That didn't quite happen, but they came close, the psychedelic-flavored band touring with Jimi Hendrix, who also played on their only album, Sunrise (1969). They saw some serious success in the swinging London music scene of the second half of the 1960s, enough that they were persuaded to change their name to Eire Apparent in a bid for major stardom. It was there that he met guitarist Henry McCullough and the two, on returning to Ireland, began putting together their own band, which was initially known as the People. According to the listing the seller’s cousin’s husband was a gentleman called Scott who was the officer who fingerprinted and photographed David. Eventually, Graham and two other members of the band decided to leave Belfast for England, and potentially bigger rewards. A photo of David Bowie being arrested in 1976 after landing a drug charge with Iggy Pop is going up for auction. Graham started out in Belfast during the mid-'60s in professional music when he joined Tony & the Telstars, a local band, as their rhythm guitarist, working as an apprentice auto mechanic during the day. Singer Guitarist Ernie Graham was an active part of the British pub rock scene during the first half of the '70s, shuffling between several bands and also recording solo.
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