recalled by Lane who had started on guitar but changed disciplins to join the band after answering an advert.

"I never did play in a skiffle band, but we did play a couple of skiffle numbers in The Amazons. I started band life practising with Rubin Mitchell in his bedroom along with Barry Broad. They went on to form The Redbeats, which contained Terry Read, who went on to become internationally famous. I joined The Amazons after being asked by Basil Burgess. I recall Ken Gammon replacing Keith Clark on vocals from 1965 to 1968 and Bab Stevens replacing Ken at the end of 1968, just before we disbanded. Baz Burgess went on and played with the Good Company band for some years, and his brother John played bass for a Huntingdon band before his untimely death. I then answered an advert in the Melody Maker for a tenor sax player and joined Soul Inclination. I stayed with them until 1970. We rehearsed at Linton near Cambridge and played quite a bit at The Dorothy in Cambridge. Post Script: After putting down the Guitar and Saxophone 50 years ago, I resumed playing five years ago, joining a University of 3rd Age (U3A) guitar section, and now play and sing in several Zoom meetings and local guitar meetings. Not bad at 75." RL2023

(Lane - The Amazons) <>