Whirlwind began in 1976 in the back room of Boogie Dell’s Unit One Rock ‘N’ Roll club in Uxbridge, Middlesex. Boogie Dell is the one and only Dell Richardson of Radio Caroline fame and owner of Fury Records. In those early days the place was un- licensed and you could not purchase alcohol only listen to music.

For many, a band is usually associated with a singer and in the late Nigel Dixon Whirlwind not only had a great singer but an extremely photogenic front man. In Mick Lewis, who had been introduced to rockabilly after seeing his mate Lemmy (yes, the Lemmy who later went on to Motorhead fame) playing with his band at a local venue, Whirlwind  had one of the hottest rock’n’roll guitarists Britain has ever produced. Phil Foghorn Hardy (Foghorn due to his hollering and shouting whilst playing) was the man on the skins who gave the back-beat to the band in those developing days of the 1970s, when Revival rock‘n’roll was in its infancy. The line up was completed by bass player Chris Emo.


1 Hang Loose 

2 Boppin' High School Baby 

3 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It 

4 My Advice 

5 A Thousand Stars 

6 One More Chance 

7 Don't Be Crazy 

8 Rockin' Daddy 

9 Slow Down 

10 Blue Moon Of Kentucky 

11 Together Forever 

12 Who's That Knocking 

13 Tore Apart 

14 Do What I Do 

15 Ducktails 

16 I Only Wish 

17 Midnight Blue 

18 Teenage Cutie 

19 You Got Class 

20 Honey Hush 

21 Cruisin' Around 

22 Stay Cool 

23 Running Wild

24 Okie's In The Pokie 

25 Heaven Knows 

26 Big Sandy 

27 Such A Fool 

28 Nightmares 

29 If It's All The Same To You 

30 Stayin' Out All Night