Johnny Spence

Biography & Overview

Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (known simply as the Pirates after their reunion) were an English rock band led by singer/songwriter Johnny Kidd. From 1959 to the mid-1960s they achieved considerable success with hit songs like "Shakin' All Over" and "Please Don't Touch".
Their stage act was theatrical, like their rock 'n' roll contemporaries such as Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages and Nero and the Gladiators. The group disbanded after Kidd's death in a 1966 car accident. Former members of the band reunited as the Pirates, and continued performing until the late 2000s.