179:. Other members of the group were Dave 'Tex' Cameron (lead guitar) (born 21 October 1939, Ealing, West London, died July 2022), Alan Monger (rhythm guitar, baritone sax) (born 12 October 1939, Hackney, East London), Elmy Durrant (tenor sax) (born 24 March 1939, Edgware, Middlesex), Derek Skinner (bass) (born 5 March 1942, London), and
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The group broke up in August 1963. Fleerakkers played in various unsuccessful bands before leaving the music business in the late 1960s. Cameron, Monger and
Durrant formed a new group, The Giants, who mainly performed in Germany. They played at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, West Germany from October
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after making appearances at their ballrooms up and down the country, and in the London area." They toured
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Vincent (born 12 May 1941, London). They had already been joined by bassist Harry Kershaw (born 5 October 1944, Blackpool, Lancashire) and drummer Kenny Slade (born 27 May 1939, Canterbury, Kent).
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394:"You Are My Sunshine"
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506:"Sunburst"
369:Ricky Wayne
336:Label Info
310:Discography
289:John Mayall
285:Brian Auger
281:Rod Stewart
239:liner notes
220:Saint Lucia
216:bodybuilder
212:Ricky Wayne
119:Alan Monger
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678:References
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476:Piccadilly
450:Blue Tango
254:Tony Hatch
235:Piccadilly
100:Piccadilly
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862:28 August
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500:Oct 1962
483:May 1962
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463:Jun 1961
442:Jan 1961
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341:Mar 1960
293:Jeff Beck
265:Spotnicks
183:(drums).
173:Brentford
79:1959–1963
737:AllMusic
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398:Top Rank
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