Biography
Ducks Deluxe
Effective period / Period of releases: 1973 - 2009
Members: Jim Russell, Nick Garvey, Micky Groome, Andy McMaster, Martin Belmont, Sean Tyla, Brinsley Schwarz (2), Kevin Foster, Billy Rankin (2), Ken Whaley, Tim Roper
Major UK 70's pub rock band with later come back stints. Martin Belmont, Sean Tyla and Ken Whaley, ex-members of Help Yourself, formed the band in September 1972 and recruited drummer Tim Roper. Their first public appearance was at the Tally Ho, Kentish Town, London, October 1972. Nick Garvey (bass) replaced Ken Whaley at Christmas 1972 and Andy McMaster was added on piano in November 1973.