Spike started his career at the age of 17 as singer & guitarist with White Lightning from Boston, then after moving back to the midlands a year later he formed The Incureable who recorded on the Northwood label with tracks engineered by Polecat Boz Boorer. After they disbanded, Spike joined The Continentals from Leicester on lead vocals and saxophone before moving on to The Mean Town Blues Band with whom he sang lead vocal and played harmonica. After several years playing lots of bike rallies and touring with Roy Wood, Spike left in 1994 to form The Rocket Three with his brother and an old school friend playing more bike rallies and shows and many rockin’ gigs on the northern circuit. The band also recorded with Fury records, contributing tracks to a hot rod movie and Mark Willsmore’s "An Ace Day" documentary about the re-opening of the legendary cafe. In 1999 the group disbanded and apart from the occasional track on Fury compilations and managing his son’s indie rock band The Yarbles, Spike retired from the

   

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music business and pursued his business interests until, following Jim Hale’s departure in 2006, he finally agreed to join The Strollers (having originally been approached back in 1997).
Spike plays a vintage Japanese Strat. through a Fender 75 silverface amp and his preferred harp is a Merano or Hohner.