COLIN PAUL AND THE PERSUADERS WERE FORMED IN MANCHESTER IN THE SUMMER OF 1995. WORKING IN THE NORTH WEST CLUB SCENE’ WHERE THEY FAST ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS ONE OF CLUBLANDS TOP ACTS. VERY SOON THEY FOUND THEMSELVES BEING BOOKED AT MANY ROCK ’N’ ROLL VENUES UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY WHILE ATTRACTING NEW FANS AND FRIENDS WHEREVER THEY PLAYED. COLIN PAUL AND THE PERSUADERS ARE NOW ONE OF THE TOP ROCK ’N’ ROLL BANDS IN THE UK’ PLAYING SOLD OUT CLUBS’ THEATRES’ DANCE HALLS AND HOLIDAY VENUES. AS WELL AS PLAYING THE VERY BEST IN ROCK ’N’ ROLL JIVE MUSIC’ COLIN AND THE GUYS PAY TRIBUTE TO ELVIS PRESLEY [TASTEFULY] ALONG WITH THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS [ELVIS BACKING SINGERS 1969-77]. ALSO PAYING HOMAGE TO BILLY FURY’ EDDIE COCHRAN’ JERRY LEE LEWIS AND CHUCK BERRY AMONGST OTHERS. COLIN PAUL AND THE PERSUADERS ALSO PERFORM A GREAT SIXTIES SHOW FOCUSING ON ALL THE GREAT POWERFUL VOICES OF THE SIXTIES’ IE.. ROY ORBISON’ PJ PROBY’ THE WALKER BROTHERS’ TOM JONES ECT... FRONT MAN [LEAD SINGER] IS COLIN PAUL WITH AN ATOMIC POWERED VOICE AND AN ENERGETIC STAGE PERFORMANCE NOT TO BE MISSED. COLIN IS ALSO ONE OF THE WORLDS TOP ELVIS SOUNDALIKES’ TAKING HIM TO MEMPHIS AND EUROPE. LEAD GUITAR IS JOE PEDEN WHO WILL HAVE YOU ROCKIN IN THE AISLES TO HIS FRANTIC PLAYING IN THE STYLE OF BRIAN SETZER’ JAMES BURTON AND SCOTTY MOORE ALL ROLLED INTO ONE. KEYBOARDS IS DAVE LEA WITH HIS PUMPING PIANO STYLE OF THE KILLER JERRY LEE LEWIS THAT’LL ROCK THE HOUSE. TO HIS MELODIC SYMPHONY SOUND OF A BILLY FURY LOVE SONG. BASS GUITAR IS NEW COMER CHRIS EVENS ROCKING UP A STORM WITH HIS STAND UP AND ELECTRIC BASS’ CREATING A NEW ATMOSPHERE AND DIRECTION FOR THE BAND. DRUMS AND PERCUSSION IS PETE THOMAS WITH A POUNDING BEAT THAT WILL HAVE YOU ON YOUR FEET IN NO TIME. COLIN PAUL AND THE PERSUADERS HAVE WORKED ALONG SIDE MANY FAMOUS ENTERTAINERS PAST AND PRESENT. FROM THE USA AND THE UK. INCLUDING’ THE CRICKETS’ DANNY AND THE JUNIORS’ THE COMETS’ MARTY WILDE’ JET HARRIS’ TOMMY BRUCE’ WEE WILLIE HARRIS’ SHOWADDYWADDY’ THE JETS’ THE FIREBIRDS’ THE T.C.B BAND’ THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS’ THE JORDANAIRES’ BRENDA LEE’SONNY BURGESS AND THE PACERS’ CHARLIE GRACIE’ THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS’ HERMANS HERMITS’’ THE MERSEYBEATS AMONGST OTHERS. SO IF YOU WANT A FUN FILLED ROCKIN NIGHT OUT ’LET COLIN PAUL AND THE PERSUADERS BRING ON BACK THE GOOD TIMES AND PERSUADE YOU TO ROCK.