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'''John Smith and the Common Men''' was a music group in [[1960s]] [[England]]. John Smith was the stage name of the honourable Aubrey Waites, who started his career as Chris Waites and the Carrollers | '''John Smith and the Common Men''' was a music group in [[1960s]] [[England]]. John Smith was the stage name of the honourable [[Aubrey Waites]], who started his career as [[Chris Waites and the Carrollers]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') One song from Chris Waites and the Carrollers was "[[Christmas Caroline]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') | ||
In [[November]] [[1963]], John Smith and the Common Men went from 19 to 2 in the British charts. [[Susan Foreman]] was fond of their music. Her science teacher and future travelling companion [[Ian Chesterton]] was quite familiar with them and knew Smith's true identity. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | In [[November]] [[1963]], John Smith and the Common Men went from 19 to 2 in the British charts. [[Susan Foreman]] was fond of their music. Her science teacher and future travelling companion [[Ian Chesterton]] was quite familiar with them and knew Smith's true identity. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The song used in ''An Unearthly Child'' was called "Three Guitars Mood 2" by Nelson & Raymond/The Arthur Nelson Group, which had been previously heard nearly two years earlier, on 2 January 1962, in the ''Z-Cars'' episode, "Four of a Kind". The song was released on the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society]] cassette ''Space Adventures - Music from ''Doctor Who'' 1963-1968'' in [[1987]]. | * The song used in ''An Unearthly Child'' was called "Three Guitars Mood 2" by Nelson & Raymond/The Arthur Nelson Group, which had been previously heard nearly two years earlier, on 2 January 1962, in the ''Z-Cars'' episode, "Four of a Kind". The song was released on the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society]] cassette ''Space Adventures - Music from ''Doctor Who'' 1963-1968'' in [[1987]]. | ||
[[Category:Musical groups]] | [[Category:Musical groups]] | ||
[[Category:British aristocrats]] | [[Category:British aristocrats]] | ||
Revision as of 08:22, 8 July 2013
John Smith and the Common Men was a music group in 1960s England. John Smith was the stage name of the honourable Aubrey Waites, who started his career as Chris Waites and the Carrollers. (TV: An Unearthly Child) One song from Chris Waites and the Carrollers was "Christmas Caroline". (PROSE: Time and Relative)
In November 1963, John Smith and the Common Men went from 19 to 2 in the British charts. Susan Foreman was fond of their music. Her science teacher and future travelling companion Ian Chesterton was quite familiar with them and knew Smith's true identity. (TV: An Unearthly Child)
Earlier in 1963, John Smith and the Common Men had been beaten to No. 1 by the Beatles. (AUDIO: Hunters of Earth)
In 1965, Dodo Chaplet listened to John Smith and the Common Men, but thought that they were "a bit past it". (PROSE: Salvation)
During one UNIT Christmas party, the Third Doctor provided the music, which included John Smith and the Common Men. (PROSE: UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas)
In May 1997, while the Eighth Doctor and Bernice Summerfield searched Timothy Todd's flat, Benny discovered a cassette entitled Twang: More Than Thirty Years of John Smith and the Common Men. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
Sam Gold, the DJ of Radio Yesterday, played a cover of one of the band's songs during his ex-wife Iris Wildthyme's visit to the station. (AUDIO: The Sound of Fear)
Behind the scenes
- The song used in An Unearthly Child was called "Three Guitars Mood 2" by Nelson & Raymond/The Arthur Nelson Group, which had been previously heard nearly two years earlier, on 2 January 1962, in the Z-Cars episode, "Four of a Kind". The song was released on the Doctor Who Appreciation Society cassette Space Adventures - Music from Doctor Who 1963-1968 in 1987.
