Founded in Liverpool in 1964, when original bass player LEWIS COLLINS (well known actor-
-who joined the MOJOS) left, they got joined by KLAUS VOORMAN .
PAT CHAMBERS was formerly with three great Mersey Groups FARONS FLAMINGOES
(2 singles on Oriole) , next with The BIG THREE and KINGSIZE TAYLOR.
GIBSON KEMP who started as drummer with RORY STORM & The HURRICANES - later rocked
Hamburg with KING SIZE TAYLOR and was connected with Hamburgs GIANTS & even drummed
with the LES HUMPHRIES SINGERS - Today sometimes with The BONDS and is owner of cult pub
The KEMP in Hamburg.
They played the STAR CLUB Hamburg and recorded one lonely single under the name The EYES
for the Star Club label, before returning to the UK and changing name to PADDY KLAUS & GIBSON.
Under this name they released 3 singles, between 1965 till split around mid of 66 ...
..all on the Pye label.. managed by Brian Epstein at this time.
KLAUS VOORMAN later on played bass with MANFRED MANN & PLASTIC ONO BAND.
Best known for designing The BEATLES - Revolver LP-Cover EDWARDS-HAND or BEE GEES 1st.
Coming back to Germany, after many recording sessions in USA (Dr.John ; J.Mitchell etc),
he got into producing bands like TRIO (Da Da Da).
Style: Beat
see:
Kings Size Taylor ; Farons Flamingoes ; Big Three ; Mojos ; Gibson Kemp ;
Escorts ; Sinbad ; Rory Storm & The Hurricanes ; (Liverpool) Roadrunners ;
Giants (D) ; Top Ten All Stars ; Eyes ; Manfred Mann ; Les Humphries Singers ;
John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band ; Joni Mitchell ; Harry Nilsson ; Dr.John ;
THIS IS MERSEYBEAT ;
Musicians:
Patrick (Paddy) Chambers - guitar, vocals; Gibson Kemp - drums;
Lewis Collins (not on the 45) ; Klaus Voormann - bass;
Johnny Philips - sax; John Frankland - rhythm guitar, voc.;
Side A
I wanna know (Mardel-Dorin-Paul)
Side B
I Tried (Chambers-Voorman-Kemp)