(c’63-’66) – Freddie Green (lead guitar/vocals), Alan Willis (bass/vocals), Jim “Jock” Edmunds (drums), Chris Minnet (rhythm guitar), Arthur Trussler (alto sax), and Pete Styles (trumpet)

Combo A Go Go, sometimes listed as Combo Agogo, were a local band, with members mainly emanating from Aldershot, that played R&B, Stax Soul & early Motown. In 1965 they secured a weekly residency at the Harvest Moon, Guildford.

Combo A Go Go at Harvest Moon, Guildford c’65/’66. Picture courtesy of Georgina and Fred Green via Guildford Town Past and Present

Enugu, Nigeria-based guitarist and producer Goddy Oku bought his band The Hygrades to the Harvest Moon on 12 March ’66, where they were supported by Combo A Go Go, while the band held their own a couple of weeks later, in the evening of, 27 March ’66.

Gallery:

March 1966: Press Ad for The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records
March 1966: Press Advert