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Hi, don’t if you have heard of this Brum Band; The Sombreros. If memory serves me right I think they played a lot around the Kings heath, Selly Oak and Northfield pubs back in the best times (The Sixties’) Here is a mention of them I found while browsing the web.
A very popular group in the local area throughout much of the 60s. They originated from Birmingham in 1963 as the Sombreros but changed the name in 1964 to Sight & Sound. They recorded on Fontana (Alley Alley/Little Jack Monday) and included some outstanding players in their ranks at various times including Geoff Turton and Mike Sheridan. In 1969 the group had Joe Valentine, Dave Pritchard, Pete Smith and Bob Doyle (later members included Nev Chamberlain (ex-Peasants) and John Davies). They started playing on the P&O cruise liners and were managed by Mike Carroll.
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Saw a group called The Sombreros at The Waggon & Horses Wall Heath on 11/06/1967
Hi I remember them very well I went out with the Bass player Rick Williams for approx a yr, we went our separate ways but fate interveined and we met up again some few years later 42 To be exact. We moved to New Zealand 10 yrs ago and Rick is now playing Bass with a blues group and a covers band. You can’t keep a good Bass player down
Stan Homer was the leader on rythm guitar Albert Carr drummer Grant Kearney lead guitar Rick Williams on bass Rick joined 1963 and played up until they decide to go professional around 1966
Played with the Sombreros with our band The Tears from Coventry 19/05/1967
Rick Price was on guitar.The gig was at Birmingham University (i think) .Itwas an
outdoor event,and the Sombreros were great,all beach boy harmonys.Saw them a lot
at the Walsgrave pub in Coventry during 1968.They were then called Sight and Sound.
Rick Price lent ma a Wakins copycat echo in early 1969,just after he had joined the
Move._____Fond memories of the great 1960s.