Introducing Bexley-based covers band, Cream Crackered

Welcome to new ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP members, Cream Crackered, from Bexley in Kent. 

The band describe themselves as "a bunch of old buggers playing hits from the 50s and 60s", which include songs by the Searchers, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochrane, Credence Clearwater, Stones, Elvis,Van Morrison and many more. The band whose youngest member is 52 are a five piece and more about having fun than anything else. They have their own PA, a few lights and a nice big vehicle that they can fit the band and all the gear in, so they are very mobile.

The band's next gig is at Sunfest, a one day festival at the Sun Inn in Bredgar in Kent, on Sunday 26th August. 

Introducing Coventry-based Songwriter/Guitarist Al Collins

New RTYD member, Al Collins, grew up in the 1960s and started playing the guitar when he was 15 years old. He joined his first band at 16 and taught himself to play by watching other musicians. He then met the woman of his dreams, got married, had 5 children, and got a career - he now has 3 grandchildren, and is married to his second wife!

Over the years Al continued to play the guitar and to write songs for fun, but in the last 3 years he has been taking it all more seriously again - you know what it's like!

You can hear the results of this period of earnest music making on Alan's album Journey of a Lifetime here.

A wave of leading artists will reach their 65th birthday this year, first among them David Bowie: http://ping.fm/QX5CO glam punk 60s