Jokers Wild in Cambridge

Jokers Wild were a Cambridge based band which performed from 1964 to 1966 and included Pink Floyd's David Gilmour as a band member.

Below is a list of the full band and some of the locations they performed.

Band Members

David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica

David Altham – Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

John Gordon – Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

Dick Perry – Saxophone, Trumpet

Tony Sainty – Bass, Vocals (Left the band in Early 1966)

Clive Welham – Drums, Vocals  (Left the band in Mid 1966)

Peter Gilmour – Bass Guitar, Vocals (Joined the band in Early 1966)

Rick Wills – Bass Guitar  (Joined the band in 1966)

Willie Wilson – Drums  (Joined the band in Mid 1966)

Some of Their Performances

1964

14^th October – Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge,

1965

13^th, 20^th & 28^th January – Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge,

30^th January – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge,

13 February – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge, 

19^th February – Valentine Ball - Caius College, The Guildhall & The Corn Exchange, Cambridge,

22^nd February – Old English Gentlemen, Cambridge,

24^th February – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge,

26^th March – The Racehorse, Cambridge,

5^th , 12^th & 19^th May - Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge,

2^nd June - Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge,

5^th June – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge,

15^th June – Peterhouse College May Ball, Cambridge,

30^th June - Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge,

3^rd July – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge,

6^th July - Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge,

1^st & 8^th September - Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge,

12^th November – Bassingbourn Village College, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire,

19^th November – Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge,

26^th November – Comberton College, Cambridge,

Their only releases were a privately-pressed, single-sided album catalogue number (RSLP 007) and single (RSR 0031), of which only  fifty copies were made of each. The recordings were made  at Regent Sound studio, in Denmark Street, London.

The album featured the five songs: 

                                                      "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"

                                                            "Walk Like a Man"

                                                             "Big Girls Don't Cry"

                                                              "Beautiful Delilah"

                                                     "Don't Ask Me (What I Say)"

         The single was  "Why Do Fools Fall in Love".backed with "Don't Ask Me (What I Say)"

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