THUNDERMOTHER
Proto-Metal • United Kingdom
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David John and the Mood
During 1962 16-year-old David John Smith from Preston/ Lancashire (northern England) met Paul McCartney and saw the Beatles at a Cavern lunchtime session. He was so impressed by them that he wrote to the music press. To his surprise one of his letters was not only published, but also blown up with a page headline and photograph: The first national headline that the Beatles had.
Bo Diddley (Elias McDaniel) was a major influence on the band. David John remembers seeing him live in 1963: "Bo was amazing - he was using feedback, and had a great electric jungle sound" - that was the music he'd want to do. In Preston he approached a band called The Falcons, who shared his preferences and it all began to sound pretty good.
David John and the Mood were formed in the winter of 1963 and by mid-'64 the definite line-up
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