Groucutt began his musical career at 15 as Rikki Storm of Rikki Storm and the Falcons. He went on to sing with various outfits during the '60s, picking up the guitar as he went along. Groucutt was also a member of a band called ``Sight and Sound'', and later with a band called ``Barefoot''. It was while playing with Barefoot in Birmingham that he was spotted by ELO's Jeff Lynne; and after Lynne, Bev Bevan and Richard Tandy had watched him play, he was invited to join ELO, to replace Mike de Albuquerque, who had recently left the band.
Groucutt began his musical career at 15 as Rikki Storm of Rikki Storm and the Falcons.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Groucutt
Groucutt
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
musical
musical
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
career
career
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
15
15
NUM
CD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Rikki
Rikki
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Storm
Storm
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Rikki
Rikki
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Storm
Storm
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Plur
Falcon
Falcons
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He went on to sing with various outfits during the '60s, picking up the guitar as he went along.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
advmod
on
on
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
sing
sing
VERB
VB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
various
various
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
outfit
outfits
NOUN
NNS
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Plur
60
60s
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
pick
picking
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
guitar
guitar
NOUN
NN
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
advmod
along
along
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Groucutt was also a member of a band called ``Sight and Sound'', and later with a band called ``Barefoot''.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Groucutt
Groucutt
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
member
member
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
band
band
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
call
called
VERB
VBN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
Number=Sing
Sight
Sight
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
sound
Sound
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
orphan
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
band
band
NOUN
NN
acl
Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
Number=Sing
Barefoot
Barefoot
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
It was while playing with Barefoot in Birmingham that he was spotted by ELO's Jeff Lynne; and after Lynne, Bev Bevan and Richard Tandy had watched him play, he was invited to join ELO, to replace Mike de Albuquerque, who had recently left the band.
nsubj:outer
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
root
VerbForm=Ger
play
playing
VERB
VBG
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Barefoot
Barefoot
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Birmingham
Birmingham
PROPN
NNP
mark
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
spot
spotted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
ELO
ELO
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Jeff
Jeff
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lynne
Lynne
PROPN
NNP
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
after
after
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Lynne
Lynne
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Bev
Bev
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bevan
Bevan
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Tandy
Tandy
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
watch
watched
VERB
VBN
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
play
play
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
invite
invited
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
join
join
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
ELO
ELO
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
replace
replace
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
Mike
Mike
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
recently
recently
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
leave
left
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
band
band
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.