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Article: Don and Johnny are still Atlantic stars; THE ATLANTICS were formed from the Hepjacks at a time when rock 'n' roll was young, the legendary Buddy Holly was still alive (just) and a rag-tag hoard of British skiffle bands were all looking to America for inspiration and were discovering that their 'do-it-yourself music was slowly evolving into full-on rock 'n' roll.(Features)
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- Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
- Article date:
- May 16, 2006
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IT was November 5, 1958 and a young guitarist named Don Kerr had just auditioned for the skiffle band The Hepjacks, he got the gig, and by the time vocalist Johnny Martin joined they had transformed into a real rock 'n' roll outfit.
"We were the first rock 'n' roll band in the area as far as I can remember," said Johnny. "I'm talking about a real working band that played shows, not just rehearsed in their bedrooms or whatever.
"As I recall there was us (The Atlantics) from Coventry, The Grasshoppers from Birmingham and The Dolphins from Nuneaton, I ...