ArtistInfo

The Motowns

Band, 1966-1970 GB, Liverpool
Rock and Pop
A.k.a. Dave Sumner (3), Douglas Meakin, Lally Stott, Michael Brill and Mike Logan (2)

The Motowns were a British beat music group (1966-1970) during the second half of the sixties known in Italy as part of the so-called British invasion. The group was founded in Liverpool by guitarist Douglas Albert Meakin (born March 17, 1945 ), a school friends of Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr, who in the early sixties played in specialized youth ensembles in Merseysound . The members of the group were: Douglas "Dougie" Meakin on guitar and vocals Harold "Lally" Stott, lead vocal and solo guitar Tony Crowley on the drums Mike "Saint" Logan at the piano Robbie "Little" Scott on the electric bass Arrived in Florence just in the days of a 1966 flood , in which they lost most of their instruments and their amplification system. Disbanded when in 1970,lead singer Lally Stott chose to pursue a solo career, but was killed in a traffic accident in 1977 while riding a small commuter bike close to his home town of Prescot. The other members became session musicians with their own storied backgrounds. Were signed to RCA Italiana, Durium, Carosello, and Cinevox.

Members

	Mike Logan p, key *1951 GB
	Douglas Meakin voc *1945 GB
	Lally Stott voc 1945-1977 GB
	Michael Brill voc, b GB
	Dave Sumner voc GB