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Sandy Ford performing with The Flying Saucers

Sandy Ford (born 1940, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a vocalist, guitarist and member of UK Rockabilly band The Flying Saucers. Ford continues to tour and record with a reconstituted version of The Flying Saucers, in addition to his work as a country music solo artist.


Background

During his early years, Ford performed on a local level in various Rockabilly and country music bands. He moved to Barnet, Hertfordshire, England and formed a Pub rock group before joining The Flying Saucers as lead vocalist, in 1975. Ford completed the most famous lineup of the group, which featured bassist Pete Pritchard, drummer Terry Earl, guitarist Nigel "Nigsy" Owen and saxophonist Jacko Buddin. With help from a renewed interest in Rockabilly music and The British subculture movement known as Teddy Boy, The Flying Saucers toured the width and breadth of Europe and earned major label recording contracts with EMI Music.

After numerous personnel changes, The Flying Saucers disbanded during the early 1990s.

As the only original member of the group, Ford continues to tour and record with a reconstituted version of The Flying Saucers, billed as "The Flying Saucers featuring Sandy Ford." For his new group, Ford recruited bassist Leopard Von, guitarist Robert Dibrell and drummer Streetcat Chris as permanent replacement members. Ford continues to tour and record as both a quartet and trio.

Motion Picture With Roger Daltrey

In 1991, Sandy Ford's Flying Saucers appeared in British film Buddy's Song, starring Roger Daltrey, Chesney Hawkes, Sharon Duce and Michael Elphick. The film was a sequel to the 1986 BBC television series Buddy, which starred Daltrey in the same role (it featured Wayne Goddard as Buddy, however). Daltrey, Bill Curbishley and Roy Baird acted as producers for the film and Daltrey also served as musical director. The film was accompanied by a soundtrack album which featured Hawkes' hit "The One and Only". It was filmed in London and various towns in the Thames Valley. Starring as a teddy boy Rockabilly group, Sandy Ford's Flying Saucers play the roles of themselves in the film. Playing the part of Terry's friends, they offer support by rehearsing with Buddy and becoming his backing band. Buddy contributes vocals and rhythm guitar while Sandy Ford handles lead guitar duties.

More recently, Ford completed a new solo album collecting unreleased country and western songs he recorded over a span of two decades. In 2016, Ford released a new solo studio album on Rawking Records, entitled Flying Saucers Rock N Roll, which features his son James Ford on drums.

Ford currently resides in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, with his wife Yvonne and two dogs Vinnie and Oscar. The couple own a vintage clothing boutique which specializes in men's and women's fashions from the 1950s.

Discography

With The Flying Saucers

Main article: The Flying Saucers

Solo Albums

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  • 1990 Sandy Ford (Racuous)
  • 1995 The Rawking Sandy Ford (Racuous)
  • 2000 FLying Saucers Up Above Our Heads (Rawking Records)
  • 2016 Flying Saucers Rock N Roll (Rawking Records)

References

  1. ^ Discography page%5d "The Flying Saucers Album Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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