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There is a hell of a lot of postings on the net about The Honeycombs and a lot of it is wrong, so this page is dedicated to getting the facts correct.
Quotes, Questions and answers
1. Are there more then one Band claiming to be The Honeycombs??
( No the current band is the only and official Honeycombs)
2. Is Honey Lantree still in the band??
(No honey left in the mid 60s to go solo and returned again between 1991-1997)
3. Martin Murray is listed as passing away in 1971 is this true??
(If that's true I had dinner with a ghost last week)
4. Is it true The Honeycombs knocked The Beatles off the no 1 spot??
(Yes in Aug 1964 "Have I the right" knocked "Hard Days Night" off the no1 spot)
5. Denis De'll is listed as passing away in 2005 is this true??
(Yes Denis sadly passed away in 2005)
6. Is it true Karen Carpenter of "The Carpenters" was inspired to start playing drums by Honey Lantree??
(Yes she saw Honey as her roll model and the rest is history)
7. Is it true The Honeycombs took their name from "Honey" and "Martin" both being hairdressers??
(No the name was picked by the MD of Pye Records)
8. It it true Martin Murray taught John Lantree to play Bass in 3 weeks??
(No he taught him in the 3 months prior to "Have I the right")
9. Is it true that the new lead vocalist was born in the pub Joe Meek discovered The Honeycombs??
(Tony was born 50yds away from the Mildmay Tavern the pub where The Honeycombs were discovered and was still living there at the time of their discovery)
10. Did someone play keyboards on the no 1 hit Have I the right
( Yes it was Alan Ward the original Lead guitarist)
11. Is it true The Honeycombs have re-recorded all the popular tracks
(Yes the new CD is finished and can be purchased on line.....Click here to buy)
12. Is it true Billie Davis is guest vocalist with Tony Harte on the "Thats The Way" track
(Yes Billie will be doing the vocal track with Tony early Jan 2007)
13. Is it true The Honeycombs and John Leyton are to tour as a double header
(Yes dates are being arranged with John Leyton and Craig Douglas)
14. Did The Honeycombs perform in the 90s
(Yes Denis D'elle re-launched the band 1991 for The Telstar Show and toured until 1997. The line up at that time included Honey Lantree, Peter Pye and Simon Wyatt)
15. Is it true that The Honeycombs were the first band worldwide to use uniform guitars and amps.
( Yes they had hand made Burns Bison guitars and Burn amps even before The Shadows)
16. Is it true The Honeycombs road tested The Shadows first set of Burns Guitars
(Yes The Shadows were abroad at the time, so The Honeycombs played them before delivery to The Shadows)
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