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lally stott was a close friend of mine in the sixties his band the bachelor boys later the vaqueros
Lally Stott vocals/guitar –
JOHN WATKINSON (JOHNY WOK) rhythm guitar
JOHN KEARNS drums -
GARY ROBERTS OR ROBINSON, lead guitar
ALAN LIPTROT (LITTLE BEATLE) - bass guitar
WE WHERE ALL FROM WHISTON ON MERSEY SIDE APART FROM ALAN(LITTLE BEATLE) WHO WAS FROM WIGAN THEIR BASE PUB WAS THE OLD HALL PUB IN WIGAN WHERE THEY PLAYED THREE OR FOUR NIGHTS A WEEK, I WAS THEIR ROADIE AND THEY PLAYED ALL OVER THE NORTH WEST THE SUPPORTED BIG DEE IRWIN AT A VENUE IN MORCAMBE, THEY ALSO TOOK PART IN THE FILM, GONGS GO BEAT. IT WAS A FLOP AT THE TIME BUT HAS RECENTLY BECOME A " MUST SEE FILM" I HAVE JUST ORDERED A COPY MYSELF THE LAST TIME I SAW JOHNNY WOK WAS IN 71 WHEN HE PLAYED SOLO AT THE HORSESHOE PUB IN WHISTON. I HAVENT SEEN LAL SINCE 1971 WHEN HE CAME HOME TO SE HIS MUM WHO WAS A GREAT LADY HE GOT A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM HIS FAMILY I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT HIS DEATH YESTERDAY (27/10/06) AND IT WAS A GREAT SHOCK I WILL SPEND SOME TIME FINDING OUT IF THE OTHER LADS ARE STILL ABOUT, IF I CAN REMEMBER ANY OTHER DETAILS I WILL UPDATEYOU. REGARDS MALC
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