There were three bands called The Escorts: 1) an American soul band, 2) a B… Read Full Bio ↴There were three bands called The Escorts: 1) an American soul band, 2) a British Merseybeat band, 3) and an Australian pop band.
1) The Escorts were formed by Reginald Haynes in 1968, and originated their smooth vocal sound within the walls of New Jersey's infamous Rahway State Prison. After many failed attempts to allow them to perform on stage, they were finally given the green light. Two years later they were performing on stage at the infamous Rahway State Prison as prison officials, prison guards, visitors and hardcore inmates cheered, stomped, clapped. Little did they know that the late, great Linda Jones (Hypnotized), sister to one of their fellow inmates, was sitting in the audience accompanied by her producer/manager, George Kerr. Kerr, who was a veteran from the stable of Barry Gordy, Jr. and the early motown days, was in his own words" shocked and amazed to find this type of raw, pulsating talent in prison." After the show George Kerr approached Reginald and told him that he thought The Escorts were stupendous. Then he said something that would change Reginald's life forever and earn them both permanent residence in world history. Kerr said "I want to do something that's never been done in the history of the entertainment world. I want to record The Escorts here in Rahway State Prison". Reginald was elated at the prospect of turning professional and so their journey into the entertainment history books began.
The first live concert of The Escorts outside prison walls at Symphony Hall in Newark, NJ on February 17, 1973 created a sensation and two LPs were produced for Alithea Records during this era while some members were still incarcerated: All We Need Is Another Chance, followed by 3 Down 4 To Go. The latter title refers to the fact that three members had been released since the prison's singing group was formed, while the others continue serving their sentences.
2) The Escorts were a Merseybeat band from Liverpool, England. In 1963, they were voted the ninth most popular group in Liverpool by readers of Mersey Beat magazine.
They originally consisted of:
Terry Sylvester - guitar/lead vocals (born Terence Sylvester, 8 January 1946, Liverpool)
John Kinrade - lead guitar/vocals (born 1946)
Mike Gregory - bass guitar/vocals (born Michael Gregory, 7 November 1946, Liverpool)
Pete Clarke - drums (born Peter Gaskell, 1946) replaced by Kenny Goodlass from The Kirkbys; replaced by Pete Clark; replaced by Tommy Kelly of Earl Preston's Realms; replaced by Paul Comerford of The Cryin' Shames.
Sylvester was replaced by Frank Townsend from The Easybeats (1962 - 65) and the Beachwoods, who was later to become a member of Tony Rivers and the Castaways. Paddy Chambers (ex-Faron's Flamingos and The Big Three) subsequently replaced Townsend. Sylvester left to join The Swinging Blue Jeans in 1966, before replacing Graham Nash in The Hollies. He now lives in Florida and travels all over the United States and Canada playing concerts with such as Billy J. Kramer, Peter Noone, Joey Molland and other British Invasion acts. Sylvester also does a one man show.
Paul McCartney played tambourine on their last record "From Head To Toe" in 1966.
Gregory would also leave The Escorts in 1967 to join The Swinging Blue Jeans, and stayed until 1971, whereupon after leaving and doing sessions for a couple of years, he formed a group with Johnny Goodison of the original Brotherhood of Man called Big John's Rock 'n' Roll Circus in 1975. Gregory stayed in 'The Circus' until its demise in 2005, and is now a solo artist.
Kinrade stopped playing after The Escorts split up in 1967, and is now a hairdresser with two salons. Clarke became the in house session drummer for Apple Music. He did sessions for Kiki Dee and Billy Preston and, after a brief stint in Badfinger, is now living in the US
Although they never released a full album, during their short time together, at the instigation of Elvis Costello, Edsel Records released an LP containing all twelve songs from the six singles in 1983. It was released on CD in 1995 as EDCD 422 and entitled From the Blue Angel, as a reference to the club where they began performing in 1962. Costello also released a single which was a cover of The Escorts last recording - "From Head To Toe" / "Night Time".
