Anthony Michael Chapman (born 19 May 1941, Stoke Newington, East London) is a British drummer and songwriter[1] who was especially active during the 1960s.
Chapman felt that he did not fit in with the way-out approach, of the group for the time and left to play drums for the Alphabeats before leaving to form a band called The Preachers.
[5] The Preachers disbanded for a time following a fatal van crash on the 4 June 1964, Chapman temporarily lost his memory and had no recollection of the collision, when the vehicle left the road and hit a telegraph pole.
Chapman (joined Peter Frampton) and tried out for the drums in The Herd but he was eased out as a member in 1965,[1] when they recruited Andrew Steele, Andy Bown (later of Status Quo) and others.
on 2 September 1965 and regularly performed on the circuit, until Chapman was dismissed and replaced by Malcolm Penn, leading to the band changing their name to Moon's Train.