Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
This keyboardist's first significant band was a Birmingham-based pop outfit called The Brumbeats (surprise, surprise) in which he played guitar. This was not the same Brumbeats that issued a 45 on Decca in 1964. He was soon offered a place in another Black Country outfit, Locomotive. When they split in late 1969 Haines formed a new band called The Sacrifice, which found it hard to get work. Their debut 45, "Daffodil", was a Latin-style 45, which sounded like a commercial version of Santana but didn't sell. To add insult to injury the record company didn't li… read more
This keyboardist's first significant band was a Birmingham-based pop outfit called The Brumbeats (surprise, surprise) in which he played guitar. This was not the same Brumbeats that issued a 45 on Decca in 1964. He was soon offered a place in another Black Country outfit, Locomotive. Whe… read more
This keyboardist's first significant band was a Birmingham-based pop outfit called The Brumbeats (surprise, surprise) in which he played guitar. This was not the same Brumbeats that issued a 45 on Decca in 1964. He was soon offered a place in another Black Country outfit, Locomotive. When they split in late 1969 Haines formed a new band called The Sacrifice,… read more