SLASH

Warning – urban myth about to be exploded!!! SLASH wasn’t born in Stoke.
The guitarist with American pap-metallers Guns ‘n’ Roses was born in Islington in July 1965.
Allegedly, he lived for part of his childhood in Stoke. I never met him, and I’ve never met anyone who has either. Have you??
Perhaps he was chewing on a bacon & cheese oatcake when he first heard Alice Cooper? That’s about as much influence we can claim for his musical career.
Definitely no son of Stoke.

THE SCANDALS

Rock/blues 3-piece, SIMON GOODALL (ex LEARNING TO SPEAK & INSTANT CHAOS) on bass/vox, JAMES PEDDIE on gtr, and CHRIS JOINES on drums.
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REVENGE

Formed by TIM BLACKWOOD, formerly of EXPOZER.
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THE QUIREBOYS

GUY BAILEY from Barlaston, CHRIS JOHNSTONE from Stone, plus another Stone lad NICK CONNELL were in this quite successful NWBHM band. Once famously supported The Rolling Stones, and were also signed to Sharon Osbourne’s management company. The band are still together, but without the local lads.

PYRAMID

Rock band that split in June 1980.

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PREDATOR

Rock.
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PASSPORT SMILES

Rock/new wave band led by TIM HOWLE who wrote most of the music, featuring JEFF on vox and lyrics, STEVE drums, MARK BRAMMAR on bass – replaced by CHRIS BOWKER (BEN), and PEG on guitar. JEFF worked in LEGENDARY LONNIE’S record shop in Stoke. They changed their name to MIGHTIER THAN KONG in 1981.

OLE VARADI

A heavy metal band which featured, at various times, PHIL LITTLER [lead guitar], dressed as Oliver Hardy, JOHNNY CARROLL, LINDSAY LEIGHTON, MICK CARTWRIGHT and BERNARD HUTCHINSON aka HUTCH.

NO FAVORS

A rock band from Alsager featuring amongst others ROB MOSSLEY on bass.

MASTER STASH

Gigged heavily in the 1980s, GEOFF SMITH and STEVE JONES, guitars, HOWARD JONES, bass, SIMON MACHIN – vocals and NEIL McCALLUM (aka KEGS) drums. Recorded at Bumble Studio, and finalists of Rock Search U.K.
KEGS went on to feature with CLIMAX BLUES BAND.