The BOYS BLUE
circa 1964-5 R&B / Beat group
This site explains some of the confusion between this band The Boys Blue and The Sorrows.
Jeff Elroy (vocals)
Michael Holloway (guitar)
Tony Hart (bass)
Paul Colletto (drums)
Although The Boys Blue were the first group to record Miki Dallon's "You Got What I Want" and "Take a Heart", with both tracks later recorded by The Sorrows, The Boys Blue had no connection to The Sorrows as has sometimes been suggested.
Coventry band The Boys Blue were formed in 1964 by vocalist Jeff Elroy. Bass player Tony Hart knew a guitarist, Michael Holloway who knew a drummer, Paul Colletto with this quartet becoming The Boys Blue. Singer Jeff Elroy was friends with budding songwriter Miki Dallon, resulting in the group recording two of his compositions for their lone single with Miki also producing the two tracks.
The Boys Blue backed Miki Dallon during his own vocal sessions on at least six occasions. The Boys Blue also appeared on Thank Your Lucky Stars in June 1965 with The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and Lulu. A scheduled tour in 1965 with Chuck Berry with The Boys Blue as a support act was cancelled at the last minute, resulting in their having to give back all the new equipment they had just received. The group disbanded soon after in 1965.
Lead singer, Jeff Elroy recorded a single "Honey Machine" released in November 1966 credited to Jeff Elroy and Boys Blue. However, bassist Tony Hart claims the original Boys Blue split in 1965 and the band backing Jeff Elroy in 1966 may have been a new group."
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It was the only single by the Boys Blue, although their singer, Jeff Elroy, did a single in 1966 for Philips that was credited to Jeff Elroy and the Boys Blue. Both tracks have been reissued on a number of British Invasion obscurity compilations. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi"
Take a Heart - The Boys Blue
The Boys Blue - You Got What I Want
Jeff Elroy And Boys Blue - Honey Machine
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