The Scaffold were a trio from Liverpool, England consisting of Mike McGear (Michael McCartney, brother of Paul), Roger McGough and John Gorman. They performed a mixture of comic songs, comedy sketches and the poetry of McGough. They released a number of singles on EMI between 1966 and 1970 and had UK successes with: Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Born Peter Michael McCartney (January 7, 1944), Mike McGear is a British performing artist from the 1960s and 1970s, and a brother of Paul McCartney. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Roger McGough OBE (born November 9, 1937) is a well-known British performance poet. ... John Gorman was a member of the band Grimms — the G in Gorman providing the G in Grimms — and also of The Scaffold. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is traditionally a written art form (although there is also an ancient and modern poetry which relies mainly upon oral or pictorial representations) in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith in London, in the United Kingdom. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

• "Thank U Very Much" (no. 4)
• "Lily The Pink" (no. 1) (based on a traditional song about Lydia Pinkham)

Jack Bruce, Elton John, Graham Nash and Jimi Hendrix were among the session musicians who performed on their records (none of the trio being musicians). Lydia E. Pinkham (from a 1904 pamphlet) Lydia Estes Pinkham (1819 - 1883), patent medicine manufacturer and businesswoman A resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, Lydia Pinkham first began developing home remedies after the near bankruptcy of her husband. ... Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a British musician; a multi-instumentalist, composer, singer and, most importantly, a very influential electric bassist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Graham Nash (born 2 February 1942) is a British singer-songwriter. ... James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (27 November, 1942 – 18 September, 1970) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and cultural icon. ...

They transferred to Island Records in the 1970s and released one album, Fresh Liver, before metamorphosing into the expanded line-up of Grimms, with the likes of Neil Innes and Andy Roberts. Island Records is a record label that was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Grimms was a pub rock group, the band name formed by the initial letters of each members surname: Gorman, John Roberts, Andy Innes Neil McCartney, Mike McGough, Roger Stanshall, Vivian Discography Grimms - (1973) Rocking Duck - (1973) Sleepers - (1976) See also Bonzo Dog Band The Scaffold Categories: Music stubs | British musical... Neil Innes (born December 9, 1944) is an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles. ...

They also had a children's television series Score With The Scaffold' in 1970 and provided the music to a TV advertising campaign heralding the introduction of decimal currency to the UK in 1971. Score With The Scaffold was a BBC childrens programme, which started in 1970. ...