The Meteors are Pete Simensky and John Howarth. Both accomplished musicians with a pedigree that goes back to the 60’s.
The Meteors [Not to be confused with the Psychobilly band of the same name -ED] was formed in 1963 and supported the Rolling Stones and many other name bands until the late sixties. Disillusioned with the lack of success the band split and Pete joined the Manchester Playboys and toured Germany with Graham Sclater – now MD of Tabitha Music – his current music publisher, where they achieved a number of chart successes.
In 2001, Pete and John decided to work together again and revive the Meteors. This resulted in a number of gigs and recording sessions where they recorded some of their new material.
Within a few months they signed to Tabitha Music and their first batch of songs were recorded in a series of live “unplugged sessions” around Manchester.
The result is their first album for a long time “Up close and personal,” a selection of those unplugged sessions. The first release is the three-track CD single, TAB CDS 111, comprising of “It may be love, Nothing at all” and “A thousand times.” tabithamusic.com