Editing Showaddywaddy (section)

==Formation==
The band was formed in 1973 by the [[Consolidation (business)|amalgamation]] of two groups, Choise (Dave Bartram, [[Trevor Oakes]], [[Al James (bassist)|Al James]], and [[Romeo Challenger]]) and the Golden Hammers (Buddy Gask, Russ Field, Rod Deas, and Malcolm Allured), the latter often known simply as The Hammers. They both played at the Fosse Way pub in Leicester, and soon discovered shared musical tastes. After playing together in jamming sessions, they joined together permanently, and Showaddywaddy were born. This led to an eight-member band, with the unusual feature of having two vocalists, [[Double drumming|two drummers]], two guitarists, and two bassists. The band's first gig as professional musicians was at the [[Dreamland Margate|Dreamland Ballroom]] in [[Margate]], [[Kent]], on 1 September 1973.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}}, although the first gigs under the Showaddywaddy name were in 1972.