Action
Christened in Kentish Town, London, in 1965, the group comprised Reggie King (vocals), Alan Bam King (guitar), Mike Evans (bass) and Roger Powell (drums). For the first two years of their career they had been known as the Boys (previously the Boyfriends), a backing group for up-and-coming singer Sandra Barry. With the addition of second guitarist Peter Watson, however, they renamed themselves the Action and soon established a reputation as one of the best mod groups on the booming London club circuit. Beatles’ producer George Martin spotted their talent and supervized their subsequent recordings: Land Of 1,000 Dances, I'll Keep On Holding On, Baby You've Got It, Never Ever and Shadows And Reflections. After two hitless years, however, the group disintegrated. Watson left in 1966 and was replaced by Ian Whiteman, who was in turn succeeded by Savoy Brown's Martin Stone the following year. The group then metamorphosed into Azoth before reappearing as part of Mighty Baby. Reggie King recorded one solo album and Alan King joined '70s hit group Ace.