Biography
Toby Twirl
Effective period / Period of releases: 1968 - 2017
Members: Nick Thorburn (2), John Graham Reed, Dudley Doolittle
English band from Newcastle, England, founded in 1968 until 1971 when the group was disbanded. The band was named after a 1950's children's book character who happened to be a pig.Dave Holland left the band in late 1969 and was replaced by Steve Pickering who had established a reputation in the North West under the name Reg James
They released only three 45 RPM singles.
Line-up:
David Holland - vocals
Barry Sewell - organ
Nick Thorburn - guitar
Stuart Sommerville - bass
John Reed - drums (replaced Richie MacConnell)
Steve Pickering - vocals (replaced David Holland)
Dave Robson (bass) replaced Stuart Somerville who died in a canoeing accident off Tynemouth