Line-up included
- Chet Mason (David Whittaker) - lead vocals, congas (Early Feb 1965 - )
- Derek 'Del' Grace - lead guitar (Early Feb 1965 - )
- John Porter (John James) - bass (Early Feb 1965 - )
- Michael 'Mick' Fletcher - organ (Early Feb 1965 - )
- David 'Dave' Rolfick - baritone sax (Early Feb 1965 - )
- Michael 'Mick' Lyle - alto & tenor sax (Early Oct 1965 - )
- Karl Lee (Rodney Peters) - drums, group leader (Early Feb 1965 - )
- Alan Whitehead - drums (Dec 1966)
The Epitaph Soul Band was formed in Early February 1965 with a line-up of Chet Mason on lead vocals, congas (b. David Whittaker, 1947, Bexley, Kent, England), Del Grace on lead guitar, vocals (b. Derek Grace, 1946, Sidcup, Kent, England), John Porter on bass (b. John James, 1948, Erith, Kent, England), Mick Fletcher on organ (b. Michael Fletcher, 1948, Bexleyheath, Kent, England), Dave Rolfick on baritone sax (b. David Rolfick, 1944, Streatham, South West London, England), Mick Lyle on alto & tenor sax (b. Michael Lyle, 1942, Battersea, South West London, England) and Karl Lee on drums, group leader (b. Rodney Peters, 1943, Bexley, Kent, England).
The Epitaphs Soul Band had started out as Karl Lee and the Epitaphs formed in January 1963 in Welling, Kent. They then became The Epitaphs formed in 1964.
Mason lived at 19 Crofton Avenue, Bexley, Grace lived in Alama Road, Sidcup, Porter lived in Riverdale Road, Erith, Kent, Fletcher in Broom Mead, Bexleyheath, Lee lived in Glenhurst Avenue, Bexley.
The Epitaph Soul Band then began working as the resident band from February 1965 at The Last Chance Club, Oxford Street, Soho, West London.
Fletcher left the band in 1965.
In December 1966 the group was joined by drummer Alan 'Noddy' Whitehead (b. Tuesday, July 24, 1945, Oswestry, Shropshire, England).
Whitehead had been in The Loose Ends (from Early 1964), Cops 'N' Robbers (from Late Sept 1966) and was later in the original line-up of The Attack (from Dec 1966).
In December 1966 Whitehead left The Epitaph Soul Band and then made his name in Scottish band Marmalade, where he replaced original drummer Ray Duffy (b. Raymond Duffy, ) in Mid-December 1966.
The bands van was involved in a horrific crash on Rochester Way, Rochester, Kent and that effectively finished the band.
Afterwards Fletcher joined Jimmy Cliff's backing band The Sound System and then he worked with Hamilton and the Hamilton Movement, The Rifle (where he was reunited with Grace) and The Amboy Dukes.
Grace joined The Big Wheel, who later recruited Clark and Holland and in 1966 Grace joined Carl Douglas and the Big Stampede.
Clark later worked with The Fenmen (from Mar 1967) Sam Gopal Dream, VAMP, Clark-Hutchinson, Jeff Beck, etc.
Info courtesy John H Warburg