[2] The original line-up comprised Brian Godding (19 August 1945 – 26 November 2023, Monmouth, South Wales) (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Jim Cregan (born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset) (guitar, vocals), Brian Belshaw (born 25 February 1944 – 3 February 2016, Wigan, Lancashire) (bass, vocals), and Kevin Westlake (born Kevin Patrick Westlake, 5 March 1947 – 30 September 2004, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland) (drums).
[5] If Only For A Moment saw the band taking a noticeably heavier direction,[2] with Cregan and Godding's distinctive two-part guitar harmonies playing a prominent role.
[citation needed] At this point Westlake left, and was replaced by John "Poli" Palmer (25 May 1943, Evesham, Worcestershire), and then Barry Reeves (15 July 1944 – 6 February 2010, Birmingham, West Midlands).
Blunder,[1] Cregan formed Stud with John Wilson and Charlie McCracken,[1] before joining Family, as did Palmer.
[2] The Blossom Toes contributed music to La Collectionneuse (1967), a film by French director Éric Rohmer, and also appeared in "Popdown" (1967) by Fred Marshall.