The Houseshakers were a British rock and roll band that formed at the end of 1969, and were active in the early 1970s. They backed
Gene Vincent on two of his European visits. They performed in their own right and acted as the backing for
Bo Diddley and
Chuck Berry at the
The London Rock and Roll Show
The London Rock and Roll Show was a concert held at Wembley Stadium in Wembley Park, London, England, on 5 August 1972. It is often said to have been the first ever concert held at the stadium, but a pop concert featuring the bands Status Quo and ...
on 5 August 1972.
The line-up was Graham Fenton (vocals), Terry Clemson (lead guitar), Tommy Husky (sax), Jimmy Walls (bass), and Vic Searle (drums).
Terry Clemson (as Terry Gibson) previously played in The Downliners Sect. Clemson and Fenton later formed the Hellraisers. Graham Fenton later joined
Matchbox.
Tommy Husky (Huskisson) later joined Cadillac.
Clemson is leading The TT's nowadays, and Fenton still sings in Matchbox.
Recordings
* ''Demolition Rock'' (1972) Tracks: "
Sea Cruise", "Miss Froggie", "Baby Blue", "Henrietta", "Lights Out", "
Red Hot
Red hot may refer to:
Food
* Frank's RedHot, a hot sauce produced by Reckitt Benckiser
* Michigan hot dog, covered in a meat sauce
* Red Hots, a small cinnamon-flavored candy
Film and television
* ''Red Hot'' (film), a 1993 Canadian drama film ...
", "Bye Bye Johnny", "Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll", "
Honey Hush", "Wild Cat", "My Way", "
Brand New Cadillac" (Available on ''Contours Of Rock 'n' Roll''
Raucous Records which also contains The Hellraisers' Contours album from 1974 )
Line-up of the album ''Demolition Rock'' was Vocals – Graham Fenton, Guitar – Terry Clemson, Bass – Jimmy Walls, Drums – Les Warren,
Saxophone – John Earl, it was produced by Eddie Bourne.
* ''The London Rock & Roll Show'' DVD ASIN: B00007LZ56 (performing "
Be-Bop-a-Lula" in some releases of the disc, and seen backing Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley)
External links
Gene Vincent & The Houseshakers in the recording studio in 1971
British rock and roll music groups
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