Lee Curtis and the All-Stars group's drummer. They also occasionally performed with singer Beryl Marsden. By the end of 1962, the group were one of the most successful in the area, and placed second in the "Mersey Beat" annual poll, behind the Beatles but ahead of Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Searchers, and other groups who later became nationally and internationally renowned. Lee Curtis and the All-Stars were signed by Decca Records, and released two singles in early 1963, "Little Girl" and "Let's Stomp". However, neither made the charts, and in mid 1963 the rest of the band decided to split from Curtis to form
Ian Marsden Ian Marsden Ian James Marsden (born 25 January 1972 in Stafford) is a British paracanoeist, hand cyclist and was previously a champion powerlifter. He won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the Men's KL1 200m. Marsden began his professional life as a microbiologist. Before suffering a spinal injury, Marsden competed as a non-disabled athlete in the British Open Powerlifting Championships, and won the title in 1989 when he was 17. He is also the holder of 3 world records. After the spinal injury, he became the “first British male to win a podium position” on the European