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BAND		 Site Updated on 17th November 2002
by Terry Willson
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YEARS MAY COME, YEARS MAY GO, BUT THE MANBAND GOES ON FOREVER.
The Ones that didn't last the course - what are they doing now?
Ray Williams Ray Williams along with Jeff Jones was one of the first casualties of the band. Not 100% happy with the direction the band were taking in their new improvisational style, Ray was effectively sacked in the summer of 1970. Ironically, although he played on both the first two albums,"Revelation" and "Two Oz's of Plastic With A Hole In The Middle", his name had been left off the credits. After leaving the band, Ray worked as a semi professional musician for many years and he nearly rejoined Man in 1975 when a replacement was sought for Ken Whaley. In 1991, Ray made a one off appearance with the band at Welsh Convention 1, when he played with them on an extended version of Spunk Rock. Tragically, Ray died in 1993 after a long illness, but is remembered by those who knew him as one of Rock Music's nicest guys. Jeff Jones was also sacked in the summer of 1970 for the same reasons as Ray. On his departure he joined Wild Turkey, the band formed by ex Jethro Tull bass player, Glenn Cornick with future Man guitarist Alan "Tweke" Lewis and Richie's brother Jon Blackmore. Jeff left after the 2nd album, Turkey, and joined fellow Welshmen in the band Sassafras for a while. He carried on playing with various bands but gradually faded from the music business. He was last reported as running a home improvement business in Swansea.
Clive John is one of the 5 members who have served more than one stint as a member of the Manband. An original Bystander, Clive initially departed after the "Do You Like It Here, Are You Settling In Alright" album seemingly loosing interest in the band. He returned a year later when Micky and Terry recruited a virtually new line up for the "Be Good Yourself At Least Once A Day" album but departed for the final time after appearing on "Xmas At The Patti" A solo album, "You Always Know Where You Stand With A Buzzard" appeared in 1975 but then he also started to vanish from the Music Scene. Still a regular a Man gigs in Wales, when he is not appearing with his own Blues Band, he also runs his own building business in Swansea. He also still makes guest appearances at gigs with Man. Tweke Alan "Tweke" Lewis is probably the unluckiest member of the Manband. He joined the band, as it was touring intensely and also recording their latest album "Back Into the Future". He had enough time to lay down some guitar on one track, "Ain't There Fight", but did play on one their greatest live recordings, "C'Mon" on the live side of the Future album, where according to legend he broke three strings. Discarded when the band changed their line up again, Tweke more or less abandoned the music scene to become a computer programmer in Milton Keynes. Relocating to Wales, he was a regular at Man gigs in Wales, as well as playing with his own bands - recently "The Blues Bunch" and he also made a guest appearance at the Cardiff Coal Exchange in April 2000. Tweke now lives in the Canary Islands.
Will Youatt Will Youatt joined the Manband in 1972 along with Phil Ryan and a returning Clive John. Although a guitarist, Will played bass on the "Be Good To Yourself" and "Back Into The Future" Albums. His departure came at the end of 1973 when the tensions between Phil and Micky reached a head and Phil announced that Will and he were leaving to form the Neutrons, which they did. The Neutrons released two excellent albums, "Black Hole Star" and "Tales From The Blue Cocoons" before splitting. Will then formed the equally excellent Alkatraz with some old friends and released the album "Doing A Moonlight" but split while recording a second album. Since THen he has played the occasional gigs with Alkatraz, including a rip-roaring performance at Welsh Convention 4. Will is also a talented songwriter but a dodgy publishing deal meant he could not use his real name for the songs he had written in Man, The Neutrons and Alkatraz. Malcolm Morley Malcolm Morley was a member of Man's label mates, Help Yourself, and during his absence from Man in 1972/73 Deke Leonard had played with the band as a substitute for Malcolm, who was suffering from a depressive illness. When Micky invited Deke to rejoin Man, he bought with him Malcolm and Ken Whaley from Help Yourself. Malcolm made a major contribution to "Rhino's Wino's and Lunatic's", playing keyboards, guitar and utilising his wonderful voice. A talented musician and songwriter, he left Man after a year and tried to launch a solo career, teaming up with Nottingham band Plummet Airlines who assisted with doing the session work for a projected solo album. This band were being managed by John & Fred and staying at the Hope & Anchor where they met Malcolm. Occasionally surfacing over the next few years, he was recently interviewed by Helps/Man fan Ted Peacock for the Welsh Connection and a solo album, "Aliens" was released in July 2001. The work with Plummet Airlines has also recently been released on an album called "Lost And Found" .
