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SWINGING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE SIXTIES


The Persuaders - recreating the sound, the look and the feel of the decade...
the band

Next gig is:
Sunday, March 31st 2024 - Golden Lion - Northallerton (DL7 8PP)

About The Band

Derek Telfer formed The Persuaders in April 2000 to recreate the sound, look and feel of a sixties pop band.

We try not to use ‘high tech’ music equipment so that we can create that authentic raw sixties sound just as it was back in the day.

The line-up is: Derek on bass and lead vocals, Adam on lead/rhythm guitar and vocals, Daran on lead/rhythm guitar and backing vocals and Les on drums.

If you hire us you’re getting a totally self-contained band of smartly dressed musicians. All our electrical equipment is regularly PAT tested and the band is fully insured for public liability (certificate on request)

We provide music between sets but equally can work alongside a disco if required.

PERFECT FOR ANY OCCASION...

For more information on hiring the band please email:
persuaderband@gmail.com

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“The Last Time”
Live at The Merlin in Stockton - 12/03/2022


The Persuaders Band based in the North East of England, giving the authentic recreation of the sixties, let the lads take you back in time to the solid sound of the sixties with the Hippy Hippy Shake, Have I the Right, Just One Look and many more of the songs you can dance and sing along too.

Sets are 2 x 60 mins - also we use a selection of CDs to play through the PA if needed inbetween the sets to keep the mood swinging.

The band is located in Redcar & Cleveland.

Groups that The Persuaders songs cover are as follows:

  • The Hollies
  • Franki Vallie
  • The Beatles
  • Rolling Stones
  • Dave Clark Five
  • Honeycombs
  • Elvis Presley
  • Status Quo
  • Chuck Berry
  • Jeff Beck
  • The Kinks
  • The Mavericks
  • Swinging Blue Jeans
  • The Equals
  • Spencer Davis
  • Everley Brothers
  • The Searchers
  • Cliff Richard
  • and many more


Reviews


Great night Saturday at whitby !..

Great band seen them on Saturday night

Look forward to seeing you play again Derek

The 60's Bands We Forgot


Even though you may not remember some of these bands - they did achieve major success in the swinging 60's.

  • The Amboy Dukes
  • Manfred Mann
  • Sam the Sham
  • The Archies
  • Procol Harum
  • The Left Banke
  • The Pharaohs
  • The Marcels
  • Barry Sadler
  • Paul Revere & The Raiders

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email the band:
persuaderband@gmail.com

1960s Fashion for Men and Women - The Look


The 1960's fashion for men and women was very different from what we see now.

Men wore their hair short and neat. As the 60s progressed the hippy era saw men sporting long hair, including Derek - when he had hair!

Women wore their hair either in a bob or a beehive hairstyle, which were both popular styles of that time period.

These hairstyles were usually paired with matching outfits that consisted of bold patterns and bright colors.

The Fender Guitars

A brief history of the Fender guitar

In a city called Fullerton, California, over 70 years ago, the story of the Fender guitar was born, believed to be around 1949.

It all began with Leo Fender, a radio repairman and a budding inventor. He teamed up with local musician and another inventor called Doc Kaufmann - together they formed K&F Manufacturing Corp at the height of the Hawaiian music craze - they produced a limited run of amplifiers and lap steel guitars.

From there, after Leo parted company with Doc Kaufmann, it continued with the Fender’s original “woodie” amps - as they’ve come to be known in collectors circles and were among the first products to bear the official Fender seal.

Date

Today is 29-03-2024

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