One of the most formidable talents not to ascend to the top rank of British rock & roll during the mid-'60s; except for a pair of hits some two years apart, he missed a lot of the success that most onlookers would have pegged him for, though he fostered a lot of good careers in the people who passed through his band. Cliff Bennett was born near London during 1940, and by his teens seemed destined for life as a skilled foundry worker, except that he loved music more than he loved work in the foundry. He'd reached his mid-teens just as rock & roll was getting exported from America and aspired to sing, and also learned the guitar just well enough to accompany himself.
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