Neil Christian (born Christopher Tidmarsh, 14 February 1943[1] – 4 January 2010)[2] was an English singer.

[2] Page toured with Christian for approximately two years, and later played on several of his records, including their November 1962 single, "The Road to Love" / "The Big Beat Drum", released on Columbia and produced by Joe Meek under his RGM Sound imprint.

At various times the band included Albert Lee and Alex Dmochowski, who later joined Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation.

[4] When most of the line-up left to join Lord Sutch's Savages in 1965, Christian took on members of Luton Band The Hustlers, including Mick Abrahams,[citation needed] although in 1966 a touring version of The Crusaders was put together to promote the hit single "That's Nice" which consisted of Tony Marsh (piano) (b. Anthony Marsh, 1946); Jimmy "Tornado" Evans (drums); Ritchie Blackmore (guitar); and Bibi Blange (bass).

Everything Christian released between 1962 and 1968 has been reissued on the CD compilation, That's Nice, which also added several unreleased recordings from the same era.