Cupid's Inspiration
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Cupid's Inspiration was an English
rock band
, predominantly active between 1968 and 1971.
, Lincolnshire
, the band were at first called The Ends (no relation to
The End).
The group scored two Top 40 hits
on the UK Singles Chart
in 1968. "Yesterday Has Gone", originally a hit for Little Anthony and The Imperials, reached #4 in June of that year, and "My World" went to #33 in October. In 1970, lead singer Terry Rice-Milton left, replaced by John Lynch and then Martin Cure, who added several musicians from Leamington to the line-up.
Rice-Milton had a minor hit with "You're my World" in 1970 (a song that had previously been a hit for Cilla Black
), while bass player Gordon Haskell
later joined King Crimson
.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the group played reunion shows with other bands from the era.
The band's song "Yesterday Has Gone" (written
by Teddy Randazzo
and Victoria Pike) has featured on many compilation album
s, including Sixties Power Ballads - The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever!
(2007).
England
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rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
, predominantly active between 1968 and 1971.
Career
Originally from StamfordStamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, the band were at first called The Ends (no relation to
The End).
The group scored two Top 40 hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in 1968. "Yesterday Has Gone", originally a hit for Little Anthony and The Imperials, reached #4 in June of that year, and "My World" went to #33 in October. In 1970, lead singer Terry Rice-Milton left, replaced by John Lynch and then Martin Cure, who added several musicians from Leamington to the line-up.
Rice-Milton had a minor hit with "You're my World" in 1970 (a song that had previously been a hit for Cilla Black
Cilla Black
Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
), while bass player Gordon Haskell
Gordon Haskell
Gordon Haskell is a Pop, Rock & Blues music vocalist, songwriter, and bassist. He first gained recognition as a member of the British band Les Fleur de Lys. He sang on one of the songs of King Crimson's second album, then played bass and sang on their third album...
later joined King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the group played reunion shows with other bands from the era.
The band's song "Yesterday Has Gone" (written
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
by Teddy Randazzo
Teddy Randazzo
Teddy Randazzo was a NYC born pop songwriter who composed 1960s hit songs such as "Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", and "Hurt So Bad"...
and Victoria Pike) has featured on many compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s, including Sixties Power Ballads - The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever!
Sixties Power Ballads
Sixties Power Ballads - The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! is an edition in The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! series, which is a part of The Best... Album in the World...Ever! brand...
(2007).
Members
- Terry Rice-Milton (born Terence Rice-Milton, 5 June 1946, Stamford, Lincolnshire - lead vocals (to 1970)
- Laughton James (born 21 December 1946, Stamford, Lincolnshire) - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist (to October 1968) - Garfield Tonkin (born 28 September 1946, Stamford, Lincolnshire) - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(to 1969) - Wyndham George (born 20 February 1947, PaddingtonPaddingtonPaddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
, West LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - guitar (to October 1968) - Bernie Lee (born July 1943, North WalesNorth WalesNorth Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
) - lead guitar (October 1968 to 1970) - Gordon HaskellGordon HaskellGordon Haskell is a Pop, Rock & Blues music vocalist, songwriter, and bassist. He first gained recognition as a member of the British band Les Fleur de Lys. He sang on one of the songs of King Crimson's second album, then played bass and sang on their third album...
(born Gordon Hionides, 27 April 1946, VerwoodVerwoodVerwood is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. The town lies north of Bournemouth and north of Poole. The town has a population of 14,820 according to latest figures from Dorset County Council, making it the largest town in Dorset without an upper school in terms of population.-Early...
, DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) - bass (October 1968 to 1969) - Roger Gray (born 29 April 1947, Stamford) - drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s (to 1970) - David Morris (London) - electric organElectric organIn biology, the electric organ is an organ common to all electric fish used for the purposes of creating an electric field. The electric organ is derived from modified nerve or muscle tissue...
(1969 onwards) - Derek Needham (born 10 October 1945, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - bass (1969–71)
- Martin Cure - lead vocals (after 1970)
- Jim Batty - guitar (after 1970)
- Paul Brook - drums (after 1970)
- Keith Hancock - bass (after 1971)