Grimms (1973–74) was a pub rock and poetry group, the band name formed by the initial letters of each members surname:

• Gorman, John born 4 January 1936, in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
• Roberts, Andy born Andrew Roberts, 12 June 1946, in Harrow, Middlesex, England.
• Innes Neil born Neil James Innes, 9 December 1944, in Danbury, Essex, England.
• McCartney, Mike born Peter Michael McCartney, 7 January 1944, at Walton General Hospital, 107 Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
• McGough, Roger born Roger Joseph McGough, 9 November 1937, in Litherland, North Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
• Stanshall, Vivian born Vivian Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943, at Radcliffe Maternity Home, Shillingford, Oxfordshire, England. died 5 March 1995, in Hill Field Park, near Alexander Palace, Muswell Hill, North London, England.

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Discography

• Grimms - 1973
• Rocking Duck - 1973
• Sleepers - 1976
• Sleepers - Now re-released on CD (2006) with 11 bonus tracks - available from Andy Roberts' website.

See also

• Bonzo Dog Band
• The Scaffold
• Liverpool poets

The Bonzo Dog Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Bonzo Dog Dada Band and, colloquially, as The Bonzos) was the brainchild of a group of British art-school denizens of the 1960s. ... The Scaffold were a trio from Liverpool, England consisting of Mike McGear (Michael McCartney, brother of Paul), Roger McGough and John Gorman. ... The Liverpool Poets were a group of influential 1960s poets from Liverpool, heavily influenced by the 1950s Beat poetry. ...

References

¹Interview on GRIMMS on Women - bootleg CD available from the Neil Innes Sound Archive.