While the band, Kit with outlandish Viking helmet, Mick Maguire on the tambourine, Wally and Tim and Phil play from the back of a lorry, there is an opportunity to see how female fans have adorned the group's Ford Transit with their lipstick grafitti and expressions of love! At Tabbs Hotel...
Kit, one of the Penzance Knight brothers, seen here in about 1965-6, was the lead guitarist with spiky hair, a wild sound and lots of treble on his red Hofner guitar which he later substituted with a white Gibson. He would often double on vocals.
In the Plain-an-Gwarry, St Just during St Just Feast celebrations, c. 1965. Note the ultra violet lamps either side of the stage. They were a relatively new thing in those days and enhanced the band's presentation by making all that was white glow blue, even dandruff!
This was an out door gig in the Plain-an-Gwarry, during St Just Feast ce;lebrations in c.1965.
Personnel: Ricky Barnes - lead vocalist; Chris [Kit] Knight - lead guitarist/vocals; Tim Knight - rhythm guitarist/vocals; David [Wally] Wallis - bass guitarist, Mick Maguire - drums tambourine]...
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