Brian and Michael

The Official Biography of Brian & Michael The Matchstalk Men.

Kevin Parrott and Mick Coleman first met at The Albion Hotel at Stalybridge Cheshire during 1965. Mick joined Kevin’s band The Big Sound, (not to be confused with Simon Dupree’s group) as bass player/singer; Kevin was lead guitar player.
The group, which was augmented with trumpet, tenor & baritone saxes, were primarily a soul outfit modelled on the Stax house band, which backed such artistes as Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.

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