Trevor Oakes

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Trevor Oakes
Born (1946-09-09) 9 September 1946 (age 77)
Leicester, England, UK
Genres glam rock
Occupation(s)guitarist, songwriter
Instrument(s)guitar
Years active1973–2009
Formerly of Showaddywaddy

Trevor Oakes (born 9 September 1946) is an English retired Glam rock guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist for Showaddywaddy from 1973 until his retirement in 2009. He was one of the main songwriters for the band, penning most of their minor hits. He is the father to footballers Scott and Stefan Oakes.

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Career

Oakes played in the group "Choise" who in 1973, were merged with the band "The Hammers" to form Showaddywaddy. [1] Choise consisted of Oakes, Dave Bartram, Al James, and Romeo Challenger, and The Hammers consisted of Buddy Gask, Russ Field, Rod Deas, and Malcolm Allured. [1] Trevor and singer Dave Bartram penned many of their songs, although all eight members were credited as songwriters on the records. [2] [3]

They had most of their biggest hits with covers of songs from the 1950s and the early 1960s. These included "Three Steps to Heaven", "Heartbeat", "Under the Moon of Love", "When", "You Got What It Takes" and "Dancin' Party". They have spent 209 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, and have had 10 Top Ten singles, one reaching number one. Under the Moon of Love was their only single to reach number one in the UK. [4]

Personal life

Oakes was born in Leicester. He was a knife maker by trade before he was in Showaddywaddy professionally. [2] Oakes decided to take a break from the band due to ill health in early 2009. He left the band and officially retired on 1 May 2009, meaning his last gig was at the Cheese & Grain in Frome, Somerset, [2] where original bassist Al James also played his final gig before retiring. Two of his sons, Scott Oakes and Stefan Oakes, were both professional footballers. In a 2014 interview, Oakes said that he now lives in Devon with his partner Caroline. [2]

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