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Brian Poole & The Tremeloes

The Tremeloes
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The Tremeloes in 1968
Background information
Origin Essex, England
Genres Beat
Years active 1958–present
Labels Decca, CBS (known today as Sony Music) (American and Canadian distribution handled by its Epic subsidiary)
Associated acts Brian Poole
Members Dave Munden
Joe Gillingham
Jeff Brown
Syd Twynham
Past members Rick Westwood
Alan Blakley
Alan Howard
Len "Chip" Hawkes
Bob Benham
Aaron Wooley
Mick Clarke
Dave Fryer
Eddie Jones

The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, and still active today.

They were formed as Brian Poole and the Tremoloes (the spelling "tremoloes" was soon changed because of a spelling mistake in an East London newspaper) influenced by Buddy Holly and the Crickets.

On New Year's Day, 1962, Decca, looking for a Beat group, auditioned two promising young bands: Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and another combo (also heavily influenced by Buddy Holly) from Liverpool, the Beatles. Decca chose Brian Poole and the Tremeloes over the Beatles, reportedly based on location – the Tremeloes were from the London area, making them more accessible than the Liverpool-based Beatles.

The original quintet consisted of lead vocalist Brian Poole, lead guitarist Rick West (born Richard Westwood), rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Alan Blakley, bassist Alan Howard and drummer Dave Munden.

Brian Poole and the Tremeloes first charted in the UK in July 1963 with a version of "Twist and Shout", a song previously popularised in America by the Isley Brothers, and already released by the Beatles in the UK in March 1963 on their first British LP, Please Please Me. Brian Poole and the Tremeloes followed "Twist and Shout" with a chart topping cover of the Contours' US million-seller "Do You Love Me" in the same year, in turn followed by "I Can Dance". The group also had success in the UK in 1964 with covers of Roy Orbison's B-side, "Candy Man" and a previously obscure Crickets' B-side ballad, "Someone, Someone"; both entered the UK Singles Chart Top Ten, with the latter peaking at no. 2. Other Decca-era chart singles included "Three Bells" and a version of "I Want Candy".


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