Winston G.

Winston Beresford Gawke aka "Winston G" is an Indian-born singer and songwriter who started out as a solo act, first under the moniker “Johnny Apollo”, in the early 60s. Born Jubbulpore (now Jabalpur), India : January 28, 1945 Throughout the decade, he was backed by various bands: The New Premiers, The Purple Hearts and "The Wickeds", renamed "The Winston G Set"... In late 1967, The Winston G Set transformed itself into Fox dabbled with psychedelic rock, and with a new bass player called Chris Jones (not related to the Brummie lead guitarist with The Chucks and The Way Of Life). Bobby Graham produced their release "Bye Bye Baby", issued on Decca towards the end of the year. Their schedule took them on a tour of Europe, particurlarly in Germany where they became very popular. Gawke later lived and worked in The Netherlands releasing music and producing acts there.