The Birds (British band)
The Birds were a British R&B band that was popular in the mid-1960s. They have been compared to such well-known groups as The Who , The Yardbirds and The Kinks , but they did not hit the charts.
Band history
Ron Wood (guitar, harmonica, vocals), Tony Munroe (guitar, vocals) and Kim Gardner (bass) grew up in the Yiewsley district of London . Together with drummer Bob Langham - Pete McDaniels later came for him - and singer Ali McKenzie, they founded a band in 1964, which was initially called "The Thunderbirds", but then shortened the name to "The Birds". They played hard rhythm and blues . After appearing on Ready Steady Go, they got a recording deal with Decca , and they released two singles in late 1964 and early 1965.
The Birds were successful as a live band - they were listed on concert announcements before the Pretty Things and the Tridents with Jeff Beck - but their singles flopped. One reason was the great success of the American Byrds , who stormed the charts in 1965 with Mr. Tambourine Man . After the third single in October 1965, the contract with Decca ended.
The Birds switched to Reaction Records, but the single Say Those Magic Words came on the market with great delay due to contractual disputes. The band was now called "The Birds Birds". You made an appearance in the horror film The Deadly Bees . But the breakup of the group could not be stopped. Ron Wood went to the Jeff Beck Group and after a few stops ended up with the Rolling Stones . Kim Gardner soon became acquainted with Ashton, Gardner & Dyke .
Discography
Singles
- November 1964: Youʼre On My Mind (Ronnie Wood) / You Donʼt Love Me (You Donʼt Care) ( Ellas McDaniel ) ( Decca F 12031) - Producer: Franklyn Boyd
- April 1965: Leaving Here ( Holland – Dozier – Holland ) / Next in Line (Ronnie Wood) (Decca F 12140) - Producer: Franklyn Boyd; British single charts number 45
- October 1965: No Good Without You Baby (William "Mickey" Stevenson) / How Can It Be? (Ronnie Wood) (Decca F 12257) - Producer: Franklyn Boyd
- September 1966: Say Those Magic Words (Bob Feldman, Doc Pomus , Jerry Goldstein, Mort Shuman , Richard Gottehrer ) / Daddy Daddy (Ronnie Wood / Tony Munroe) (as "The Birds Birds", Reaction 591 005)