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THE WAREHOUSE RATS (1977) Springs
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JONATHAN DION KEVIN CHRISTOPHER
HANDLEY "SHORTY" SACCE WRIGHT
vocals, COETZEE drums guitar
guitar bass
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Niall Bell introduces SLITHER (1977) Springs
Dave Davies to Jonathan ----------------------------------------
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JONATHAN DAVE NIALL DION JOHN
HANDLEY DAVIES BELL COETZEE GRIFFITH
vocals, vocals drums bass keyboards
guitar | (see below) V
| | changed his name to
| | John Ireland and
+----------+ recorded 5 albums
| between 1978 & 1986
Dave Davies gives David THE RADIO RATS (Sept 1977 - Dec 1977)
Parkin the nickname 'Herbie' ---------------------------------------
and it sticks. | | | | |
JONATHAN DAVE DAVID JULIAN LIONEL
The Radio Rats are HANDLEY DAVIES "HERBIE" PLATT INGRAM
influenced by Iggy & The vocals, vocals PARKIN drums guitar
Stooges, David Bowie, guitar | bass |
The Rolling Stones, | | | |
Dr. Feelgood, The Sex +----------+---------+--------+
Pistols and others. |
THE RADIO RATS (Feb 1978 - Jun 1978) SAFARI SUITS (1978-79)
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JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE JULIAN STEVE PAUL GRAHAM JEFF GUILLAME
HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN PLATT MONI JARVIS HANDLEY KNIGHT GAP (aka Rossouw)
vocals, vocals bass drums vocals, guitar bass drums vocals
guitar | | guitar | | | |
| | | | | | V +--------> HOUSEWIVE'S
+----------+---------+ +----------)---------+ replaced CHOICE,
| | | by Richard RUDE DEMENTALS
THE RADIO RATS (Jun 1978) 2 gigs | v Devey in 79
------------------------------- | THE NEWS (see Steve Louw tree)
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JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE GORDON |
HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN TRICKER |
vocals, vocals bass drums |
guitar | | |
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+----------+---------+ |
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THE RADIO RATS (Jun 1978 - Oct 1978) |
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Recorded 'Into The Night | | | | |
We Slide' during August JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE LEONARD |
& September 1978. Album HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN DIXON |
released in October 1978. vocals, vocals bass drums |
'ZX Dan' single released guitar | | |
in December 1978. Hit | | | |
No.2 spot on 5FM in January +----------+---------+ |
1979. | |
THE RADIO RATS (Jan 1979 - March 1979) |
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JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE MICHAEL |
HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN "BUBBLES" |
vocals, vocals bass STEVENTON |
guitar | | drums |
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+----------+---------+ |
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This line-up played at THE RADIO RATS (April 1979 - Sept 1979) | CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (1978-79)
Roger Lucey's wedding on ---------------------------------------- | -----------------------------------
21st April 1979. | | | | | | | | | |
JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE LLOYD PIERRE | CARL JAMES MARK CHRIS
June 1979: recorded HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN ROSS DE SADE (Vos) | RAUBENHEIMER PHILLIPS BENNETT HATTINGH
'Crazy Caroline' & vocals, vocals bass guitar drums | bass vocals, piano drums
'Rocket Road'. guitar | | | | | guitar |
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+----------+---------+--------+ | +-+------------+----------+
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THE RADIO RATS (Sept 1979 - Oct 1979) | |
---------------------------------------- | | ASYLUM KIDS (1980-1982)
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JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE LLOYD O' HENRY | | | | |
HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN ROSS (Henry Jantzen) | | ROBBI STEVE DINO
vocals, vocals bass guitars drums | | ROBB HOWELLS ARCHON
guitar | | | | +-------------+ | vocals drums bass
| | | | | | | guitar |
+----------+---------+- - - - ) - - - -+- ) - - - - - - +-+---)---------+
| +-----------)--+ | +---------------------------> TRIBE AFTER TRIBE, THREE FISH
19th May 1980: recorded THE RADIO RATS (Nov 1979 - Oct 1981) | | CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (1980-1982)
'To The Watertower' LP ------------------------------- | | ----------------------------------------------------
(never released) | | | | | | | | | | | |
25th April 1981: recorded JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE O' HENRY | | CARL HERBIE O' HENRY then STEVE MARK JAMES
'Erase' & 'Liza Come HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN drums | | RAUBENHEIMER PARKIN drums HOWELLS BENNETT PHILLIPS
Down' vocals, vocals bass | | | vocals, bass guitar | drums piano vocals,
Sept 1981: recorded 'Big guitar | | | | | +-----------+ | (see below) | guitar
Wham Bam' & 'Welcome To My | | +-----+ + | +----------+ | | | |
Car' (written in 1977 and +----------)---------------)--)-----------+ +-----)-----------+--------)---------------------+-------+
also recorded by James | +---------------+ +-------------------)--+--)-----------+--------+
Phillips). | | | | |
