Showaddywaddy were,
Dave Bartram,
Trevor Oakes,
Al James,
Romeo Challenger,
Buddy Gask,
Russ Field,,,,
Ron Deas,
Malcolm Allured,
The band was formed in 1973 when the two groups "Golden Hammers" and "Choice" from Leicester
jjoined forces and became Showaddywaddy.
The They wore 1950's Teddy Boy outfits and performing great versions of classic rock n roll numbers
along with some original material.
In tIn the same year they were invited to appear on a national tv show called "New Faces".
TheyThey were the winners of their show and came 2nd in the "All winners" final.
Due to this they were offered several recording contracts.
However they had already been signed by the company of "Bell" records who had
"Gary Glitter" and "The Bay City Rollers"under their wing.
TShowaddywaddy's first single was released in 1974 was "Hey Rock.n Roll"
It was a self composition by all members of the group and was a great song.
It not suprisingly reached number 2 in the UK.
TTheir combination of own material plus covers was immensely successful.
FFrom this point on tuntil 1982 they would have a further 10 top ten singles and would hit the charts no less than 22 times!
With Songs such as "Hey Mr Christmas","Sweet Music",Three Steps to Heaven",
"Heartbeat","When"and "Youv'e Got What It Takes" to name but a few.
An interesting point here is how could they fail really,
they had two of every musician in the band so there was so much flexibility,
along with some great dance routines.
In 1976 they achieved a UK and European Number one with the song
"Under The Moon Of Love."
Click Here to see a clip of this song.
They were destined to be the Christmas number one that year
but were pipped at the post by the dreadful Johnny Mathis song "When A Child Is Born".
(Well after all it was Christmas and Johnny's was a Christmas song)! No excuse !!!
Showaddywaddy continued touring and making hit singles and in 1980 had their own BBC tv special
called "The Showaddywaddy Show" (Who would have guessed) with guest star Kiki Dee.
The band at this point were touring no less than 10 months a year.They were so popular.
In 1985 Russ Field, Buddy Gask and Malcolm Allured left Showaddywaddy.
The others members continued as a six piece band.
ThAll six members continue to perform as Showaddywaddy today.
They released new albums in 2006 which charted. They
The whole Showaddywaddy phenomenon is down to the fact that they are such a fun group
with great songs and they have the
ability to lift your spirits when you see them perform or play their records.
Long Live SHOWADDYWADDY!
Click on the link below to see Showaddywaddy perform.