Steve Marriott & The Moments

Steve Marriott & The Moments

Genres: mod, soul, 60s, blues, Small Faces

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About Steve Marriott & The Moments

Steve Marriott formed The Moments in 1963, originally calling it The Frantiks. The Frantiks recorded a cover version of Cliff Richard's song "Move It" with ex-Shadows drummer Tony Meehan, who was brought in to help with production. Despite the single being hawked around the major record companies, no one was interested, and the song was never released. They then changed the band's name to The Moments (Marriott and his Moments, or Marriott & The Moments). They played support for artists such as the Nashville Teens, the Animals, Georgie Fame, and John Mayall, playing venues such as the 100 Club in Soho, London, and the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond. The Moments gained a loyal following, and for a short time had their own fanzine, Beat '64, dedicated to 'Steve Marriott's Moments', started by Stuart Tuck. They are noted as performing a total of eighty gigs in 1964. The group was asked to record a single for the American market, a cover version of The Kinks' U.K. hit song "You Really Got Me", released on the World Artists record label in 1964. When it failed to get attention, Marriott was dropped from the band, with members claiming he was too young to be a lead singer.

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