49-724: Steve Gibbons (born 13 July 1941) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and bandleader. His music career spans more than 50 years. Steve Gibbons started his professional life as a plumber's apprentice in Harborne . He joined the Dominettes in 1958, to replace Colin Smith, who had left to join Jimmy Powell 's backing group. Colin Smith later changed his name to Carl Barron and became the singer with The Cheetahs. An Elvis Presley fan , Gibbons' first performance with The Dominettes
98-510: A cover version of "End of the Season", a song composed by Ray Davies . This represented a departure from the Ugly's' previous records, as they had all been group compositions up to that point. During this period, there were many personnel changes in the Ugly's line-up which included the departure of Bob Burnett and John Hustwayte. Bass guitarist Dave Pegg joined for a year before leaving to join
147-422: A cricket ground. When the swimming pool was rebuilt and opened in 2012, it was Birmingham's first new swimming pool for more than twenty years; the centre also houses fitness facilities. Harborne is bordered by Bourn Brook Walkway on the south and Harborne Walkway to the north east. The Harborne Mile is a pub crawl from one end of Harborne High Street (and ancillary roads) to the other, involving all or some of
196-623: A growing Catholic population and work on a new church, attached to the side of the old church, started on 1 August 1977 and was finished in 56 weeks . The St Mary's Parish Centre was opened in 1990 and is next door to the church . Harborne railway station , at the end of the short Harborne Branch Line off the LMS Birmingham- Wolverhampton line at Ladywood , opened on 10 August 1874. It closed to passengers on 26 November 1934 and to freight traffic in November 1963. It
245-677: A keyboardist, when Burton fractured his shoulder, Tandy switched to bass for a few gigs and TV shows, and left to join the Uglys upon Burton's recovery. After a fight onstage with Bevan at a show in Sweden, Burton quit the band to pursue a blues career. Burton was replaced on bass by Rick Price . Burton was rumoured to be forming a new group with Noel Redding , who, like Burton, was a guitarist who had switched to bass. Burton and Redding shared an apartment in London at that time, and Roy Wood suspected
294-466: A projected single "I've Seen The Light" which was never released. Gibbons teamed up with guitarist Trevor Burton from The Move in 1969 and, by April of that year, they had formed a new group called Balls , along with singer/guitarist Denny Laine (formerly of the Moody Blues ), and Ugly's' drummer Keith Smart. The project was relatively short lived and after recording a solo album, Gibbons left
343-503: A quartet with Burton shifting to bass. With " Blackberry Way " (with Wood and Bevan's future Electric Light Orchestra bandmate Richard Tandy playing harpsichord ) hit No. 1 in the UK after the commercial failure of " Wild Tiger Woman ", Burton was growing unhappy with Wood's lighter material with the shift into commercial pop. Although the Move initially intended to add Tandy to their line-up as
392-493: A week later, with the juniors moved to nearby Harborne Hall hotel for six months whilst the rebuild took place. Birmingham City Council awarded the school £1.3 million for the rebuild project, which was completed a year later, in April 2012. In 2015 the school submitted plans to build an annex site, on the ground of Lordswood Girls' School , to expand the school from 630 to 1050 places. The plans were opposed by residents of
441-503: A weekly residency at the famous Marquee Club , recently vacated by the Who . He dressed them up as American gangsters, staged a contract signing on topless model Liz Wilson, steered them away from their early Motown -style sound and towards a more psychedelic West Coast -influenced live sound and encouraged Wood to write more original material. " Night of Fear " was the debut single by the Move, released on Deram Records and hitting No. 2 in
490-631: Is a famous "Harborne Run" pub crawl consisting of from 10 to 15 pubs (the agreed itinerary varies). St Mary's Church was the first Roman Catholic congregation formed by the Passionists who worshiped in a disused Methodist Chapel on Harborne High Street from 1870 . Building work started on the current church, in Vivian Road, on 8 September 1875 and it opened on 6 February 1877. The Augustinians (Austin Friars) arrived at St Mary's in 1973 to
