The Cruisers Rock Combo was a British rock band of the early 1960s. Formed in Addlestone, Surrey in 1960, their original line-up comprised singers Tony Gallagher, Kenny King and Chris Wing, backed by Mick Dunford (lead guitar), John Hawken

John Hawken

John Hawken John Hawken John Hawken (born John Christopher Hawken, 9 May 1940, at Christchurch General Hospital, Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset) is a British keyboard player. He studied classical piano between the ages of four and eighteen at which point he succumbed to the lure of rock and roll...

 (piano), Pete Harris (bass), and Dave Maine (drums). The singers departed at around the same time that neighbouring band the The Nashville Teens

The Nashville Teens

The Nashville Teens are a British pop band formed in Weybridge, Surrey in Summer 1962.-History:Arthur Sharp began his career in music as the manager of Aerco Records in Woking, Surrey...

split; the remaining Cruisers joined the Teens' singers Ray Phillips and Arthur Sharp to form the Mark Two version of The Nashville Teens.