(c’71-’82) Dave “Lofty” Reng (guitar / steel / banjo), Richard “Jet” Hodgins (piano), Mike Riley (drums), Brian “Bill” Weller (bass), and Alan “Kerry Rapid” Hope (vocals).

Freewheel: (LtoR) Reng, Hodgins, Riley, Weller and laying down Hope.

This Camberley / Farnborough country music combo toured Britain with lots of American country Music stars in the early 70’s and appeared at Lakeside Country Club a few times.

When Riley left he was replaced by ex-Natural Gass drummer Chuck Pengilly and Weller was replaced by Barry Williams. In ’75 Threewheel released an eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies. A second LP followed in April ’77, titled “At The Eleventh Hour” on the Sweet Folk And Country [SFA 057] label. This was recorded at Mid-Wales Sound Studios, Castle Caereinion and engineered by Alan Green.

Hope’s last gig with the band was New Years Eve ’77 at Newbury Football Club, with John E Regan taking over vocals in ’78. They were voted one of top country bands in England between 1977 and 1980 by the clubs.

Before Threewheel, Hodgins played with Grapevine and The Knack (not that Knack), and was last seen with Mick Douglas’s Bill Haley tribute band Razzle Dazzle with Pengilly.

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Gallery:

Cover of Threewheel’s eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies.
Back cover of Threewheel’s eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies.
Side 1 label of Threewheel’s eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies.
Side 2 label of Threewheel’s eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies.
Threewheel with their eponymous LP c’75. Source: Barry Williams
A post ’77 Threewheel: (LtoR) Hodgins, Brincombe, Regan, Williams, and Pengilly
Cover of Threewheel’s LP “At The Eleventh Hour”.
Back cover of Threewheel’s LP “At The Eleventh Hour”.
Side 1 of Threewheel’s LP “At The Eleventh Hour”.
Side 2 of Threewheel’s LP “At The Eleventh Hour”.