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RACHELS BASEMENT c 90's

RA HO TEP c 1971

THE RADICALS c 1965 - R&B / Beat group

RAILROAD c 1971 Out of the Mick Green Blues Band with Mojo Tony Morgan and Trev Teasdel

RAINBOW

RAINBOWS c 1969 - 1970 - Psychedelic Pop

RAMRODS Danny Cunningham and Dave Pepper c 1985 - later Major 5

RANGERS c early 1960s - Line up: Jonny Maxwell - guitar, Vic (Rusty) Unit - guitar, Roger Laws - Guitar, Eddie ? - Drums. From Barford nr Warwick. Played locally. 'Shakin' All Over' was one of their best numbers.

THE RAPIDS c March 1964 - 'Rock group'

THE RAPIERS c 1964 Tony Fennell told Broadgate Gnome, "... an unusual line up of two guitars and drums - no bass and no vocals - playing instrumentals - mainly Shadows material. Guitarists names were both Alan - one Alan Payne .. can't remember other’s name. Used to play at The Commer Club in Wyken?"

RARE SET c 1965

THE RAVENS c 1965 - Rugby based winners of 'Sound Of '65' East Midlands beat group competition.

THE RAVENS Current band

RAW MOVE Alan west played in this band in 80's with guitarist Darren Bickerton. They supported Johnny Wilde and The West at The Redhouse and The General Wolfe. Darren went on the play with The Unresloved. They also went on to form The Trash Can Rebels with Sam Spade of the Bonediggers.

RAW SCREENS - Became KING

RAY KING SOUL BAND / PACT c 1966 - 1968

RAZZLE

THE REACTIONS c 1965

THE REASON c1967 - Nuneaton band.Keith Bates.

RED ON RED

RED WHITE AND BLUES c 1963-4 - Blues / R&B - 3-piece blues outfit who rehearsed at the Holyhead Youth Club.

RED SPHERE

REFLEX - Mark Rider and Ray Barrie and Iain Ashby's band - linked to Horizon studio!

REINE CHANTREY (Not sure of the spelling!) An off shoot of the Mick Green Blues Band with Tony Mojo Morgan,

The RELATIVES c 90's

RELUCTANT STEREOTYPES

RENEGADE c 1973 - Rock band

RENO

RE-OFFENDERS

THE REPROBATES c 1965 - Rugby based

REPRODUCTION ROCK LTD c 1968

RESOUND

The REST

RESURRECTION MEN Current Coventry band

REVERBS Paul Kennelly's band

REVOLUTION C 1969 - Line up; Paul Kennelly (vocals), Dave Sutton (guitar), 'Lil' (bass), Granville BARBER (drums). Previously called The Motion, Kennelly and Barber formed Natural Gass.

RICKY NUGENT AND THE LOITERERS Jerry Dammers played with this band.

RIBBON CITY Current Soul and Blues available for gigs. The link goes direct to their Facebook page where you hear some of their videos, view photos and learn about their current gigs or book them if you wish. Contact is Lee Taylor.

RID RiD are a Coventry based band 2007 to present.

RIFF RAFF Late 79's / early 80's - Paul Ashfield.

THE RING c 90's

RIOT ACT c 1979

THE RIPPERS c 1965 - Beat group - Line up: Chris Hutt (lead guitar), John Edwards (rhythm guitar), Chris Smith (keyboard, vocal), Peter Norris (bass), Richard Harrison (drums).

THE RIPPS

THE RIVALS c 1964 - Beat group - Line up: Mick Millward (vocals), Tess Harrison (guitar), Paul Stratton (guitar), Dave Carpenter(bass), Eric Parr (drums).

ROB COOK WILLIAMS BAND aka Rob Cook Band. Ben McIlvenna was from Rugby. Rob Cook Williams played guitar.

ROCKING CHAIR BLUES BAND - c 1969 - 1971?

ROG AND PIP c 1971 - Line up: Roger Lomas (guitar, bass, vocals), Pip Whitcher (guitar, vocals) and others. Both previously with The Sorrows, this was probably a studio based outfit. They released at least one single under this name and maybe one under The Sorrows banner in Europe, early 1970's.

ROGATION SUNDAY c 1970

ROGUE - c 1970 was the larger version of Elf both of which lived up to their names! Associated with the Broadgate Gnome in 1970. This link goes to the page about Elf. Both were makeshift bands put together on the night for bands that split up or that didn't turn up and featuring largely but not exclusively, Coventry musicians.

RUBBER GLASS c 1970

RUBBER PUPPY

ROUGH BEAT

RUPERT BEAR c 1970 - 1971 - Became Factory in January 1971

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