The Applejacks (British band)

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The Applejacks
OriginSolihull, Warwickshire, England
GenresBrumbeat, rock and roll
Years active1963 (1963)–1967 (1967)
LabelsDecca
Past members
  • Al Jackson
  • Martin Baggott
  • Don Gould
  • Phil Cash
  • Gerry Freeman
  • Megan Davies
  • Paul Willetts

The Applejacks were an English

UK Singles Chart, and were unusual for having a female bass guitarist, Megan Davies.[1][2]

History

All of the Applejacks (except Jackson) were members of the same

scout troop as children.[2] Baggott, Cash and Freeman began playing together in a skiffle group named the Crestas in 1961, occasionally performing at a local youth club.[1] Davies joined the group in 1961, Gould the following year. Lacking a vocalist, they were strictly an instrumental band until the addition of singer Al Jackson in 1963; they began playing rock and roll songs and secured a residency at Solihull
Civic Hall. During that time, they changed their name to the Jaguars before finally becoming the Applejacks in July 1962.

Signed to

record only reached number 20 in the UK chart, whilst their final hit, "Three Little Words (I Love You)" (also in 1964), made it to No. 23.[4]

The group quarrelled with Decca over their next single. Decca wanted them to record "Chim Chim Chiree", but the group disliked the song. Although the single had been announced (and is therefore listed in most discographies), it was never released. According to Megan Davies,[5] the group did not even record "Chim Chim Chiree". Thanks to that quarrel, their next single, "Bye Bye Girl", was released half a year after "Three Little Words".

Although Decca continued to issue Applejacks

cruise liners, working for Cunard until the end of the decade and frequently aboard the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Elizabeth 2.[2]

Freeman and Davies were married in September 1964, with the other band members serving as groomsmen. Davies eventually retired from music to become a nurse and hospital administrator for the National Health Service.[citation needed]

They were once described as the "Solihull Sound", and Chris May and Tim Phillips

doorbells
popular in Solihull at the time.

On 11 December 2010, the band came together once more to perform a one-off concert at St Mary's Church, Solihull, in which church the Applejacks practised in the early days. The concert was meant to raise funds for the church.[7]

Original band members

  • Al Jackson (born Harry Llewellyn Jackson, 21 April 1945, Birmingham, Warwickshire), lead vocals (from July 1962);
  • Martin Baggott (born Martin Thomas Baggott, 20 October 1947, Birmingham, Warwickshire), lead guitar (from early 1961);
  • Don Gould (born Donald Peter Gould, 23 March 1947, Solihull, Warwickshire), organ (from December 1961);
  • Phil Cash (born Philip Peter Cash, 9 October 1947, Birmingham, Warwickshire), rhythm guitar (from early 1961);
  • Gerry Freeman (born Gerald Ernest Freeman, 5 May 1943, Solihull, Warwickshire), drums (from early 1961);
  • Megan Davies (born Megan Kelso Davies, 25 March 1944, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire), bass (from early 1961)[2]

UK discography

Singles

  • "
    UK
    , No. 135 U.S.)
  • "
    Like Dreamers Do
    " / "Everybody Fall Down" (Decca F 11916) 5 June 1964 (No. 20 UK)
  • "Three Little Words (I Love You)" / "You're the One" (Decca F 11981) 18 September 1964 (No. 23 UK)
  • "Chim Chim Chiree" / "It's Not a Game Anymore" (Decca F 12050) 19 March 1965 (withdrawn)
  • "Bye Bye Girl" / "It's Not a Game Anymore" (Decca F 12106) 19 March 1965
  • "I Go to Sleep" / "Make Up or Break Up" (Decca F 12216) 27 August 1965
  • "I'm Through" / "We Gotta Get Together" (Decca F 12301) December 1965
  • "You've Been Cheating" / "Love Was in My Eyes" (CBS 202615) 10 March 1967[4]

Albums

  • The Applejacks (Decca LK 4635) October 1964:[8]
    • "Tell Me When" / "Wishing Will Never Make It So" / "Over Suzanne" / "Hello Josephine" / "As a Matter Of Fact" / "
      Kansas City" / "I Wonder" / "Three Little Words (I Love You)" / "Baby Jane" / "No Time" / "See If She Cares" / "What's the Matter Little Girl" / "What'd I Say
      "

CD samplers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Biography by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Applejacks". Brumbeat.net. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-85227-745-9
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  5. ^ Cited in the booklet accompanying the 2009 CD sampler.
  6. ^ in: British Beat, Sociopack Publications, London, [1974], p. 46.
  7. ^ "The Applejacks Reunion Concert DVD " Splinters – The Novel – By Tony Sheppard". Splinters-the-novel.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Applejacks [Cherry Red] - The Applejacks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

External links

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