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LEEMEN LTD (1965) formed in Durban NAME UNKNOWN (1965)
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JOHN H RICHARD "DOC" KENNY JIMMY BRIAN NIC COLIN BILLY RAMSAY NICK
STONE LEE WATSON HENSON THOMPSON ALDERSON MARTENS PRATLEY ANDREWS MACKAY ROWLINS (?)
bass vocals drums guitar keyboards keyboards keyboards drums vocals bass guitar
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| | +-----> ABSTRACT TRUTH (1971) +-----------+---------------------+
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+-------------------)---------+ LEHMAN LTD (1965)
| +----------------+ -----------------------------------------------------
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| | NIC COLIN RAMSAY MICK GARY ANGELO
| | MARTENS PRATLEY MACKAY JADE ? ?
| | keyboards drums bass vocals guitar guitar
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| | +-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |
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NEVADAS | | THE NAVARONES (1965) after Colin |
---------- | | -------------------------------- - - - - - - |
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JULIAN OTHERS | | NIC COLIN JOHNNY DAVE BRIAN |
LAXTON | | MARTENS PRATLEY PATTERSON PATTERSON BRENTON |
guitars | | keyboards drums vocals bass drums |
| | | | | |
| | +------+---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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THEM | FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1966) "Freedom Sweet" was also suggested, recorded as
------------------ | ------------------------------- "Fleadom's Children" to avoid complications sometimes!
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JULIAN IVOR OTHERS| KENNY RAMSAY NIC COLIN
LAXTON BACK | HENSON MacKAY MARTENS PRATLEY
guitars drums | guitar bass keyboards drums
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| +---------+---------+---------)---------+
| | +------------------+
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MEL, MEL & JULIAN (1965) FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1966) | THE GONKS (1965)
------------------- ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------
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MEL JULIAN MEL KENNY RAMSAY JIMMY COLIN | CRAIG BARRY HOWARD MERVYN PETER
GREEN LAXTON MILLER HENSON MacKAY THOMPSON PRATLEY | ROSS CLINE SCHACHAT GERSHANOV GILDER
vocals, guitar vocals guitar bass keyboards drums | vocals bass guitar guitar drums
guitar | | | | | |
+--------------------+---------+-------------------+--------)--------+
| +-----+
FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1967) |
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KENNY RAMSAY JULIAN COLIN CRAIG | Via Noel McDermott's Band (1966)
HENSON MacKAY LAXTON PRATLEY ROSS | and John E Sharpe's Blues Band (1967)
guitar bass guitar drums keyboards |
| | | | | |
| +---------+--------+ +-------)---> THIRD EYE
+-----------------+ | |
| +---------------)----------------------------------+
| | |
| | FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1968)
| | ------------------------------- - - - - -
| | | | | | | Harry Poulas played
| | JULIAN RAMSAY COLIN HARRY MIKE in Four Jacks and a Jill
| | LAXTON MacKAY PRATLEY POULAS FAURE and Privilege in 1967-68
| | guitar bass drums keyboards sax
| | | | | |
| | | | | +--------> OTIS WAYGOOD briefly in 1970
| +-----+---------+---------+
| via ABSTRACT TRUTH |
| (1970), DADDY FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1968-69) Battle Hymn of the Broken Hearted Horde
| LONGLEGS (1972, ------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE A-CADS, THE BATS,
| London) | | | | | | | also played on 'King
| JULIAN RAMSAY COLIN NIC DENNIS STEVIE PETE <----+ of the Axe-Grown Maker'
| LAXTON MacKAY PRATLEY MARTENS ROBERTSON van KERKEN CLIFFORD album by Colin Pratley's
| guitar bass drums keyboards vocals vocals guitar GRUNGANC FLERC in 1969
| | | | | ^ |
| | | | | | +------------------> married "Mutt" Lange, joined Hocus,
| | | | | +-------ITS A SECRET (1967) later joined Night in UK with Chris Thompson
| +---------+---------+---------+
| |
| FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1970) Astra THE GLACIERS,
| - - - - - ----------------------------------------- GRUNGANC FLERC,
| | | | | | | FRUITS OF LOOM,
| GERARD JULIAN RAMSAY COLIN NIC BRIAN COLOURED RAIN
| NEL LAXTON MacKAY PRATLEY MARTENS DAVIDSON <---------+
| keyboards guitar bass drums keyboards vocals
| | | | | | via PIG and THIRD EYE
| +----------)---------+ +---------)---------+
| | | | |
| | +---------+---------+ +------------------+
| | | |
| | FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1972) Galactic Vibes |
| | ------------------------------ |
