98 - Music

There Are At Least Two 1960s Bands With This Name. 1 The Bystanders A Successful Close Harmony Pop Group From Merthyr Tydfil Wales Issued Eight Singles Including "98.6" #45 In UK Singles Chart In February 1967 Which Was Played In The 2009 Film The Boat That Rocked Although Keith's Version Was The Bigger Hit Reaching No. 24 In The UK And "When Jesamine Goes" Written By Their Manager Ronnie Scott And Marty Wilde Under The Pseudonyms Of Frere Manston And Jack Gellar Which Was Later Covered By The Casuals As "Jesamine" And Got To No. 2 In The UK Chart. They Also Recorded Sessions Of Cover Versions For The BBC As Rules Restricting Needle Time Required "live" Performances Between The Records During The 1960s Becoming Regulars On The ’’Jimmy Young Show’’ "The David Symonds Show" And Others. When Formed In 1962 The Bystanders Included Owen Money Then Known As Gerry Braden But He Was Replaced By Vic Oakley Giving The Classic Line Up Of Micky Jones Guitar Ray Williams Bass Jeff Jones Drums Clive John Aka Clint Space Keyboards And Vic Oakley Vocals . By 1968 The Other Members Wanted To Change Musical Direction To A More Psychedelic/American West-Coast Guitar Sound So Oakley Left To Be Replaced By Deke Leonard And The Band Changed Its Name To Man. 2 The Bystanders Were A 1960s Garage Band That Released A Single "Just Exactly Off " On The Vanco Label. Given The Location Of The Recording Company They Were Presumably From Either The Northwest United States Or Southwest Canada. read less