The Fantoms

Bringing back the British rock and roll beat of the late 50's and early 60's

Probably the best 60's band the 60's never had !

1982 - 2024

Musical Influences

Cliff Richard- The Shadows- Shane Fentone- Billy Fury- The Tornados- The Everly Brothers- The Feenades- Elvis Presley- Gene Vincent- The Eagles- Bert Weedon- Vince Taylor- The Dakotas- Carl Perkins- Danny Rivers- Joey Robinson- Vince Eager- Jerry Lee Lewis- The Moontrekkers- Dickie Loader- Johnny Kidd & The Pirates- Buddy Holly- The Krew Kats- Dale Hawkins- Eddie Cochran- The Four Franks- Danny Hunter- Tommy Steele- The Fentones- Carl Mann- The Cougars

plus music from many other great artists

Over 40 years of entertaining ourselves !

About Us

The Fantoms are a British, four piece, guitar lead, vocal & instrumental band specialising in the great British rock and roll beat style music that Britain was famed for in the late 50's and early 60's.

Great 50's Rock n Roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Rock and roll originated from musical styles such as gospel, jump blues, jazz, boogie woogie, rhythm and blues, and country music.

Classic 60's British Beat

Beat music - British beat, or Merseybeat (after bands from Liverpool and nearby areas beside the River Mersey) is a popular music genre, influenced by rock and roll, skiffle, and traditional pop music, that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s.