Cupid's Inspiration
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| Genres | Pop music, rock music |
| Years active | 1968–1978 1985-2010 2010-present |
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http://www.cupidsinspirationuk.com Bob Poole's Cupid's Inspiration http://www.cupidsinspiration.co.uk Terry Rice-Milton's Cupid's Inspiration |
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Cupid's Inspiration are a British pop group, active with various line up changes since 1968 when they had two hit singles. The band are currently on the road with original drummer Roger Gray re joining the veteran line up of Paul Shanahan and Bob Poole with Paul Thomas on vocals.
Originally from Stamford, Lincolnshire, the band were at first called The Ends (no relation to The End).
The group scored two Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1968. "Yesterday Has Gone", originally a hit for Little Anthony and The Imperials, reached #4 in July of that year, and "My World" went to #33 in October. In 1970, lead singer Terry Rice-Milton the voice on the Hit singles left, replaced by John Lynch and then Martin Cure, who added several musicians from Leamington to the line-up so none of the hit making band remained after theses changes.
Rice-Milton had his third hit with "You're my World" in 1970 (a song that had previously been a hit for Cilla Black), while bass player Gordon Haskell later joined King Crimson.
By 1978 the band were tired of their "one hit wonders" tag and began writing and recording heavier rock songs. These were performed under a different name, initially '4 Wheel Drive', which they soon changed to 'Chevy', to avoid alienating Cupid's Inspiration fans. They recruited Steve Walwyn, later of Dr. Feelgood to give a "twin guitar" sound. As 'Chevy' they toured supporting bands such as Alvin Lee, Hawkwind and Gillan.< Chevy recorded two BBC In Concert Programmes, issued three singles: "Too much loving"/"See the light", "The Taker"/"Life on the run" and "Just another day"/"Rock on" and one album The Taker, released in September 1980.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, some of the original group played reunion shows with other bands from the era.
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