539-655: Is also a member of the hit UK show 'Brum Rocks Live', along with Bev Bevan ( The Move , ELO ), Trevor Burton ( The Move ), Danny King, and writer Laurie Hornsby. The show toured the UK, and was produced and promoted by Brian Yeates Associates. Gibbons lives with his wife Suzie in Edgbaston , Birmingham. They have two sons and a daughter. Gibbons played in concert for the Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children in February 2011. Harborne Harborne
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#1732794419797588-471: Is an area of south-west Birmingham , in the county of the West Midlands , England. It is located three miles (five kilometres) southwest from Birmingham city centre. It is a Birmingham City Council ward in the formal district and in the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston . Harborne lies to the west of Edgbaston , to the north of Selly Oak , to the east of Quinton , and to
637-522: Is an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086, however the settlement pre-dates this. The spelling of Harborne has appeared with several variations through the centuries, and the derivation of the place name has often been disputed. One of the more probable suggestions is 'boundary brook', although 'high brow' and 'dirty brook' are also possibilities. Harborne is a Victorian suburb with a large stock of housing dating from pre-1900 (found mainly around
686-548: Is now the Harborne Walkway, a two-mile (3 km) nature walk and cycling route from Harborne to Ladywood, where the canal can be followed either to Birmingham or Wolverhampton. Harborne became part of the county borough of Birmingham and thus transferred from Staffordshire to Warwickshire in 1891 by the Local Govt. Bd.'s Prov. Orders Conf. (No. 13) Act, 54 & 55 Vic. c. 161 (local act), or in 1894 In 1911
735-641: Is represented on Birmingham City Council by one councillor from the Labour Party and one councillor from the Conservative Party . The former leader of Birmingham City Council Mike Whitby was a councillor in Harborne from 1997 to 2014 and was made a life peer taking the title of Baron Whitby, of Harborne in the City of Birmingham. The ward has a Ward Support Officer. Harborne is served by
784-485: The civil parish had a population of 13,902. On 1 April 1912 the parish was abolished and merged with Birmingham. It then became part of the West Midlands in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 . The 2011 census revealed that 23,001 lived in Harborne and that 17% of people were aged under 16, 69% were aged between 16 and 64, while 14% were aged over 65. The minority ethnic population made up 33% of
833-799: The Birmingham group the Idle Race which eventually became the Steve Gibbons Band . Burton joined in April 1975, and the group enjoyed a hit single in 1977 with the Chuck Berry song, "Tulane" as well as touring America extensively. Burton left Steve Gibbons in 1983 to form his own band. They started performing twice weekly at the Red Lion in Balsall Heath, Birmingham with a line-up including sax player Steve Ajao. In 1985
882-630: The Everglades), Roger Harris (keyboards), Denis Ball (bass) and vocalist King. The band cut a couple of singles but could not break outside the Birmingham area. Burton accepted an invitation from other Birmingham musicians to form the Move in January 1966, remaining with them until February 1969. The original line-up of the Move contained singer Carl Wayne , lead guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/singer Roy Wood , drummer Bev Bevan , bassist Ace Kefford and Burton on rhythm guitar. Wayne
931-517: The High Street), and the early 20th century. The oldest part of what is known locally as 'Harborne Village' is centred on St Peter's Church , (Church of England), Old Church Road, which dates from Anglo-Saxon times ( St Chad preached there) and whose tower was (re)constructed in the 14th century . As a non- Quaker area of the city, Harborne became well-supplied with public houses compared to nearby areas such as Edgbaston and Bournville. There
980-481: The Ian Campbell Group. He was replaced by Dave Morgan from a local band called Blaises, and had also been a former member of Danny King's Mayfair Set. Dave Pegg was later in a local group called The Exception and from there, he joined Fairport Convention . Dave Morgan also composed the song "Something" which ended up as the b-side of the Move's chart-topping " Blackberry Way " single. Jimmy O'Neill left
