Chicory Tip was a British pop group from Maidstone, Kent, comprising; vocalist Peter Hewson (born 1 September 1950, in Gillingham), guitarist Rick Foster, bass guitarist (born Richard Foster, in 1946) Barry Mayger (born 1 June 1946, in Maidstone), drummer Brian Shearer (born 4 May 1951, in Lewisham, South East London) and lead guitarist, keyboard player Rod Cloutt (born Roderick Cloutt, 26 January 1949, in Gillingham). The band formed in 1967, their name having been chosen by Peter Hewson who saw a coffee bottle that reminded him of chicory and they were signed to CBS Records. The first few singles flopped, although "Excuse Me Baby" in 1971 secured the band its first appearance on the BBC Television pop music programme, Top of the Pops. The group's finest moment came after studio manager Roger Easterby came across an advance copy of "Son of my Father", a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. Convinced of its potential, he secured the option to rush record the group's own cover version in competition with the original. The result was a Number One hit in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in February 1972. it was one of the first hit singles prominently to feature a Moog synthesizer (in this case played by studio engineer and record producer, Chris Thomas). Two further Top 20 hits in similar vein followed, "What's Your Name", and "Good Grief Christina". Another release, "Cigarettes, Women and Wine" was heavily played on Radio Luxembourg but failed to chart, probably owing to a BBC Radio 1 ban because of its references to smoking. The group released one album, also entitled Son Of My Father.
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