Hey Rock N' Roll The Very Best Of Showaddywaddy

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BRIT Certified Award – Showaddywaddy – Three Steps To Heaven". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 May 2021. BRIT Certified Award – Showaddywaddy – Greatest Hits 1976–1978". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 May 2021. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.273. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. BRIT Certified Award – Showaddywaddy – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 May 2021.

This Spanish picture sleeve features badly transcribed lyrics on the rear of the sleeve. The writing on the front would suggest it was released in July, some 3 months after it came out in the UK.BRIT Certified Award – Showaddywaddy – Bright Lights". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 May 2021.

Standard UK release on the Bell label (BELL 1357). Note the song is credited to "Showaddywaddy" rather than the full list of band member names which became more common on later releases. The band was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two groups, Choise and the Golden Hammers, the latter often known simply as The Hammers. They both played at the Fosse Way pub in Leicester, and soon discovered shared musical tastes. After playing together in jamming sessions, they joined together permanently, and Showaddywaddy were born. This led to an eight-member band, with the unusual feature of having two vocalists, two drummers, two guitarists, and two bassists. The band's first professional gig was at the Dreamland Ballroom in Margate, Kent, on 1 September 1973. [ citation needed] Hits [ edit ]Al James (born Geoffrey Betts, 13 January 1946, Leicester – 16 November 2018) [7] — bass / vocals (1973–2008) On leaving the band, Bill bought a pub in Battram, Leicestershire, which was his home for around ten years. This was not Bill's first business interest, in the late '70s/early '80s he owned a farm - but apparently could not handle the gruesome part of farm life, and prior to this he part owned a music shop in Leicester called Soundpad, which was opened prior to Showaddywaddy forming BRIT Certified Award – Showaddywaddy – Step Two". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 May 2021.

BRIT Certified Award – Showaddywaddy – A Little Bit Of Soap". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 May 2021. Showaddywaddy won one programme on the ATV series New Faces, in November 1973, and were runners-up in the "All Winners Final", which was broadcast on 28 December 1973. They have made nearly 300 television appearances, including their own BBC TV special, Showaddywaddyshow, broadcast between Christmas and New Year in 1980. The band also appeared in the 1975 film Three for All, where they performed "The Party" from their 1974 debut album. [ citation needed]

Showaddywaddy never gave up. Turning their attention to the cabaret and nostalgia circuits, the group continued gigging heavily, with the 2001 lineup including five members of the original octet. Of the remainder, Allured and Gask (plus a later bandmember, Ray Martinez) perform as the Teddys. The Sun Album appeared in 2008. ~ Dave Thompson HOMETOWN Leicester, England Showaddywaddy have continued to tour, and still do around 100 dates a year in the UK and Europe. The band currently consists of one remaining original member, Romeo Challenger, along with vocalist Andy Pelos, bass player Tom Bull, guitarist and drummer Sam Holland, vocalist and guitarist Billy Shannon, and saxophonist/guitarist David Graham who rejoined the band in 2020 (having previously toured with the band 2009 to 2011). BRIT Certified Award – Showaddywaddy – When". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 May 2021.