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Dave Watts- Keyboards

Dave started his career studying at the London College of Music and Goldsmith University of London. Dave has played with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, David Bowie, Geno Wasghington's Ram Jam band, Arddvark, The Searchers, the Rebounds, the Midnight's, the Symbols, Goldie and the Gingerbreads, Screaming Lord Sutche's Savages, Cliff Richard, the Tornados, Heinz and the Wildboys, the Lions of Judia, Marty Wilde, Adam Faith, Billy Fury and various other stars. Was also a member of 'Affinity' a regular at Ronnie Scotts club.

Dave was also featured in the film 'you Must Be Joking' starring Terry Thomas, Auther Lowe & Clive Dunn as a pop star, the film was produced by Michael Winner, he also played a German soldier in 'Bakers Half Dozen' a comedy series filmed in the late sixties & starred as Ricky Ticky Taylor in the 'Cherokees'

Winter of 1966 Dave Watts and Joe Meek, under pressure from the infamous Kray twins decided to book a series of concerts abroad, February the 3rd Joe Meek shot dead his landlady Violet Shenton and then himself.

Dave was associated closely with Joe Meek the

inovative record producer who produced

'TELSTAR' by the Tornados in the early sixties,

the first british band to have a number 1 in the US

and Telstar was a hit in 57 countries.

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