1962–1966 — The Iveys — the beginning
1965 - Single at Abbey Road Studios
Their music was Shadows and Cliff Richard Style, they toured Sweden in 1965 and even recorded a Single in the famous Abbey Road Studios.
1965 - Swedish TV-Show
Later that year they were in the Swedish TV-show "Drop In" with Sony and Cher, The Loving Spoonful and the Kinks. Due to the success of the band EMI
The Iveys disbanded in 1966 when
Remo got married and Bob Davies joined the army.
Later
that year Des and Mario met Sean and Barry - The Baloons were born !
1967–1971 — The Baloons
1967 - Touring Bulgaria and Rumania
They even played in Bulgaria and Rumania,
which was fairly unusual for bands at that time.
1968 - Star Club and Cavern Club
In December 1968 the legendary Star Club in Hamburg saw them supporting Spooky Tooth for 10 days, and in 1970 they played
the Cavern Club in Liverpool for the first time.
A new band name
During a skiing-holiday in Switzerland in
late 1971 Mario broke a leg and ended up in hospital - where he had plenty of time to think - and thought about a new
band name - FUMBLE
1972 — FUMBLE
1973 - David Bowie, Chuck Berry, Reading Festival
A US-tour with David Bowie followed in spring 1973. Back in Europe they performed on the famous German TV-show Musik Laden. The summer of '73 saw them playing several festivals all over Europe. The Reading Festival, Alexandra Palace Festival, the Clitheroe Festival and Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
Several headlining tours
followed in 73 and 74, among others Denmark and Germany, The Reading Festival 1974, and a European tour in 1976 supporting Fats Domino.
1979 - Live LP
By the end of the Seventies Fumble had played with Chuck Berry several times, supported Pink Floyd and Paul McCartney, and were regulars in clubs like the The Cavern Club in Liverpool, The Marquee in London, Dingwalls and the Rock Garden. They had released two LPs and nine singles in the UK, and a live bootleg LP which was released in 1979 and contained live recordings from different venues.
1977–1979 — ELVIS Musical, Jack Good's Oh Boy!
1979 - Jack Good's 'Oh Boy!'
1979 saw a change in style. Dressed in pink suits, Fumble played in the Rock'n'Roll TV show "Jack Good's Oh Boy", featuring Shakin' Stevens,
Alvin Stardust, Lulu and Freddie "Fingers"
Lee. The shows were broadcast all over Europe
in the early Eighties.
The 1980s
1981 - German LP
In 1981 they recorded another album "It's only a Rock'n'Roll
Game", which was released in Germany only.
Two singles from that album were released in Germany: "Wasn't That A Party" in 1981, and "Feel like Rocking Tonight" in 1982.
At the end of 1982 the band stopped touring, but continued to play occasional gigs in their home town Weston-super-Mare.