(c’60-70’s) Pat McLoughlin (guitar/vocals), Dick Walker (bass), Chris Walker (drums), Melvin Cobbett (keyboards), Paul Morehead (lead guitar), and Dave Poole (vocals).

This Woking band started out as Shades of Green, before becoming Sweet Life. Bob Oliver booked the band to play the Maybury Youth Club a couple of times. Originally managed by the Wally Dent Agency they eventually moved to Bob Potter’s International Entertainment Agency stable. Under Potter they often double billed with The Embers and gigged across the south, including The Barn, Penzance on 21 March ’70. On 9 June 1970, Camberley’s Collingwood Club hosted a performance by Sweet Life.

21 March 1970: Sweet Life on stage at The Barn Club, Penzance. Source: Richard Prest

In July 2008 four ex-members: Morehead, McLoughlin, D. Walker, and Cobbett, held a reunion and decided to reform as a Sweet Life tribute band called Waisted. Joined by Ivan Rooke on drums they mostly played around the Camberley / Farnborough area and various line-ups including Morehead and D. Walker continued to play as Waisted until 2018.

Chris Walker unfortunately died far too young and sadly Melvin Cobbett died on Sunday, 8 January 2023.

Gallery:

21 March 1970: Sweet Life on stage at The Barn Club, Penzance. Source: Richard Prest
21 March 1970: Sweet Life on stage at The Barn Club, Penzance. Source: Richard Prest
21 March 1970: Sweet Life on stage at The Barn Club, Penzance. Source: Richard Prest
21 March 1970: Sweet Life on stage at The Barn Club, Penzance. Source: Richard Prest
21 March 1970: Sweet Life played The Barn, Penzance. Source: Richard Prest
9 June 1970: Sweet Life played The Collingwood Club, Camberley. Image courtesy of Paul Morehead
Sweet Life (L-R: McLoughlin, D. Walker, C. Walker, Cobbett, Morehead, and Poole)
Sweet Life