The Three Spirits
 |
The Three Spirits - Pete Vickery (rhythm guitar and vocals), Barry Crowe (bass guitar), Jim Twigg (drums)
Photograph courtesy: Tamworth Herald |
Pete Vickery (rhythm guitar and vocals)
Barry Crowe (bass guitar)
Jim Twigg (drums)
17/05/63
Marathon Twistacular (Rock/Jive/Twist)
Guy Travis and the Rainchecks (Liverpool)
The Three Spirits (Tamworth)
Gerry Levene and the Avengers (Birmingham)
Johnny Fox and the Hunters
Assembly Rooms
8.00pm-2.00am
12/07/63
Every Friday – Rock and Twistacular Dance
Jules and The Ghost Band with The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
8.00pm-1.00am
Admission: 6/-
09/08/63
The Falcons and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
8.00pm-1.00am
Admission: 6/-
16/08/63
Valkyries and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
 |
The Three Spirits supported Brian Poole and The Tremeloes at the Assembly Rooms on 2nd September 1963.
Photograph courtesy: Tamworth Herald |
23/08/63
The Rocking Berries (Decca artists)
With Jon Fox and the Hunters and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6
30/08/63
The Three Spirits and The Emperors
Assembly Rooms
02/09/63
Brian Poole and The Tremeloes (recorders of Twist & Shout)
The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6
Tickets from Weavers Records (Band Promo Photo)
13/09/63
3 Town Show
The Marauders (Stoke)
The Astonaires (Birmingham)
Three Spirits (Tamworth)
8.00pm-1.00am
Assembly Rooms
 27/09/63
Farons Flamingoes
With The Three Spirits and The Evergreens Combo
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6
11/10/63
Johnny Washington and the Congressmen
With The Three Spirits, Jon Fox and the Hunters
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6
19/10/63
JJ and the Hi Lites with The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
02/11/63
The Liverbirds (Only all girl group in the country)
With The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
08/11/63
JIST
The Sorenos with The Three Spirits and Gerry Levene and the Avengers
Assembly Rooms
 |
The Savages were late for the gig - promoter Vince Baker comes up to The Three Spirits and tells them to "get backstage and start to learn Lord Sutch's set!!"
Photograph courtesy: Tamworth Herald |
15/11/63
JIST
Julie Grant with Lance Harvey and the King Pins with The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
22/11/63
Nicky James (Pye artists)
With The Senators and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
02/12/63
The Rolling Stones
The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
7.30pm-11.00pm
Admission: 7/6 (Signed Band Promo Photo)
13/12/63
Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders ("Please Mr. Postman")
Jon Fox and the Hunters
The Three Spirits
The Emperors (Birmingham)
Assembly Rooms
8.00pm-1.00am
Admission: 5/6
14/12/63
Eddie Krane and the Phantoms
With The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
20/12/63
Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages
The Three Spirits
Bobby King and the Majestics
Assembly Rooms
8.00pm-1.00am
Admission: 6/6 (Band Promo Photo)
21/12/63
Memphis Five and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/-
10/01/64
Friday Night Spectacular
Dean Rivers and the Memphis Five
The Beatmakers
The Three Spirits
The Emperors
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
8.00pm – 1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
 21/02/64
5 Fab Groups
The Modernaires, The Three Spirits, Johnny and the Alpines, The Sovereigns and Johnny Silver and the Cossacks
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
06/03/64
5 Group Show – all from 'Thank Your Lucky Stars"
Gerry Levene and the Avengers, The Grasshoppers, The Crescendoes, The Three Spirits and one more to make it "foive"*
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
13/03/64
Carl and the Cheetahs
The Blue Venoms, The Three Spirits, Memphis Five and The Emperors
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
14/03/64
The Grasshoppers, The Sovereigns and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
23/03/64
Eden Kane (Top Ten recording "Boys Cry")
The Downbeats, The Three Spirits, The Impacts
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments (Band Promo Photo)
30/03/64
Easter Parade Dance
The Zephyrs (from Thank Your Lucky Stars – "I Can Tell")
The Defenders, Jumping Jacks and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
03/04/64
(First) Tamworth Carnival Dance 1964
Ricky Ford and the Cyclones, Memphis Five and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
 06/04/64
Marty Wilde and the Wildcats (star of "What a Crazy World")
with The Three Spirits (Baz, Jim, Pete)
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments
13/04/64
Big Dee Irwin (Top American recording artiste)
The Three Spirits, The Jumping Jacks
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments
20/04/64
Twist, Rock, Blues – Dance
The Phantoms, The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 3/6 7.30pm-10.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
15/05/64
The Overlanders (Pye recording artistes, as seen on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars')
The Three Spirits, Deen Rivers and the Beatmakers
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6 8.00pm-12.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
23/05/64
The Three Spirits with Beat LTD and The Misfits
Lichfield Guildhall
8.00pm-12 midnight
30/05/64
Tamworth Young Farmers
Rocking Rendezvous, The Three Spirits, The Wanderers
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/-
Jim Twigg, drummer with The Three Spirits here relives those exciting days and gives a great incite into what it was like for a new band in the early 1960s. Read on...
A selection of photographs kindly provided by Barry Crowe.
Images courtesy of Barry Crowe
02/09/63 - Brian Poole and The Tremeloes (recorders of Twist & Shout)
The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms, Admission: 7/6
20/12/63 - Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages
The Three Spirits, Bobby King and the Majestics
Assembly Rooms, 8.00pm-1.00am, Admission: 6/6
23/03/64 - Eden Kane (Top Ten recording "Boys Cry")
The Downbeats, The Three Spirits, The Impacts
Assembly Rooms, Admission: 7/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments
02/12/63 - The Rolling Stones
The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm-11.00pm, Admission: 7/6 |
HOME