the Bobcats

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I stumbled upon this web article called a "A history of artists that appeared at Bridgwater's Town Hall - 1960-1966":

http://toptwentyclub.blogspot.com/20...ists-1964.html

Here is the relevant section:

THE ROCKIN BERRIES

The Rockin' Berries were not only the second Brumbeat group to play The Town Hall but they were also the second to have a hit record (The Applejacks "Tell Me When" was the first.) Another band with "wimpish" overtones, their history is a little convoluted but guitarist Brian "Chuck" Botfield appears to be the main constant for a group who have had more than their fair share of personnel changes. Botfield and future Berrie Geoff Turton both attended Turves Green School and upon leaving, Botfield formed a skiffle group called “The Bobcats”, a band that at one point included a young female piano player called Christine Perfect, who for the uninitiated became Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac. Botfield re-named the band "The Rockin' Berries" and after they had split he was invited to play guitar for a combo that included another future Berrie, drummer Terry Bond.

Who knows more about what was apparently a very early band of Christine's?

[michelej1]

I read she was in this group while in college, but I never knew anything about them. I wonder if there were other names in it we would know about. Well, I guess we would have heard that she was in a band with so-and-so if there had been anyone else in it who gained prominence.

Boy, it would be wild to see a picture of them.

Michele

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Originally Posted by michelej1

Boy, it would be wild to see a picture of them.

Would it ever. I wonder if Chris had lost her baby fat? I find it so hard to believe that she was ever plump, as she has claimed.

I checked All Music Guide for more about the Rockin' Berries, and although they mention the band originated from an earlier band called the Bobcats, they don't mention Christine was in the band. Apparently they had a couple of top 10 hits in England but never made any impression in the U.S.

An interesting bit of trivia about the Rockin Berries' first album is that one of the songs was co-written by Jim Capaldi and Dave Mason (pre-Traffic). It's amusing that two future members of Fleetwood Mac were involved with this minor British Invasion band.