Bill Posters Will Be Band
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Bill Posters Will Be Band is a comic musical group formed by musicians who were members of The Bonzo Dog Band and Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band
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The band was formed in 1983 by Biff Harrison, Jim "Golden Boots" Chambers, Evil John Gieves Watson , Sam Spoons, Hugh Crozier and Roger Ruskin Spear
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They still perform on the first Thursday of the month at the renowned jazz venue The Bull's Head at Barnes in South West London. The current line-up features Chambers, Harrison, Watson, Spoons, Richard White, Peter Shade and Megs Etherington.
Occasionally "special guests" are allowed onstage, notably Master Ruxton Hayward
, who was the inspiration for the character Bluebottle
in the hugely influential British radio series The Goon Show
.
Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band
Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band, also billed as Bob Kerr and His Whoopee Band, is a jazz band which started in 1967 and continues to perform today. It was an offshoot of the eclectic Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and shared many similarities with other outfits of the time such as The New Vaudeville Band and The...
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The band was formed in 1983 by Biff Harrison, Jim "Golden Boots" Chambers, Evil John Gieves Watson , Sam Spoons, Hugh Crozier and Roger Ruskin Spear
Roger Ruskin Spear
Roger Ruskin Spear is a multi-instrumentalist who was a founding member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, staying with it until its end.-Career:...
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They still perform on the first Thursday of the month at the renowned jazz venue The Bull's Head at Barnes in South West London. The current line-up features Chambers, Harrison, Watson, Spoons, Richard White, Peter Shade and Megs Etherington.
Occasionally "special guests" are allowed onstage, notably Master Ruxton Hayward
Ruxton Hayward
Ruxton Hayward is a British eccentric. In the early 1950s, as a scoutmaster in London, he attempted to recruit acts for a stage show. He approached Michael Bentine, and then, at Bentine's recommendation, Peter Sellers...
, who was the inspiration for the character Bluebottle
Bluebottle (character)
Bluebottle is a comedy character from the Goon Show, a 1950s British comedy radio show. The character was created and performed by Peter Sellers....
in the hugely influential British radio series The Goon Show
The Goon Show
The Goon Show was a British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960, with occasional repeats on the BBC Light Programme...
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