This short lived band produced three future significant members of the Australian music scene. Guitarist Marty Van Wyk (The Throb, The Soul Agents and The Cherokees), bassist Denny Burgess (The Throb, Running, Jumping, Standing Still and the Masters Apprentices and drummer Peter Figures (The Throb, Jeff St.John and Yama and Copperwine).
The No Names morphed out of Geoff Doyle and The Resonettes in 1964. That band had recorded a couple of singles on the Linda Lee label. The No Names lineup was vocalist Geoff Doyle, drummer Peter Figures, guitarists Marty Van Wyk and Paul Reay and bassist Geoff MacWalters. Signed to the Polydor label they recorded two singles “She is Mine/ All Because of You” and a cover of the Leiber-Stoller song “Charlie Brown” backed by ”I Love You”. Neither was successful and Polydor soon dropped the group from their roster, although they also backed rising new female vocalist Janice Slater on her two singles for Philips, “Wanting You / Summertime” and “I’m Gonna Live/ He Really Cares”.
Geoff MacWalters left the No-Names around this time being replaced by Denny Burgess. A few months later, rhythm guitarist Peter Reays and singer Geoff Doyle also left, but rather than replace them with two new members the remaining three found what they were looking for in English-born John Bell, who proved to be an adept singer, guitarist and harmonica player. The new line-up of the No-Names played at Suzie Wong’s Café, the Beatle Village and University and college dances. By December 1965 The No Names changed their name to The Throb who went on to have considerable success.
Members
Geoff Doyle (vocals), Marty Van Wyk (guitar), Paul Reay (guitar). Geoff MacWalters (bass),
Denny Burgess (bass), John Bell (vocals/harmonica/guitar)
