Hugo Delmonte

Nottingham band, summer of 1978

Donnie Johnson: Guitar, Vocals (had been in The Drains):
Rob Pollard (Wally): Guitar (also had been in Storm maybe)
Pete Hall: Bass
Pete Clarke: Drums (had been in Ned Kelly/Kyro)

Donnie Johnson had been in The Drains and would return when they reformed. Pete Clark had been in Ned Kelly/Kyro and Rob Pollard had maybe been in a rock covers band called Storm. It was a shortlived group. Pete joined Some Chicken in July 1978 when Bob Fawcett left. Pete remembers:
“A short lived band, Don had been in The Drains and went back to The Drains when they reformed. One of our first gigs was at the Gregory on Ilkeston Road. We played the Imperial and supported Gaffa and Some Chicken at the Imperial on their Wednesday night residency. In the summer of 1978 Some Chicken drummer Bob Fawcett was going to be away on holiday for two weeks and they asked me to step in while he was away. After the two weeks was up they said do you want to join. I said what about Bob but they said Bob was more interested in his business”.

Hugo Delmonte – Jump Up And Down – Live at the Hearty Goodfellow July 6th 1978

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