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In late 1964, Hall suggested that they form a band. John Hall (drums), Eddy Grant (lead guitar), Pat Lloyd (rhythm guitar), Derv Gordon (vocals) and Lincoln Gordon (rhythm guitar) became The Equals. The three-guitar lineup continued until 1969, when Lincoln Gordon switched from rhythm guitar to bass. At first The Equals performed in London, and ...
The Equals were a British pop, R&B and rock group. They were formed in North London, England in 1965. They are mainly remembered for their million-selling UK number 1, "Baby, Come Back". Eddy Grant founded the group. The group's members were Grant, John Hall, Pat Lloyd, and brothers Derv and Lincoln Gordon. Grant left the group in 1971.
Formed in North London in 1965, The Equals were a group of friends consisting of the original line-up, Eddy Grant (guitar), Pat Lloyd (guitar), John Hall; (drums), and brothers Derv Gordon (vocals) and Lincoln Gordon (guitar). In 1965 The Equals began performing around London and amazed audiences by becoming the first multi-racial band in ...
May 21, 2024 · The Equals performing on the Dutch TV programme Fenklup on 27 May 1967. The group's members met on a Hornsey Rise council estate, [5] where Grant, Lloyd and Hall were school friends at Acland Burghley. In late 1964, Hall suggested that they form a band. John Hall (drums), Eddy Grant (lead guitar), Pat Lloyd (rhythm guitar), Derv Gordon (vocals ...
and. John Hall - drums (b. 25th October 1946, Islington, London) The Equals were, originally, a Sixties Rock & R&B group, who hit the charts with the single ‘Baby Come Back’ in 1967. The Equals were of the few racially integrated bands of the Sixties, thus the group’s name. The group were formed a year earlier in North London.
Jul 18, 2016 · With a vengeance. The Equals’ funk-tinged 1971 single "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys" found them fully owning their progressive identity. Interviewed by the NME in 1971, just as “Black Skin Blue ...
Grant (second from top) as a member of the R&B/pop-rock band the Equals, photographed in April 1968 in Amsterdam. In 1965, Grant formed the Equals, playing guitar and singing background vocals, and the band had two hit albums and a minor hit with the single "I Get So Excited" before having a number one hit in 1968 with his song "Baby, Come Back". [18]
