
Little Bob Story was a French rock group from Le Havre, France, formed in 1971.
Little Bob Story were initially made up of Little Bob (Roberto Piazza) on vocals, Guy-Georges Gremy (guitar), Barbe Noire (bass) and Mino Quertier (drums). They were managed by Roberto's brother and occasionally had tours booked by booking agent Christian Brunet who also booked Musicorama at the Olympia.
Little Bob Story, played rock and roll music similar to pub rock, and were one of the few French groups to get some recognition in the United Kingdom. In 1976 they signed with Chiswick Records and took advantage of the explosion of punk rock. They were the only French act included on the New Wave compilation album, which was released in the UK in 1977. They played the Mont-de-Marsan punk festival in both 1976 and 1977 but were unable to replicate their UK success in France and disbanded in virtual anonymity in 1989.
From 1989 onwards, Roberto Piazza has performed under the name Little Bob.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played many of the band's songs in 1977 during the height of punk music and the group did two sessions during that year for his radio programmes. After the 70's, Peel rarely revisited the band on his shows.
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1977-01-11. First Broadcast: 21 January 1977. Repeated: 11 March 1977
- Like A Rock 'n' Roll Baby / Baby Don't Cry / So Bad / High Time
2. Recorded: 1977-07-13. First Broadcast: 22 July 1977. Repeated: 18 August 1977
- Mr Tap / Nothing Else (Can Give It To Me) / All Or Nothing / Little Big Boss
Other Shows Played[]
- 13 July 1977: All Or Nothing (7") Mercury
- 28 July 1977: All Or Nothing (LP – New Wave) Vertigo
- 15 August 1977: Baby Don't Cry (v/a LP - Submarine Tracks & Fool's Gold (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume One)) Chiswick
- 17 November 1977: Riot In Toulouse (album - Off The Rails) Chiswick WIK 6
- 21 November 1977: When The Night Comes (album - Off The Rails) Chiswick WIK 6
- 21 November 1977: Little Big Boss (album - Off The Rails) Chiswick WIK 6