The Warriors (British band)
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The Warriors, also known as The Electric Warriors, were a British rock'n'roll, Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

-inspired band of the early 1960s. While the band recorded a few singles with Decca Records
Decca Records
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, it is mostly remembered because many of its members (most notably Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...

) later became successful musicians in the British progressive rock
Progressive rock
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 scene of the 1970s.

The lineup included Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...

 (later Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

 singer) on vocals, Jon's brother Tony Anderson (later Los Bravos
Los Bravos
Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965, and based in Madrid. Their single "Black Is Black" reached #2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966, and #4 in the United States selling over a million records.-Biography:...

 member) on vocals, Ian Wallace
Ian Wallace (drummer)
Ian Russell Wallace was a rock and jazz drummer, most visible as a member of progressive rock band, King Crimson from 1971 to 1972; but known best in the musical community with his contributions as a session musician on his drum kit.-Early years:Wallace formed his first band, The Jaguars, at...

 (later King Crimson
King Crimson
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 and Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
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's drummer) on drums, and David Foster (later in Badger
Badger (band)
-One Live Badger:The band was co-founded by keyboardist Tony Kaye after he left Yes, with David Foster. Foster had been in The Warriors with Jon Anderson before Anderson co-founded Yes. Foster later worked with the band on Time and a Word...

) on bass, as well as two guitarists, Rod Hill and Mike Brereton.

The Warriors played in several venues in England
England
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, including Liverpool
Liverpool
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's Cavern Club, mostly doing covers from the early Beatles' repertoire such as "I'm Down" and "She's a Woman". In 1964 they recorded two singles for Decca, "You Came Along" and "Don't Make Me Blue", both produced by Ivor Raymonde
Ivor Raymonde
Ivor Raymonde was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s.-Life and career:...

. They also features in a movie entitled Just for You and contributed to the movie score with song "Don't Make Me Blue".

A live performance of the Warriors from 1965 has been released on CD with title Bolton Club 65 (available on David Foster's website). Another release of the same CD is also distributed under title Warriors 65.

Music videos

Year Video Director
1964 "Don't make me blue" ???
1967 "Mr. Nobody Nothing" ???
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