Group

The Tremeloes

From: Dagenham, United Kingdom
Since: 1958–present
Rating: ★ 2.5 (2 votes)
Releases: 69

beat music
psychedelic pop
sunshine pop

About

The Tremeloes, originally Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, England. They initially found success in the British Invasion era with lead singer Brian Poole, scoring eight top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart from 1963 to 1965, including a No. 1 with "Do You Love Me" in 1963. The original line-up consisted of Poole, lead guitarist Rick Westwood, rhythm guitarist Alan Blakley, bassist Alan Howard, and drummer Dave Munden. Both Poole and Howard departed in 1966. The Tremeloes continued as a four-piece - initially with bassist Mick Clarke, who was replaced by Len "Chip" Hawkes later that year - with all the members singing (though most of the leads were sung by Hawkes and Munden). The group had a further 13 UK top 40 hits between 1967 and 1971 including a second No. 1 with "Silence Is Golden" in 1967, as well as "Here Comes My Baby" and "Even the Bad Times Are Good" the same year, "(Call Me) Number One" in 1969, and "Me and My Life" in 1970. Various other musicians came and went after 1972, though Westwood, Blakley, Munden, and Hawkes, as well as Poole and Clarke, have all at some point performed with later versions of the band, which is still together as of 2026.

Two band members had children who become pop stars in their own right. Poole's daughters Karen and Shelly Poole made several hit records as "Alisha's Attic" between 1996 and 2001. Hawkes's son Chesney Hawkes is a successful singer-songwriter who has also toured for a while as a member of the Tremeloes.

From The Tremeloes on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Dave Munden 1958–now · original member lead vocals, membranophone
Joe Gillingham 1996–now background vocals, keyboard
Jeff Brown 2005–now background vocals, bass guitar
Alan Howard 1958–1966 · original member · former background vocals, bass guitar
Alan Blakley 1958–1972, 1979–1996 · original member · former background vocals, guitar, keyboard
Rick Westwood 1958–2012 · original member · former background vocals, guitar
Mick Clarke 1966–1967, 1992–1996 · former background vocals, bass guitar
Len "Chip" Hawkes 1966–1972, 1979–1988 · former background vocals, bass guitar
Bob Benham 1972–1979 · former background vocals, bass guitar
Aaron Woolley 1972–1979 · former background vocals, guitar, keyboard
Dave Fryer 1996–2005 · former background vocals, bass guitar
Eddie Jones 2013–2014 · former background vocals, guitar