List of the Move members

The Move were a British rock band formed in December 1965. They scored nine top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any real success in the United States.^[1] Although bassist-vocalist Chris "Ace" Kefford was the original leader, for most of their career the Move was led by guitarist, singer and songwriter Roy Wood. He wrote all the group's UK singles and, from 1968, also sang lead vocals on many songs, although Carl Wayne was the main lead singer up to 1970. Initially, the band had 4 main vocalists (Wayne, Wood, Trevor Burton and Kefford) who split the lead vocals on a number of their earlier songs.^[1]

The Move evolved from several mid-1960s Birmingham based groups, including Carl Wayne & the Vikings, the Nightriders and the Mayfair Set. Their name referred to the move various members of these bands made to form the group.^[2] Besides Wood, the Move's original five-piece roster in 1965 was drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne and guitarist Trevor Burton.^[2] The final line-up of 1972 was the trio of Wood, Bevan and Jeff Lynne; together, they rode the group's transition into the Electric Light Orchestra. Between 2007 and 2014, Burton and Bevan performed intermittently as "The Move featuring Bev Bevan and Trevor Burton."

Members

Official

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Bev Bevan	1965–1972 1981 2004–2014	drums percussion vocals	all The Move releases
Roy Wood	1965–1972 1981	lead and rhythm guitar keyboards vocals bass saxophones	all The Move releases
Carl Wayne	1965–1970 (died 2004)	vocals	Move (1968) and Shazam (1970)
Trevor Burton	1965–1969 2004–2014 (unofficial member 2004–2007)	guitars vocals bass (1968–1969)	Move (1968)
Ace Kefford	1965–1968 1981	bass vocals	Move (1968)
Rick Price	1969–1971 (died 2022)	bass vocals	Shazam (1970) and Looking On (1970)
Jeff Lynne	1969–1972	rhythm and lead guitar keyboards vocals bass drums	Looking On (1970) and Message from the Country (1971)
Phil Bates	2004–2007	vocals rhythm and lead guitar	none
Neil Lockwood	2004–2014	keyboards vocals
Phil Tree	2004–2014	bass
Gordon Healer	2007–2014	rhythm guitar vocals
Tony Kelsey	2014	rhythm guitar vocals
Abby Brant	2014	keyboards vocals

Unofficial

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Richard Tandy	1968–1969 1971–1972 (died 2024)	bass keyboards rhythm guitar	none
	Bill Hunt	1971–1972	keyboards	none

Timeline

Lineups

Period	Members	Releases
December 1965 – July 1968	Carl Wayne – vocals Roy Wood – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Trevor Burton – rhythm guitar, vocals Ace Kefford – bass, vocals Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion	Move (1968)
July 1968 – July 1969	Carl Wayne – vocals Roy Wood – lead guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals Trevor Burton – rhythm and lead guitar, bass, vocals Richard Tandy – bass, keyboards, rhythm guitar (unofficial member) Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion	none
July 1969 – February 1970	Carl Wayne – vocals Roy Wood – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Rick Price – bass, vocals Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion	Shazam (1970)
February 1970 – January 1971	Roy Wood – lead and rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards, saxophones, cello Jeff Lynne – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Rick Price – bass, vocals Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion	Looking On (1970)
February 1971 – July 1971	Roy Wood – lead and rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards, bass, saxophones, woodwinds Jeff Lynne – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion	Message from the Country (1971)
July 1971 – July 1972	Roy Wood – lead guitar, bass, keyboards, saxophones, vocals Jeff Lynne – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals Richard Tandy – bass, rhythm guitar (unofficial member) Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion Bill Hunt – keyboards (unofficial member)	none
Band disbanded between 1972–1981
April 1981	Roy Wood – guitar, vocals Ace Kefford – bass, vocals Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion	none
Band disbanded between 1981–2004
July 2004 – July 2007	Phil Bates – vocals, guitar Trevor Burton – guitar, vocals (unofficial member) Phil Tree – bass Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion Neil Lockwood – keyboards, vocals	none
July 2007 – March 2014	Trevor Burton – lead guitar, vocals Gordon Healer – rhythm guitar, vocals Phil Tree – bass Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion Neil Lockwood – keyboards, vocals
March – May 2014	Trevor Burton – lead guitar, vocals Tony Kesley – rhythm guitar, vocals Phil Tree – bass Bev Bevan – drums, vocals, percussion Abby Brant – keyboards, vocals

References

^ ^a ^b "Biography by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 282. ISBN 0-85112-072-5.

[AMG-1] "Biography by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2009.

[Guinness_Rockopedia-2] Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 282. ISBN 0-85112-072-5.

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Bev Bevan Roy Wood Carl Wayne Trevor Burton Ace Kefford Rick Price Jeff Lynne Phil Tree Neil Lockwood Phil Bates Gordon Healer Abby Brant Tony Kelsey
Studio albums	Move Shazam Looking On Message from the Country
Live albums	Something Else from The Move
Compilation albums	Split Ends
Singles	"Night of Fear" "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" "Flowers in the Rain" "Cherry Blossom Clinic" (cancelled) "Fire Brigade" "Wild Tiger Woman" "Blackberry Way" "Curly" "Brontosaurus" "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm "Tonight" "Turkish Tram Conductor Blues "Chinatown" "California Man" "Do Ya"
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