The Sorrows are a rock band formed in 1963 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England,[1] by Pip Whitcher, and were part of the British beat boom of the 1960s.
The band was formed in 1963, and toured Germany for a month, playing several sets each day.
[2] They were signed by Pye subsidiary Piccadilly Records, and began working with producer John Schroeder.
[1] The Sorrows played a hard, aggressive version of contemporary R&B; later this style of music was termed freakbeat.
[2] Wez Price joined the group on bass guitar, Roger Lomas became lead guitarist, and Pip Whitcher did vocals.