No 1 of a series featuring the "Rock" groups, Meet "The Cadillacs" - for youngsters who like modern music,
'Yard apprentices preferred 'rock' to 'bikes'
THREE years ago four
Portsmouth Dockyard
apprentices found they preferred playing rock'n'roll
music to riding motor-cycles
and invested their spare
money in musical instruments.
They also formed themselves'
into a rock 'n' roll group and
called it the Cadillacs.
This was the start- of what
today is one of Portsmouth's
popular rock 'n' roll groups.-
The The Cadillacs at first, as with
their contemporaries, copied'
the songs and styles of the
famous professional singers,
and groups.
Personality
To-day, however, they feel they
are not just copies, but a
group with a personality of its
own.
In addition to just providing
music that can be danced to,
the Cadillacs like to enter-
tain their audience and give
them something w o r t h
looking at.
Their founder and manager is
Patrick Green, a 20-year-old
apprentice, of 52, Renny
Road, Fratton, who is one of
the group's three guitarists.
He is married and has a baby
daughter.
Patrick, who told a reporter of
the group's history, said he
started his musical career-
except for a few piano
lessons-playing in a skiffle
group.
"I played skiffle for about a
year but the group I --
with broke up and I decided
to form my own.
For fun
In those days we never
thought we would get as far
as we have. We just played
for the fun of it with the
hope that one day we could
earn some money to help pay
for the cost of our instru-
ments which were on hire
purchase.
The Cadillacs comprise three
guitarists, one of whom acts
as the vocalist, and a
drummer.
Only one of the present four
has not been with the group
since its formation. He is
Colin Quaintance (18), of. 14,
Hester Road, Milton. Colin,
whose stage name is Colin
Christian, took over the job
of vocalist only 18 months
ago. He also is a Dockyard
apprentice.
The third guitarist is Keith
Milton (20), of 17, Hillside
Avenue, Purbrook. The
drummer is Bryan Hatchard
(23), of 126, Clive Road,
Fratton. Bryan is now a
diesel fitter. and is the only
one of, the group who has
finished his apprenticeship.
The most striking aspect about
the Cadillacs is the red evening dress worn by each
member.
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