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| Also known as | Brian Poole and the Tremeloes |
| Origin | Dagenham, England |
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| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | Decca, CBS (UK), Epic (US) |
| Members | Len "Chip" Hawkes Eddie Wheeler Mick Clarke Richard Marsh Jodie Hawkes Chesney Hawkes |
| Past members | Brian Poole Rick Westwood Alan Blakley Alan Howard Dave Munden Bob Benham Paul Carman Dave Fryer Eddie Jones |
| Website | thetremeloes |
The Tremeloes (formerly Brian Poole and The Tremeloes) are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, England.[2] They initially found success in the British Invasion era with lead singer Brian Poole, scoring a UK chart-topper in 1963 with "Do You Love Me".
The band achieved their greatest success after Poole's departure in 1966. The band reformed as a four-piece that year with Chip Hawkes on bass, Rick Westwood on lead guitar, Alan Blakely on rhythm guitar, and Dave Munden on drums. All four members sang, with most of the leads being sung by Hawkes and Munden. The quartet had 13 top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart between 1967 and 1971 including "Here Comes My Baby", "Even the Bad Times Are Good", "(Call Me) Number One", "Me and My Life" and their most successful single, "Silence Is Golden" (1967).[3] Various other musicians came and went after 1974, but all members of the 1966–1973 quartet, along with Poole, have at some point performed with later versions of the band, which is still together as of 2023.
Two band members had children who become pop stars in their own right. Poole's daughters Karen and Shelly Poole made several hit records as "Alisha's Attic" between 1996 and 2001. Hawkes's son Chesney Hawkes is a successful singer-songwriter who has also toured for a number of years as a member of the Tremeloes.
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