Re: Who Were The Inn Crowd?
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:09 pm
My name is Tony Adams and at the end of 1967 I was singing and playing drums with a semi-pro band called the Four Winds. We were playing at a talent contest at the
Lido in Liverpool ( which later became the Wooky Hollow ). After we had done our performance this very tall black guy wearing dark sunglasses came over to me and said that his band's drummer had not turned up, and would I mind playing drums for them. Feeling a bit apprehensive I said yes, and as a result their spot went very well. Ten minutes later this guy introduced himself as Wally Quarless and he asked me if I would like to join their band, which was called The Incrowd. Obviously I jumped at the chance because I loved the type of music they were playing. As you can see from the attached photo the band consisted of Wally Quarless on guitar and vocals, George Dixon on vocals and bass guitar, Tony Fayal on vocals and myself ( known as Little Tony ) on vocals and drums. We turned professional in early 1968, and sadly George and Tony left the band. We were then joined by Steve Aldo on vocals and Tony Lawrence on vocals and bass guitar. The band did a lot of touring and we all had an absolutely fantastic time. In early 1969 we did some records with the Deram label ( which was part of EMI ). The first release was a song called "Where in the World" in October 1969 and you can listen to it on YouTube even today. By the way I am singing lead vocals on this track, and Steve is singing " I Can Make Love To You " on the B side. Wally became a very good friend of mine, in fact he was like a father figure, as well as a brilliant musician. Unfortunately I left the band for very private reasons in 1971, and it was a very sad time for me. In 1980 I was fronting a band in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, called Night Life, when who should walk into the club but Wally with a friend of his. I was over the moon to see him. Alas , his friend told me that Wally was ill with incurable cancer. Still I made arrangements for Wally to come and see me and have a meal at my house four weeks later over the Christmas Holiday. That really made my day. Unfortunately two weeks later I was to learn that he had died suddenly. Wasn't it strange though, that he should come into my life to say goodbye after all those years. I still pray for him. I hope that this information will be of help to you. God Bless.........Tony Adams.
Lido in Liverpool ( which later became the Wooky Hollow ). After we had done our performance this very tall black guy wearing dark sunglasses came over to me and said that his band's drummer had not turned up, and would I mind playing drums for them. Feeling a bit apprehensive I said yes, and as a result their spot went very well. Ten minutes later this guy introduced himself as Wally Quarless and he asked me if I would like to join their band, which was called The Incrowd. Obviously I jumped at the chance because I loved the type of music they were playing. As you can see from the attached photo the band consisted of Wally Quarless on guitar and vocals, George Dixon on vocals and bass guitar, Tony Fayal on vocals and myself ( known as Little Tony ) on vocals and drums. We turned professional in early 1968, and sadly George and Tony left the band. We were then joined by Steve Aldo on vocals and Tony Lawrence on vocals and bass guitar. The band did a lot of touring and we all had an absolutely fantastic time. In early 1969 we did some records with the Deram label ( which was part of EMI ). The first release was a song called "Where in the World" in October 1969 and you can listen to it on YouTube even today. By the way I am singing lead vocals on this track, and Steve is singing " I Can Make Love To You " on the B side. Wally became a very good friend of mine, in fact he was like a father figure, as well as a brilliant musician. Unfortunately I left the band for very private reasons in 1971, and it was a very sad time for me. In 1980 I was fronting a band in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, called Night Life, when who should walk into the club but Wally with a friend of his. I was over the moon to see him. Alas , his friend told me that Wally was ill with incurable cancer. Still I made arrangements for Wally to come and see me and have a meal at my house four weeks later over the Christmas Holiday. That really made my day. Unfortunately two weeks later I was to learn that he had died suddenly. Wasn't it strange though, that he should come into my life to say goodbye after all those years. I still pray for him. I hope that this information will be of help to you. God Bless.........Tony Adams.