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The Tokens
(Belfast) |
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from
left: P.J. McGirr, Terry Calhoune, Maggie Taggart, John H. Gilligan and
Billy Fee |
Vocals:
Maggie Taggart
Lead Guitar: Terry Calhoune
2nd Guitar:
Bass: |
Drums:
Piano/Organ:
Other:
Manager:
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The Tokens, one of
Belfast's top beat groups in the '60's, supported many of the top
showbands and helped
Dickie Rock & The Miami
by lending them their PA system when they first came to play a gig in
Belfast at St. Mary's Hall. They also appeared on Ulster Television on
the day President John F. Kennedy was buried. After the group broke
up some went to play in some of the big name bands of that time. Terry
Calhoune went to play in the
Polka Dots
and
was the guitarist on "Five Little Fingers" and other records released
by Frankie McBride. John (Humphery) Gilligan went to play with Chad
Carson and the Linesmen who released a record called "I Want To Be A
Country Star".
Billy Brown
(of the Freshmen) sessioned on this recording. John (or Humphrey as he
was known) later played in the
Index Showband
and played with Van Morrison and a tenor sax player called Geordie
Sproule at the Maritime Hotel making up R&B songs live on stage.
Terry, John and Billy Fee still play with groups or bands. John lives
and plays now in England and Bill Lamar from another Belfast group,
The Vaqueros,
works with him from time to time. |
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