BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
Description: Guitarist, Composer, USA
Known For: Lead guitarist for the sixties group ’THE FOREMOST’ from Liverpool.
Music Styles: Rock
Location: United Kingdom
Date Born: 12th March 1942
Location Born: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Date Died: 27th June 1999
Location Died: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Cause Of Death: suicide
CONTACT DETAILS
Web Site: http://www.thefourmost.co.uk/
BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Brian O’hara
An English guitarist and member of “The Formost” that recorded in the 1960s. Their biggest UK hit single was 1964’s “A Little Loving”.
Lead guitarist/singer Brian O’Hara and bass guitarist/singer Billy Hatton, friends since grammar school, formed The Blue Jays in 1958.
The group changed their name to the Four Jays and made their debut at the Cavern Club on 1 March 1961, nearly three weeks before The Beatles. Rhythm guitarist/singer Mike Millward (ex-The Undertakers) joined the Four Jays in November 1961, followed by the drummer/singer Dave Lovelady in September 1962.
In the summer of 1963, the group – now called The Fourmost – signed a management contract with Brian Epstein.
This led to their being auditioned by George Martin and signed to EMI’s Parlophone record label.
With Epstein as their manager, The Fourmost (like Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, Peter and Gordon, and Tommy Quickly) had access to early Lennon/McCartney compositions felt to be unsuitable for The Beatles to record. The Fourmost’s first two singles were written by John Lennon.
“Hello Little Girl”, one of the earliest Lennon songs (dating from 1957) was released on 30 August 1963.
Brian O’Hara took his own life in 1999.
Original band members included.
Brian O’Hara, born 12 March 1942, Liverpool – died 27 June 1999 – (suicide) vocalist/lead guitarist.
Mike Millward, born Michael Millward, 9 May 1942, Bromborough, Cheshire – died 7 March 1966, at Bromborough Hospital, Bromborough, Cheshire – rhythm guitarist/singer.
Billy Hatton, born William Hatton, 9 June 1941, Dingle, Liverpool – bassist/singer.
Dave Lovelady, born David Lovelady, 16 October 1942, Litherland, Liverpool, drummer/singer.
Brian Redman, born 21 June 1941, Huyton, Liverpool drummer.
In 1968, now on the CBS record label, they recorded “Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie”, an R&B hit by Jay & the Techniques, followed by “Rosetta” (suggested by Paul McCartney, who played piano on it), and “Easy Squeezy”. The group soon stopped recording, and became popular on the cabaret circuit.