NATIONAL SERVICE

BIOGRAPHY:

Act who changed their name from The Happy Trails in 1980 to avoid being mistaken for a country band. Their line-up was Jim Bloomfield (bass / vocals), John Divers (guitar / vocals), Arnie Gray (drums), Alex Smith (vocals) & Billy Whitelaw (pedal steel / guitar). Divers later tragically died after being electrocuted onstage at the Polish Club, whilst Bloomfield & Gray later formed Workingman's Deed.