Nero and the Gladiators

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Nero (Mike O'Neill) had previously played keyboards as a member of the 'Cabin Boys', the backing group of Tommy Steele's less famous brother- Colin Hicks. He and bassist 'Boots' Slade had formed the Gladiators originally with Laurie Jay on drums and Colin Green on lead guitar. Green was then the lead with Billy Fury's backing musicians the 'Beat Boys' who would later become 'Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames'. It was this Gladiator's line up that recorded the classic guitar led instrumental, 'Entry Of The Gladiators'. The follow up- 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King', with its wonderful vocal intro- "Ah, say there Brutus, like, where is this king's pad?", featured the guitar work of Joe Moretti and drums of Tommy Brown. Despite the minor success of the first singles, the original line-up didn't last long and Green moved off to take care of what he presumably saw as a more secure future with the 'Blue Flames' shortly after recording their third offering 'Czardas'. A lot of personnel changes followed and the group managed to record only one further single, 'Tovaritch' which no longer credited 'Nero' in the roll call User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Entry of the Gladiators

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True 60s 3CD Set

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The Sixties Explosion

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100 Rockin’ Instrumentals - ‘50s & ‘60s

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British Rock ‘n’ Roll Anthology

Nero And The Gladiators

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100 60s

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Great British Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals, Vol. 2

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Riding The Curl The Surf Music Explosion 1958-61

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The Best Of British Rock N Roll

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British Rock & Roll, Vol. 2

Teen Angel & Other Rock 'N' Roll Hits, Vol. 1

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