MCFCTrick
Well-Known Member
went to see his band 'Dare' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Oldham sometime around 1987, I remember the lead singer had been in thin lizzy don't remember anything about Mr Cox,
I quite like him in his professor guise not so much in his musician one.
Darren Wharton was Lizzy's keyboard player for their final few years ... co-wrote one of their best latter day songs, The Sun Goes Down.
Lynott was put onto him when he was playing keys in Tropicana nightclub by night, and demoing pianos etc in Swans on Oldham St by day .... Good Failsworth lad, who we knew from his days of backing the 'turns' at Christ The King Catholic Club, Newton Heath with a drummer mate of ours ...
Dare going again now, new album just released, with original Chaddy lad, Vinnie Burns on guitar .... don't think Cox is back though ... ;-)
Earliest gigs I recall for Dare were at Maple Leaf Squash Club in Chadderton.
Cox far right ...