Mel Dean and the Leaders (Morecambe)

Mel Dean and the Leaders (formed in 1961 in Morecambe) 

Line-up included

• Mel Dean (Melvyn Paul Dean) (lead vocals) (b. 1944)
• John Boardman (bass)
• Ray Walsh (drums) 
• Bill Parkinson (lead guitar (Harmony Rocket from 1961, cherry red Gibson 335 from 1963).

Info courtesy: John H Warburg April 2026