Cliff Bennett (born 4 June 1940) is one of the most formidable talents not to ascend to the top rank of British rock & roll during the mid-'60s; except for a pair of hits some two years apart, he missed a lot of the success that most onlookers would have pegged him for, though he fostered a lot of good careers in the people who passed through his band.
Cliff center with band in 1957 |
Cliff & an early Rebel Rousers |
He dutifully recorded singles, for Parlophone, including
versions of "You Really Got a Hold on Me" and "Got My Mojo
Working," and failed to make any impact. They were signed by Brian Epstein
to a management contract in September of 1964, on the strength of the Beatles'
urgings, and soon after, on their seventh 45 release, "One
Way Love" b/w "Slow Down," they finally charted in England with a number-nine single; their next record, "I'll Take You Home" b/w "Do You Love Him," however, only got to number 42 and nothing for the next year sold at all, despite the fact that Bennett was now considered to be one of the few white Englishmen who had any useful inborn feel for American R&B or soul music.
Way Love" b/w "Slow Down," they finally charted in England with a number-nine single; their next record, "I'll Take You Home" b/w "Do You Love Him," however, only got to number 42 and nothing for the next year sold at all, despite the fact that Bennett was now considered to be one of the few white Englishmen who had any useful inborn feel for American R&B or soul music.
Finally, in early 1966, they were booked as an opening
act on the Beatles' last European tour. During those shows, Lennon and
McCartney gave Bennett the first hearing of "Got to Get You Into My
Life," a song that was going to be on their Revolver album later that
year, but not on a single. Bennett and company saw their opportunity and took
it, with Paul McCartney running the session. The result was a number-six single
that was a double triumph for Bennett, his own original song "Baby Each
Day" gracing the B-side. The single was followed by the well-realized
album in the group's history.
It was in 1968 that Bennett parted company with the Rebel
Rousers and cut one solo album, Branches Out, for Parlophone with what was
known as the Cliff Bennett Band. By 1970, he was working with Ken Hensley, Lee
Kerslake, and John Glascock in Toe Fat, a quartet that was signed to Parlophone
(and, later, Regal Zonophone) in England and the Motown-spawned Rare Earth
label in America. Toe Fat lasted until 1971, after which Hensley and Kerslake
joined Uriah Heep while Glascock became a member of Jethro Tull.
Bennett subsequently fronted a group called Rebellion,
releasing an album of that title on British CBS, and also joining guitar legend
Mick Green in Shanghai, a '70s band that lasted for two LPs during the
mid-'70s. In the 1970s Bennett retired from the music industry to become a
shipping magnate; however since the mid 1980s he has constantly toured with a
reformed Rebel Rousers right through to the present day.
Due to Covid-19 Cliff
has had to reschedule his
concerts for 2021 (Edited mainly from AllMusic)
Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers was one of the
supporting acts that opened for the Beatles when they played at the Circus
Krone-Bau, Munich on June 24, 1966. Here are 2 songs from that concert:
1. "Ain't
Love Good, Ain't Love Proud" 2. "No, You
Can't Love 'Em All" BTW ... The Rebel Rousers are using the drums from the
Rattles, another group playing at that show.
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1 You've Got What I Like
2 I'm In Love With You
3 That's What I Said
4 When I Get Paid
5 Poor Joe
6 Hurtin' Inside (Twist)
7 Everybody Loves A Lover
8 My Old Stand-By
9 Love Is A Swinging Thing
10 Got My Mojo Working
11 Beautiful Dreamer
12 One Way Love
13 I'll Take You Home
14 Something You've Got
15 It's Alright
16 Three Rooms With Running Water
17 You Can't Love 'Em All
18 Need Your Lovin' Tonight
19 Got To Get You Into My Life
20 Ain't Love Good Ain't Love Proud
21 6345-789
22 I'm Not Tired
23 C.C. Rider Blues
24 I'll Take Good Care Of You
25 Lonely Weekends
26 Good Times
27 Said I Weren't Gonna Tell Nobody
28 I Take What I Want
29 One More Heartache
30 Back In The U.S.S.R.
31 Red Bus
Tracks 1-4 & 7-24 Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
Tracks 5&6 Cliff Bennett & The Perrermintels
Tracks 25-31 Cliff Bennett & His Band
Any chance of a re-up--pretty please?
Sure is Stinky. Here's Cliff...........
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