At the time of our second Japanese tour, Darren and Jim weren’t with us. So we travelled with a session keyboard player and lead guitarist, whom we shall call K and G. As hardened tourists, Kev, Jon and Mark were reasonably nonchalant about the trip but K and G were extremely excited and K, in […]
Russel Paye was recruited by the band for The Commitments tour. He could play the guitar, of that there was no doubt. He could hold a harmony too. He was a bright bloke – a Chemistry teacher from Lenham. Though at 28, he was still living with his mother, perhaps telling a story. And he […]
Fans of Ouch! from the very early days will remember the original bass player, Neil Blinkho. Neil was Kev’s sidekick and guaranteed to make him laugh on cue. Tales of Neil’s antics are plentiful but surely his finest hour was the band’s very first video shoot for I Need You More. Cavell had decided on Brighton […]
Jim Knowler replaced Russel Paye on lead guitar shortly before what turned out to be the highest point of Ouch!’s career – their first tour of Japan. With Cavell struggling financially, they managed to sign a license with Sony Japan to release the first album Life Goes On. But shortly after the band’s return from the […]
Clive Jenner is arguably the best instrumentalist who has ever played for Ouch! He’s certainly the most successful. Since he got his break with The Freestylers, he’s gone on to play with Lenny Kravitz, Groove Armada, Roots Manuva, Tom McCrae and The Proclaimmers. And, of course, Ouch! He’s also a great bloke. But he does […]
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