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. The group was founded by drummer Carlo Little

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, who was a friend of David Sutch, better known as Screaming Lord Sutch

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Personnel

Of the many musicians that would play with the Savages over the years, some would go onto major stardom in their own right, most notably Jimmy Page

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, Ritchie Blackmore

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, Jeff Beck

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, Keith Moon

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, Noel Redding

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, Mitch Mitchell

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, Iain Paice, Jon Lord

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, Matthew Fisher

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, Ian Hunter

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, Adrian Gurvitz

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, actor Paul Nicholas

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, and Nicky Hopkins.

Lineups

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (February - June 1960)

• Dave Sutch
  Screaming Lord Sutch
  David Edward Sutch , also known as "Screaming Lord Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow", or simply "Screaming Lord Sutch", was a musician from the United Kingdom...
  
   (lead vocals)
• Bernie Watson (lead guitar)
• Rick Brown
  Richard Shaw Brown
  Richard Shaw "Rick" Brown was the lead singer, harmonica player, and co-song writer of Psychedelic group The Misunderstood. The Misunderstood were a rock band originating from Riverside, California in the mid-1960s...
  
   (rhythm guitar)
• Nicky Hopkins
  Nicky Hopkins
  Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins was an English pianist and organist.He recorded and performed on noted British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a session musician....
  
   (keyboards)
• Carlo Little (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (June - Late 1960)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Vic Clark (lead guitar)
• Chris Dors (bass)
• Charly Parker (piano)
• Brian Norman (drums) aka "Sheldon Hayes"
• Pete Newman (tenor saxophone)
• Geoff Wiggins (baritone saxophone)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Playboys (Sept 1960 - Apr 1961)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Bobby Woodman (drums) aka "Bobby Clarke"
• Tony Harvey (lead guitar)
• Johnny Vance (bass)
• Alan Le Claire (piano)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (May - Sep 1961)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Rodger Mingaye (lead guitar)
• Ken Payne (bass)
• Freddy Fingers Lee (piano)
• Andy Wren (piano)
• Carlo Little (drums)
• Pete Newman (tenor saxophone)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (Sep 1961 - April 1962)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Bernie Watson (lead guitar)
• Rick Brown (bass)
• Nicky Hopkins (piano)
• Carlo Little (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (May - October 1962)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Dave Wendells (lead guitar)
• Ritchie Blackmore
  Ritchie Blackmore
  Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
  
   (lead guitar)
• Rick Brown (bass)
• Andy Wren (piano)
• Freddy Fingers Lee (piano)
• Carlo Little (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (October 1962 - May 1963)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Geoff Mew (lead guitar)
• Ray King (lead guitar)
• Danny McCulloch (bass)
• Freddy Fingers Lee (piano)
• Derek Sirmon (drums)
• Ashton Toothill (tenor saxophone)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (June - Late 1963)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Stuart Taylor (lead guitar)
• Rick Brown (bass)
• Paul Dean
  Paul Nicholas
  Paul Nicholas is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.-Biography:Nicholas was born as Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England...
  
   (piano) aka "Paul Nicholas"
• Pete Phillips (drums)
• Carlo Little (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (January - May 1964)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Jimmy Page
  Jimmy Page
  James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
  
   (lead guitar)
• John Gilbey (lead guitar)
• Tony Dangerfield (bass)
• Tony Marsh (keyboards)
• Carlo Little (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (May 1964 - February 1965)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Geoff Mew (lead guitar)
• Ronnie Harwood (bass)
• Paul Dean
  Paul Nicholas
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   (piano) aka "Paul Nicholas"
• Pete Phillips (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (February - May 1965)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Ritchie Blackmore
  Ritchie Blackmore
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   (lead guitar)
• Arvid Andersen (bass)
• Jim "Tornado" Evans (drums)
• Dick Errington (tenor saxophone)
• Noel McManus (tenor saxophone)
• Reg Price (tenor saxophone)
• Ashton Toothill (baritone saxophone)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (Mid 1965 - Early 1966)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Mick Abrahams (lead guitar)
• Malcolm Longstaff (lead guitar)
• Geoff Eaton (lead guitar)
• John Irvin (lead guitar)
• Dave Adams (lead guitar)
• Noel Redding
  Noel Redding
  Noel Redding was an English rock and roll guitarist best known as the bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience.-Biography:...
  
