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The Groove (band)
The Groove were an Australian R&B, pop group which formed in early 1967 with the lineup of Geoff Bridgford on drums, Jamie Byrne on bass guitar, Tweed Harris on keyboards, Rod Stone on guitar and Peter Williams on lead vocals and guitar. In December 1967 their single, "Simon Says", peaked at No. 17 on the ''Go-Set'' National Top 40 Singles Chart. They followed with "Soothe Me", which peaked at No. 14 in April 1968. Also in April they released their self-titled debut album. In July that year they won the national final of the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds competition with the prize including a trip to London. They relocated there in March 1969, and early the following year they changed their name to Eureka Stockade, they disbanded in 1971. On 13 October 2004 Tweed Harris died of throat cancer, aged 63.
==History==
The Groove were an R&B pop group formed in Melbourne in early 1967 – all members had some experience in other bands.〔 The original line-up was Geoff Bridgford (ex-Steve & the Board) on drums, Jamie Byrne (Black Pearls, Running Jumping Standing Still) on bass guitar, Tweed Harris (Levi Smith Clefs) on keyboards, Rod Stone (The Librettos, Normie Rowe & The Playboys) on guitar and Peter Williams (Max Merritt & The Meteors) on lead vocals and guitar.〔〔 They were gathered together by artist manager and booking agent, Garry Spry (The Twilights).〔 The Groove played Stax Soul and 1960s R&B in the style of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Arthur Conley and The Isley Brothers. The Groove's repertoire was tailored to the vocal style of Williams, who had gained experience in this genre when with Max Merritt & The Meteors, one of its earliest exponents in Australasia.〔
The Groove scored early national chart breakthrough with their second single "Simon Says" – previously recorded by both The Isley Brothers and The Platters.〔 The Groove's version was a Top 10 hit in Sydney and Melbourne and peaked at No. 17 on the ''Go-Set'' National Top 40 Singles Chart in December 1967.〔〔 The group undertook a national tour in February 1968 and in April their most successful single and second national Top 20 hit – a cover version of Sam Cooke's "Soothe Me" – peaked at No. 14.〔〔〔 That same month they issued their debut self-titled album, ''The Groove'', on EMI and Columbia Records.〔 In July they won the grand final of a national band competition, Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds – their prize was a trip to London.〔〔
Their next single, "What Is Soul?", was a cover of Ben E. King's song, it was a No. 13 hit in Melbourne, reached the Top 40 in Brisbane, and peaked at No. 36 on the national Top 40.〔〔〔 They released a further single, "You Are the One I Love", which made the lower reaches of the Melbourne and Brisbane charts but did not reach the national Top 40.〔〔〔 In March 1969, using their Hoadley's competition prize, the band relocated to the United Kingdom. Later that month their single, "Relax Me", reached the ''Go-Set'' Top 40.〔 In the UK they worked and recorded for two years. In June 1969 they released a last single, "The Wind", as The Groove – it did not chart.〔 In early 1970 the group changed their name to Eureka Stockade and issued another single, "Sing No Love Songs", in February.〔 The group recorded an album for Decca Records which was not released, then, early in 1971, they disbanded.〔
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