The Vikings (British band)

The Vikings
Origin	Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Rock Skiffle
Years active	1957–196?
Labels	Pye Records
Past members	Carl Wayne, Chris 'Ace' Kefford, Bev Bevan

The Vikings, also known as Keith Powell & the Vikings or Carl Wayne & the Vikings, were an English rock group from Birmingham, notable for including at various times Carl Wayne, Chris 'Ace' Kefford, and Bev Bevan who would later become founders of The Move. ^[1] Bevan would also later co-found Electric Light Orchestra.

The Vikings started as a skiffle group in the Nechells district of Birmingham in the spring of 1957, formed by Terry Wallace and his friends George Jenkins, John "Bango" Badrick, Allan Compton, John Jolley, and Terry Smith, with their first gig being at the local Cromwell Street Working Men's Club. Barry Harber played bass from 1961 to 1964. ^[2]

The band was signed to and released three singles on Pye Records in the mid-1960s, one of which – "Your Loving Ways" – was written by the group. ^[3]

References

1. Woodhouse, John R. (2008), Carl Wayne and The Vikings, Brum Beat, retrieved 14 October 2013
2. Hornsby 1999, pp. 18–19.
3. Unterberger, Richie, "Carl Wayne & the Vikings", AllMusic, Rovi, retrieved 20 October 2013

Bibliography

• Hornsby, Laurie (1999), Lavender, Mike (ed.), Brum rocked!, Birmingham: TGM, ISBN   0953695107