   (lead guitar)
• Ronnie Harwood (bass, vocals)
• Tony Dangerfield (bass)
• Carlo Little (drums)
• Clem Cattini (drums)
• Mitch Mitchell
  Mitch Mitchell
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   (drums)
• Dick Errington (tenor saxophone)
• Noel McManus (tenor saxophone)
• Reg Price (tenor saxophone)
• Phil Kenzie (tenor saxophone)
• Roger Warwick (tenor saxophone)
• Jimmy Jewell (tenor saxophone)
• Ashton Toothill (baritone saxophone)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (Sep 1965 - May 1966)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Derry Wilkie (backing vocals)
• Ernie Hayes (lead guitar)
• Derek Bond (bass)
• Billy Adamson (drums)
• Noel McManus (tenor saxophone)
• Phil Kenzie (tenor saxophone)
• Ashton Toothill (baritone saxophone)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (June - July 1966)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• George "Smelly" (lead guitar)
• Ronnie Harwood (bass, vocals)
• Pete Phillips (drums)
• Peter Green (tenor saxophone)
• Peter Newman (baritone saxophone)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (July - September 1966)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Bill Parkinson (lead guitar)
• Ronnie Harwood (bass)
• John Lawson (bass)
• Tony Dangerfield (bass)
• Paul Raymond (organ)
• Carlo Little (drums)
• Brian Keith (trombone)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (October - December 1966)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• John Bedder (lead guitar)
• Tony Dangerfield (bass)
• Tony Marsh (keyboards)
• Carlo Little (drums)
• Peter Green (tenor saxophone)

"Caesar" Sutch & the Roman Empire (December 1966 - April 1967)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Ritchie Blackmore
  Ritchie Blackmore
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   (lead guitar)
• John Bedder (lead guitar)
• Tony Dangerfield (bass)
• Matthew Fisher (organ)
• Carlo Little (drums)
• Pete Phillips (drums)
• Joel James (tenor saxophone)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (May 1967)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Adrian Gurvitz (lead guitar)
• Tony Dangerfield (bass)
• Freddy Fingers Lee (keyboards)
• Carlo Little (drums)
• Johnny Banks (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (Summer 1967)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Ged Peck (lead guitar)
• Nick Simper (bass)
• Freddy Fingers Lee (keyboards)
• Art Regis (organ)
• Carlo Little (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Beautiful Quality (Late 1967)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Herbie Armstrong (lead guitar)
• Rod Demick (bass)
• Spud Davis (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (Jan - March 1970)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• John Bedder (lead guitar)
• Tony Holyman (bass)
• Victor Brox (keyboards)
• Carlo Little (drums)

Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends (Spring - Summer 1970)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Brian Keith (trombone, vocals)
• Norman Barrett (lead guitar)
• Adrian Gurvitz (lead guitar)
• Jeff Beck (lead guitar)
• Tony Holyman (bass)
• Nick Simper (bass)
• Matt Fisher (organ)
• Roy Young (organ)
• Victor Brox (keyboards)
• Carlo Little (drums)
• Sid Phillips (saxophone) aka "Sid Berry"
• Angela Wayne (backing vocals)
• Renee Horshkowitz (backing vocals)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (Summer 1972)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Alan Gascoigne (lead guitar)
• Ronnie Harwood (rhythm guitar)
• Sid Meadows (bass)
• Brian Juniper (tenor saxophone)
• Pete Phillips (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1974-1981)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Glen Stoner (lead guitar)
• Neil Besmoori (rhythm guitar)
• Keith Wright (rhythm guitar)
• Paddy McMullan (bass)
• Bob Skeat (bass)
• Mark Thompson (bass)
• Brian Juniper (tenor saxophone)
• Pete Williams (drums)
• Charlie Morgan (drums)
• Bobby Woodman (drums) aka "Bobby Clarke"
• Johnny Hickson (drums)
• Mac Poole (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1977)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Geoff Everett
  Geoff Everett
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   (lead guitar)
• Tony Ellis (bass)
• Mike Crawford (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Northern Savages (1978 -1989)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Steve Carter (lead guitar)
• Jerry Chapman (bass)
• Robert "Stan" Staniford (drums) aka "Sledgehammer"

