One of the local areas only bands to have troubled the charts! Bern Elliott and the Fenmen were a British beat group, active between 1961 and 1964, and best known for their 1963 cover version of the song, Money. Formed in Erith in 1961 they performed over the next two years in clubs in Hamburg, Germany, before being signed to a recording contract with Decca in early 1963. Money was released by several artists at the time, but Bern Elliott and the Fenmen were unique as a group in registering a UK Singles Chart Top 20 hit in December 1963. Elliot and the Fenmens Merseybeat style belied their southern England roots. A few more releases failed to make much headway, as their style started to sound dated. However, they did appear on the 13 March 1964 episode of the UK television programme, Ready Steady Go!, playing their follow-up hit, New Orleans. In May 1964, Elliot parted company with his Fenmen, and utilised The Klan for a short time as his backing group. The following year several solo efforts also failed to chart. The Fenmen continued, issuing further efforts both for Decca and CBS, which included Ive Got Everything You Need, Babe (1965) and Rejected (1966). After the Fenmen themselves disbanded, Wally Allen (aka Wally Waller) and John Povey moved on to The Pretty Things. Sadly I dont know what happened to them after, does anyone know anything? m.youtube/watch?v=8Hb_lY2K_wc
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:07:20 +0000
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