ROBERT FRIPP FAMILY TREE - SHOWS LIST (PRE-KING CRIMSON)

This story is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by John H Warburg and Raz, to whom I'm most grateful.


KATHLEEN GARTELL'S CORFE MULLEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC JUNIOR ORCHESTRA (1958 - 1959)

1) Robert 'Bob' Fripp second fiddle

2) ???????? + others unknown

unknown date, 1959: Verwood Memorial Hall, Verwood, Dorset, UK

In addition to play second fiddle with his school orchestra, Bob also played on his own, performing the cover of the song 'Spick And Spanish' by Emile Grimshaw, accompanying himself on his guitar. 

DORENE ENTERPRISES CONCERT TROUPE (1959 or 1960) 

1) Bob Fripp guitar?

2) ???????? + others unknown

THE RAVENS #1 (JUN or JUL 1961 - 1961 or 1962)

1) Bob Fripp lead guitar

2) Gordon 'Gord' Hionidies vocals, bass

3) Valentino 'Tino' Licinio vocals, rhythm guitar

4) Graham Wale lead vocals, drums

July 2?, 1961: field of land near the railroad tracks, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, UK

The Ravens first gig was promoted by the local 'West Moors' Youth Club'.  

unknown date, 1961: Minster & Church House, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, UK

THE RAVENS #2 (1961 or 1962 - JUL or AUG 1963)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Gordon Hionidies

3) Tino Licinio

4) Christopher Robin 'Fergy' Ferguson drums

unknown date, 196?: Stapehill Youth Club, Stapehill, Dorset, UK

unknown date, 196?: The Beacon Hotel, unknown city, Dorset, UK

unknown date, 196?: Wimborne Church Hall, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, UK

THE DOUGLAS WARD TRIO Featuring THE FABULOUS CORDOVOX (1963 - 1964)

1) Bob Fripp guitar

2) Douglas Ward vocals, accordion

3) ? unknown instrument

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The Fabulous Cordovox backing vocals

1963 - 1964: The Chewton Glen Hotel, New Milton, Hampshire, UK

The band played there every Saturdays nights for about a year.

THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN #1 (MAR or APR 1964 - 1965)

1) Bob Fripp lead guitar

2) Gordon Hionidies vocals, bass

3) Tino Licinio rhythm guitar

4) Stanley Levy (aka Stan Lee) drums

5) Reg Matthews (aka Tony Matthews) lead vocals

September 18, 1964: Lido Ballroom, Worthy Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, UK with Dave Dee & The Bostons

THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN #2 (1965 - AUG 1965)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Gordon Hionidies

3) Tino Licinio

4) Stan Lee

THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN #3 (AUG 1965 - NOV or DEC 1965)

1) Gordon Hionidies

2) Tino Licinio

3) Stan Lee

4) Dave Anthony (aka Tony Head) lead vocals

5) Terry Squires lead guitar  

THE MAJESTIC DANCE ORCHESTRA (SEPT 1965 - OCT 15, 1967)

1) Bob Fripp guitar

2) Don Hardyman piano

3) Alan Melly saxes, flute and any other instrument without a player

4) Jack Horwood drums

5) Cyril King (?) unknown instrument

September 1965 - October 1967: Fay Schneider's The Majestic Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

They played in this Jewish hotel as house orchestra, three times a week during the winter months and four times a week during the summer months. On Sundays they also backed up the cabaret acts on the bill.  

UNNAMED BAND or UNKNOWN NAME BAND (1965 or 1966 (for a few days/weeks only))

1) Bob Fripp guitar

2) Bill N. guitar

3) ??????? + others unknown

unknown date, 1965 or 1966: The Cellar Club, Poole, Dorset, UK

Bob Fripp's only gig with this band.

THE CREMATION (1967 (for a few weeks only))

1) Bob Fripp guitar

2) Howard John Pettridge vocals, bass

3) ? drums 

unknown date, 1967: Royal Ballrooms, Boscombe, Dorset, UK

This was one of the only two gigs that the band played before broke up.

GILES, GILES & FRIPP #1 (AUG 28, 1967 - JUN 6, 1968)

1) Bob Fripp vocals, guitar, organ

2) Michael Rex 'Mike' Giles vocals, drums

3) Peter A. 'Pete' Giles vocals, bass

October 17- ca. 24, 1967: La Dolce Vita, Frith Street, Soho, central London, UK

Under the name of 'The Douglas Ward Quartet', the trio backed up Douglas Ward for about a week at this Italian restaurant.

ca. October 27 - November 4, 1967: La Dolce Notte, Jermyn Street, London, UK

The trio backed up Italian singer 'Hot-Lips' Moreno for about a week at this Italian restaurant.  

ca. December 25, 1967: Fay Schneider's The Majestic Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK "Christmas Private Party"

THE MAJESTIC DANCE ORCHESTRA (DEC 1967 - JAN 1968)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Don Hardyman

3) Alan Melly

4) Jack Horwood

5) Cyril

December 1967 - January 1968: Fay Schneider's The Majestic Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

GILES, GILES & FRIPP #2 (JUN 7, 1968 - JUL 1968)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Mike Giles

3) Pete Giles

4) Judy Aileen Dyble vocals

5) Ian McDonald vocals, sax, keyboards, flute, guitar and other unknown instruments

GILES, GILES & FRIPP #3 (JUL 1968 - DEC 1, 1968)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Mike Giles

3) Pete Giles

4) Ian McDonald

September 12, 1968: 'My Kind Of Folk', BBC Radio Show, London, UK (broadcasting date)

October 17, 1968: 'The Eamonn Andrews Show', ABC-TV Show, London, UK (broadcasting date)

The band perform: 'The Elephant Song'.

November 16, 1968: 'Colour Me Pop', BBC-2 TV Show, London, UK (filming date....the episode was broadcasted on November 30)