Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers #2

From the Cliff Bennett website:

Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers were the first London band to be signed by the Beatles manager, Brian Epstein. Their innovative brass sound introduced British youth to soul music. Within three months of Epstein's management, the band had their first UK hit single with "One Way Love" and a tour of Germany with The Beatles. They were the first British band to be signed to the Motown label.

Cliff crowned his success with the Rebel Rousers in 1966 with a song written exclusively for him by Lennon & McCartney - "Got To Get You Into My Life" which reached No. 3 in the UK charts, creating a unique British soul sound. Their other hits include: "Back In the USSR", "One Way Love" and "I'll Take You Home"

On June 24, 1966 Bennett & the Rebel Rousers opened up for the Beatles at the Circus Krone-Bau concert in Munich, Germany. In this clip the band does "C C Rider."

BTW ... The Rebel Rousers are using the drums from the Rattles, another group playing at that show.

For more on Clff Bennett:

http://www.cliffbennett.net/

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• brian
• epstein
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• krone-bau
• munich
• germany

[soulgalore]

The UK's best 60s R&B/soul band by far. What a voice...what musicians

[tunenito]

Absolutely agree that they were a top band. As jollwigs says, Cliff & Co. should have been given more recognition, esp. in the States.

[Gatorrock786]

What a cool document of musical history. Sounds like a Stax label recording.

[tunenito]

Yes, the band had a genuine soul sound.

[gregorheinrich]

what great bass playing (although it is not Frank Allen who left the rebel rousers in 1964 to join The Searchers)

[stretchmorgan]

That's Chas Hodges playing some filthy bass. Crowd seems hostile!

[stocktonful]

great group love cliff nice bloke like to take him for a pint have good chat

[jollywigs]

Never given the recognition...but what a class act they were!