Friday's Child
Friday's Child performing in Coventry's Lower Precinct c 1992
This information came via Sheryl Davis and Paul Kennelly and there may be more to come!
Sheryl tells us that Friday's Child was her brother's band - Steve Davis who is the tall bloke in the photo below. Sadly steve is no longer with us. They were all from Stoke Park school.
No idea as yet of the line up but the band played the Dog and Trumpet every Friday night in the early 1990's and also had gigs at upstairs at Old Browns/ Busters night club/ Tic Toc Club, Colin Campbell /Rose and Crown. They also played, as the photo shows, the Lower Precinct with two other bands. One of them, the Pilgrims were ex Furious Apples Greg and Michael Crabb.
Steve Davis
From Backbeat, Coventry Telegraph by Pete Chambers.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/backbeat-dragster-ready first-gigs-11413643
Coventry-born Steve Davis taught us many things in his 44 years, one was to live his life to the full, be late for the odd meetings etc.
Though sharing his love of music was one of his biggest aims in life. It all started when Steve started at Earlsdon Primary School when his music teacher Mr Bennett saw something special in that little boy and taught him to play the bass guitar.
Steve spent many hours of practicing at home and became a self-taught natural with a gift many admired. By his teens Madness, and The Specials were among his favourites.
Steve played in many local bands; Fridays Child, The Done thing, The Torches, Spangles to name a few in his life, during school, during his university days and beyond, playing around the country for weddings, parties and anywhere they were asked, Steve playing his beloved bass guitar.
During the 80s things took a strange twist for Steve when he heard of a steel band starting at Earlsdon Methodist Church. Steve along with his sister Sheryl and Elaine (his wife to be), joined Dayspring but this time with Steve playing the bass pans.
Dayspring played in some fantastic places over the years, such as Brixton academy, Blackpool winter gardens, Battersea Park playing to thousands of people
Steve took control and became musical director of Dayspring in 1997 where he arranged music and led Dayspring.
Steve even managed to reform with some of the original and previous members in 2015 calling themselves ‘re Sprung’.
In memory of Steve, to celebrate his Dayspring life and encourage involvement in music there will be a concert in aid of Dayspring Steel Band arranged by his family and friends at Earlsdon Methodist church on Albany Road on Saturday, June 4, at 7pm where Dayspring and friends will be playing many of Steve’s favourite pieces such as ‘Mr Blue Sky’, 'Message to you Rudy' and 'Soul Limbo'. Tickets available on the door are £5 adults and £3 concessions.
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