Ken Whaley Ken Whaley, also a member of Help Yourself joined the band in late 1973 with Malcolm Morley and a returning Deke. Ken played Bass on two albums "Rhino's Wino's and Lunatic's" and "Slow Motion" before leaving in the middle of a USA tour. He subsequently joined the guitarist from The Helps, Richard Treece, in the Archers and later Green Ray, who are still a going concern playing at Welsh Convention 4 and 1999' Terrascope festival in London. Ken also undertook a career in Journalism and for a while was editor of the Isllington Gazzette in London. He can also be found working these days in "Big" John Eichler's pub in Clerkenwell. John, the former manager of the Helps, as always looked after his boys well John Cipollina John Cipollina although never ever really a member of Man, he is still an important figure in the history of the band.  Originally a guitarist in the West Coast band Quicksilver Messenger Service, he never really got on with singer, Dino Valentti, and left at the end of 1970. He was a major influence on the young Deke and Micky and was invited to tour the UK with the band in 1975. This led to his appearance on one live album "Maximum Darkness" . After he returned from this UK tour, John continued to play with bands around the West Coast of America including Terry and The Pirates, until his untimely death from Emphysema in 1989 For more info on John and his music go to this page at Shadaux.Com and the John Cipollina home page
John McKenzie John McKenzie joined the band for the "Welsh Connection" Album and as a result bought a smoother, funkier feel to the band. He remained with the band until they split in 1976 and also appeared on the "All's Well That End's Well" Album. When the band split, John became involved in several projects including one called, and keeping with the Man Family tradition of pun band names, "Vista Sylvector". Since then, John has become a respected session musician, he backed Bob Dylan in 1985 on the Old Grey Whistle Test, he has also worked with Alison Moyet, Steve Hillage, The Pretenders, The Eurythmics, The Christians and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestera. Pugwash John "Pugwash" Weathers joined Man when they reformed in 1983. A stalwart of the Welsh Music scene, he had previously been in the Eyes Of Blue and Wild Turkey, replacing Jeff Jones, before making the big time, at least as a touring band, with Gentle Giant. He played with Man from 1983 to 1996 when he decided to concentrate on his work doing musical arrangements, something he had been involved with for some time, especially with SC4. He still pulled out the kit for a thrash, normally as a member the Jets, the R'n'B/Covers band that featured Deke and Martin in the 1960's, who usually reform for the odd party or two. However in 2002 "Pugwash" had to give up drumming when he fell victim to Secard Syndrome and is currently awaiting an operation to relieve the oressure on his spine.
Terry Williams The second two-timer who is not still with the band, Terry Williams is probably the most famous of all the members of the Manband. Replacing Jeff Jones in 1970, his departure came when the band split in 1976 and he joined Dave Edmunds in Rockpile along with Nick Lowe and Billy Bremner and enjoyed some chart success. He played with the Motors on their last album Tenement Steps along with Martin Ace and in early 1982 he joined Meatloaf ("I've received an offer that I don't understand" his manager allegedly said "I think you should accept" . In 1983 came the offer to join Dire Straits who were to become one of the biggest bands in the world during the middle 80's. He played on their last three studio albums, Love Over Gold, Brothers In Arms and On Every Street and as a member of Straits he also had the privilege of playing at Wembley Stadium for Nelson Mandela’s 70th Birthday gig in 1988. Following his split with Dire Straits, Terry, who had played some gigs with Man in 1987, rejoined in 1996. Staying for a year, he left in 1997 and is now running a Blues Club in Swansea.
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