The Sports

Original line-up: Stephen Cummings (vocals; ex-Pelaco Bros), Ed Bates (guitar; ex-Pelaco Bros), Jim Niven (piano; ex-Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band), Robert Glover (bass; ex-Myriad), Paul Hitchins (drums) Melbourne band The Sports grew out of the ashes of cult rockabilly outfit The Pelaco Bros in 1976. With the members' backgrounds in roots music so prevalent, The Sports swiftly earned a reputation as the hottest R&B/soul/rockabilly group on the Melbourne inner-city pub circuit. The band's early…