The Sonics (3)

1960/70s UK cabaret group The Sonics played their first gig on the 13th of December 1963 at a church hall in Diss. This was closely followed by an article placed in the South Norfolk news on the 10th of January 1964. Band leader and guitarist Mick Morley placed the advert looking for work. The group had formed straight out of school with Mick, Jimmy & Bernard all having attended Diss Grammar School First changes in line-up came when Bernard Shaw left and his place taken by Barry Dye in December of 1965 having previously been with the recently de-funked local based Consorts. The addition of extra vocalist Sue Carey, proved to be a fleeting stay. The bands final transformation came when Clive who had originally played bass for the group took up the keyboards but left to join Norwich based Garry Freman and the Contours.