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1979–1983)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Ian Terry (lead guitar)
• Ray Neale (rhythm guitar)
• Keith Neale (bass)
• Rob Murly (bass)
• Rick Hogan (keyboards)
• Kit Packham (tenor saxophone)
• Wild Bob Burgos (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1981–1985)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Angi Antinori (lead guitar)
• Tony Dangerfield (bass, vocals)
• Jack Irving (drums)
• Mac Poole (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1984-1985)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Chris Black (lead guitar)
• Wayne King (bass)
• Dave "Rockin" Taylor (keyboards)
• Chris Gent (tenor saxophone)
• Ricky Bainbridge (tenor saxophone)
• Wild Bob Burgos (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Helsinski Savages (Finland, Mid-1988)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Eero Laakkonen (lead guitar)
• Jussi Huthakangas (rhythm guitar)
• Ari Sinivaara (bass)
• Markku Immonen (keyboards)
• Timo Tarkela (tenor saxophone)
• Niko Ahvonen (tenor saxophone)
• Wild Bob Burgos (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savage (1986)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Dave Day (lead guitar)
• Dangerous Dave (rhythm guitar)
• Derek Holt (bass)
• Colin Brown (keyboards)
• John Cuffley (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savage Sunsets (1988)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Dave Goddard (bass)
• Robert Llewellyn (drums)
• Peter Lee Wenger (drums)
• Ace Skudder (keyboards)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1989)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Pete Parks (lead guitar)
• Tony Dangerfield (bass, vocals)
• Mick Richardson (drums)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1992–1999)

• Dave Sutch (lead vocals)
• Angi Antinori (lead guitar)
• Lord Toby (lead guitar)
• Paul Green (lead guitar)
• Dave Robinson (lead guitar)
• Tony Dangerfield (bass)
• Dave "Rockin" Taylor (keyboards)
• Dave Watts (keyboards)
• Alan Clayson (keyboards)
• Jack Irving (drums)
• Wild Bob Burgos (drums)
• Wyatt Wendell (drums)
• Dave "Dix" Thornton (saxophone)
• Harvey Ellison (saxophone)
• Johnny Casanova (keyboards)

The Savages post Lord Sutch

• Tony Dangerfield (bass and vocals)
• Angi Antinori (Lead Guitar)
• Dave "Dix" Thornton (Saxophone)
• Jack Irving (Drums)
• Johnny Casanova (keyboards)
  • Ricki Brown (bass) n.b. Ricki was lined-up to take over bass duties following the untimely death of Tony Dangerfield but never performed with the band in this era

The Savages current line-up

• Angi Antinori (Lead Guitar)
• Jack Irving (Drums)
• Nick Simper
  Nick Simper
  Nicholas John Simper is a bass guitarist, best known as a founding member of Deep Purple.-Biography:...
  
