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The Big Six
Bobby Patrick - vocals/trumpet
Archie Leggatt - bass guitar/vocals
Alex Young - saxophone
Pete McCrory - guitar
John A. Wiggins - keyboards
Freddy Smith - drums
The Bobby Patrick Big Six were a Glasgow band who, while never achieving much success at home, built up a good following in Germany. Patrick formed the band in 1960 and they went to Hamburg in '62. The band proved to be particularly popular with US servicemen stationed in that country.
They toured Europe with Tony Sheridan in 1963, playing their own shows as well as providing support for the popular Sheridan. Occasionally they provided back-up for major American acts such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison on their British tours.
Effectively, the group split up in 1964 when Patrick and Leggatt returned to Britain, although the remaining members continued to play the German club circuit as The Big Six.
Singles
1964
Shake It Easy Baby/Wildwood Days
Decca F 11898
1964
Monkey Time/Sweet Talk Me Baby
Decca F 12030
E.P.
1964
Teen Beat From The Star Club, Hamburg
Decca DFE 8570
L.P.s
Twist Time Im Star-Club 2 (shared with Kingsize Taylor & The Dominoes) - William Tell Twist/Domino Twist/Fanny Mae/Roly Poly/The Dog/I'm In Love Again/Green Onions
Ariola 70 952 IT
Liverpool Beat (shared with Kingsize Taylor & The Dominoes) - Twistin' The Night Away/Let The Four Winds Blow/Hello/African Waltz/Your Cheatin' Heart/New Orleans
Ariola 71 764 IT
Re-issues
Die Ariola Star Club Aufnahmen - Four CD Box-Set which also includes tracks by Kingsize Taylor & The Dominoes,The Roadrunners, The Giants, The Team Beats, The Rattles, The Bats, The German Bonds, The Boom Town Band, The Four Renders, Bif Goff & The Tigers & The Phantom Brothers.
William Tell Twist/Domino Twist/Fanny Mae/Roly Poly/The Dog/I'm In Love Again/Green Onions/Monkey Time/I Don't Want Money/Shake It Easy Baby/Wildwood Days/Twistin' The Night Away/Let The Four Winds Blow/Hello/African Waltz/Your Cheatin' Heart/New Orleans
Bear Family Records BCD 16226 DK
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