| Frontman/Vocals - "The William" |
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Bill found his voice about 13 years ago, and since then has not stopped singing and entertaining. "The very first time I performed professionally, was in a group with 2 girls singing to backing tracks, but it wasn't enough for me". Bill started his own Function band, covering Blues Brothers/Commitments and Swing....
There was no holding Bill back, and after relocating over to the Bristol area, he joined many Rock Bands including a Bristol group - Powder Monkey. "The Rock stuff was OK, but I needed to use the versatility of my voice and you can't beat a great dose of 60's & Motown to enable that.."
Bill can also be found flying around the South West hosting karaoke/disco/entertainment and organising events.
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| Lead Guitar/backing vocals - Chris Henson |
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Chris has been in various big bands throughout his musical career, including the American Drifters. Starting way back in 1965 with The Portraits and joining various Function bands. Through the years, Chris joined Ricky Ford(Roy Orbison Tribute) in 1989, The Deep(Blues) in 1992, Spectrum(Soul Tribute) in 1995 & 2001 and finally coming to rest with The Mystics in 2010.
Chris also works as a very successful Professional Guitar Teacher, tutoring private students as well as children in various schools.
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| Electric Acoustic Guitar/backing vocals - Alan Henson |
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Alan is one of the original members of the Bristol based band "The Mystics" back in the 60's.
The original Mystics played many gigs at the "Bath Pavilion", supporting bands such as The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, The Yardbirds and The Love Affair....to name but a few. The band played all over the U.K., but loved playing close to home - Top Spot Ballroom in Ross On Wye, The Bamboo Club and The JL Club, including participating in the Batlle of the Bristol Bands. The Mystics were also voted 5th Best Band in the West Country, by local pop mag The Western Scene run by Terry Olpin.
Alan, with his brother Chris, are the driving force behind The Mystics and organises all bookings and appearances for the band.
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Bass Guitar/backing vocals - Ronnie Keys
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Ronnie has been a professional musician since he was 18 playing all kinds of music, including, six years as a Trombone player and Guitarist in an Army Military band.
On leaving the Army he played Guitar in various line-ups until being offered a prestigious gig in the West Country which saw him switch to Bass Guitar. Since that time he has had a career playing everything from Classical to Folk with a leaning towards Modern Jazz. He has worked as a session musician in London, played theatres and clubs, toured in Europe and played on Cruise Ships - in fact he has spent his life up to now as a jobbing musician and is thrilled to be a part of ''The Mystics'' . |
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| Drums/Percussion c/w backing vocals - John Downs |
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Professionally trained from the age of 13 by one of the Top Drummers in the country, John started performing initially as a Classical Percussionist / Timpanist. His first “Full Kit” appearances were with various Big Bands in and around Bristol, playing everything from NYJO / Johnny Dankworth arrangements to Glen Miller. In order to ensure versatility, John has played in many Bands over the years, everything from old and modern Pop Covers to Trad / Dixieland Jazz, Function Bands, various Small Show orchestras, small Jazz Combos and studio work. John also took to adding Backing Vocals in many of the Pop orientated Bands |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 11 December 2011 12:36 |
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