| Apart from Alan Laud, this group were members of the RAF and had come together while serving at an airbase. They originally called themselves the 'Trendsetters' but soon changed this to the 'Hedgehoppers' identifying themselves with their 'day jobs' (See Note below*). They became popular performers in and around the English Fens. | |
On the right is illustrated an example of what "Hedgehoppers" worked on during the day! Photograph by kind permission of Dave Griffiths of the "Vulcan Restoration Trust". |
 PHOTO MIKE HALL XH 558. VRT |
In 1965, Jonathan King had written a new
'protest' song and discovered 'Hedgehoppers' while looking for
a suitable singer to launch it with. After adding 'Anonymous'
to the group's name the song was recorded by Mick Tinsley and
a group of musicians including guitar ace, Jimmy Page. Unfortunately,
due to their RAF commitments, Dash and Honeybull who had contributed
to "It's Good News Week", were unable to stay with
the group and were replaced by Tom Fox and Glenn Martin. Despite
the enormous success of their 'black' ditty, none of the group's
follow ups did very much at all and by the end of the following
year the group had disbanded. Mick
Tinsley made a further recording, but
as a solo artist later during 1967. He is also still performing
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