Topic: Steve Priest

[GillE]

I doubt many here will be particularly grief-stricken by the passing of Steve Priest, bassist with the Sweet, but the first 45 I ever bought was by the Sweet and I still like their music.   Given a different management team they could have become a world-wide phenomenon in the style of Queen.

[Simon]

That's very sad news.  Sweet was my favourite group growing up in the 70s and I still listen to their stuff regularly now.  They were very much more than their hit singles portrayed, and were in fact a very talented rock band who's material still sounds fresh today. 

Steve Priest

[Clive]

Who would not like Sweet?  They were a breath of fresh air when they came on the scene.    Steve Priest. 

[daveeb]

 
I really liked the Sweet as well, as Simon mentions good memories of the 70's. I must admit though I thought he'd died a while ago. I'm losing track 

[Simon]

Brian Connolly (singer) died in 1997 and drummer Mick Tucker in 2002.  Steve Priest was still performing live up to quite recently, but he had to play sitting down.  Unfortunately, I don't think he's been in the best of health for some time, and in recent photos looked like he weighed about 25 stone.

[daveeb]

Brian Connolly (singer) died in 1997 and drummer Mick Tucker in 2002.  Steve Priest was still performing live up to quite recently, but he had to play sitting down.  Unfortunately, I don't think he's been in the best of health for some time, and in recent photos looked like he weighed about 25 stone.

oh yes it was Brian Connilly I was thinking of 

[chorleydave]

I remember the music teacher at school, Mr Miller, playing (of a fashion) "Teenage Rampage" on the piano, while we all sang to it in about 1975 or 1976!

[Den]

Andy Scott lived just down the road from me, his parents had a newspaper shop. I remember him on the local circuit playing for the Forewinds and later the Silvertones. Our paths crossed many times on the local circuit and then I went on to the club circuit in Liverpool and Manchester and he went on to stardom with the Sweet.