Biography
The Blue Aces
Effective period / Period of releases: 1964 - 1966
Members: Brian Nevill, Michael Snow (2), Ron Ryan
Irish beat band active in the mid-1960s; relocated to London. After a couple of singles on Pye they signed to Columbia and some members of the original band returned to Ireland in 1966 and only Charlie Cheevers (sax) and Jerry O'Shea (drums) remained, joined by singer/songwriter Ron Ryan plus Ron Carthy, Keith Field and Mike Kelleher. As well as touring the band did some work for the BBC and can be seen backing Lulu performing "Shout" on Top of the Pops.