Boys Blue

The Boys Blue were an R&B / Big Beat group from Coventry, who only released one single,"You Got What I Want", which made Radio London's playlist in June 1965. The group's singer, Jeff Elroy did a single in 1966 for Philips, credited to Jeff Elroy and the Boys Blue and called "Honey Machine". Both singles failed commercially but were reissued on a number of British 60's Invasion obscurity compilations. 
The Boys Blue made one appearance on the popular TV show Thank Your Lucky Stars and were booked as the support band for Chuck Berry's 1965 tour of the UK, but the tour was cancelled at the last minute and, according to bass player Tony Hart, the group split up soon afterwards
== Links to Peel ==
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The Boys Blue were never a widely-known band in the UK, but Peel seems to have been aware of them whilst living in America, when he mentioned their name on a KOMA trailer:
“For the very latest information about the Beatles, Yardbirds, Rolling Stones and all of the other English groups, in addition to exclusive recordings by these groups and lesser-known but magnificent performers such as the Hollies, the Mighty Avengers, Spencer Davis Group, Snotty & The Nosepickers, and the Boys Blue, listen for me, John Ravencroft, when I have the honour of joining Bobby Davis and Kay nightly on KOMA, the only station with its finger firmly on the pulse of the English scene.
In the UK, Peel played the Boys Blue's "Take A Heart" on his radio shows at least six times, according to available playlists, although he doesn't seem to have played anything else by them. The song was better known in the 1960s in the version by fellow Coventry group the Sorrows, which made the UK singles chart, while The Von Bondies also did a cover of "Take A Heart" for their second Peel session in 2002.
== Shows Played ==
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*04 January 1979: Take A Heart (7" - You Got What I Want) His Master's Voice POP 1427
*24 July 1979: Take A Heart (7" - You Got What I Want) His Master's Voice POP 1427
;1983
*21 March 1983: Take A Heart (7" - You Got What I Want) His Master's Voice POP 1427
;1992
*10 April 1992: Take A Heart (Comp. LP - Freak Beat Fantoms) (Bam-Caruso Records)
*19 April 1992 (BFBS): Take A Heart (Comp. LP - Freak Beat Fantoms) (Bam-Caruso Records)
;2002
*July 2002 (FSK): Take A Heart (7" - You Got What I Want) His Master's Voice
== External Links ==
*Hobo - A to Z of Coventry Bands
*Discogs
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