Grease Band
The Grease Band was formed in 1966 to back singer Joe Cocker but the original line-up—Frank Myles (guitar), Vernon Nash (piano), Chris Stainton (bass) and Dave Demmott (drums)—underwent several changes over the ensuing years. Henry McCullough (guitar), Alan Spenner (bass) and Bruce Rowlands (bass) joined Stainton in the group's best-known incarnation, but this unit split from Cocker in 1970 at the end of an arduous American tour. Spenner, Rowlands and McCullough were then joined by guitarist Neil Hubbard as the Grease Band embarked on an independent career. The group's brand of blues-rock was perfectly captured on their debut album and they enjoyed a reputation as an exciting live attraction. Stainton remained an associate member, although Mick Weaver, aka Wynder K. Frog, subsequently augmented the line-up. John ‘Pugwash’ Weathers came in for the defecting Rowlands, but the band broke up in December 1971 when McCullough joined Wings.