One example of their compositions is "African Song" from their album Tempo Fugit, which was released in the 1990s. The Avon Cities were successful in the 1970s and 1980s.[citation needed]
Members
The core members of the band:
Geoff Nichols – trumpeter and writer of many of pieces
Mike Hitchings – trombone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, and mandolin player, who also wrote somepieces
Ray Bush – clarinet player who occasionally sang (left in 1984 when he moved to the U.S.)
Other notable members of the band included:
Chris Pope – drummer from 1964 until 1995
Frank Feeney – guitarist from 1961 until 1988
Dave Collett – main pianist from 1963 onward
Clive Morton – bassist for over 20 years
Basil Wright – drummer before Chris Pope
Malcolm Wright – bass player (brother of Basil)
Jan Ridd – pianist in the late 1950s
Wayne Chandler – banjo and guitar player in the late 1950s
Martin Genge – saxophone player from the 1980s onward
Frank Woodford – drummer from 1995 onward
Geoff Nichols and Mike Hitchings never left the band, playing from 1949 until 2000. In 1952, Nichols, Hitchings, Bush, and Wright formed the
Avon Cities Skiffle Group.