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Marvyn Oates

Ticker Tape Sessions 2007

About Me

Songs about love, songs about loss, songs about good times, songs about bad times, songs with melody, songs with harmony, songs with a groove, songs that warm the heart, songs that warm the soul, songs to get you through the day, songs to get you through the night, songs that are ........... Marvyn

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Member Since: 2/22/2006
Band Website: marvynoates.com
Band Members: Marvyn Oates (vocals and songs), Tim Ash (vocals/guitar), Dan Watson (keyboards), Jon Caulton (Bass) and Danny Rush (drums).

Influences: The Byrds, £1 notes, The Beatles, Jimmy Hill and Match of the Day, The Smiths, Heidi from the Sugababes, The King of Comedy, The Cure, The films of Alfred Hitchcock, Yeti, Ed Moses, Spencer Davis Group, Columbo, Nirvana, Rosemary's Baby, Sandie Shaw, Tom Friedman, Beach Boys, The Catcher in the Rye, Nick Drake, Comedians by Trevor Griffiths, The Doors, Chewits, The Hollies, Election Nights with Peter Snow, Bob Dylan, Roy of the Rovers, The Jam, The Whicker Man, Smokey Robinson, Mean Streets, Kasabian, Operation Goodguys, The commentaries of Barry Davies, Miles Davis, Sex Pistols, Dragan Stojkavic, The Strokes, Dutch total football of the 70's, The Twang, Only Fools and Horses, Electric Prunes, Blow Up, The Verve, Look back in anger by John Osbourne, David Axelrod, Zabreskie point, The Ronettes, Saint Ettienne, Roots by Arnold Wesker, Joe Meek, 80's Grange Hill, Rolling Stones, John Coltrane, Racing with Peter O'Sullivan, Stevie Wonder, A Bout de Souffle, Marvin Gaye, Taxi Driver, Love, Gladstone and Disraeli, Moby Grape, The Stone Roses, Fawlty Towers, The Charlatans, Phil and Grant Mitchell, Dan's Moussaka, George Best, Ride, Valerie Briscoe-Hooks, Teenage Fanclub, Hal, Phil Spector, Coming to America, Get Carter, Swizzel Sticks, Raddy Antic, Doves, Back to the Future, Oasis, Peter Kay, The La's, Delays, On the Waterfront, The Velvet Underground, Automatic by The Pointer Sisters, Egg Fried Rice, The Smiths, Rickenbackers, The Spongers 1977, Happy Mondays, Bournemouth, My Bloody Valentine, La Haine, Cola Cubes, Jack Daniels, Marc Bolan & TREX, Mary Whitehouse Experience, The Kinks, Alan Partidge, Quadrophenia, The Open, The Two Ronnies, The Who, Cup upsets, Super furry animals, The Krays, The Small Faces, Booker T & MG's, Mean Streets, Coldplay, Brazil 1970, Primal Scream, Pulp Fiction, The Philadelphia Flyer, The Specials, The Libertines, The Clash, David Bowie, Uncle Ronnie Biggs and the Great Train Robbery.
Sounds Like: What you've been looking for all your life
Type of Label: None

My Blog

More and more Marvyn

Two more great gigs coming up. Tim and myself are doing a special acoustic performance at the MAC theatre in Edgbaston on Sunday 7th October. The band will be back in full force the next night (Monday...
Posted by Marvyn Oates on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:03:00 PST

Carling Unsigned update

CARLING ACADEMY! Marvyn Oates has been chosen to play at Birmingham Academy for a Carling Unsigned showcase on Sunday 16th September. Me and the band would really value your support on the night....
Posted by Marvyn Oates on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:35:00 PST

Words about Marvyn

Just to let you know the long awaited new tracks are almost ready! Should be on the site and myspace by the weekend, fingers crossed!   Great article featured in Staffordshire University magazine...
Posted by Marvyn Oates on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:59:00 PST

Marvyn on the radio again!!

Yes, for the third time in 3 months Marvyn has been invited back on to BBC Radio WM! Once again he'll be appearing on Jimmy Franks' show, this time for Jimmy's leaving party! Marvyn with the whole ban...
Posted by Marvyn Oates on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:18:00 PST

Marvyn on the radio!

Marvyn Oates will be interviewed live on the radio on Thursday 1st February. This is part of the Jimmy Franks show - BBC Radio WM (95.6FM) and will be at 10.30pm.
Posted by Marvyn Oates on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:54:00 PST

Launch night

Tickets are available now for the 'Thoughts in words' EP. launch night at the Robin 2, Bilston on Wednesday 7th February, they are £5. Contact me direct on myspace for tickets. Delighted to say The Re...
Posted by Marvyn Oates on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:49:00 PST

The Bluetones support

Marvyn and the band will be supporting The Bluetones at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall on Friday 10th March. It looks like the set will be about 25 minutes long, on at about 7.30. Tickets are £12.50 if yo...
Posted by Marvyn Oates on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 11:20:00 PST