Early to mid sixties Nottingham group

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The story of the band was told in this Evening Post article from 2011.

1960s band The Vibrants to reunite for one-off gig
By Nottingham Post | Posted: May 24, 2011

SIXTIES teenyboppers who remember a popular city group called the Vibrants are being invited to roll back the years at a reunion gig next month.
The Vibrants were regulars on the local pub and club scene about 50 years ago and played at cinemas for teenagers on Saturday mornings.
Bass guitarist Bob White remembers: “The Vibrants frequently appeared on the Saturday morning Teenage Show at the Gaumont Cinema, in Theatre Square, and at the ABC Minors’ Saturday matinee shows at ABC cinemas such as the Odeon and Metropole.
“Because these cinemas had real stages, local beat groups would play a short spot at the interval, and the Vibrants had a great following.”
Fifty years on, the group’s surviving members are hoping some of those fans will join them at a reunion gig to be held in Mapperley.
The driving force behind the reunion is original rhythm guitarist Gordon Goodwin, who has just passed his 65th birthday. Realising that it was also 50 years since the Vibrants first formed, he decided to celebrate by trying to reunite the band for a “one-off” gig to raise money for Hayward House Hospice.
The Vibrants were a popular beat group who played regularly at such venues as the Carlton Hotel, the Grey Goose, the Phoenix Club and many other clubs and dances in and around the Nottingham and Mansfield area.
Bob remembers one show when the band was playing at the Grey Goose, in Gedling, and a power cut plunged the place into darkness.
The following night the Evening Post reported: “While staff searched for candles, the group’s drummer, Alan Towle, beat out the rhythm and kept the customers dancing in the dark. After 10 or 15 minutes bar staff were able to serve drinks by candlelight and the entertainment continued minus the amplified guitars.”
Like so many beat groups of that period, they modelled themselves on Cliff Richard and the Shadows and their reunion play list will include popular hits and instrumentals, with a bit of rock n roll thrown in for good measure.
Gordon says: “It would be wonderful to see some old fans and friends from the past who can perhaps recall coming to see us play.
“We hope to have an enjoyable evening, with lots of memories and nostalgic music, and the fact that it will all be for a good cause will mean a lot to me.
“It was something I wanted to do for my 65th birthday and when I asked the lads, they were all up for it. It will be incredible to be back on stage with them.”
Sadly, when Gordon started to track down former band members, he found that vocalist Scott Raynor (real name Tommy Stanley) had died some years ago, so Gordon will be leading the vocals and acting as compere for the evening.
As well as Bob White, the line-up will feature original lead guitarist Bob Blackhurst.
Bob White recalled: “Both Bob Blackhurst and myself had Futurama six-string electric guitars and we took it in turn to play lead and bass parts.
“We soon realised that one of us would have to become the bass guitarist, so we spun a coin to decide who would remain on lead guitar.
“Bob won but I never regretted that. Lead guitar was more glamorous but I took to the bass and have been playing it ever since.”
One man missing will be original drummer Alan Towle, despite Gordon’s best efforts to track him down. Former Revival drummer Alan Wooler will step in on the night.
Other ex-members Gordon has lost touch with include Johnny Bagguley (rhythm) and Malcolm Daft (bass).
Bob White left the Vibrants to join the Paladins and, later, the Farran Kristy Big Six.
And when the Vibrants folded, Bob Blackhurst joined the Rocking Vulcans.
The reunion gig will take place on Friday, June 3, at Mapperley Plains Social Club, in Plains Road.