Andy Is still playing with a new Sweetband 2005

January, 1968...Sweet forms when singer Brian Francis Connolly (born. October 5, 1945 in Hamilton, Strathclyde, Scotland) and drummer Michael Thomas Tucker (born. July 17, 1947 in Harlesden, London, England) then ex-members of a band called Wainright's Gentlemen form Sweetshop with bassist Stephen Norman Priest (born. February 23, 1947 in Hayes, Middlesex, England) who had played in the bands The Countdowns and Army, and a school-friend of Tucker's, guitarist Frank Torpey. February, 1968...Sweetshop make their first live debut at the Pavillion, Hemel Hampstead, Herts. July,

1968...The band's first single, "Slow Motion" is released on the Fontana Records label. August, 1968...The band make their first live BBC radio broadcast on Radio 1's "David Symond's Show". September, 1968...The band makes a move from Fontana Records to EMI's Parlophone label and their next single, "Lollipop Man" is released the following month, seeing minimal sales.

1970...The band releases two more singles on the Parlophone label, "All You'll Ever Get From Me" and "Get On The Line" both of which fail to chart. Parlophone then drops them from the label. Sweetshop also experience two more major changes that year. Frank Torpey leaves and is replaced by guitarist Andrew David Scott (born. June 30, 1949 in Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales) who had recently moved to London after the previous band he was with called The Elastic Band broke up. They also decide to shorten their name from Sweetshop to Sweet.

January, 1971...Sweet make their UK TV debut on a pop show called ' Lift Off'. They also sign a new recording deal with the RCA record label and begin their longtime link with producer Phil Wainman. May, 1971...Sweet have their first chart topping song success in the UK with the Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman composition "Funny Funny" which reaches #13 in the UK . June, 1971...Sweet follow up "Funny Funny" with another Chinn/Chapman penned song, "Co-Co" which goes all the way to #2 in the British charts, prevented from reaching the top position by Middle of the Road's "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep." October, 1971...The band is signed to Bell Records in the United States. "Co-Co" is released in America, charting at #91. October, 1971...Another Chinn/Chapman song, "Alexander Graham Bell," is released and it reaches #33 in the UK . Their first album, "Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be" is also released that month. February, 1972...Continuing their string of "ChinniChap" pop/glam orientated hits, "Poppa Joe" is released, which makes its way to #11 in the UK. Sweet become favourite regulars on the BBC TV's 'Top of the Pops' show, which encourage their increasing use of way out visual images, flamboyant glam costumes and glitzy make up. May, 1972...The band is taken to court in Belgium by a town objecting to an earlier Sweet concert which had involved the use of an allegedly pornographic film clip. June, 1972...Yet another ChinniChap song, "Little Willy" is released and hits #4 in the UK. The slight double entendre on the song is often exploited by the band and its audiences, especially during live shows. Later, for what is considered to be an overtly sexual stage act, the band are banned by the Mecca dancehall circuit. September, 1972..."Wig Wam Bam" is released in the UK, charting at #4. The band promotes the song by making appearences in Native American costumes and sporting warpaint-like makeup. December, 1972...A compilation album, "Sweet's Biggest Hits" is released by RCA. January, 1973..."Blockbuster" gives Sweet its first UK #1, and it remains on the top of the charts for five weeks. The song has a similar riff to another popular song of the time, David Bowie's "Jean Genie" which is stopped at #2 by "Blockbuster." On their singles, Sweet begin composing their own harder rock orientated B-sides. April, 1973..."Little Willy" becomes the first of the band's singles to be certified gold by the RIAA. In the same month, "Hellraiser" is released in the UK. May, 1973..."Little Willy" gives Sweet their first and biggest chart success in the US, going to #3 on the American charts. The band is again stalled in the charts at #2, this time, by Tony Orlando and Dawn's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree' which holds the top position. July, 1973..."Blockbuster" in the US peaks at #73. September, 1973..."Ballroom Blitz" is released, which makes its way to #2 in Britain. The band is again kept out of the top spot, this time by Simon Park Orchestra's "Eye Level." February, 1974..."Teenage Rampage" becomes the band's third single in a row to reach number #2 in the UK. They are stalled from reaching #1 this time by another ChinniChap composition, Mud's "Tiger Feet."