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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 Dave Davies to Jonathan Handley
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SLITHER (1977) Springs
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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
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THE RADIO RATS (Sept 1977 - Dec 1977)
--------------------------------------- The Radio Rats are influenced by Iggy & The Stooges, David Bowie,
| | | | | The Rolling Stones, Dr. Feelgood, The Sex Pistols and others.
JONATHAN DAVE DAVID JULIAN LIONEL
HANDLEY DAVIES "HERBIE" PLATT INGRAM
vocals, vocals PARKIN drums guitar
guitar | bass |
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+-----------+---------+--------+
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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 (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
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JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE GORDON |
HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN TRICKER |
vocals, vocals bass drums |
guitar | | |
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THE RADIO RATS (Jun 1978 - Oct 1978) |
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JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE LEONARD |
HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN DIXON |
vocals, vocals bass drums |
guitar | | |
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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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THE RADIO RATS (April 1979 - Sept 1979) | CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (1978-79)
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JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE LLOYD PIERRE | CARL JAMES MARK CHRIS
HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN ROSS DE SADE (Vos) | RAUBENHEIMER PHILLIPS BENNETT HATTINGH
vocals, vocals bass guitar drums | bass vocals, piano drums
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
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+----------+---------+- - - - ) - - - -+- ) - - - - - - +-+---)---------+
| +-----------)--+ | +---------------------------> TRIBE AFTER TRIBE, THREE FISH
THE RADIO RATS (Nov 1979 - Oct 1981) | | CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (1980-1982)
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JONATHAN DAVE HERBIE O' HENRY | | CARL HERBIE O' HENRY then STEVE MARK JAMES
HANDLEY DAVIES PARKIN drums | | RAUBENHEIMER PARKIN drums HOWELLS BENNETT PHILLIPS
vocals, vocals bass | | | vocals, bass guitar | drums piano vocals,
guitar | | | | | +-----------+ | (see below) | guitar
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+----------)---------------)--)-----------+ +-----)-----------+--------)---------------------+-------+
| +---------------+ +-------------------)--+--)-----------+--------+
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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 | | | +--------------------------------------+ | | | | | SUBURBAN BLANK BOYS (early 80s) +-------------------+ | ------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | | | | DAVE GARY JAMES MARK CARL HERBIE | | DAVIES RATHBONE PHILLIPS BENNETT RAUBENHEIMER PARKIN | | vocals vocals guitar piano bass drums | | | | | | | +----------+ | +------------+--------+--------+ | | | via THE CHAUFFERS (1983/84) | | THE SOFTIES (1982 - 1986) and THE GLEE CLUB | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +----------+ | | | | | | | | | Recorded 'Padded Room' single 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 PEYERI | +------> 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 | +----------+ +-------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | 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 +-)------+----------------------------------------------------+ | BIGGISH BAND in 2001 >-----------+ | | Recorded 'Theatre of THE RADIO RATS (1995) RODRIGUEZ South African Tour March 1998 | Electric 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) +----------+ +-------------+ +-----------------------------------+ | | | Recorded 'Music For Funerals' THE RADIO RATS (2001) BIG SKY live 2002/2003 | ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | +---- from TITUS GROAN (1985) +-------------+---------------------------------------------+ | BLOMKRAG (2003) ----------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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