| Member Since | 2/8/2007 | | Band Website | fruiteatingbears.co.uk | | Band Members | Neville ,
Garry ,
Chris . | | Influences | The Fruit Eating Bears were Neville (vocals/guitar), the late Garry (bass/vocals) and Chris (drums) who came from the Croydon area and were originally known as The Tricycle Turds before hi-jacking the name of "The Merseys" (Sorrow) backing band, who's drummer, Kenny Mundye, was the Bears original drummer before Chris joined.
Both the band's singles were produced by the late Vic Maile, 'Chevy Heavy' / 'Fifties Cowboy' (Lightning, 1978) 'Door In My Face' / 'Going Thru The Motions' (DJM, 1978) . Their publishers Jackson Music bizarrely entered 'Door In My Face' in 'A Song For Europe', the 1978 UK heat for 'The Eurovision Song Contest' and got in the last ten. The 'Bears' performed the track on national prime time TV at The Albert Hall in London (See videos), introduced by Terry Wogan. Unfortunately they finished joint 10th (out of 10). Terry Wogan, on this first encroachment of punk into Eurovision, described the band as "gentle creatures despite their fierce appearance" The title used for the 1999 OVERGROUND CD Anthology, containing all of the Vic Maile produced unrealeased album (Also now available on iTunes) and a live set. The Bears also backed on record Hazel O'Connor, Lew Lewis, and worked with The Pirates. Today Chris is keeping a low profile, Neville is in "The Midnight Howlers" (www.midnighthowlers.co.uk) and still plays CHEVY HEAVY and 1-30,2-30,3-35 with them, check "upcoming shows" if you want to see them, and iTunes if you want to hear them. Garry sadly passed away in America in February of 2007.
| | Record Label | OVERGROUND, DJM, LIGHTENING,NEWSOUND,ZEUS,etc: | | Type of Label | Indie |
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