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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | The Zimmers Online |
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The Zimmers are a British band, and thought to have the oldest members in the world:[1] the lead singer, Alf, is 90, and the oldest member, Buster, is 101. They take their name from the Zimmer frame (the British name for a walking frame). The band was created as a feature in a BBC television documentary, which was first broadcast on 28 May 2007.[2] The feature of forming the band and recording a single was intended to give a voice to the feelings of isolation and imprisonment suffered by the elderly. The Zimmers' logo is a parody of The Beatles' logo, as is the image of them walking across Abbey Road.
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Discography
The Zimmers have released one single, a cover of The Who's "My Generation" (#26 UK), on 28 May, 2007. The song is produced by Mike Hedges, the video shot by Geoff Wonfor, and it was recorded in the legendary Beatles Studio 2 at Abbey Road.[3] On Friday 13th July 2007, during the 'Richard & Judy' show, The Zimmers announced their next single, a cover of the Prodigy's "Firestarter" due to be released in October (rescheduled to December 2007). They are also working on an album called 'Chinese Democracy'.
BBC documentary
Documentary-maker Tim Samuels travelled Britain, investigating the feelings of isolation and imprisonment suffered by the country's elderly, as part of the BBC's "Power to the People" series.[4] Samuels recruits pensioners otherwise stuck in institutions and towerblocks, and they air their grievances, culminating in the recording of the group's first single, where the group "sticks it back to the society that has cast them aside".[2]
Members
Around 40 people appear on the "My Generation" track and video, with a total age of around 3,000 years. Among them are:
- Winifred Warburton (99)
- Eric Whitty (69)
- Tim O'Donovan (81)
- Joan Bennett
- Barry Foy (69) (Drums)
- Alf Carretta (90) (Lead singer)
- Gillian (Deddie) Davies (69)
- Peter Oakley ("geriatric1927") (80)
- Buster Martin (101)
- John Tree
- Bubbles Tree
- Grace Cook (83)
- Charlotte Cox (84)
- Irene Samain
- Joanna Judge
- Jessie Thomason (85)
- Vera Welch (80)
- Ann Sherwin (79)
- Norma Walker
- Anne Morrissey
- Frank Morrissey
- Maura Duckett
- Maura Haughey (65)
- Peggie Bohan (65)
- Peter Comerford
- Peggie Crowely
- John Learnord
- Mollie Ormonde
References
- ^ Power To The People: The Great Granny Chart Invasion.
- ^ a b Rock elders aim for chart success. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
- ^ Talkin' 'bout OUR generation. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
- ^ Power to the People - a three-part series of mischievous documentaries. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
