Steve Peregrin Took Biography

Birth of Steve Peregrin Took, born Stephen Ross Porter

Marc Bolan founds Tyrannosaurus Rex, after a solitary performance as a four-piece at the Electric Garden in Covent Garden, the group immediately break up, Bolan retains the services of percussionist Steve Peregrin Took and forms an acoustic duo.

Steve Took answers an advert in Melody Maker for the electric band that Marc Bolan was forming in response to his departure from John's Children.

Together with Bolan, Took formed an economy version of the old band, busking in subways on acoustic guitar and bongos

Took provided bongos, African drums, kazoo, pixiphone, and Chinese gong, Took's arrangements were instrumental in transforming Bolan's music from the straightforward rock and roll it had once been into an exotic hippy brew.

Tyrannosaurus Rex, championed by John Peel onto the club and stage circuit and thence into the record shops, released three albums and achieved two top 40 hits.

Steve Took answers an advert in Melody Maker for the electric band that Marc Bolan was forming in response to his departure from Johns Children. Marc Bolan founds Tyrannosaurus Rex, after a solitary performance as a four-piece at the Electric Garden in Covent Garden, the group immediately break up, Bolan retains the services of percussionist Steve Peregrin Took and forms an acoustic duo

Took donated two of his songs to former Tomorrow/The Pretty Things drummer Twinks, 1969 solo album, Think Pink

Before the first Tyrannosaurus Rex tour of America, Bolan and his management sack Took

Shagrat is formed (named after an Orc in The Lord of the Rings). With the addition of drummer Phil Lenoir, Shagrat is formed (named after an Orc in The Lord of the Rings). Took and Wallis continue with drummer Dave Bidwell, rehearsing with various bass players and eventually forming an acoustic trio of Took on vocals and guitar, Wallis on acoustic bass and Bidwell on tambourine

Farren and Took headhunt guitarist Larry (or "Lazza") Wallis and bassist Tim Taylor from their underground band, the Entire Sioux Nation

Shagrat is formed (named after an Orc in The Lord of the Rings)

Death of Steve Peregrin Took