Saturday, September 23, 2006

FLAKE MEMBERS

THIS IS A LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF MUSICIANS WHO PASSED THROUGH THE BAND.

DAVE ALLEN (FLUTE & SAX)
LINDSAY ASKEW (GUITAR)
ROB ASKEW (BASS)
TED ATKINSON (BASS)
DENISE CAINES (VOCALS)
MICK GAUL (BASS)
GEOFF GRAY (VOCALS)
ROSS JEFFREE (GUITAR)
SHAUNA JENSEN (VOCALS)
NEALE JOHNS (VOCALS)
GREG HIGGS (BASS)
MICK MEEHAM (BASS)
DENIS MOORE (BASS)
JIMMY PENSON (DRUMS)
JOHN RUSSELL (GUITAR)
SHARON SIMS (VOCALS)
GORDON SHEARD (GUITAR)
BILLY TAYLOR (GUITAR)
ANNA THOMAS (VOCALS)
WAYNE THOMAS (DRUMS)
ROB TOTH (ORGAN)
WARREN WARD (BASS)

SOME PICS OF FORMER FLAKE MEMBERS AS THEY ARE TODAY


DAVE ALLEN PLAYED FLUTE AND SAX ON FLAKE'S FIRST RECORDING







DENISE CAINES IS NOW DEE SHANNON, PICTURED HERE WITH HER SON, ASHTON.






LINDSAY ASKEW, THE BAND'S ORIGINAL GUITARIST

JOHN RUSSELL REPLACED LINDSAY AND STAYED WITH THE GROUP WAYNE THOMAS AND ROB ASKEW. WAYNE STARTED THE GROUP, ROB WAS ONE OF SEVERAL BASS PLAYERS

ALBUM COVERS














PHOTOS OF FLAKE

FLAKE WERE PRESENTED THE 1970 2SM AUSTRALIAN MUSIC AWARD FOR "THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE" DAVE & DENISE WERE ABSENT.


BELOW, THE ORIGINAL 1968 LINEUP.


ABOVE, THE 1969 LINEUP, WHICH RECORDED THE FIRST HIT, "THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE"


BELOW, DENISE & BILLY SHARON & DENISE









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