Nazareth

In the early 1960’s there were many fledgling Scottish bands struggling to create a unique sound of their own.
A major factor holding them back was their remoteness from the main hub of the UK music business.
London was where you had to be and frankly nobody was interested in what was happening north of Watford let alone in Scotland.
In a gesture of defiance, and self-publicity, guitarist Manny Charlton and The Mark Five, emulated the Jarrow Marchers by demonstration marching all the way from Edinburgh to London.
By the time of reaching Market Harborough Fontana offered a “record deal”. However following the release of 'Baby What's Wrong’ Manny Charlton explains, in the end this only aggravated Jock/Sassenach music-biz tensions even more: "We made a record and came against the machine in London.
The people just cashed in on the publicity we had and after the record was made we were forgotten." Matters were made even worse by Scottish promoters and ballroom managers who insisted that Scottish groups limit their set-list strictly to covers of singles in the UK top thirty.
In other words, performers like Agnew, Charlton, singer and front man Dan McCafferty, and drummer Darrell Sweet were excluded by 'the machine in London', and yet trapped into mimicking its often dire output as well.


  Members history:

  Dec 1968 – Sep 1978
  
  Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  Manny Charlton – lead guitar
  Pete Agnew – bass
  Darrell Sweet – drums
 
 
    
  Jul 1980 – late 1982
  
  Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  Manny Charlton – guitar
  Pete Agnew – bass
  Billy Rankin – guitar
  Darrell Sweet – drums
  John Locke – keyboards
  
  1984 – May 1990
  
  Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  Manny Charlton – guitar
  Pete Agnew – bass
  Darrell Sweet – drums
  
  Late 1994 – Apr 1999
  
  Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  Jimmy Murrison – guitar
  Ronnie Leahy – keyboards
  Pete Agnew – bass
  Darrell Sweet – drums

  Late 2002 – Present
  
  Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  Jimmy Murrison – guitar
  Pete Agnew – bass
  Lee Agnew – drums


    
	
     Sep 1978 – Jul 1980
  
     Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
     Manny Charlton – guitar
     Zal Cleminson – guitar
     Pete Agnew – bass
     Darrell Sweet – drums  
	 
	 
     Late 1982 – 1983
  
     Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
     Manny Charlton – guitar
     Pete Agnew – bass
     Darrell Sweet – drums
     Billy Rankin – keyboards 
	 
	 
     Late 1990 – late 1994
  
     Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
     Billy Rankin – guitar
     Pete Agnew – bass
     Darrell Sweet – drums
	 
     Apr 1999 – Late 2002
	   
     Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
     Ronnie Leahy – keyboards
     Jimmy Murrison – guitar
     Pete Agnew – bass
     Lee Agnew – drums