Mansfield Skiffle group circa 1956/57

This is all part of the greater SHANE FENTON AND THE FENTONES story.

Tony Hinchcliffe was a drummer based in Mansfield and he formed his own four piece group in and around 1956/57 to enter an inter-factory Skiffle contest. The “Tony Hinchcliffe Skiffle Group” (the real name is unknown) won by default when the opposition failed to turn up.
Later, Tony was joined by Jerry Wilcox on lead guitar and he suggested “Bonney” as a bass guitarist. They took on the name of the “Diamond Skiffle Group” and played around the Mansfield area.

Tony would become an integral part of the Johnny Theakstone Group which became Shane Fenton and the Fentones.

A website maintained by Adrian Barrett is dedicated to the entire story of Shane Fenton and Alvin Stardust and can be found here.