His first appearance was at Fleckney village hall, near Leicester, with his mates from Great Glen, Alistair Sutton, Tony Wilson and Arthur Sloper.
Later, Ric Grech replaced Tim Kirchin and Roger Chapman joined as the principal lead singer, giving a heavier blues sound before renaming the band the Roaring Sixties.
The band issued their first single as Family, titled "Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens/Gypsy Woman" in 1967[1] and their debut album Music in a Doll's House followed in July 1968.
This new band included vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench, from the Jeff Beck Group and Hummingbird, and future Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain, who later moved on to play with Pat Travers and bassist Jon Plotel.
[2] The line-up for this band included piano player Eddie Hardin, vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench from Streetwalkers and former Taste bassist Richard McCracken.