In The 1970s Ashton Gardner and Dyke

Tony Ashton from Lancashire in the UK became a singer and composer. After playing several groups in the 1960s he started up his new group in 1970 called Ashton Gardner and Dyke. Tony also wrote the score to the 1971 film The Last Rebel and appeared with numerous groups including Deep Purple. Tony sadly died in 2001 aged 55.
Kim Gardner was born in 1948 also worked with Rod Stewart and Kim also died in 2001 from cancer.
Roy Dyke worked with Medicine Head and Family.

They really only had one chart hit but it was a brilliant dance track called Resurrection Shuffle

Put your hand on your hip
Now you let your back bone slip.
Put out your tongue
Put your head in the air.
Make a ‘V’ sign
And you just don’t care.
Now you feel free
You gotta loose control.
All Gods children gotta
Little bit of soul.
You don’t have to think
You don’t have to move

Band members[edit]

• Tony Ashton — (born Edward Anthony Ashton, 1 March 1946, Blackburn;^[8] died 28 May 2001^[6]) — keyboardist and vocalist
• Kim Gardner — (born 27 January 1946,^[9] Dulwich, London; died 24 October 2001) — bassist
• Roy Dyke — (born 13 February 1945,^[10] Liverpool) — drummer
• Mick Liber — (born 1 March 1944, Peebles, Scotland) — lead guitarist.

Forgotten 70s - January

The latest in my Forgotten 70s series - two songs from each year of January in the 1970s Chicago - I'm a Man Delaney & Bonnie - Comin' Home Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But a Houseparty Chicory Tip - Son of My Father Faces - Stay With Me Who - The Relay Focus - Sylvia Sweet - Teenage Rampage Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 Elvis Presley - Promised Land Betty Wright - Shoorah! Shoorah! Slik - Forever And Ever George McCrae - Honey I Gallagher & Lyle - Every Little Teardrop Detroit Spinners - Wake Up Susan T-Connection - On Fire Babys - Isn't It Time Doll - Desire Me Generation X - King Rocker