Brian Poole

He was brought up in the East End of London and grew up in Barking, Essex. Poole attended Park Modern Secondary School, Barking and Barking Abbey Grammar School. Poole met Alan Blakley and Alan Howard at Park Modern Secondary School, Barking. In 1956, heavily influenced by their interest in rock and roll music, they decided to form a band. The original line-up consisted of Poole (vocals, guitar), Blakley (guitar), Howard (bass) and Graham Scott (guitar). While still in their teens, the band members met and befriended Dave Munden, who shared a love and passion for rock n’ roll. A strong bond was formed, which saw Munden join the band on the drums in 1957. A swift change of tactics saw Blakley switch to guitar, which Poole relinquished to take the title of lead vocalist and thus front the band. In the early years, the Tremeloes were inspired by Buddy Holly and the Crickets and mainly covered their songs.