Family

Profile

Origin

Leicester, United Kingdom

Formed

1966

Founding members

Roger Chapman, Charlie Whitney, Jim King, Ric Grech, Harry Ovenall

Current status

Disbanded in 1973; reunited for concerts between 2013 and 2016

Members through the years

• Roger Chapman — vocals, harmonica, saxophone (1966–1973, 2013–2016)
• Charlie Whitney — guitar, keyboards (1966–1973)
• Jim King — saxophone, flute, vocals (1966–1969)
• Ric Grech — bass, violin (1966–1969; died 1990)
• Harry Ovenall — drums (1966–1967)
• Rob Townsend — drums (1967–1973, 2013–2016)
• John “Poli” Palmer — vibraphone, flute, keyboards (1969–1972, 2013–2016)
• John Weider — bass, guitar, violin (1969–1971)
• John Wetton — bass (1971–1972; died 2017)
• Tony Ashton — keyboards, accordion (1972–1973)
• Jim Cregan — guitar, bass (1972–1973, 2013–2016)

Discography