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Robert "Bob" Henrit (born 2 May 1944, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire) is an English drummer who has been a member of several musical groups, including Buster Meikle & The Daybreakers, The Hunters, Unit 4 + 2, The Roulettes, Argent and The Kinks. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Broxbourne is a Commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13298 in 2001 Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Unit 4 + 2 were a British pop band, who had a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1965 with the The Roulettes were a British Rock and roll group. They started out as the group playing behind Adam Faith, who enjoyed a run of chart Argent were an English rock band founded in 1969 by Keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies. The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band

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Bob Henrit was originally the drummer with Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers, together with Russ Ballard on guitar and Roy Ballard, Russ's older brother, on piano. Russ Ballard (born 31 October 1945 Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England) is an English Singer-songwriter and Musician All usually appearing on stage dressed in matching red jackets & was it black collars? Russ left stage, his brother Roy behind him, Bob stage right & Buster singing up front. Cheshunt Boys' Club was a favored gig around '61. He then enjoyed initial success as a member of The Roulettes (1962-1967), who, in addition to a recording career of their own, backed the popular music singer Adam Faith on tour and on record. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Terence (Terry Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (23 June 1940 East Acton, London &mdash 8 March 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire A gramophone After the demise of the Roulettes, Henrit briefly (1968) worked with Unit 4 + 2, an association which went back to his session drumming on their biggest hit, "Concrete and Clay" (1965). Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right A Hit record is a Sound recording, usually in the form of a single or Album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or Concrete and Clay was a Song written by Tommy Moeller and Brian Parker and recorded by the UK pop band, Unit 4 +

In late 1968, Henrit teamed up with fellow ex-Roulette Russ Ballard, Kink-to-be Jim Rodford and ex-Zombies keyboard player Rod Argent to form Argent, and remained with them until the band ended in 1976. Russ Ballard (born 31 October 1945 Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England) is an English Singer-songwriter and Musician Jim Rodford (born James Rodford 7 July, 1941, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) is a Musician who played with The For the Undead creature of Vodou lore see Zombie. For other meanings see Zombie (disambiguation. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Rod Argent (born Rodney Terence Argent, 14 June 1945, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) was a founding member of After a brief spell with Rodford and John Verity as Phoenix, Henrit's post-Argent career included work with a number of artists, including Charlie, after their 1978 tour opening for The Kinks, and Ian Matthews. John Verity, born 3 July 1949 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England was a member of the band Argent from 1973 to 1976 A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Iain Matthews (known in the 1960s first as Ian McDonald and from the late 1960s until 1989 as Ian Matthews is an English Musician and Songwriter

As a session drummer, he worked with The Who vocalist, Roger Daltrey, and was present on Dave Davies' Glamour (1981) and Chosen People (1983) solo albums. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English rock Vocalist, songwriter and actor best known as the This is about the English musician for others see Dave Davies (disambiguation. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public He also worked regularly with the GB Blues Band which, in addition to Rodford, included former members of the Mike Cotton Sound.

Henrit replaced the long-serving drummer of The Kinks, Mick Avory, after Avory's departure in July 1984. Michael Charles Avory (born 15 February 1944 in East Molesey, Surrey, England) is an English musician best known as the He worked with the act until their seemingly final demise in 1996. He was the obvious choice to replace Avory, because he and Rodford had already proven to be a capable and compatible rhythm section, and his previous ties with Dave Davies and with other musicians, who had augmented The Kinks over the years. A rhythm section is the Musicians in a Popular music band or ensemble who establish the Rhythmic pulse of a Song or musical

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