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The Rockin' Berries

The Rockin' Berries, a beat group from Birmingham, England, were formed in the late 1950s by guitarist Bryan "Chuck" Botfield. The band initially played several Chuck Berry songs and early on featured keyboard player Christine Perfect, later known as Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac fame. By mid-1961, the lineup comprised Chuck Botfield on lead guitar, Doug Thompson on rhythm guitar, Tim Munns on bass, Dennis Ryland on saxophone, Terry Bond on drums, and singers Paul Hewitt and Jimmy Powell. The group travelled to Germany to play the club scene in 1961, with Clive Lea replacing P...