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
Dead Combo Eye and Charlie Gillett chose "Vol. I" as one of the best albums in 2004 and as his Album of the Month in December 2005. He also included a track from "Vol. I", "Rumbero", in his compilation "Sound of The World - 2005". Pedro V. Gonçalves produced and played on Mazgani's 2010 album, Song of Distance Dead Combo & Royal Orquestra das Caveiras ao vivo no São Luiz (Dead & Company) There is another band known as Dead Combo (from Finland). The Portuguese Dead Combo invited them for a small gig in Lisbon, a one-off sort of "Dead Combo Clash".