Steve Reynolds and Me

How Steve and I met

Around ten years ago I had been browsing through the Shadows Club page (http://www.shadowmusic.co.uk/) one day and I came across Steve Reynolds wanting to start a band. I didn't know Steve then and I didn't want to be in a band, however, I saw a like minded person who was possibly interested in getting together for a jam.

I contacted him and we arranged to meet up.  We met in the Golden Lion in Romford marketplace. Steve had signed up to an "Open Mic" night and played  a few Shadows tunes whilst I enjoyed a pint.  

Steve tried to convince me to start a band with him,  but I had learned at a very early age that that wasn't for me.  Somehow he even managed to twist my arm into doing a test session, hiring a room in the Braintree Town Hall. We had a good laugh with Jim Tidmarsh  on bass and Ron Innes on drums, but I was still unconvinced about joining a band.

Since those early beginnings we became very good friends. We started to meet up every month or so for a jam session and these eventually turned into fairly regular Thursday evening   duet recording  sessions, with a takeaway from the chippy.

We played lots of duets together and posted them on YouTube, until COVID 19 came along and spoilt everything. I was hoping things would get back to normal in 2021.

We both had very different upbringings in very different decades, but we both had the same passion for instrumental music, particularly The Shadows.

Steve went on to form a band called The Wannabe Shadows in which he played lead guitar.  It was Steve's passion. They will miss him so much.

(The Wannabe Shadows – Cliff Richard and The Shadows Tribute plus Rock and Roll Band all in One! )

Rest in peace my dear friend.

In the video below we are chatting about our different backgrounds. It was recorded for Christmas 2019.

Here is a playlist of 18 videos where Steve and I are playing duets. 

Two tributes to Steve

Song for Steve

Theme From Young Hearts