13TH HOUR, THE
Last updated: 01-06-2021
Basic Information
- Reepham, Norfolk, Uk
- 60s Pop
E1966 - M1967
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- Ye Highwaymen
- Wedgewood
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Lead Vocals, Guitar: Keith Artis
Guitar: Alan Cannell
Guitar: Tony Powles
Bass: Bob Secker
Drums: Trevor Lincoln
Having successfully established themselves as Ye Highwaymen in March 1966 the band move away from the beat era and become The 13th Hour. The group continued to play many top-line supports but confusion is caused as the band finish up a backlog of bookings under their old name.
The 'Hour are last listed around April 1967 from where on The Chattanooga Trio crop up, which featured Powles on drums, Fulcher (ex Ye Highwayman) on piano and Cannell on guitar. Powles then formed Dougal’s Roundabout, an outfit that appears to briefly revert back to The 13th Hour mantle in August 1969. An unconfirmed explanation for this is that it could be a period of reunion.
Meanwhile, Secker joined the Eves brothers’ Reformation. Lincoln is named in a press release as joining Tricycle, a new supergroup with big plans. “I don’t recall that at all,” laughs Lincoln.
Group stalwart Cannell did a spell with Mississippi Delta before forming the institutional country band Stealer. Artist became part of Wedgewood / The Mischief Band in 197? an outfit that reunited Kriptone drummer and guitarist, Charlie Mayes & Chris Read.
NB: Confusion over the exact date of the groups name change has risen from the amount of advanced bookings made by the group as Ye Highwaymen and then performed by 13th Hour. 3 months after they officially announced the name change the Here and Now page of the local paper were still advertising Ye Highwaymen gigs, this was not an uncommon problem as bands moved out of the beat boom and into the soul/show band era, with little more than a name change.
Ye Highwaymen <> Chattanooga Trio (Lincoln - Trycycle) (Secker - Reformation) (Artist - Wedgewood)
