The Tremeloes

The Tremeloes were a British pop group from Dagenham, Essex.

The group formed in 1958 as Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, and were initially cast in the Buddy Holly and the Crickets mould. Decca notoriously chose the

The Tremeloes were a British pop group from Dagenham, Essex.

The group formed in 1958 as Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, and were initially cast in the Buddy Holly and the Crickets mould. Decca notoriously chose them over the Beatles, whom they had auditioned on the same day. They first charted with a version of “Twist and Shout” (1963), which owed much to the Beatles' version, followed by a chart-topping cover of The Contours' U.S. million-seller “Do You Love Me” in the same year. Before they parted company with Brian Poole in 1966, their covers of Roy Orbison's B-side, 'Candy Man' and The Crickets' B-side ballad, 'Someone Someone' (both 1964) entered the U.K. Top Ten, with the latter peaking at number two.