tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post2820691074331898038..comments2024-03-18T20:58:33.694+08:00Comments on .: Ray Johnson, Diamond Four, Frank ThompsonANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©http://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-3372586794443889292016-01-11T18:17:46.087+08:002016-01-11T18:17:46.087+08:00Thank you for the information. I cannot verify you...Thank you for the information. I cannot verify your statement but if you were a neighbour and that these are the same family, you may be correct. I guess it's another piece to the puzzle solved.<br /><br />11.1.16ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-53851918128665612222016-01-11T16:43:04.543+08:002016-01-11T16:43:04.543+08:00I have been looking for reference to this band for...I have been looking for reference to this band for a while, so I am glad to find this. Ellis was my next door neighbor in Preston, Lancashire in the 50s and 60s. I believe the whole family moved to S Africa in the 1960s. My recollection is that his surname was Turner, not Parkinson. DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-76445921356379978982010-12-05T20:49:35.980+08:002010-12-05T20:49:35.980+08:00Hi Nick and Ray,
Thanks for writing. I am always ...Hi Nick and Ray,<br /><br />Thanks for writing. I am always glad to connect with Singapore 60s music people from near and far. <br /><br />Your note is also a pleasant surprise. I appreciate you providing details about your dad's band and the name of each member.<br /><br />I shall write to you as soon as I can regarding your request.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-42393864350806721252010-12-05T20:42:00.768+08:002010-12-05T20:42:00.768+08:00On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Nick wrote:
Nick...On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Nick wrote:<br /><br />Nick has left a new comment on your post "Ray Johnson, Diamond Four, Frank Thompson": <br /><br />Hello Andy! <br />Just Googled this, my dad is Ray Johnson & he was shocked, not to mention surprised to see this. <br /><br />He & his shipmates formed the Diamond Five, or Ray Johnson & The Diamond Four when they were on HMS Euryalus, on first commission in 1964-66. <br /><br />Do you know of any other copies of the EP that are in existence? <br /><br />For your information, should you not already know,the other members of the band were Ellis Parkinson (Parky) (deceased) with the shades( bass guitar), Freddy Mills (drummer) & Alex (Dolly) Gray (rhythm guitar) & obviously Frank Thompson, lead guitarist.<br /><br />Kind regards<br /><br />Nick & Ray JohnsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com