3) The Escorts - Brisbane pop band from 1967
1) The Escorts were formed by Reginald Haynes in 1968, and originated their smooth vocal sound within the walls of New Jersey's infamous Rahway State Prison. After many failed attempts to allow them to perform on stage, they were finally given the green light. Two years later they were performing on stage at the infamous Rahway State Prison as prison officials, prison guards, visitors and hardcore inmates cheered, stomped, clapped. Little did they know that the late, great Linda Jones (Hypnotized), sister to one of their fellow inmates, was sitting in the audience accompanied by her producer/manager, George Kerr. Kerr, who was a veteran from the stable of Barry Gordy, Jr. and the early motown days, was in his own words" shocked and amazed to find this type of raw, pulsating talent in prison." After the show George Kerr approached Reginald and told him that he thought The Escorts were stupendous. Then he said something that would change Reginald's life forever and earn them both permanent residence in world history. Kerr said "I want to do something that's never been done in the history of the entertainment world. I want to record The Escorts here in Rahway State Prison". Reginald was elated at the prospect of turning professional and so their journey into the entertainment history books began.
The first live concert of The Escorts outside prison walls at Symphony Hall in Newark, NJ on February 17, 1973 created a sensation and two LPs were produced for Alithea Records during this era while some members were still incarcerated: All We Need Is Another Chance, followed by 3 Down 4 To Go. The latter title refers to the fact that three members had been released since the prison's singing group was formed, while the others continue serving their sentences.
2) The Escorts were a Merseybeat band from Liverpool, England. In 1963, they were voted the ninth most popular group in Liverpool by readers of Mersey Beat magazine.
They originally consisted of:
Terry Sylvester - guitar/lead vocals (born Terence Sylvester, 8 January 1946, Liverpool)
John Kinrade - lead guitar/vocals (born 1946)
Mike Gregory - bass guitar/vocals (born Michael Gregory, 7 November 1946, Liverpool)
Pete Clarke - drums (born Peter Gaskell, 1946) replaced by Kenny Goodlass from The Kirkbys; replaced by Pete Clark; replaced by Tommy Kelly of Earl Preston's Realms; replaced by Paul Comerford of The Cryin' Shames.
Sylvester was replaced by Frank Townsend from The Easybeats (1962 - 65) and the Beachwoods, who was later to become a member of Tony Rivers and the Castaways. Paddy Chambers (ex-Faron's Flamingos and The Big Three) subsequently replaced Townsend. Sylvester left to join The Swinging Blue Jeans in 1966, before replacing Graham Nash in The Hollies. He now lives in Florida and travels all over the United States and Canada playing concerts with such as Billy J. Kramer, Peter Noone, Joey Molland and other British Invasion acts. Sylvester also does a one man show.
Paul McCartney played tambourine on their last record "From Head To Toe" in 1966.
Gregory would also leave The Escorts in 1967 to join The Swinging Blue Jeans, and stayed until 1971, whereupon after leaving and doing sessions for a couple of years, he formed a group with Johnny Goodison of the original Brotherhood of Man called Big John's Rock 'n' Roll Circus in 1975. Gregory stayed in 'The Circus' until its demise in 2005, and is now a solo artist.
Kinrade stopped playing after The Escorts split up in 1967, and is now a hairdresser with two salons. Clarke became the in house session drummer for Apple Music. He did sessions for Kiki Dee and Billy Preston and, after a brief stint in Badfinger, is now living in the US
Although they never released a full album, during their short time together, at the instigation of Elvis Costello, Edsel Records released an LP containing all twelve songs from the six singles in 1983. It was released on CD in 1995 as EDCD 422 and entitled From the Blue Angel, as a reference to the club where they began performing in 1962. Costello also released a single which was a cover of The Escorts last recording - "From Head To Toe" / "Night Time".