POP GUNS (1980-81) +----------------------+ | RUBBISH (1980) Cape Town
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JONATHAN GRAHAM STEVE LARRY | | WAYNE MARK LLOYD PETER
HANDLEY HANDLEY MONI FRIEDBURG | | RAATH v NIEKERK ROSS BARNETT
vocals, bass guitar drums | | guitar bass guitar drums
guitar | | | | | (see below) |
| | +---> TIM PARR BAND | | +-------> ILLEGAL GATHERING +------> RUDE DEMENTALS
| +------------> NATIONAL WAKE | |
| +--------------------------------------+ |
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| SUBURBAN BLANK BOYS (early 80s) +-------------------+
| ------------------------------------------------------ |
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| DAVE GARY JAMES MARK CARL HERBIE |
| DAVIES RATHBONE PHILLIPS BENNETT RAUBENHEIMER PARKIN |
| vocals vocals guitar piano bass drums |
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+----------+ | +------------+--------+--------+
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via THE CHAUFFEURS (1982-1984)| | THE SOFTIES (1982 - 1986)
and THE GLEE CLUB | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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TITUS GROAN (1985) Boksburg | HERBIE TRACY MARK O' HENRY SHORTY HANNEPOOT ANDRE LEON then WINSTON <---- THE DYNAMICS
-------------------------------- | PARKIN BENNETT BENNETT drums COETZEE VAN TONDER "VAN" vd MERWE NYAUNDA
| | | | | bass keyboards piano | sax trombone van NIEKERK sax alto sax
JONATHAN DAVE DAVE PETER | | | | | bass |
HANDLEY DAVIES ALLEN PEYRL | +------> got married | +---> died 1982 in a | | |
vocals, vocals bass drums | via and moved to| mining accident | +-----> died 1995 +-------> WINSTONS JIVE MIX-UP (1986)
guitar | (see below) | ILLEGAL GATHERING, Sweden | |
| | | CHERRY FACED LURCHERS | via WINSTONS JIVE MIX-UP |
+----------+ +-------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+
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| BERNOLDUS NIEMAND en DIE SWART GEVAAR (1989) GEREFORMEERDE BLUES BAND (1989)
Recorded 'Via Dolorosa' in THE RADIO RATS (1988) ---------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Boksburg in 1988. Cassette --------------------- | | | | | | | | | |
only release. | | | BERNOLDUS HANNEPOOT STEVE LEE MARK JANNIE WILLEM GARY JOHANNES KARLA <-------KHAKI MONITOR
JONATHAN DAVE GIL NIEMAND VAN TONDER HOWELLS EDWARDS BENNETT "Hannepoot" MOLLER HERSELMAN KERKORREL KRIMPELIEN
HANDLEY DAVIES MARAIS- (aka JAMES trombone drums bass piano VAN TONDER (MENEER (PIET PERS) (RALPH RABIE) (TONIA SELLEY)
vocals, vocals GILCHRIST PHILLIPS) | | | drums, VOLUME) bass, vocals, vocals
guitar, | guitar vocals, | | | trombone guitars drums keyboards |
bass | | guitar | | | | | | | +-------------------> BLUES BROERS,
| | | | | | | +----------+----------+ +----> died 12th November 2002 PRESSURE COOKIES,
| | | | | | | | RODRIGUEZ & BIG SKY
| | | | | | | | Bernoldus Niemand, Die Gereformeerde Blues Band (see below)
+----------+--------+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------------)-----------+ and Koos Kombuis embarked on the historic 'Voëlvry'
| +-----------+ Tour in 1989.
Recorded 'Big Beat' LP in THE RADIO RATS (1990 - 1991) Live |
1990, released 1991 on ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - - - - |
Shifty Records. | | | | | | | | | | +------------------+
JONATHAN DAVE HANNEPOOT STEVE GIL WILLEM GARY LLOYD JAMES JIMMY |
HANDLEY DAVIES VAN TONDER HOWELLS MARAIS- MOLLER HERSELMAN ROSS PHILLIPS FLORENCE |
vocals, vocals trombone drums GILCHRIST guitar guitar guitars, keyboards keyboards <-----THE DYNAMICS |
bass | drums guitar | | keyboards | |
| | | | | producing +-----+ V |
+----------+---------)----------------------+ +----------+ | died 31 July 1995 |
| +-------> Toured Europe with Dutch band | | |
| THE BOB COLORS, then the BLUES | | |
| BROERS in 1995/96, JAZZ WORKSHOP +-)------+----------------------------------------------------+
Recorded 'Third Street' | BIGGISH BAND in 2001 >-----------+ | |
and 'Theatre of Electric THE RADIO RATS (1995) RODRIGUEZ South African Tour March 1998 |
Chairs' (aka 'Radio Rats 4') ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
| | | | | | | | | | | This band also
JONATHAN DAVE GIL NIALL <---- Originally in Slither RODRIGUEZ WILLEM TONIA GRAEME RUSSEL REUBEN | backed Steve Louw
HANDLEY DAVIES GILCHRIST BELL with Jonathan & Dave vocals, MOLLER SELLEY CURRIE TAYLOR SAMUELS | (Big Sky) as the
vocals, vocals guitar drums in 1977 (see above) guitar guitar vocals, bass keyboards drums | support for
bass | | percussion | Rodriguez in '98.
| | | | | (see Steve Louw tree)
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Recorded 'Music For Funerals' THE RADIO RATS (2000) BIG SKY live 2002/2003 |
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JONATHAN DAVE DAVE RIAAN STEVE WILLEM PETER SCHALK SIMON |
HANDLEY DAVIES ALLEN ESTERHUIZEN LOUW MOLLER COHEN JOUBERT ORANGE |
vocals, vocals guitar drums vocals, guitar drums bass keyboards |
bass ^ guitar | |
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+---- from TITUS GROAN (1985) +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
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WILLEM GARY GREG NEIL HANEPOOT BARBORA FRANK TONIA DAVID DYLAN CLIFF MARK MICHAEL
MOLLER HERSELMAN LEISEGANG FISHWICK VAN TONDER TELLINGER OPPERMAN SELLEY POOLE QUIROGA ARMSTRONG BENNETT SIMPSON
guitars, guitars, keyboards harmonica, trombone vocals vocals vocals sax "grandpa voice" guitars vocals vocals
drums bass congas