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THE SWALLOWS SKIFFLE GROUP 1958. ME 2nd RIGHT

FRANK YOUNG - RENSHAW

 

1943.

STARTED LIFE AS FRANK RENSHAW IN WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER ENGLAND.

1958.

FORMED  A BAND  AT BAGULEY HALL SECONDARY SCHOOL CALLED "THE SWALLOWS".

1962.

FIRST PRO GIG WAS WITH "LEE SHONDELL & THE PREMIERS" AT BERNARD MANNING'S EMBASSY CLUB IN MANCHESTER.

1963.

FORMED "THE TOGGERY FIVE". FIRST RECORDING AT ABBEY RD. STUDIOS IN 1964 WITH A SELF PENNED SONG CALLED "IM GONNA JUMP", WHICH WAS BANNED BY THE BBC.

1966.

JOINED WAYNE FONTANA IN A NEW BAND AFTER HE LEFT THE MINDBENDERS.

1967.

FORMED A DUO WITH FORMER TOGGERY FIVE BAND MEMBER PAUL YOUNG, CALLED "THE YOUNG BROS". HENCE THE NAME FRANK YOUNG.

1969.

EXPANDED THE YOUNG BROS. TO BECOME THE "YOUNG & RENSHAW BAND".

1973.

JOINED UP WITH "WAYNE FONTANA & THE MINDBENDERS" FOR A YEAR GIGGING IN USA.

1974.

JOINED UP WITH HERMAN'S HERMITS FOR THE NEXT 8 YEARS, MOSTLY WORKING IN USA.

1983.

WENT TO CROATIA FOR 7 YEARS AS AN ENTERTAINMENTS MANAGER FOR A CHAIN OF HOTELS ALONG THE ADRIATIC COAST UNTIL THE WAR STARTED.

1991.

WENT TO THE ALGARVE IN PORTUGAL AS A SOLO GUITARIST - SINGER.

1994.

WENT FOR A WEEK TO WINDSURF IN FUERTEVENTURA, CANARY ISLANDS, AND STAYED THERE UNTIL 2007. I OPENED "THE CAVERN 60'S BAR"  THERE UNTIL SELLING IT IN 2006.

2007.

AFTER 13 YEARS, LEFT FUERTEVENTURA AND MOVED TO THE VALENCIA AREA OF MAINLAND SPAIN.

2008.

MOVED BACK TO FUERTEVENTURA. TOO BLOODY COLD IN SPAIN.

 

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DURING 53 YEARS AS A MUSICIAN, I HAVE APPEARED ON THE SAME SHOWS AS MOST OF THE GREATS. HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THEM.


 


THE BEATLES


THE ROLLING STONES


CLIFF RICHARD


TOM JONES


THE HOLLIES


THE BEE GEES


ENGLBERT HUMPERDINK


JERRY LEE LEWIS


CHUCK BERRY


LITTLE RICHARD


BO DIDDLEY


THE COASTERS


THE DRIFTERS


THE SHIRRELLS


FATS DOMINO


DELL SHANNON


RICKY NELSON


THE CRICKETS


THE ANIMALS


THE SMALL FACES


THE KINKS


GLEN CAMPBELL


DANNY & THE JUNIORS


CHUBBY CHECKER


AND MANY PRESTIGOUS VENUES SUCH AS

“MADISON SQ. GARDENS”

“UNIVERSAL STUDIOS” IN HOLLYWOOD

WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL

OLYMPIC THEATRE PARIS

RADIO CITY NEW YORK



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LEE SHONDELL & THE PREMIERS 1962. ME 1st RIGHT
RIC ROTHWELL ON DRUMS JOINED THE MINDBENDERS
PICTURED AT BERNARD MANNINGS EMBASSY CLUB

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