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SABINA
THE SABRES c 1963 - 1965 - Beat group
SACRIFICE c 1969 '..direct from a recording session...' CET ad October 1969
THE SAMBASSADORS OF GROOVE
SAMMY EARTHQUAKE AND THE VOLCANOES. (Roddy Radiation / Mojo Morgan)
SAM SPADE AND THE GRAVEDIGGERS c 1964
SAIGON Later known as Paradise West (see that entry).
SASP'RILLA c 1974 Source Hobo Magazine. Mark Rider,later of Skawaddy.
SATORI
SATSANGI Current band
SAWDUST CAESARS - 1997 - 2000
SCANDINAVIAN BOOK EXCHANGE c 90's
SCARLET PHERE
SCHIZOID c 1974 Put a small ad in HOBO Magazine in 1974 as 'a Rock Band' - Ken 55024. We engaged them for the Hobo Worskhop at the Holyhead Youth Centre and I think the Hobo Coventry Precinct gig which was shut down.
SCHOOL MEALS
SCOTCH MIST c 1974
THE SEA c 1969
SEA CHANGE c 90's
SEAGULL Included 2 brothers called Devoel. Drummer was previously in Peppermint Kreem.
THE SEAGULLS
THE SEANCE METHOD
SECTION C Current
SEDATION
THE SEED c 1967
THE SELECTER c 1979
THE SENSATIONS c 1966 - 1967 - Freakbeat AKA The London Sensations. Article contains entries for The Pines 1964 - The Little Darlin's 1965-7 - The Good Time Losers 1967.
THE SENSES
SET AGAINST
THE SEQUINS Current (From 2002)
THE SESSION
SEX PISTOLS (Roadent the roady!)
SEXUAL DEVIANCE Coventry punk band c1998
The SHADES started in 1978 in Coventry, when three 13 year old school boys, John, Simon & Peter formed a band called The Shades. With one cheap electric guitar, one even cheaper classical guitar and a cardboard box for a drum, they made tapes in bedrooms, playing I am the Walrus and A Day in the Life, soon writing their own songs, influenced by the Rut...Beatles & Syd Barrett. Expanded to become Hungry I - 20 Days - My Favourite Things
SHADES OF NIGHT c1974 Reported in Hobo - "SHADES OF NIGHT - have split up." Also they were advertised in HOBO Magazine in 1974 as a Pop Band c/o Dave, 149, Princethorpe Way. Sax p[layers Joe Reynolds and Mick Broadhurst were involved with this band I believe.
SHADY DEAL - Steve Kavanagh 'Shady Deal' (1989 - 1996) Cov's answer to Status Quo!!. "We did loadsa gigs, the dive,campbell, wolfe,hand in heart etc, as well as a few biker rallies. Previously known as Monday's Child (1989)."
THE SHAPES Leamington Punk band c 1976 - link goes to their website and there's an interview with Brian helicopter here http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/shapes2.htm
SHKAYLA - Joe O'Donnell Link goes to Pete Clemon's Coventry Telegraph article on Hobo Coventry Gigs blog but there is also material on Hobo Coventry Folkclub Scene here http://coventryfolkclubs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/joe-odonnells-shkayla.html
THE SHAKES
THE SHARRONS c 1968 - 'Three Coloured girl singers and backing band' Ad CET 1968
The SHECCLES 1965 - a group of 5 students from Higham Lane High School, Nuneaton. Do not think they played many venues. The original members included: John Allen, Mike Easey, Kevin Claridge, Robert Neville, Stephen Cotton, and Alan Cook.
SHIP'S CREW (John Shipley)
THE SHOAL c 1966 - Beat group
THE SHY c 1967 - Beat group
SHYLO
SIAK REDEM
SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNICK
THE SILENCE
SILICON BABY
SIREN Changed name to Malias in the mid 80's.
SIX APPEAL / TAKE ONE c 1966 - Beat group - Line up: Brian Brown (guitar) plus others
SKABILLY REBELS - Roddy Radiation band
The SKYBLUES SHOWBAND AKA The Mellowtones 1968 -9
SKAWADDY Mark Rider - Current popular duo. Link goes to their website for info and bookings.
SKEET
SKIN DEEP c 1967 - Soul band - 'Fantastic soul sounds of..' advert in CET. 1967
SLITNITZER MODERN JAZZ TRIO c 1970 - based Coventry Arts Umbrella Formed by Mick Coleman a young jazz drummer and executive member of the Coventry Arts Umbrella for a performance at the Umbrella and which was advertised in the Umbrella programme (on this site under Umbrella Programmes. I think it was a loose or one off arrangement but not sure.
