The Scorpions are a 1960s British beat group, originally from Manchester in England, that became popular notably in the Netherlands.
As they searched for singer, Tony recalled an older boy at his school with a good singing voice, Pete Lewis, who he got in touch with and who agreed to join them.
Peter Lewis and Ian Lucas decided to return and recruited guitarist Graham Lee for lead guitar and backing vocals, Dave Vernon (bass) and Roy Smithson (organ).
There was a highlight for the band in October 1965; the Scorpions were one of the big names on the yearly TV-event called the Grand Gala du Disque.
Ten years later in 1977, former pirate station Radio Veronica became legal, and they broadcast a TV-marathon, The Day the Music Died.
On a stage, built in the North Sea on the shore of Scheveningen, pop groups and singers of the 1960s would again perform with their biggest 1960s hits.
New members then joined the band, Dave Robin (bass) and Max Hardy who replaced Unthank.
Having been diagnosed with stomach cancer, Pete Lewis (the last remaining original band member) died at home in 1985.
[1] The band performed at the Pipeline Instrumental Rock Convention in London in 1993,[2] and again in 1997 after their album Anthology 1959-1965 had been released in 1996 on CD.