career school friends trevor brice ( born 12 february 1945 , rochester , kent , england ) ( vocals ) , tony goulden ( born anthony goulden , 21 november 1942 , rochester ) ( guitar ) , dick allix ( born richard allix , 3 may 1945 , gravesend , kent ) ( drum ) and tony jarrett ( born anthony jarrett , 4 september 1943 , in rochester , kent ) ( bass ) formed the band in kent in 1966 , originally calling themselves the avengers .