The In Crowd

Biography

There are at least two bands with the name The In Crowd: a Jamaican reggae showband from the 1970s (1) and a British rockband from the 1960s (2). 1; The In Crowd were a popular Jamaican reggae showband of the late 1970s. Led by Fil Callender (vocals and lead guitar), the band also included Errol Walker (lead vocals), Clevie Browne (drums, vocals), Tony Lewis (bass guitar, vocals), Freddie Butler (keyboards), and Wigmore Francis (guitar). The band also featured a horn section of Egbert Evans an...

There are at least two bands with the name The In Crowd: a Jamaican reggae showband from the 1970s (1) and a British rockband from the 1960s (2).

1; The In Crowd were a popular Jamaican reggae showband of the late 1970s. Led by Fil Callender (vocals and lead guitar), the band also included Errol Walker (lead vocals), Clevie Browne (drums, vocals), Tony Lewis (bass guitar, vocals), Freddie Butler (keyboards), and Wigmore Francis (guitar). The band also featured a horn section of Egbert Evans and Barry Bailey. Browne had previously been a member of The Browne Bunch.
The band were best known for two hit records, "We Play Reggae" and "Back a Yard", but also had reggae hits with "His Majesty Is Coming" and "Born In Ethiopia". They recorded two albums during their lifetime, His Majesty Is Coming and Man From New Guinea, the latter released on Island Records.
Callender went on to a solo career, while Browne became half of one of Jamaica's pre-eminent rhythm sections and production teams, Steely & Clevie.

2: The In Crowd (previously known as Four Plus One) were a 1960s freakbeat band from London, United Kingdom.

A popular London club band in the mid-1960s, The In Crowd had a minor hit with their version of 'That's How Strong My Love Is', but by the autumn of 1966 a change was in the air: flower-power was beginning and the group started releasing raving psychedelic numbers. Their manager, Antony Rufus Isaacs, managed to involve the group in the era-defining Swingin' London film Blow-Up, but unfortunately the brace of songs The In Crowd penned for the film did not feature. Undaunted, The In Crowd carried on, inked a new deal with EMI and changed their name to Tomorrow in April 1967. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.