List of the Move members

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The Move were a British rock band formed in December 1965. They scored nine top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any real success in the United States.[1] Although bassist-vocalist Chris "Ace" Kefford was the original leader, for most of their career the Move was led by guitarist, singer and songwriter Roy Wood. He wrote all the group's UK singles and, from 1968, also sang lead vocals on many songs, although Carl Wayne was the main lead singer up to 1970. Initially, the band had 4 main vocalists (Wayne, Wood, Trevor Burton and Kefford) who split the lead vocals on a number of their earlier songs.[1]

The Move evolved from several mid-1960s Birmingham based groups, including Carl Wayne & the Vikings, the Nightriders and the Mayfair Set. Their name referred to the move various members of these bands made to form the group.[2] Besides Wood, the Move's original five-piece roster in 1965 was drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne and guitarist Trevor Burton.[2] The final line-up of 1972 was the trio of Wood, Bevan and Jeff Lynne; together, they rode the group's transition into the Electric Light Orchestra. Between 2007 and 2014, Burton and Bevan performed intermittently as "The Move featuring Bev Bevan and Trevor Burton."

Members

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Official

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Bev Bevan
  • 1965–1972
  • 1981
  • 2004–2014
  • drums
  • percussion
  • vocals
all The Move releases
Roy Wood
  • 1965–1972
  • 1981
  • lead and rhythm guitar
  • keyboards
  • vocals
  • bass
  • saxophones
Carl Wayne 1965–1970 (died 2004) vocals Move (1968) and Shazam (1970)
Trevor Burton
  • 1965–1969
  • 2004–2014 (unofficial member 2004–2007)
  • guitars
  • vocals
  • bass (1968–1969)
Move (1968)
Ace Kefford
  • 1965–1968
  • 1981
  • bass
  • vocals
Rick Price 1969–1971 (died 2022) Shazam (1970) and Looking On (1970)
Jeff Lynne 1969–1972
  • rhythm and lead guitar
  • keyboards
  • vocals
  • bass
  • drums
Looking On (1970) and Message from the Country (1971)
Phil Bates 2004–2007
  • vocals
  • rhythm and lead guitar
none
Neil Lockwood 2004–2014
  • keyboards
  • vocals
Phil Tree bass
Gordon Healer 2007–2014
  • rhythm guitar
  • vocals
Tony Kelsey 2014
Abby Brant
  • keyboards
  • vocals

Unofficial

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Richard Tandy
  • 1968–1969
  • 1971–1972
(died 2024)
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • rhythm guitar
none
Bill Hunt 1971–1972 keyboards

Timeline

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Lineups

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Period Members Releases
December 1965 – July 1968
July 1968 – July 1969
  • Carl Wayne – vocals
  • Roy Wood – lead guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals
  • Trevor Burton – rhythm and lead guitar, bass, vocals
  • Richard Tandy – bass, keyboards, rhythm guitar (unofficial member)
  • Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion
none
July 1969 – February 1970
  • Carl Wayne – vocals
  • Roy Wood – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Rick Price – bass, vocals
  • Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion
February 1970 – January 1971
  • Roy Wood – lead and rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards, saxophones, cello
  • Jeff Lynne – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Rick Price – bass, vocals
  • Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion
February 1971 – July 1971
  • Roy Wood – lead and rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards, bass, saxophones, woodwinds
  • Jeff Lynne – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals
  • Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion
July 1971 – July 1972
  • Roy Wood – lead guitar, bass, keyboards, saxophones, vocals
  • Jeff Lynne – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals
  • Richard Tandy – bass, rhythm guitar (unofficial member)
  • Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion
  • Bill Hunt – keyboards (unofficial member)
none
Band disbanded between 1972–1981
April 1981
  • Roy Wood – guitar, vocals
  • Ace Kefford – bass, vocals
  • Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion
none
Band disbanded between 1981–2004
July 2004 – July 2007
  • Phil Bates – vocals, guitar
  • Trevor Burton – guitar, vocals (unofficial member)
  • Phil Tree – bass
  • Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion
  • Neil Lockwood – keyboards, vocals
none
July 2007 – March 2014
  • Trevor Burton – lead guitar, vocals
  • Gordon Healer – rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Phil Tree – bass
  • Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion
  • Neil Lockwood – keyboards, vocals
March – May 2014
  • Trevor Burton – lead guitar, vocals
  • Tony Kesley – rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Phil Tree – bass
  • Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion
  • Abby Brant – keyboards, vocals

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 282. ISBN 0-85112-072-5.