Formed in England 1963, The Groundhogs was a British blues rock band led by
guitarist Tony ‘T.S.’ McPhee (born March 23, 1944, in Humberston, Lincolnshire,
England). The group’s origins began in 1962 when brothers Pete and John
Cruickshank formed the group The Dollar Bills. Tony McPhee, who had been playing
lead guitar with The Seneshals, joined the group later in the year. Tony McPhee
later convinced the Cruickshank brothers to pursue a blues-oriented musical
direction. The group changed their name to John Lee’s Groundhogs when they
supported blues great John Lee Hooker during a...