Birmingham: It's Not Shit Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
I interrupt scheduled snaking to bring a plea from me Dad (Alan): Last Saturday I went to the Barn Social Witton , to see Brum Rocked with Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton, Raymond Froggatt, Danny King, plus three other superb musicians. I saw a similar show last year at Sutton Town Hall ,with Laurie Hornsby, and that [...]
The Great Gordino Newsletter (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... the bass, and worked in various bands around Birmingham. ELO band leader Jeff Lynne and drummer Bev Bevan were from Birmingham and had seen Groucutt a few times. In 1974 after watching a gig, they went backstage and asked if he wanted to join ELO! At that time the band had some success in the UK, but were more successful in the US. Groucutt had to make a decision there and then, so rang...
Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
(Pictured from left) John Bunce, brand manager of the Jam House, Birmingham; Jenny Wilkes, appeal co-ordinator; Bev Bevan; Jimmy Franks, BBC WM. A n array of celebrities are lined-up to take part in one of Birmingham’s most exciting charity events of the year. Bev Bevan and his “super group” will be heading up the Kidney Kids bonanza, which takes place at the Birmingham...
ELO BEATLES FOREVER (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... all those re-mastered packages and rolling compilations] a full 23 years after ELO's last album. Bev Bevan; Kelly Groucutt ; Mik Kaminski ; Loius Clark; Eric Troyer ; Phil Bates; Pete Haycock; Neil Lockwood; Gordon Townsend; Parthenon Huxley and Glen Burtnik - in and of themselves have kept the light shining in their world-traversing tours. They are either under-reported in the press or...