| | | | | | |
| | JULIAN BARRY COLIN BRIAN |
| | LAXTON IRWIN PRATLEY DAVIDSON |
| | guitar bass drums vocals |
| | | | | |
| | +-------+ +---------+--------+-------------------+
| | | |
| | | FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1973) recorded 'State Of Fear' single
| | | -----------------------------------------
| | | | | | | |
| | | TREVOR RONNIE COLIN BRIAN NIC
| | | RABIN ROBOT PRATLEY DAVIDSON MARTENS
| | | guitar bass drums vocals keyboards
| | | V V | |
| | | RABBITT RABBITT | |
| | | | |
+------+--)-----------------+---------+ +----------------------------+
+-------------+ | |
HAWK (1972-73) COLLINSON McBRIAN (1975-76) |
----------------- ------------------------------ |
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OTHERS DAVE JULIAN KENNY RAMSAY COLIN BRIAN |
ORNELLAS LAXTON HENSON MacKAY PRATLEY FINCH |
vocals guitar guitar bass drums guitar |
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solo, <-------+ +---------+---------+ +-------> FINCH & HENSON |
production, | (see below) |
jingles, KENNY HENSON'S HARAMBEE (1978) ELEPHANT (69), |
etc ----------------------------------------- ABSTRACT TRUTH (70), LANCASTER BAND (1978-1981) Cape Town Comic Strip Heroes (1981)
| | | | | HAMMAK (72) -----------------------------------------------------------
OTHERS KENNY RAMSAY COLIN GEORGE | | then | | then | | | |
HENSON MacKAY PRATLEY WOLFAARDT <--------+ BRIAN SIMON ROBIN GARTH ROBIN HARRY HOWARD
guitar bass, drums bass DAVIDSON COLTON AULD HITCHENS LANCASTER LANCASTER BUTCHER
| vocals | | vocals vocals guitar guitar guitar drums bass
| | | +--------> NEILL SOLOMON'S | (see below)
via | | | UPTOWN RHYTHM DOGS|
FINCH & | | | (1981) |
HENSON | | | |
(77-82), | | | |
BORSTAL +--------+ WILDEBEEST (1981) Bushrock 1 THE COUNCIL 1983-86
BOYS (79) | ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------
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| COLIN PIET DAVE BOET KARLIEN BRIAN KEVIN JOCK DAVE
| PRATLEY BOTHA TARR FARBER v NIEKERK DAVIDSON SHIRLEY LAING LeWARNE
| drums bass violin guitar vocals vocals guitar bass drums
| | | | | |
| +-------+ | +------> Producing +-------> BLUES BROERS
| | |
| +---> RAVEN, CATHERINE WHEEL, |
| JACK HAMMER |
+---------+-----------------------------------------------+
|
FULL TILT (1989-1993) FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1996) Mummies (unreleased)
---------------- ------------------------------- - - - - - - - - -
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JIMMY RAY NIC OTHERS KENNY RAMSAY BRIAN JONATHAN BRUCE KOBUS
HAWLA DE BRUYN HENSON MacKAY DAVIDSON NEAVES MUIRHEAD van TONDER
guitar vocals, guitar, bass, vocals drums bass keyboards
| guitar keyboards vocals, |
| (see below) | guitar |
| | v |
| | THE FUMES |
| +--+ |
WILD GOOSE (1998-2000) | THE BRIAN DAVIDSON BAND (1998) re-recorded '1999' -
---------------------- | -------------------------------- released on 'Cape Town Vibes'
| | | | | | | | CD in 1998
JIMMY RAY BRIAN TOBY | STEVEN RUSSELL BRIAN MURRAY
HAWLA O'DONNELL TYLER |HUNTLEY de VILLIERS DAVIDSON ANDERSON
vocals, drums bass, | guitar drums vocals bass
guitar | vocals | |
| | (see below)| |
+---------+-------------)-----------+----------+
| |
| KING RAT (2000) Cape Town
| --------------------------------
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| JIMMY RAY BRIAN BRIAN JOHN
| HAWLA O'DONNELL DAVIDSON McWILLIAMS
| vocals, drums vocals, bass
| guitar | guitar |
| | | | |
| +---------+----------)---------+
| | |
+-----------------------)-----------+ |
| | |
| | +--------------------+
| +------+ |
WILD GOOSE (2000) | LIVE WIRE BLUES BAND (2000) Cape Town
------------------------ | -------------------------------------------
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JIMMY RAY BRIAN JOHN | JOHN DAVID BRIAN HENRY SIMON
HAWLA O'DONNELL McWILLIAMS | PAYNE FLETCHER DAVIDSON LANCASTER SWANICH
vocals, drums bass | guitar bass vocals drums keys,
guitar | V guitar
| | moved to
| | Thailand
WILD GOOSE (2001) | to teach
------------------------ | English.
| | | | Passed away
JIMMY RAY BRIAN TOBY | 4 Dec 2002.
HAWLA O'DONNELL TYLER |
vocals, drums bass, |
guitar vocals |
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+----------+-----------+ +-----------+
| |
OPEN SEASON (2002) FINCH & HENSON reunion tour 2002
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JIMMY RAY BRIAN TOBY BRENDA BRIAN KENNY JOHAN <-------from Namibia
HAWLA O'DONNELL TYLER vocals FINCH HENSON "SWARTSIE"
vocals, drums bass, vocals, guitar SWART
guitar vocals guitar bass
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FULL TILT reunion (2003)
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JIMMY RAY NICKY OTHERS
HAWLA DE BRUYN
vocals, vocals,
guitar guitar
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