John Steel (drummer) Jones and Art Blakey. They switched from jazz to embrace the new rock 'n' roll explosion. In March 1959, Steel met Alan Price at a church hop in Byker, Newcastle, and with Hilton Valentine (guitar) and Chas Chandler (bass) formed a band; by 1960 the Alan Price Combo had acquired a reputation in Newcastle. Burdon joined in 1962 from a band called the Pagans, and the Animals were born. Steel went on to play and record with them until February 1966. His last charted single with the group was "Inside Looking Out". Subsequently, Steel returned to Newcastle and became a
Alan King (guitarist) Alan King (guitarist) Alan "Bam" King (born Alan King, 18 September 1945, Muswell Hill, North London) is an English guitarist and singer, best known for his time with the British 60s pop group The Action and the 70s rock band Ace. Alan King was one of the founding members, of the British pop group The Action, for whom he played rhythm guitar and sang backing vocals. King started the group with original members Reg King, Mike Evans and Roger Powell in August 1963 as "The Boys", who had a brief spell as a bar band in Germany, and then as