Intimate Blues Connection
Line-Up:
Les Neil (Lead
Guitar)
Lawrence Brothers (Rhythm
Guitar)
Billy Brothers (Bass Guitar)
Max Wolfgramm (Keyboards)
Jon Drinkwater (Drums)
Jerry Brown (Vocals)
The Intimate Blues Connection were a wild group who were around only for a short time during 1967 and 1968. They modeled themselves on groups like the Pretty Things and the Who. Their wildness caused them not to get too many return invitations to perform at various venues, so they established themselves at their own venue, the 401 Club in Queen St Auckland.
Billy and Lawrence Brothers had previously played with a group called the Purple Hearts. Max Wolfgramm left the group and joined Le Frame in 1967. When Jerry Brown left, he was replaced by Tony London, and they changed their name to Clockwork Orange. Apart from several appearances at The Monaco, other gigs were rather infrequent and hard to get, so after only a few months they called it quits.
Billy Brothers also had a stint with Le Frame. Jon Drinkwater moved on to a new psychedelic outfit called the Velvet Bubble, and in 1971 joined Noazark.