Who were The Lower Third?
The Lower Third held their auditions at La Discotheque in Soho, London and Davie Jones along with his alto saxophone gets the position. David also performed with various bands on a casual basis. Some of which included The High Numbers (aka The Who), The T-Bones and Sonny Boy Williamson. The majority of these performances took place at The Marquee, in London. They formed in Margate, Kent in 1963, they were originally known as ‘Oliver Twist And The Lower Third’. The original line-up consisted of Denis Taylor (lead guitar), Les Mighall (drums) and Graham Rivens (bass guitar). David joined the band in April 1965 and the new line up became: Davie Jones (vocals, tenor & alto saxophone), Denis ‘Tea-Cup’ Taylor (lead guitar), Graham Rivens (bass guitar), Les Mighall (drums) along with Neil Anderson who performed occasional vocals). Two months later Phil Lancaster replaced Les Mighall on drums in July. The band get a residency at The Bournemouth Pavilion every Friday and Sunday throughout the s
