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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 17, 2020 17:46:32 GMT
Like you Lord E I've not heard a lot of Billy Hamon's music, just what I've seen on youtube. Hamon also played a record producer in the Minder episode 'A Star Is Gorn' featuring that other forgotten pop artist/actor Mike Holoway of Flintlock fame (also the co vocalist on Paul Shane's notorious 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling ' Pebble Mill appearance ).
Hamon has a youtube channel, there's a couple of videos of his family & a trailer for a novel he's written ( not sure it has been published as I can't see it anywhere ) but not much else. A similar character to his 'Please Sir' colleague Malcolm McFee or Roy Sone ( Artie Ward in 'Loving Arms' ), memorable tv appearances in their youth, some involvement in music & then relative obscurity.
The most recent thing I saw Billy Hamon in is an episode of a tv show called 'Crafty Beggars', this is a craft series from a few years back hosted by Julie Peasgood & Anthea Turner's sister, Hamon was on an episode making a paper hedgehog ( apparently he's a friend of Julie Peasgood which explains why he was on the programme ). Here's a clip of it, Hamon appears from 1min 30- Thanks Arthur
Interesting that Billy Hamon now mentors recovering addicts - quite a career change Billy was born in Brighton and, given that programme was filmed in Brighton, it suggests he's still a resident I'm off to find his YouTube channel now
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Post by Del Boy on Sept 17, 2020 20:06:29 GMT
Playing a few of the choices on YouTube I found this version of Devil Gate Drive. Suzi asks the crowd if they wanna go down to Devil Gate Drive and some moody punks in the venue are clearly not happy with the Glam offering Watch the ginger punk after Suzi asks the second time at about 0.16 in
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Post by Sam Tyler on Sept 17, 2020 22:53:06 GMT
Watch the ginger punk after Suzi asks the second time at about 0.16 in No mistaking what he's saying there! Sam.
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Post by Del Boy on Sept 18, 2020 5:50:27 GMT
Suzi should of clapped him with the bass
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Oct 14, 2020 17:03:18 GMT
Not sure that Paul Nicholas counts as a glam artist but I thought this bit of 70's strangeness fitted this thread. Nicholas was in a 'Softly Softly Task Force' episode from 1974 called 'Pop Goes The Weasel' as Slim Slavey, singer/guitarist with The Slavers. The Slavers are fictional of course but the band were played by a real group called Mr.Big, who I think were mentioned on the forum recently.
This very dated episode was all about the dangers of young girls attending pop concerts. Bryan Marshall appears as their manager wearing fake sideburns & saying things like 'too much man'. In the story Nicholas gets electrocuted during the concert as he touches a mic stand whilst holding his guitar, a bad tempered caretaker who can't stand noisy yobs pulls a plug causing a short circuit.
There's an episode of 'Whodunnit?', Thames TV's 'Cluedo' type show from 1975 also called 'Pop Goes The Weasel', this time featuring a band called The Weasels. Once again the guitarist is electrocuted after he touches a mic stand after someone pulls a plug Unfortunately the Softly Softly TF episode is not on youtube but the Whodunnit episode is.
I'm not familiar with Mr.Big, the music heard in the SSTF episode is quite heavy & psychedelic, unlike their most famous song 'Romeo' ( see below ). In the episode they do a song about a female vampire ( which they performed twice! ) & have 2 drummers. The episode is also the acting debut of Lesley Manville who plays a young fan of Slim Slavey, she is refered to as a 'scrubber' by one of the coppers.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 14, 2020 19:44:47 GMT
Thanks Arthur - fascinating stuff, as usual, and much appreciated
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 19, 2020 15:02:00 GMT
The Last Glam in Town is a new LP by (John) Rossall of Glitter Band fame...one of the architects of Glam Rock
There's a Post-Punk feel on a couple of tracks e.g. "Neon Lights" "Got My Groove" which is reminiscent of the work of Alan Vega/Martin Rev
It's an impressive achievement for someone whose been relegated to the Cabaret/Nostalgia circuit for decades
It all sounds contemporary whilst giving a knowing nod by to the glory days of Glam
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 19, 2020 15:08:39 GMT
And whilst we're waxing lyrical about all things Junkshop Glam check out the wonderful....
DAZZ - "Lady Casanova"
It's a late (1980) Glam cracker and was the B-side of their "Everything's Electric" single...
DAZZ - "Lady Casanova"
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jan 4, 2021 18:45:23 GMT
Not heard of him until today but I saw Simon Turner ( also known as Simon Fisher Turner ) in a 'Softly Softly Task Force' episode from 1975. As well as being an actor he was a teeny bopper/glam singer, according to wikipedia Jonathan King was his 'mentor'. He released a number of singles in the 70's & an album in 1973.
He plays the son of George Sewell in the SS Task Force episode & gives a very shouty performance.
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Post by Nightfly on Apr 10, 2021 21:41:29 GMT
Not sure that Paul Nicholas counts as a glam artist but I thought this bit of 70's strangeness fitted this thread. Nicholas was in a 'Softly Softly Task Force' episode from 1974 called 'Pop Goes The Weasel' as Slim Slavey, singer/guitarist with The Slavers. The Slavers are fictional of course but the band were played by a real group called Mr.Big, who I think were mentioned on the forum recently. I really wish I had discovered this forum earlier ! Despite not realising Paul Nicholas was in the episode, though I didn't really know who he was back in 1974, I remember this so well, particularly the conclusion with the caretaker being the culprit - "I couldn't stand the noise so I just pulled a plug". I spent hours trawling though IMDB to find reference to the episode only to find after much frustration that I would have had better luck if I hadn't been looking through the entries for Dixon of Dock Green !
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