  (Bass)
• Johnny Casanova (keyboard/vocals)

Singles (UK)

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages

• "Till the Following Night" / "Good Golly Miss Molly" - HMV POP 953 (November 1961)
• "Jack the Ripper" / "Don't You Just Know It" - Decca F11598 (March 1963)
• "I'm a Hog for You" / "Monster in Black Tights" - Decca F11747 (September 1963)
• "She's Fallen Love with a Monster Man" / "Bye Bye Baby" - Oriole CB 1944 (July 1964)
• "Dracula's Daughter" / "Come Back Baby" - Oriole CB 1962 (October 1964)
• "Honey Hush" / "The Train Kept a-Rollin'" - CBS 201767 (June 1965)
• "Black and Hairy" / "The Cheat" - CBS 202080 (May 1966)
• "Midnight Man" / "Thumpin' Drum" / "Scream and Run" - RAUCOUS CD 070 (2000)

Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends (1970)

• 'Cause I Love You / Thumping Beat - Atlantic 584 321 (February 1970) then Atlantic 2091 006 (April 1970)
• Election Fever / Rock the Election - Atlantic 2091/017 (June 1970)

Screaming Lord Sutch (1972–1984)

• "Gotta Keep a-Rockin'" / "Flashing Lights" / "Hands of Jack the Ripper" - Atlantic K 10221 (1972)
• "Monster Ball / "Rang-Tang-a-Lang" - SRT SRTS 76361 (1976)
• "I Drink to Your Health Marie Pt.1 / Pt.2" - SRT SRTS 76375 (1976)
• "Jack the Ripper" / "Dance and Jive" - CHARLY CS 1016 (1976)
• "Jack the Ripper" / "I'm a Hog for You" - Decca F 13697 (1977)
• "All Black and Hairy" / "Monster" - Monster Records 1 (1983)
• "Number 10 or Bust / "Loony Rock" / "'Til the Following Night" - EMI Records CD 208 (1991)
• "I'm Still Raving / "Radio Edit Version" / "Mix Version" - BAREFACE 1 (1994)

Albums

• Lord Sutch and His Heavy Friends - Atlantic 2400 (1970)
• Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends: Hands of Jack the Ripper - Atlantic K 40313 (1972)
• Alive and Well - Babylon B 80010 (Germany) (1980)
• Rock and Horror - Ace Cha 65/CDCHM 65 (1982)

External links

Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages

• Screaming Lord Sutch: http://www.rosalyn.me.uk/loonyarchive/sutchhistory.html
• British Beat Boom: http://web.archive.org/web/20091028141124/http://geocities.com/fabgear6366/sutch.htm
• The Screaming Lord Sutch’s Savages’ Blog: http://www.thebookofbands2.blogspot.com/
• Obscured Bands of the 50’s & 60’s: http://www.forgottenbands.blogspot.com/
• The Forgotten Savages in 1960: http://www.musicstorytellers.blogspot.com/
• Radio Sutch: http://www.regcalvert60sstarmaker.blogspot.com/; freespace.virgin.net/line.design/forts/radio_sutch.htm
• The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame: http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk
• DJ Colin Dale : http://www.colindaleradiosutch.com/

Individual members of the Savages

• Drummer Carlo Little: http://www.carlolittle.com/
• Keyboardist Nicky Hopkins: http://www.musicweb-international.com/encyclopaedia/h/H142.HTM
• Lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore: http://www.blackmoresnight.com/; www.moreblackthanpurple.co.uk
• rockin Dave Taylor Piano
• Lead guitarist Bill Parkinson: http://www.bill-parkinson.co.uk/
• Bass player Tony Dangerfield: http://www.tonydangerfield.com/
• Bass player Ronnie Harwood: http://www.ronnieharwood.com/
• Bass player Rick Brown: http://web.archive.org/web/20091026201954/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Diner/2674/brown_rick_a.htm

Interviews with Screaming Lord Sutch

• by Richie Unterberger: http://www.richieunterberger.com/sutch.html
• by Ugly Things Magazine: http://www.ugly-things.com/sutch.html
• at BBC Online: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_312000/312955.stm
• with Offshore Echos: http://www.offshoreechos.com/Lord%20Sutch.htm