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before they disbanded in december 2014,Three bonzos and a piano were:
roger ruskin spear
rodney slater
sam spoons
dave glasson
all fans of the bonzo dog doo-dah band will be delighted to learn that band members roger ruskin spear, rodney slater and sam spoons have teamed up with founder whoopee band chum dave glasson to continue creating fun, music and mayhem in the spirit of the bonzos.
“we are just a small part of the bonzos - a sort of ‘bash street bonzos’!” (said roger, at their first show)
who knows, in the future . . . . ???
sam played with dave in the whoopee band in the 60s and 70s and then formed tatty ollity with roger and dave. roger and dave went on to form the slightly dangerous brothers in the 80s, whilst sam formed bill posters will be band in 1983 with other whoopee band members.
from this you will have gathered that they are not in the first flush of youth, so it’s amazing they know how to operate a computer, never mind a website!
read on for show dates, pics, archive stuff and other rubbish!
Name: three bonzos and a piano
Age: before beauty
Location: IN OUR HEADS
Occupation: mayhem
favorite hero: the bonzo dog doo-dah band
Favorite anti-hero: the bonzo dog doo-dah band
Josh rude (USA) SAYS ‘BUM NOTES’ BEST ALBUM OF 2012!! SEE FEEDBACK PAGE
latest album out now
- featuring andy roberts on guitar/BVs and chris spedding and mick hutton sharing bass duties
article in london guardian:
BESTIVAL REVIEW: http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/features/13386
BELFAST UNI INTERVIEW: thegown.net
DUKE SPECIAL JOINS HEAD BALLET TEAM IN BELFAST: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IeJljRxHR4
‘god is in the tv’ - a deep and considered review of
‘bum notes’ by stephen bray:
http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2012/11/14/three-bonzos-and-a-piano-bum-notes/
PHOTOGRAPH BY TOBY WALES © 2014
HERE’S A GREAT REVIEW FROM APRIL 2014 SHINDIG MAG ONLINE BY DARIUS DREWE:
http://shindig-magazine.com/blog/index.php/tag/3-bonzos-a-piano/
OUR FIRST CD ALBUM - ‘HAIR OF THE DOG’ - NOW RE-AVAILABLE
BUY IT HERE IN THE SHOP (PAY SECURELY VIA PAYPAL OR CARD)
TRACKS INCLUDE KEEP THE DOGS IN, WHITE VAN MAN, PUNKTUATION, GINGER GEEZER, FOLLICLE SONG AND MANY MORE
Preview of our show at barnstaple on 24/4/14 featuring local boy sam spoons .. and t’other devon born and bred special guest vernon: http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Bonzos-Piano-play-Queen-s-Theatre/story-20967945-detail/story.html
borderline, london - 31 may - review by darius drewe for nutsmag:
http://www.newuntouchables.com/nutsmag/category/articles/reviews/
koko, camden - 17 april 2015 - a great time was had by all...
photos by doo dah diaries and simon walker - thanks, guys:
‘i should koko’ film - bonzos at koko 17 april 2015. first look at a pre-transmission prog on sky ‘heyday’ channel going out later this year - 2 x 24 mins links: Bonzos Pt 1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m4ons777wbszw5k/HEY%20EP%20542%20-%201.mp4?dl=0
Bonzos Pt 2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/minnr4jzd8ooou1/HEY%20EP%20542%20-%202.mp4?dl=0
Sam spoons
it is with great sadness we wish to announce that sam spoons died on 27 Sept 2018 after a long battle with the big C.
He was a band mate and friend to all of us over the last 50 years or more and we shall miss him terribly.
but his memory will live on for many years to come, with his eccentric but lovable antics on stage, his unusual props, and his even more unusual ‘drum kit’. known as the world’s fastest spoons player, he enjoyed meeting his fans whenever the chance arose and always had time for a chat.
in the words of rodney slater:
... there is much to celebrate about Sam’s enthusiastic perspective to life and unique approach to music... After 54 years I shall miss him horribly.
if you want to send sam’s family a message of condolence please send it to threebonzosandapiano@me.com and we will forward it on to them
The Bonzos Reunion Show originally scheduled for 29 May
has now be moved to Friday 18 December 2020
at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Originally planned by all the Bonzos, including Neil, it is to celebrate winning back our name. Despite the fact that we have lost Neil (and in 2018 also lost bandmate Sam Spoons), we feel certain that they would wish the celebration to go ahead, when we can give them a proper Bonzo send-off!
There are still a few standing tickets available on Level 3 unreserved
(see link on ‘DATES’ page).
APOLOGY
We would like to apologise for the absence of updates since early December, due to the total failure of our website host’s publisher. We are now up and running again, thanks in no small part to Russell Glasson who doggedly never gave up his search for the glitch that caused the problem in the first place.
photo Nigel van Beek
NEIL INNES
Belatedly, we wish to pay our sincere respects and offer condolences to the family of Neil Innes, our dear friend and colleague, who passed away on 29 December. He will be sorely missed.
Further information and updates on a special Memorial concert for Neil can be found at www.neilinnes.media