3) The Escorts - Brisbane pop band from 1967
All We Need
The Escorts Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'All We Need' by these artists:
8-Bit w0nder BadBoy RDW8 Whoa yo yo yo Last night was fun but you…
Adrian Deno A little love A little love yeah yeah yeah A little love... …
Brian Benham First things first let me get it out No and don't…
Casey Foubert Our communion's drowned The flood came without a sound Boile…
Charlie Hall We have all we need in You And all we need…
Chris W. Gray In the name of love God is reaching down to us Through…
Co-Mission We all need We all want We all bleed The same way now We…
Danny And The Tramp Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh W…
DJ Antoine No time for standin' out there This night is something to…
DJ Zinc & Mary All we need is inside us, come with me let's…
Don-E I don't want to spend my life looking over my…
E.A.S.T.S.I.D.E. U.P. Facts are fake and friends are foes And how the story…
Ein Astronaut Seen from a place where we almost reach the sky We…
Ernest A little one bedroom on the south side It's a quarter…
Gale I've been feeling like the world's gone insane And I can't…
Grube & Hovsepian feat. Catherine We are all just human Lord i'm trying my hardest to…
Guru Guru Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu Sarvesham Shantir Bhavatu Sarvesha…
Hi-Town Time flies, now we're all grown up Think of the good old…
Islander We will carry on. This is who we want to be.…
Kapitol Have you seen the place that everyone calls home? Have you…
Loner Deer Oh, my baby We need some time That's all we need That's all…
Los Leo Bright lights, looking for a place to ease my mind But…
Mako Road Left the car lights on Though you didn't know how long How…
Mary B. Rivers We need a myth We need an amethyst bridge We need a…
Matt Andersen They say life can be a battle You never win, you…
NewSong I was lonely, I was hurting I was lost and deserted I…
ODESZA This is not a tactic to expose you babe I'm just…
Oli Silk (featuring Paul Brown) You know how we shut it down (down) The city doesn't…
Out Of The Grey In the name of love God is reaching down to us Through…
Pablo Heroes for a day or just slaves every day? Shall I…
Passion On yonder hill, the darkness flew The morning broke in…
Patrice Rushen It seems like a good time To tell you my point…
Pennywise We take this life and each day we try And we…
Rachael Lampa Where the road takes me Where the road takes me I'll…
Raury Don't take my brother, God is our friend I've walked for…
rdny. That's how he broke her heart And now she's never far She…
Rose Lens We just can't keep on hiding it all away But we…
Secret Forest When the mantra sounds Pain just fades away And I simply cam…
Shy Girls ODESZA This is not a tactic to expose you babe I'm just…
Sidney Facts gotta pay me at the door Cats tryna play me…
Sponge Cola Been turning my blind eye for the longest time Still…
Starfield Come sing, sing your heart Come sing before the One who's…
STL But Is it what we need? Is it what we need? But…
Sun And The Wolf When the day is through And you got nowhere to go Then…
Sunshine & The Rain All I need in this life of mine is my…
The Reflection A.O.B. We don't get down like y'all Na, na, na-na, na, na-na,…
Woods of Birnam Are you afraid that you will tumble Down from off your…
[FDM] ODESZA feat. Shy Girls This is not a tactic to expose you babe I'm just…
Rachael Lampa Where the road takes me Where the road takes me I'll…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Escorts:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix By the time I get to Phoenix she'll be rising She'll…
Gonna Ride This Whirlwind I'm gonna ride this whirlwind I'm gonna ride this storm Don'…
Happy Sing a happy song Sing a happy song and the world…
Heart Of Gold Heart of gold She has a heart of gold Heart of gold She…
I Can't Stand Crashing like an airplane That got caught in the storm Looki…
I Can't Stand To See You Cry Don′t cry darling Don't cry Ooh I can′t stand to see you cr…
I Cant Stand Crashing like an airplane That got caught in the storm Looki…
I Only Have Eyes For You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow I always like to be on my Ps and Qs And…
Let Love Walk Into Your Heart Let love walk into your heart And let yourself go Let yourse…
Let's Make Love What you find, ah What you feel now What you know-a To be…
Lets Make Love Let love walk into your heart And let yourself go Let yourse…
Little Green Apples And I wake up in the mornin' With my hair…
Look Over Your Shoulder Look Over Your Shoulder You'll find me waiting (hey baby tak…
Love Is Like A Dream Love is like a dream Flying high in the sky On a…
Make me Over You can bend me shake me anyway you wanna Make me…
Ohh Baby Baby Ooh la, la, la, la. I did you wrong, my heart…
Ooh Baby Baby Ooh la, la, la, la. I did you wrong, my heart…
Ooo Baby Baby Ooh la, la, la, la. I did you wrong, my heart…
Sing A Happy Song Sing a happy song Sing a happy song and the world…
Someone to Watch over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Try the Fantasy Try the fantasy Try the fantasy I'll be yours and you'll be…
Whirlwind I'm gonna ride this whirlwind I'm gonna ride this storm Don'…
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