Photograph
Rockin Ricky And The Velvet Collars, Ricky And The Rebounds
1979

this is rockin ricky and the velvet collars ,i started my career in the famous 2i's coffee bar in london back in 1959 serving coffee to a lot of the early british Rock&Roll stars that were discovered there ;TERRY DENE,WEEE WILLIE HARRIS,SCEAMING LORD SUTCH, MIKE BERRY,TOMMY BRUCE,just to name a few,I then came back to manchester and started my career in the pubs and clubs of manchester and salford,in1975 I formed my first band we called ourselves ROCKIN RICKY AND THE VELVET COLLARS,we got into the guinness book of records by playing Rock&Roll for 6 days none stop ,we had a hit record in europe with SOMEONE SOMEONE/SHEILA that was in 1978/9,that band split round about 82 then I formed another band called RICKY AND THE REBOUNDS we did extensive tours all over europe.dont do much now ,only recording,so if you would like a copy of my C.D.please email me .all the best RICKY