Des OReilly.com (A Musical Life)

   

                                                         

                                                              

                                                  Breaking News  July 12 2010

 

                                   I've decided to open up a page as a forum for people to post items regarding the music scene in Preston, Lancashire UK

 

                                   You have to be a site member to post. If you are not a member you can register on the page,it's free, usual rules apply

 

                                                                         Please click on 'Forums' at the bottom of the navigation panel to our left.

 

                                                                     Warning any stupidity or simply bad and uneccessary behaviour will be deleted

                                                                   I do reserve the right to delete any posts and to block the offender if needs be.

                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                    Des O'Reilly

 

 

 

 

                                                         Please click on the Dave Millen page for details.        

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                 

                Des O'Reilly :   Resident  Adelaide South Australia                                                               Life Partner : Mos Day

                                               Des,Jim and Dave

                             I'm an original '60s musician from the UK. I was drummer/vocalist for The Puppets, a group from Preston, Lancashire.We recorded at the legendary          Joe Meek's RGM Studio in London and backed many major Artists  of the time.                                        

               'Photo Copyright©1966 Clive Bubley.'

 

                                                                                                      including    Americans    'Little Miss Dynamite'                                                 

                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                        Brenda Lee

 

                                                                                                                                                                                 

              The Fabulous Ronettes                                            Big Dee Irwin                                               Dee Dee Sharp

                                                                                                                                                                                                           (The Mashed Potato Lady)

 

                                                                                                            and that incredible Rock'n'Roller,

                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                            Gene Vincent

 

                                                                                                                And Brit Idols

 

                                                                                                          

                                 Marty Wilde                                               Michael Cox                                             Vince Eager   

 

                                                                                             

                                                                      Duffy Power                                                          Jess Conrad

 

                                                                                                                            

                                                         Crispian St. Peters                                                           Billy Fury                             

                                                  'You Were On My Mind '& 'Pied Piper'                      The best Rock Balladeer in Britain    

 

                                                                                                                             AND                                  

                                                                                                    

                                                                                        The delightful           Millie who sang 'My Boy Lollipop'    

                                                          

                                                                                    As you can imagine we had a ball, for History,please click on history chapters to your left

                                                                              Contact :   ThePuppets@desoreilly.com      

                      

                                                                                     

                                                                            

                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

                                   

                                         

                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                

                      

                                                                        
                                                                                

                                                               

                        

                                                                                                 Sadly the following artists have all passed away

 

                                      Big Dee Irwin   July 06 - 1932  --- Aug  27 - 1995

 

                                                                Billy Fury    April 17 - 1940  --- Jan 28 -1983

 

                                                                                     Crispian St. Peters April 05 - 1939 --- June 08 - 2010

 

                                                                                                                    Dave Millen   Jan 29 -1944 --- Jan 19 - 2010

 

                                                                                                                                          Gene Vincent Feb 11 - 1935 --- Oct 12 - 1971

 

                                                                                                                                                                   Joe Meek  April 05 - 1929 --- Feb 03- 1967

 

                                               

 

                                                                 

                       Des                                                Andrew                                                Rob

I have been living in Adelaide South Australia since 1979.In 1986 I formed a band called Monkey Business with guitarist Andrew Hilton ,keyboard player Rob Ryan and later Neil Andrews aka The Adelaide Guitar Doctor.

                                                   We were around for about 10 years and had a ball.

                                              Contact on     :   MonkeyBusiness@desoreilly.com

                                                                                        I can be contacted on the following Email addresses

 

                                                                             ThePuppets@desoreilly.com   or   MonkeyBusiness@desoreilly.com  

 

                                                                                        or  Des@desoreilly.com

 

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