Lead Guitar: Tony de Jong
Bass Guitar: Alan Newlove
Rhythm Guitar: Garry Berryman
Drums: Evan "Butch" Berryman
Vocals: Judy Donaldson - Suzanne Donaldson
Above L to R: Garry Berryman - Suzanne Donaldson - Alan Newlove - Evan Berryman - Judy Donaldson - Tony de Jong
Above: Garry Berryman wrote - "We won a talent quest that put "The Chicks" on the road to fame. (The bass player had run away from home). Tony de Jong was the boss. Young Suzanne (14) went on to sing with Cat Stevens and Charles Aznavour so I hear".
Above: "The Ravens are" (rear, left to right): Tony de Jong - lead guitar/vocal, Evan "Butch" Berryman - drums, Garry Berryman - rhythm guitar/lead vocal, Alan Newlove - bass. - Singers Judy and Sue Donaldson were independent and did not play gigs with the band but both groups came together to enter and win a west Auckland talent quest.Soon after, Judy and Sue became "The Chicks" and later Sue became "Suzanne" as a solo act.
"The Ravens" band 1964, appropriately photographed in front of a musical instrument background. Clockwise from left: Alan Newhouse (bass), Garry Berryman (rhythm guitar/vocals), Evan "Butch" Berryman (drums) and Tony de Jong (lead guitar/harmony vocals).
"The Ravens 1964" - A young group featuring Suzanne and Judy Donaldson later to be discovered by Peter Posa and named "The Chicks", The Ravens were active during 1964-1965, too young to play at licensed venues the group performed at talent quests, Redwood Park Swanson (indoors and outdoors) plus the Carousel coffee lounge Henderson and a few communty events.
A bit of the bands history - Ron Riddell "Original Sun Blues Band" brother of Allister Riddell "Space Waltz" was at some stage sitting in on the drums, Tony de Jong was previously playing lead guitar with the "Starlights" - after "The Ravens" disbanded in 1965 Tony went on to play lead guitar in an outfit named "Beats Incorporated" - Garry Berryman went on to play solo guitar in the Auckland Folk music scene.
Above: Images and info supplied and written by Tony de Jong 2015.
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Thought it would be easier to add a list (Below) of all the bands Tony de Jong has been part of over the years - regards Ricko :
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