SLTBOB
SMACK c 1974
THE SMALL CHANGE c 1968
THE SMOKESTACKS c 1965 - R&B / Beat group
THE SMOKING EMBERS Paul Kennelly 1965
SNEAK'S NOISE c 1965
SOFTER RIDE - Mick Lynch (Ex Fission / Blue Jays) stood in with them on drums c 1974
SOLID ACTION c 1979
SOLID GREASE ( Later known as Profile) c 1977 - John Hewitt's band - later drummer with King / Team 23 / The End
SOME KINDA EARTHQUAKE
SOMETHING SPECIAL
SOPHIE CORONA Current.
SONIC BOOM
SONIC HARMONY
SON OF A TEENAGE YETI BAND c 90's
SONS OF PLEASURE - C 1979 / 80 Dennis O'Sullivan (Vocals) brother of John O'Sullivan of 20 Days / My Favourite Things / Hungry I.
THE SONS OF SIN circa 1966 - Beat group - Leamington based band founded by Tony Owen. Source Broadgate Gnome
SUNS OF REST Current band
THE SORROWS - c 1963-69 - Charting band - R&B / Freakbeat
THE SOUL EXPRESS c 1966 - R&B / Soul outfit
SOUL SECT c 1966-1967 - Soul / R&B band with Tim James and Colin Williams.
THE SOUNDCASTERS c 1965 - R&B / Beat group
THE SOVEREIGNS c 1965 - from Sovereign Road. Leamington band developed to Sons of Sins with Tony Own.
SPACEMAN
SPANGLES c 1980's with Steve Davis.
SPANGLY PEOPLE c 90's
THE SPARKLING PIPS c 1967
THE SPECIAL BEAT - 92 - Current
SPECIAL BREW - Current
THE SPECIALS (Special AKA) 1979 - 82 (and beyond!)
SPECTRUM c 1968 Changed name to The Paul Norman Sound.
SPIDER MURPHY
SPINSILVER
THE SPIRAL c 1968
SPLINES - c 1974
THE SPRING c 1969
SQUAD c 1979
THE SQUARE c 1967
STAIRWAY
STARAPPLE
STAR POWER 90's
STATE EXPRESS
STAVELEY MAKEPIECE c 1968-1982 (associated with members of Lieutenant Pigeon)
STAX 1980's
STEEL LOCKS c 1974
STEEL PEACH C 1974
STEPHENSON'S ROCKET
STEPMOTHER
STEREONATION
STEVE TAYTON AND HIS JAZZ QUARTET This outfit played the Coventry Arts Umbrella August 1970 among others of course. Steve Tayton played in Staveley Makepiece (of which Lieutenant Pigeon was an off shoot. He also played in Coventry Jazz rock band Khayyam ( who toured Europe in 1973 / 4 and played Ronnie Scotts in London and The Earlsdon Cottage in Coventry. Later he played with Pzazz and a with a lot of top artists listed on his website.
STILETTO
STILL LIFE c 1970 / 71
STONE FOUNDATION Supported The Specials in 2011. Neil Jones, Neil Sheasby, Ian Arnold, Phillip K Ford, Spencer Hague, Gary Rollins, Gareth John, Robert Newton.
THE STORMBREAKERS c 1967
THE STORMBRINGERS
THE STRAKE c 1967
THE STRANGERS 1961 - 63
THE STRANGERS 90's band? with Roger Michael Jackson Guitar / bass. More info needed.
STREETLIFE - formed by Erol McGrath (formerly Vocals and Guitar with Coconut Mat and Amber Sin). A club band I think.
STRESS C 1980 - 85
THE STRINGBEATS c 1964
STUNTMEN
SUE AND MARY
SUGARCANE
SUGARFIX
SUMLADFROMCOV
SUMMERWINE Changed name to Mercia
THE SUN
THE SUN FLOWERS
SUN GOD c 1972
SUN TROLLY c 1967
SUPERFLY BLUE
The SUPERHEROES c 90's
THE SUPERNATURALS
SURF CYDERS c 1965 - Rugby based
SURREAL c 90's
SWAMP BETTY c 90's
SWAMP DONKEY c 90's
THE SWAINS
SWEENY TODD c 1970 - 73
SWELL MAPS c 1979
SWINGING CATS c 1979
The SWORD OF CEASARS c 90's
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