Guiness Cavaliers -Kitchener's "Sixty Seven"

Guiness Cavaliers, Panorama champions 1967 . Arranger Lennox"Bobby" Mohammed.

For those who forgot the great Cavaliers and their legendary captain and arranger Bobby Mohammed.
FYI. This is not the original performance, This is from the Champion Steelbands of the Twentieth Century concert helr in 1999.

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[PanJazz]

What ever happened to this band. Why did they break up?

[grjoseph]

If I remember correctly, I think the band started touring.

Unlike the bands of today, Renegades for instance, most bands back then did not have the structure in place to keep the band together when key members left to go on tours.

The best and strongest band members were the ones who went on these tours, leaving little behind to keep the band going. And some members never came back.

This , I believe is the same thing that happened to the legendary Tripoli Steel Orchestra.

[larchibald]

I was 11 years of age when Bobby won in 1967. They appeared on Harris promenade the next morning for the Bomb competition. They were playing Tzina Tzina. I remember pushing through the crowds which were shoving and screaming. I just had to touch one of those black pans. I eventually reached and touched a cello pan. With the power of Tzina ringing in my ears, I remember bursting into tears and bawling my head off. I had just experienced the essence of sweetness.

Dr. Lennox K. Archibald

[grjoseph]

It's for people like you that I take the time and effort to post these video and audio clips The memories are just as important to me. Thank you for your comments..

[SuperSnk1]

Were you there to see the fence on both sides of the Drag come tumbling down the minute those Black Pans with the Golden Harps started playing and Bobby had all those thousands of supporters spellbound with the rythmn from his Iron Bell ? That was power from Tenor to Bass. That was real Pan. Cavaliers gave us Music never heard before from the SteelBands. Bobby you are a Genius. Thanks and more Thanks for all those lovely tunes

[grjoseph]

I remember clearly that day on the drag. There was an air of excitement as people waited for Guiness to begin. It was a very large band and those black pans (actually I think it was a very dark green) looked like power.

When Bobby banged on bell and they began the dramatic intro to Sixty Seven people were scampering from all over the savannah to get closer; even members of other bands.

I was one of them. my band was Scarlet Symphony from Marabella.

[TheHeadcoolin]

Yes mister Andy  Hear me i never play with Silvertones i first start with a oilcan milk can band with the Alleyn family who had the Barber shop on Coffee street right by All stars the name was Shell tones,after i went with Frank De Bomblay Sillouetts,i join Cavaliers in sixty eight sixty seven was great but seventy two would of been madness if the police did not make the people stampede through the band with their horses,as you know that was the end of Cavaliers.

A

[utubeynot]

Hey boygrant, stop calling those names like that, my pores are raising. I played in Silvertones the tangerine boys from south and when we got sponsership from WASA. Was also a stage side member under Vic Lange/ Jeph playing tenor. I played double seconds and tenor during my five years along with Joc {double tenors- Alivn Simeon} Shirt Jack {Double seconds {Peter Joachim]; Parson - Double 2nds, tenors, anything lol] Andy {school boy} One of the country boys from Williamsville. Wow!

[utubeynot]

I cannot remember who u were in Silvertones. I played under Zeph with Mrs. Marjorie Wooding and Vic Lange as arrangers. Yes I agree with you, Boy Grant was the greatest six base player I ever came across and with tenors, Ricky and Larry. Shirt Jack was the first person I saw dancing and showing show much enjoyment behind his double seconds. I played tenor and double seconds, Andy, a country boy from Williamsville. To hear u call the names made my pores raise. Those were the days.

[sbhawanie69]

@grjoseph Cavaliers come back! Listen to the weight of this band! Is this original or one recorded in the 70's/80's? It is hard to believe that a band could have been sounding so heavy and refined in 1967!

[TheHeadcoolin]

Boygrant this is your family here,after you left Silver Tones you become the captain of the stage side of Cavaliers ,i just want you to know that you was the best six bass player in that time there was no one to compare with you until Collin Mujay come along he was your idol,big up to Zeph and all my Silver Tones friends,John Sheppard ,Ricky,Curly and Larry the Curtis brothers,Lerry,Chinky ,Dennis and all who i don`t forget,Little Cumbes ,Shirt jack,this is Stephen Oliver your Cavaliers brother

[sftyou]

Thanks for posting this. This would trigger a lot of memories for any "South boy" born between '45 and '55 I would imagine. A lot of the steelband music from that far back has a thin sound (still sweet, but somehow thin). Cavaliers even then had a full sound, and would compare well with the more modern bands of today. Credit not only to the tuners, but also to Bobby Mohammed for his use of bass in establishing the melody (as one poster has mentioned).

Anything from Southern Marines?

[boygrant1]

When i listen to this tune i remember the various bands and their location wasa silvertones cooper street allstars coffee street fonclair madine street, tetec motown navet cavilers monrepos hatters broadway those was good times

[SuperSnk1]

To PanJazz. Everyone has their favourite and that you cannot deny. Probably you do not know about "Maestro" Alan Gervis. He was the Tuner of choice for many or most of the Bands from as early as the 60s' and also toured with Bands abroad. Tripoli was one such band. I remember many bands came to our Band "Texaco West Stars" in those days to inquire who was our tuner when they heard our Pans he tuned.Ask any of the old Pannist about the work of Alan and they would tell you that he was #1.

[kellyali2003]

Panjazz, Who do believe is the best Pan tuner ever? Would like to hear your choice.