(In 1972, this song was covered by the British glam rock rising stars, Slade.) In July 1969, the group appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival, in the first event rock bands were invited to. They followed this in February 1969 by the studio issue Stonedhenge, a British hit that included another well-known track, "Hear Me Calling", which was also released as a single. In 1968, after touring Scandinavia and the United States, Ten Years After released a second album, the live Undead, with a first version of the noteworthy song, "I'm Going Home". In October 1967 they released the self-titled debut album, Ten Years After. That performance led to a contract with Deram, a subsidiary of Decca - the first band Deram signed without a hit single. It secured a residency at the Marquee, and was invited to play at the Windsor Jazz Festival in 1967. The group was the first act booked by the soon-to-be Chrysalis Agency. Some sources claim that the name was pulled by Leo Lyons from a magazine, advertising a book, Suez Ten Years After (referring to the Suez Crisis). (This was ten years after Presley's successful year, 1956). Alvin Lee and Leo Lyons again changed their name in 1966 to Ten Years After – in honour of Elvis Presley, one of Lee's idols. Using the name Blues Yard they played one show at the Marquee Club supporting the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. That November, the quartet signed a manager, Chris Wright, and changed their name to Blues Trip. In the same year, Chick Churchill joined the group as keyboard player. The Jaybirds moved to London to back the Ivy League in 1966. Roy Cooper (born 11 November 1943, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire) played rhythm guitar, and did vocals from 1960 to 1962. Ivan Jay (born Ivan Joseph Harrison, 1939, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire died April 2009, USA) sang lead vocals from late 1960 to 1962 and was joined by Ric Lee in August 1965, replacing drummer Dave Quickmire (born David Quickmire, 1940, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire), who had replaced Pete Evans (born Peter Evans, 1940, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire) in 1962. After several years of local success in the Nottingham/ Mansfield area, they changed their name to the Jaybirds in 1962 and later to Ivan Jay and the Jaymen. The band's core formed in late 1960 as Ivan Jay and the Jaycats. Leo Lyons and Joe Gooch of Ten Years After at Suwałki Blues Festival, 2009
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