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Blakley is best known as the rhythm guitarist and keyboard player with the Tremeloes. He was the co-writer of most of their hits until January 1972, when he started writing for other bands. Blakley formed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes (originally spelt grammatically correct as “Tremoloes”) in 1958.
The band reformed as a four-piece that year with Chip Hawkes on bass, Rick Westwood on lead guitar, Alan Blakely on rhythm guitar, and Dave Munden on drums. All four members sang, with most of the leads being sung by Hawkes and Munden.
Jun 1, 2010 · Alan Blakley was rhythm guitarist and keyboard player for unsung British Invasion band, the Tremeloes. The Tremeloes will always be a footnote in Beatles history as the group that Decca Records signed instead of the Fab Four.
Aug 15, 2014 · Alan Blakley was an English guitarist and record producer, who was a member of the Tremeloes from its inception until January 1975, where he started writing for other bands.
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Alan Blakley. Soundtrack: Just for Fun. Alan Blakely was founder member of sixties band The Tremeloes as rhythm guitarist/keyboardist. The Tremeloes who were signed by Decca in 1962 who at same time turned the Beatles down hits include Call me number one, Silence is Golden Here comes my baby.
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Apr 5, 2024 · The Tremeloes were a five-member band consisting of Brian Poole, Rick Westwood, Alan Blakley, Alan Howard, and Dave Munden. The band was formed in Dagenham, Essex, in 1958, and it initially began as a skiffle group before transitioning to pop rock.
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Alan Blakley. Soundtrack: Just for Fun. Alan Blakely was founder member of sixties band The Tremeloes as rhythm guitarist/keyboardist. The Tremeloes who were signed by Decca in 1962 who at same time turned the Beatles down hits include Call me number one, Silence is Golden Here comes my baby.
