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The band was formed in 1967 by Scotland-born singer/guitarist George Alexander (b. Alexander Young), a member of the multi-talented Young family that also spawned his brothers George Young (The Easybeats) and Malcolm and Angus Young (AC/DC). Young had chosen to remain in Britain when the rest of the Youngs emigrated to Australia. Together with three former members of Tony Rivers & The Castaways - namely John Perry, Geoff Swettenham and Pete Swettenham - he formed The Grapefruit (the band discarded the initial 'The' soon afterwards). Terry Doran, an ex-acquaintance of Brian Epstein, became their manager, as he saw in them the potential to fill the gap in pop music that was left by the Beatles' pursuit of more complicated musical issues. See also: 1966 in music, other events of 1967, 1968 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 15 - The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) (Scots: Wha daur meddle wi me) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Easybeats were a rock and roll band in the 1960s from Australia. ... AC/DC is an Australian hard rock band. ... Brian Epstein, The Beatles Manager and a force behind the groups early success. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ...

Their record career was launched the following spring, albeit not on the Beatles' own Apple label, which opened for business a few months later. The Beatles took some interest in Grapefruit, however, with John Lennon introducing the band to the media and inviting John Perry to join in on the recording of the hit single Hey Jude. (Perry was in the background choir and can be heard very slightly shouting into the microphone at about 2:58 runtime.) Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... John Lennon in the autumn of 1968 John Winston Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for The Beatles. ...

Grapefruit's recording career spans only about two years, from late 1967 to the end of 1969. They released two albums (Grapefruit 1968, Around Grapefruit 1969) and a bunch of singles, none of which made a significant impact on the charts. Their brand of music was a typical Sixties blend of pop and rock, which they often fused with psychedelic effects such as phasers and vocoders or classical arrangements. Main song writer was George Alexander; their best-known track to this day is probably the Terry Melcher-produced Dear Delilah which was released in early 1968 but stiffed outside the UK top 20. Towards the end of their career, Grapefruit shifted from melodic pop to a more rough, blues-influenced style of music. See also: 1968 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... A chart is a graphic representation of some data. ... Psychedelia is a term describing a category of music, visual art, fashion, and culture that is associated originally with the high 1960s, hippies, and the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California. ... A phaser is an electronic audio signal processor used to distort a signal by mixing a dry, or unprocessed, signal with a copy of itself that has been filtered through an all-pass phase-shift network. ... This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. ... Album cover for Melchers self titled album (1974) Terry Melcher (February 8, 1942 in New York City - November 19, 2004 in Beverly Hills) was an American musician and record producer. ... For other uses, see blues (disambiguation) Blues is a vocal and instrumental music form which emerged in the African-American community of the United States. ...

They called it a day somewhen late 1969, with only Alexander remaining in the music business and becoming a session musician. Session musicians are musicians available for hire, as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right. ...

Members

• George Alexander (b. Alexander Young, December 28, 1946, Glasgow) - bass guitar and vocals
• John Perry (b. July 16, 1949, London) - vocals and guitar
• Geoff Swettenham (b. March 8, 1948, London) - drums
• Pete Swettenham (b. April 24, 1949, London) - guitar