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Les Gray's sad passing left a
massive chasm on the ‘70s circuit, but now
the sound and hits like -Crazy, Hypnosis.
Dyna-mite, Tiger feet, The Cat crept in,
Rocket, Lonely this Christmas- and many
more, well nurtured and performed by Les
will continue courtesy of his estate and
members of the band who played and performed
alongside him.

SYD TWYNHAM
was
originally in a glam-rock band called Hector
who toured extensively with Showaddywaddy.
He joined the original line-up of MUD as the
fifth member in the late seventies playing
alongside before eventually replacing Rob
Davis. Then, together with friends, Syd
formed the band Liquid Gold who had a string
of charts hits in the early eighties with
Dance Yourself Dizzy, Substitute and Don’t
Panic, the latter of which became a
Eurovision song entry. Syd returned to Les
Gray’s Mud where he stayed for the next
eighteen years until Les’ untimely death.
PHIL WILSON’s
first introduction to touring as a
professional musician was a lengthy tour of
Switzerland. Phil joined Les Gray’s Mud in
1998 prior to which he played with a number
of ‘60s bands, including Brian Poole and
Screaming Lord Sutch. Phil has made numerous
appearances on TV both in the UK and Europe,
he has also played many of the top venues
including the NEC Arena, Wembley Arena,
Hammersmith Apollo and the Sport Paleis in
Antwerp.
CHRIS SAVAGE
has been playing keyboards for close on
twenty years. He was initially introduced to
the music business in the Mike Batt/Abba
production of Abracadabra, during which he
worked alongside Elaine Paige and B A
Robertson. Following many long summer
seasons in Jersey and the Isle of Man, Chris
worked with a Bruce Springsteen show and a
Garth Brookes show, he also worked with ‘60s
band The Cufflinks. In the eighties, Chris
had his first experience of Mud when played
alongside Mud sidemen Syd Twynham, John
Berry and Wole Rothe in The Escorts.
MARK MICHALSKI,
new in the band
has been playing bass guitar for
twenty years, during which much of his time
has been studio based, engineering and
producing such acts as Bernie Marsden from
Whitesnake. Mark has also worked with Clive
Bunker of Jethro Tull and Andy Pile from
Gary Moores Band in an outfit called All
Souled Out. Mark fronts and is lead singer
with the 11-piece sing-jump’n’jive band
Hellzaboppin’, and he has appeared at the
famed 100 Club in London, as well as the
Eindhoven Jazz and Blues Festival.
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