1029-536: The Moody Blues . But Balls split at the end of 1969, with Tandy joining the Move (for live gigs only), then Electric Light Orchestra, and Smart eventually joining Wizzard . Balls reconvened as a quartet the following summer, with Laine, Burton, former Plastic Ono Band drummer Alan White and vocalist Jackie Lomax . Lomax was soon replaced by the returning Gibbons, and ex- Spooky Tooth drummer Mike Kellie replaced White in January 1971. The group's only release
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#17327944197971078-509: The UK singles chart. Hit singles during Burton's tenure in the group included " I Can Hear the Grass Grow ", " Flowers in the Rain ", " Fire Brigade ", " Wild Tiger Woman " and " Blackberry Way ". The group's 1968 eponymous debut album was to be the only full-length LP release by the original line-up, before Kefford quit the band after having an LSD -induced breakdown. The group carried on as
1127-468: The Ugly's in 1968 to join The Mindbenders and founding member Jim Holden also departed later that year. Former Brumbeats guitarist Roger Hill (1 January 1945, Erdington , Birmingham – 8 November 2011, Good Hope Hospital , Sutton Coldfield ) joined the Ugly's and stayed for almost a year, before leaving to join previously departed Dave Pegg in forming a new band called The Exception. Roger Hill
1176-536: The band in February 1971. After the breakup of Balls, Gibbons returned to Birmingham from London to join The Idle Race for three months in 1971. This band rapidly evolved into the Steve Gibbons Band. The first line-up comprised Gibbons together with Dave Carroll and Bob Wilson on guitars, Bob Griffin on bass who was replaced in 1972 by Trevor Burton and Bob Lamb on drums. The new band worked
1225-625: The band recorded an album entitled Double Zero (BARLP1), now a collectors item, featuring Stuart Ford (slide guitar), Crumpy (bass), Tony Baylis (drums) and Ben Annon (percussion). The band has gone through a number of iterations, and at one point included former Uglys/Balls/Move/Electric Light Orchestra keyboardist Richard Tandy . By 1993, Trevor was joined by Maz Mitrenko on lead guitar and later by drummer, Bill Jefferson and bass player, Pez Connor. Former Move drummer Bev Bevan had been touring as "Bev Bevan's Move" since 2004, augmented on occasion by Trevor Burton. Burton joined permanently in 2007 and
1274-455: The border between Harborne and Edgbaston ), Harborne Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Peter's Church of England Primary School, and Welsh House Farm Community School. Harborne is currently served by Harborne Library which formally opened on 12 November 1892, occupying a former Masonic Hall , which was built in 1879. Harborne Primary School is a coeducational primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11. As of September 2014,
1323-526: The concert arenas, they shared the stage with Little Feat , Lynyrd Skynyrd , Electric Light Orchestra , The J. Geils Band , Rufus , and Nils Lofgren . In 1977 their second album, Rollin' On included their biggest hit single, " Tulane ", a cover of a Chuck Berry song, produced by Kenny Laguna. The single reached No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart and spent eight weeks in the Top 40. They performed
1372-491: The country at a rented cottage on the Berkshire Downs and also hired Traffic's record producer Jimmy Miller for the group's recording sessions. With Secunda arranging a large Malcolm McLaren style cash advance from the record company , the group started to compose and record new material while playing a few local gigs . Morgan left during the summer of 1969, to be replaced by Denny Laine , ex-singer/guitarist of
1421-586: The first western rock bands to tour the major cities of East Germany in 1982. Gibbons played at the Birmingham Heart Beat Charity Concert 1986 which featured George Harrison . Nine more albums were released in the 1980s and 1990s, and the touring continued. Gibbons formed the Dylan Project in the late 1990s. The trio covered Bob Dylan songs and played material by Gibbons. Gibbons continues to tour with his band, and
