Bev Bevan

by Bruce Eder
Bev Bevan (born Beverley Bevan in 1944) has proved to be one of the most enduringly successful drummers ever to come out of Birmingham, England's early 60's pop-rock scene, although it didn't seem that was in 1964 -- a member of Denny & The Diplomats, he was left high-and-dry when "Denny," as in Denny Laine, took off for the Moody Blues. He was lucky enough to land another gig, with Carl Wayne & The Vikings, and soon after that, was, with Wayne, one of the co-founders of the Move. A legendary British band with an almost