Café Society (British band)
Café Society | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London |
| Genres | Folk-rock, pub rock |
| Years active | 1973–1976 |
| Labels | Konk |
| Past members | Tom Robinson Hereward Kaye Raphael "Ray" Doyle Nick South Nick Travisick |
Café Society were a British band who were active in the mid-1970s. Based on the trio of Tom Robinson, Hereward Kaye and Raphael "Ray" Doyle, they recorded one self-titled album on the Konk record label, produced by Ray Davies of the Kinks.
History
The band came together in London in 1973, although the three original members had known each other for several years, first meeting in Kaye's home town of Middlesbrough.[1] They all sang, played guitar, and wrote songs. When living in London, they began performing together in a folk rock style as "Hereward & Friends" at clubs including Bunjies, and were mentored by Alexis Korner.[1] After adopting their new name of Café Society, they won a residency at the Troubadour Club where they were heard by Ray Davies. He signed them to his record label, Konk, and produced their self-titled 1975 album, together with fellow Kinks Dave Davies and John Gosling.[2] However, the album reputedly only sold 600 copies, and the band were unhappy about the instrumentation added in its production.[3] Robinson formed the successful Tom Robinson Band in 1976, and later became a radio presenter. Hereward Kaye released a solo album, Golden Mile, in 1980; he was later a member of the Flying Pickets, and the lyricist for the 1992 stage musical Moby Dick.[3] In the mid-1980s, Nick South was in Time UK which also featured Danny Kustow from the then-defunct Tom Robinson Band.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hereward Kaye. "Liner notes for Secret Society - The Cafe Society Archives". Herewardkaye.bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Cafe Society, Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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