(c’89-?) Malcom Randall (?), Matt Buffham (trumpet), Matt Jolly (?), ? (?), Glen Sayer (guitar), Steve Gisby (bass), ? (trumpet), Charis Clevely (vocals), Matt Dawson (trombone), and Ben Rudd (sax)

The Soul Band were formed at Winston Churchill School, Woking by teacher Malcolm Randall, of students from the school’s music program. They played mostly ’60’s soul classics and a smattering of ’70s and ’80’s tracks. As members left to attend college there was a constant rotation of members.

Robin Walker would join the band in ’95. By then the average age of the band had increased, and you could say it became more ‘adult’. The 10-piece band, of which only Buffham was an original member, would then change name to Soul Intentions and promote themselves as a function band.

Walker, having also played in Forrest & The Choppers, left the band when he emigrated to the US. Buffham regrettably died in a car accident in the early 2000s.

Gallery:

Partial press clipping for The Soul Band. Picture courtesy of Robin Walker
Flyer promoting the rebranded Soul Intention. Picture courtesy of Robin Walker
Flyer promoting the rebranded Soul Intention. Picture courtesy of Robin Walker