# 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. 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.
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. Besides Wood, the Move's original five-piece roster in 1965 was drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne and guitarist Trevor Burton. 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 | 1965–197219812004–2014 | drumspercussionvocals | all The Move releases |
| Roy Wood | 1965–19721981 | lead and rhythm guitarkeyboardsvocalsbasssaxophones | all The Move releases |
| Carl Wayne | 1965–1970 (died 2004) | vocals | Move (1968) and Shazam (1970) |
| Trevor Burton | 1965–19692004–2014 (unofficial member 2004–2007) | guitarsvocalsbass (1968–1969) | Move (1968) |
| Ace Kefford | 1965–19681981 | bassvocals | Move (1968) |
| Rick Price | 1969–1971 (died 2022) | bassvocals | Shazam (1970) and Looking On (1970) |
| Jeff Lynne | 1969–1972 | rhythm and lead guitarkeyboardsvocalsbassdrums | Looking On (1970) and Message from the Country (1971) |
| Phil Bates | 2004–2007 | vocalsrhythm and lead guitar | none |
| Neil Lockwood | 2004–2014 | keyboardsvocals | none |
| Phil Tree | 2004–2014 | bass | none |
| Gordon Healer | 2007–2014 | rhythm guitarvocals | none |
| Tony Kelsey | 2014 | rhythm guitarvocals | none |
| Abby Brant | 2014 | keyboardsvocals | none |

### Unofficial

| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| | Richard Tandy | 1968–19691971–1972 (died 2024) | basskeyboardsrhythm guitar | none |
| | Bill Hunt | 1971–1972 | keyboards | none |

## 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 | none |
| 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 | none |