NAME DROPPING CORNER
If you're a friend, but without a website, you can't be mentioned here -
but you know who you are & have my eternal gratitude
BERNARD WRIGLEY
My best mate. Everything he has he owes to me! TALENT!
BernardWrigley
BROWNSVILLE BANNED
The funniest live act ever. I worked with them as often as I could over 30 years
Brownsville Banned
ROCKIN' ROY MATTHEWS
Brownsville's roadie, Naughty Boys' drummer, friend for many many years
Has no website, but another Roy Matthews has
Roy Matthews
MEATLOAF TRIBUTE
The finest Meatloaf tribute act in the land. Dean and Maz two very nice people as well
Meatloaf Tribute
FIVEPENNY PIECE
A gradely folk group who kindly posted my first ever web page
Bob At 5p
DOMINIC COLLINS
Lancashire's answer to the Singing Postman - great writer & performer
Dominic Collins
GARY & VERA ASPEY
They made their first public appearance at the Cattlemarket (my Bolton folk club) in about 1843
garyandveraaspey.com
BADLY DRAWN BOY
Fellow Boltonian doing rather well
badlydrawnboy.co.uk
HOVIS PRESLEY
I miss him. Cleverest comic & poet I ever knew
hovispresley
CORONATION STREET
In 1978 I played Neil Collier, a folk singer who sang in the Rovers Return
Coro St Site
JASPER CARROTT
My old Brummie mate. I stayed at his house the day Princess Anne got married
jaspercarrott.com
SWEET
I supported them in 1978 at Hammersmith Odeon in front of 3,000 drunks!
The Sweet
KARL DENVER
Sadly missed. Best yodeller I ever knew
karl denver
PETER KAY
Gave me a 23 second slot on his massive hit TV series Phoenix Nights. Never had any repeat fees!
peterkay.co.uk
STU FRANCIS
Funny man, grape crusher, lovely lad. CRACKERJACK
stufrancis
TONY WILSON
As well as Factory Records & the HACIENDA, Anthony H. hosted WHAT'S ON on Granada TV
& often got me in to do a song, a joke or act as his straight man
Tony Wilson
PHIL COOL
Superb impressionist and comic & a friend for over 30 years. A pleasure to know. Still owes me £15
Phil Cool
BILLY CONNOLLY
Used to get me very drunk. Now lives in Beverly Hills and never rings me.
billyconnolly
MIKE HARDING
Another old friend from the folk clubs. A full foot smaller than me (before we went metric)
mikeharding.co.uk
P. J. PROBY
Performed at my 40th birthday party and slept on my sofa for 2 weeks.
PjProby
SHEP WOOLLEY
A friend for 30 years. Catch him at a folk club, he's funny
ShepWoolley
THE FLYING PICKETS
Booked me as support for their 1984 tour. Paid me peanuts!
FlyingPickets
JAMES STANNAGE
The shockjock who broke me in shoebiz
JamesStannage
TONY CAPSTICK
Told me the best joke I ever heard. Great folk singer.
TonyCapstick
JOHN COOPER CLARKE
Beatnik poet, human stick insect and poet extraordinaire
JohnCooperClarke
SEX PISTOLS
Slept on my floor in 1977 after doing the worst and most exciting gig I ever saw
SexPistols