1470-573: The following bus routes: The suburb had a railway station which opened in 1874. The station however closed to passenger traffic in 1934 and to freight in 1963. Since the closure of Harborne railway station, Harborne's closest station has been University which is on the Cross-City Line , as well as West Midlands Trains ' longer-distance services to Hereford and CrossCountry services to Cardiff and Nottingham . There are frequent services to Birmingham New Street . Harborne Hockey Club
1519-490: The group in 1965 was an original song entitled "Wake Up My Mind", composed by Burnet, Holden and Gibbons. The single was advanced for its time and featured some socially conscious lyrics – very unlike the kind of material produced by most other pop groups of the period. The record did not sell well in the United Kingdom, but was a big hit on the national Australian chart , reaching No. 14. John Gordon left in 1965, and
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1568-488: The group intended for release on Tony Secunda's Wizard record label. Shortly thereafter, Burton guested on rhythm guitar with the Pink Fairies between August 1971 to July 1972, staying with the band long enough to appear on a BBC live session and two songs from their second album entitled What a Bunch of Sweeties . He also worked with Birmingham vocalist Raymond Froggatt until 1975. After Balls, Steve Gibbons joined
1617-406: The long-established Birmingham group the Uglys . Burton and Gibbons, along with Uglys' rhythm section Keith Smart and Dave Morgan , plus keyboardist Richard Tandy created a Birmingham supergroup to be named Balls. Balls was managed by one-time Moody Blues/Move manager Tony Secunda. Following in the trend of Chris Blackwell 's Traffic , Secunda arranged for the new group to "get it together" in
1666-470: The more seedy establishments, they attracted quite a following. Another regular venue for the Dominettes was the Firebird Jazz Club on Carrs Lane in central Birmingham and the group posted advertisements which read "anything considered". By 1963, The Dominettes were renamed The Ugly's. Eventually, the Ugly's were able to secure a recording contract with Pye Records and the first release from
1715-663: The nearby Hagley Road Retirement Village. Further plans were submitted for a site on Court Oak Road, near Queen Alexandra College , to expand the school to 840 pupil places. In preparation for the expansion, the school will accept a further 30 reception children on its main site in September 2018. The one form entry annexe opened in September 2019. Harborne ward forms part of the Birmingham Edgbaston constituency at Westminster, represented by Labour 's Preet Gill since 2017 . At local government level, Harborne ward
1764-505: The original band. Only Trevor Burton remained from the original lineup, with Robbie Blunt on guitar and Harry Rix on drums. In 1981, after a further change in personnel, Trevor Burton now on guitar, PJ Wright guitar, Derek Wood bass and Alan "Sticky" Wickett drums, Steve Gibbons Band recorded Saints & Sinners for RCA, and later responded to an invitation from the German Democratic Republic to become one of
1813-436: The prospect of forming a band with Redding had encouraged Burton in his decision to leave the Move. However, nothing came of this. Burton jammed with members of Traffic and became a friend of Steve Winwood , and almost joined Blind Faith in 1969. He later said that he "nearly got the job on bass – Steve wanted me, I think," but Ginger Baker wanted Ric Grech instead. Burton then teamed up with Steve Gibbons , who fronted
1862-465: The pub and club circuits until 1975 when they were spotted by Peter Meaden , former manager of the Who . This led to the Steve Gibbons Band joining the Who's management stable and recording their first Polydor album Any Road Up in 1975 (With John Entwistle of the Who playing on a few tracks). This was followed in 1976 by a tour with the Who in the UK, Europe and the United States. Playing
1911-610: The public houses listed below. Geo-coordinates Geo-coordinates Trevor Burton Trevor Burton (born Trevor Ireson ; 9 March 1949 in Aston , Birmingham ) is an English guitarist and is a founding member of the Move . Burton started playing guitar at a young age and was leading his own group called the Everglades by 1963. In 1964 he joined Danny King & the Mayfair Set, along with Keith Smart (drums, formerly of
1960-436: The school had 629 students. The Edwardian infant school opened in 1902; a junior school was added to the site in 1912. In September 2000 the two schools were merged, forming Harborne Primary School as it is today. On 27 April 2011, a roof fire caused significant damage to the structure of the junior school. More than 60 firefighters tackled the blaze. None of the pupils or staff were injured. The infant school reopened
