THE NASHVILLE TEENS

 

Weybridge, Surrey, England

​R & B, Beat, Pop, Rock

Arthur Sharp (b. 26/5/1941) (vocals)    A,B,C

Ramon 'Ray' Phillips (b. 16/1/1939) (vocals)    A,B,C

John Allen (b. 23/4/1945) (guitar)    A,B,C

Pete Shannon (b. 23/8/1941) (bass)    A

Barry Jenkins (Colin Ernest Jenkins) (b. 22/12/1944 - d. 27/1/2024) (drums)    A...(see: Animals/Chris Barber & His Band)

John Hawken (b. 9/5/1940 - d. 15/5/2024) (piano)    A,B...(see: Renaissance)

Neil Korner (bass)    B,C

​Roger Groome (d. 14/5/2019) (drums)    B,C...(see: End)

 

45s

1964

A          Tobacco Road (John D. Loudermilk)
​A          I Like It Like That (Chris Kenner)

Decca F 11930

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

 

A          Google Eye (John D. Loudermilk)
​A          T.N.T. (Hawkins (John Hawken))

Decca F 12000

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

(Demos and some stock copies incorrectly list the title of the A-side as 'Goggle Eye')

1965

A          Find My Way Back Home (Dennis Lambert, Louis Pegues)
​A          Devil-In-Law (Johnny Terry, Bill Davis)

Decca F 12089

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

 

A          The Little Bird (John D. Loudermilk)
​A          Whatcha Gonna Do? (John Cable (John Cabell), Barry Jenkins)

Decca F 12143

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

 

A          I Know How It Feels To Be Loved (Billy Barberis, Roger Joyce)
​A          Soon Forgotten (traditional, arranged by the Nashville Teens)

Decca F 12255

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

1966

A          The Hard Way (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Jo Armstead)
​A          Upside Down (Arthur Sharp)

Decca F 12316

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

 

B          Forbidden Fruit (Oscar Brown jr.)
​B          Revived 45 Time (Arthur Sharp)

Decca F 12458

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

 

B          That's My Woman (Little (Derek Lawrence))
​B          Words (Tony Wilson, Norman Oliver)

Decca F 12542

Price band : 2
​Demo : 2

1967

B          I'm Coming Home (Micky Keene, Robin Shaw)
​B          Searching (Norman Oliver)

Decca F 12580

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

 

B          The Biggest Night Of Her Life (Randy Newman)
​B          Last Minute (Arthur Sharp)

Decca F 12657

Price band : 1
​Demo : 1

1968

B          All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
​B          Sun-Dog (Neil Korner, John Allen, Arthur Sharp, Roger Groome, Ray Phillips, John Hawken, Vic Smith)

​Decca F 12754

Price band : 2
​Demo : 2

1969

C          The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian (John D. Loudermilk)
​C          Looking For You (Arthur Sharp)

Major Minor MM 599

Price band : 2
​Demo : N/A

 

A          Tobacco Road (John D. Loudermilk)
​B          All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)

Decca F 12929

Price band : 1
​Demo : 1

 

EP

1964

The Nashville Teens

Line up : A

Decca DFE 8600

​Price band : 3

A-1. I Need You Baby (Elias McDaniels (Bo Diddley))
     2. Parchman Farm (Mose Allison)

B-1. Bread And Butter Man (Richard Hollingsworth, Jimmie Loden)
     2. How Deep Is The Ocean (Irving Berlin)

 

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