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Downliners Sect are an English R&B and blues-based rock band, formed in the 1960s beat boom era. [1] Stylistically, they were similar to blues-based bands such as The Yardbirds , The Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones , playing basic R&B on their first album The Sect . [ 2 ]
Downliners Sect. Downliners Sect were a British 1960s group with an R&B style similar to The Yardbirds or Rolling Stones, formed by rhythm guitarist/vocalist Mick O'Donnell with drummer Johnny Sutton when their group the Downliners disbanded after a disastrous French tour. Arthur Evans, originally a drummer, joined the band and became bass ...
The story of Downliners Sect (or The Downliners Sect; both spellings are used quite frequently) starts in Twickenham, a London suburb back in 1962 when a young man named Mick O’Donnell started a band called the Downliners (after the Jerry Lee Lewis song "Down The Line". After some member changes and a disastrous tour to France, the band split ...
The Downliners Sect: Do it and enjoy it! Contemporaries of the Rolling Stones and Yardbirds, the Downliners Sect was formed by deerstalker-hatted rhythm guitarist Don Craine in the spring of 1963. Their brash and exciting brand of R&B soon gained them a residency at London’s Studio 51 club where they recorded their first E.P.
Jan 21, 2018 · Formed from the ashes of The Downliners, whose original members included Don Craine (real name: Mick O’Donnell), the original line-up below is from July 1963. Keith Grant – lead vocals/bass. Don Craine – rhythm guitar/autoharp/lead vocals. Terry Gibson – lead guitar. Johnny Sutton – drums.
Mar 1, 2022 · The Downliners Sect were one of the legendary English R&B bands originating in the 1960s, however among their contemporaries like the Pretty Things, The Yard...
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Downliners Sect, The. Don Craine (real name Mick O’Donnell) and Johnny Sutton had previously been in a Twickenham band called The Downliners. Following the demise of this band, Keith Grant (real name Keith Evans) and Terry Gibson were recruited and the band was renamed The Downliners Sect in 1963. They soon gained a following at Eel Pie ...
