The Mighty Avengers (band)
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The Mighty Avengers was an English pop group, formed by Tony Campbell in 1962 at Rugby, England.
History
[edit]The group was managed by Danny Betesh of Kennedy Street Artistes. He negotiated a recording deal with Andrew Loog Oldham, who at the same time, also managed The Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote the group's only hit, "So Much in Love",[1] which spent two weeks in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 46 at the end of 1964.[2] The song fared better in Australia, reaching number 22.
The group released several more singles, including "Hide Your Pride[3] and "Blue Turns To Grey" which all failed to chart.[2] The band split up in the mid-1960s, though several members later joined the group Jigsaw, which had several chart hits in the mid-1970s.
Band members
[edit]- Tony Campbell (lead guitar, vocal)
- Dave "Biffo" Beech (drums, vocal)
- Mike Linnell (bass, lead vocal)
- Kevin "Bep" Mahon (guitar, harmonica)
Later
[edit]In June 2011, their former band member, Mike Linnell, appeared as a contestant on the Channel 4 game show, Countdown.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mighty Avengers, The – So Much in Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 363. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Mighty Avengers, The – Hide Your Pride (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Mike Linnell – Countdown". Wiki.apterous.org. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2014.