Also known as: Iveys, The
Origin: Swansea, Wales
The Iveys evolved out of a group from Swansea, South Wales called the Panthers that formed way back in 1961. The Panthers featured lineup included Pete Ham (lead guitar), Ron Griffiths (bass guitar), Roy Anderson (drums) and David "Dai" Jenkins (guitar). After a handful of moniker changes, they settled on the Iveys in 1964, named after a street called Ivey Place in Swansea. By the spring of 1965, Anderson had left and was replaced by Mike Gibbins (drums). The band had also graduated to locally opening up for various U.K. big hitters like the Spencer Davis Group , Who , Moody Blues and Yardbird…