2009-501: The song live on Show 4, of Marc Bolan 's TV series Marc , broadcast on 14 September., 1977. 1977 also saw the release of the live album Caught in the Act . This band lineup made one further studio album with Polydor, Down in the Bunker (1978), produced by Tony Visconti . Steve made his last album with Polydor Street Parade (1980) this had a different band lineup after the breakup of
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2058-561: The south of the Bearwood and Warley areas of neighbouring Sandwell . As a parish , it covered an area of 3,300 acres (1,300 hectares), 100 acres (40 hectares) of which was of woodland and plantations . Harts Green is an area of Harborne. There is evidence of a Roman fort around the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Metchley Park, near Harborne. The earliest written mention of Harborne
2107-528: The ward's population, compared with 41% for Birmingham. The census found that 75% (11,997) of the population aged 16 to 74 were working or seeking work, this compared with 69% for Birmingham. There are four secondary schools in Harborne: Baskerville School, Harborne Academy , Lordswood Boys' School and Lordswood Girls' School . There are six primary schools: Birmingham Blue Coat School , Chad Vale Primary School (which both sit on
2156-468: Was a single that came out on Tony Secunda's Wizard record label in January 1971 and was re-issued under Burton's name in June 1972. The song "Fight For My Country" was an anti-war anthem composed and sung by Burton, and included backing vocals from Steve Gibbons and Denny Laine, who played bass guitar on the track. Burton guested on bass guitar with Crushed Butler in 1970 and cut twelve studio recordings with
2205-574: Was at The California public house near Weoley Castle . Regular music venues for The Dominettes in the early 1960s were the Grotto Club on Bromsgrove Street, and The Sicilia Coffee Bar in Edgbaston. The group by this time included many R&B numbers into their set and this style of music suited Gibbons' gritty vocals. Although the Dominettes had a rougher image than most groups at that time, and were sometimes hired to back strippers at some of
2254-825: Was founded in 1903 and is the highest ranked Club in the local area. The club has six ladies and five mens teams as well as a thriving youth section. It is the only club in the West Midlands to be affiliated to Flyerz Hockey which actively supports people with disabilities play sport. Harborne's tennis court facilities can be found in Moorpool at The Circle and on Moor Pool Avenue. Harborne has three bowling greens, two at public houses (Green Man and The Bell) and one in Moorpool. Grove Park and Queens Park are both in Harborne. There are two golf courses (Harborne Golf Course and Harborne Municipal Golf Course), as well as
2303-474: Was replaced by Jimmy O'Neill from a local band called The Yamps (he had also spent some time with The Walker Brothers ). A second Ugly's single released the same year was "It's Alright". This one featured prominent use of a harpsichord , as played by O'Neill. The record fell short of the UK Singles Chart , despite the group's appearance on the television program, Ready Steady Go! to promote it. Other Ugly's singles were released between 1965 and 1967 including
2352-587: Was replaced by Will Hammond (from The Yamps) who stayed in the Ugly's line-up until the end. Jim Holden was replaced by drummer Keith Smart from Danny King's Mayfair Set. Keyboard player Richard Tandy , who also played on the Move's "Blackberry Way", joined in 1968 and eventually joined the Electric Light Orchestra . By the end of 1968, Gibbons was the only remaining original member of The Ugly's. This final line-up also included Will Hammond, Dave Morgan, Keith Smart, and Richard Tandy. They recorded
2401-418: Was the usual lead singer, but Wood (who wrote the majority of the original material at this stage), Kefford and Burton were also lead singers to some capacity. Despite a following in their native Birmingham , the fledgling band were in dire need of management and exposure to the music scene in London, so Moody Blues manager Tony Secunda became their manager. Secunda brought the band to London and secured them
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