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4 unusual facts about The Flower Pot Men


Nick Simper

After recovering Simper briefly reactivated The Pirates (1966–67) before joining the Garden, the backing band for The Flower Pot Men (1967–68), where he played alongside Jon Lord.

The Flower Pot Men

Led by vocalist Tony Burrows, who had been in the Ivy League with Carter and Lewis, the band also included Billie Davis's backing band, and for a while (though not for recordings) later Deep Purple members Jon Lord, who replaced Billy Davidson on keyboards in January 1968, and Nick Simper on bass.

The name The Flower Pot Men was derived from the children's show Flower Pot Men, with the obvious psychedelic era puns on flower power and "pot" (cannabis).

Carlo Little (born Carl O'Neil Little, 17 December 1938, Shepherd's Bush, London – died 6 August 2005, Cleadon, County Durham)drums



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