The New Seekers

THE NEW SEEKERS
 
 
The New Seekers  are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, the Seekers.  The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences.  They achieved worldwide success in the early 1970s with hits including “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing”, “You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me”, and “Beg, Steal or Borrow”.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

This is an example of the level of detail that Bruno Ceriotti put into his descriptions:  “The Lonely Ones added a rhythm guitarist called Jim Sach (b. James Victor George Raphael Sach, Saturday, May 13, 1944George, South Africa) known to friends as ‘Jimmy’ or ‘Jimbo’.  Jim started to play guitar in the spring of 1961 with an unnamed High School band that included singer Kevin Finn (aka Danny Finn of The New Seekers’ fame).  They only performed once, at the school concert.  Jim left school in the summer of 1961 and formed a band called The Avengers with friends from school and the youth clubs, but gigs were few and far between so he jumped at the opportunity of joining The Lonely Ones in early 1962 changing his day job to accommodate the heavy schedule of gigs that The Lonely Ones were enjoying.”  

 

(May 2014)

 

Last edited: March 22, 2021