60’s Garage Bands

• The Legends (Surrey band) April 12, 2025
  Ron Prior – lead vocals Graham Bradley – lead vocals Roger Tinkler – lead guitar Roger Smith – rhythm guitar Keith Greaves – bass Jess Hodges – drums This northwest Surrey band evolved out of The Black Arrows and featured two lead singers – Ron Prior and Graham Bradley. Invited by Cyril Stapleton to record […]
• The Black Arrows April 12, 2025
  Alan Smith – lead guitar Roger Smith – rhythm guitar Keith Greaves – bass Ron Prior – drums Former Highlights and Magnets singer/turned drummer put this band together in 1962 with Chertsey, Surrey-raised brothers Alan and Roger Smith. Like Prior’s previous band The Magnets, The Black Arrows played extensively throughout Surrey, including appearing frequently at […]
• The Magnets April 12, 2025
  Ron Prior – lead vocals Paul Baxter – lead guitar Mick Angel – rhythm guitar Ronnie Knight – bass Craig Collins – drums Formed in 1960 by Virgina Water, Surrey-raised singer Ron Prior, who’d started out with The Highlights, a group that briefly included future Kinks drummer Mick Avory. The group played extensively throughout Surrey […]