John Harrison’s first band was The Gamblers in 1959, which the following year morphed into Freddie Keil and The Kavaliers. He was unceremoniously sacked during an audition for a national tour, the promoter declaring that the bespectacled dweek presented an unsuitable image. He just didn’t look cool.
John Harrison was to be sacked many times over the years but never again for his appearance, and certainly not for his musicianship. General behaviour was another matter.