The Wild Angels (band)

The Wild Angels
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Rock and roll
Years active	1967–present
Members	Keith Reed John Hawkins Mitch Mitchell Wild Bill Kingston Geoff Britton
Past members	Mal Gray Bob O'Connor John Huggett Pete Addison Dave Jacobs Freddie 'Fingers' Lee Rod Cotter Pete Scott Billy Barnes Oz Garvey

The Wild Angels is an English rock and roll group. The group got their name from the 1966 Roger Corman film The Wild Angels starring Peter Fonda.

The Wild Angels was formed in the summer of 1967 with Mal Gray on vocals, John Hawkins on lead guitar, Pete Addison on rhythm guitar, Mitch Mitchell on bass guitar, Bob O’Connor on drums and John Huggett on keyboards. They were also Gene Vincent's backup band during his comeback tour of the UK in 1969. Some of their recordings with Gene Vincent have been released on Gene Vincent compilations as well as the Wild Angels' 2002 "Live, Wild, Red Hot 'n' Rockin'" 2-CD set and the 2007 Rockstar "Rock 'n' Roll Man" release. The group also appear in the Gene Vincent BBC documentary "The Rock 'n' Roll Singer" from 1969.

The group signed with B&C Records in 1969. Mal Gray left the group in 1971 and the lead vocals were taken over by bass guitar player Keith Reed. Mal Gray later worked as a solo act and also worked with Sha Na Na and Bill Haley. The group signed with Decca Records in 1972, releasing one album and several singles. One of their Decca singles from 1972 included three songs "Beauty School Dropout", "Born to Hand Jive", and "Greased Lightnin'" from the musical Grease. The Wild Angels later also joined the cast of the UK version of the stage musical. In 1975, Pete Scott became their new lead singer and new bass player Billy Barnes and new drummer Oz Garvey replaced Geoff Britton, who later played with Paul McCartney and Wings. The group still continues to perform with Billy Kingston or Mal Gray as their frontman. The band recently released an album in 2013 called "The Wild Angels Ride Again".

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