TUSH were an English

England

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 rock band from London

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 active during the mid-1970s, and at one time featured current Def Leppard

Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...

 guitarist Phil Collen

Phil Collen

Philip Kenneth "Phil" Collen is the co-lead guitarist and one of the backing vocalists for English rock band Def Leppard. He joined the band in 1982 following the departure of Pete Willis.-Early years:...

.

Formed in 1975 by George Junor (guitar and vocals), Mickey Tickton (bass and vocals) and Bob White (drums) under the name "Satisfaction", the band soon changed their name to "TUSH", inspired by the ZZ Top song

Tush (song)

"Tush" was the only single from ZZ Top's fourth album Fandango!. It reached number 20 on the pop chart.The song is a twelve-bar blues in the key of G. The recording was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning...

. The band then recruited second guitarist Tony L Miles to help provide a fuller and more contemporary sound.

The band dissolved when George decided to return to his native Scotland

Scotland

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 for family reasons in late 1977. Mickey Tickton promptly reformed the band with new members, although maintaining the name "TUSH". Phil Collen, a guitarist in the punk rock band Lucy

Lucy (band)

Lucy were an English punk band featuring Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen.The first line-up of this band featured lead vocalist Paul Mewse, guitarist Phil Collen, bassist Peter Ferris, and drummer Len Foster...

, had been a fan of the old band and approached Mickey about joining when he heard about his plans. The new line up consisted of John Newman

John Newman

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 (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Mickey Tickton (bass) and Fred Ball (drums).

TUSH reformed briefly for a few London gigs in early 1978 with original members Mickey Tickton and Tony Miles combining forces with Phil Collen and Fred Ball.

TUSH played a mixture of rock covers and original songs, mainly written by George, Mickey and Tony.

Very little recorded material of TUSH remains except for some rough demo tracks recorded by the original line-up in 1976. The original songs on the tape are: "Home", "Sweet Texas Baby", "So Long" and "She's Gone".

Phil Collen and Fred Ball (later the vocalist for XFX) later played together in the band Dumb Blondes

Dumb Blondes

The 'Original' Dumb Blondes, as they were initially called, were a Punk/Rock/Glam band with the occasional touch of Reggae which included current Def Leppard and Manraze guitarist Phil Collen....

, managed by ex-boxer Victor Andretti, the former TUSH manager.

Present day

• George is living in Inverness, Scotland and working as a manager for a regional learning and development organisation. He continues to play in a local band, Soundgun.

• Mickey Tickton is living in West Wales
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  , and continues to play in a local R&B band Ted Crook and the Blueshighway.

• Bob White gave up playing drums 1977 when he devoted his time to his young family. In 1991 he visited New Zealand, he now lives in Auckland, working as an Immigration Advisor and is also a Director of the company.

• Tony Miles is living in Cambridgeshire, England, working in software development and continues to play guitar in numerous local bands.

• Phil Collen is living in the USA, having previously worked as a dispatch rider in the UK and now continues to play in Def Leppard
  Def Leppard
  Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
  
  and other projects.

• Fred Ball plays with a band called SLAM

• John Newman and Vic Andretti's current whereabouts and circumstances are unknown.