Brian Rossi

Brian Rossi (born Brendan Rosebotham, in 1940, in Belfast) (Died 1984). Headed to England in 1964 and with The Wheels secured a residency at a club in Blackpool. they started to pick up a large following in the North of England, where they supported groups like The Drifters, and singers Tommy Roe and Little Eva. The band claimed to be making two hundred pounds a night on the Mecca circuit in the North of England. As well as playing guitar, Demick sang most of the R & B orientated numbers, leaving Rossi to handle the more sophisticated material. Rossi more of a Frank Sinatra fan than Chuck Berry, shaved his head to distinguish himself from the hordes of would-be long-hairs.