Roger Hills

Hills career started when he was a teen in the band The Jaguars.[1] In 1964, he joined the band Five's Company, and befriended the groups guitarist, Robin Box. Hills and Box would work together in numerous different bands and projects in the 1960s, such as the two touring for Manfred Mann frontman Paul Jones and Peter and Gordon.[1]

In February 1968, they joined Wainwright's Gentlemen, a London-based soul ensemble known for alumni such as Ian Gillan (later of Deep Purple) and Mick Tucker and Brian Connolly (both later of The Sweet).[1] He remained in the group until its split in February 1968, when the band decided to end when their frontman and drummer, Brian Connolly and Mick Tucker, left to form what would become The Sweet.[1]

The remaining members of Wainwright's Gentleman would do a three-month tour of Hamburg, Germany under the name Rupert's Spoon.[1] Rupert's Spoon would contain drummer Carlo Little. When Little departed the group in September 1968, the remaining members (Box, Tony Hall, and Hills) were asked to join the studio project The Flower Pot Men.

Upon joining The Flower Pot Men in September 1968, the group already had commercial success with their song, Let's Go to San Francisco, peaked at number 4 on the UK charts in August 1967. Box remained in the Flower Pot Men until October 1969, when they rebranded into The White Plains, after changing shifting managing duties to Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook. In late 1969, they recorded their first hit My Baby Loves Lovin'. My Baby Loves Lovin' went to number nine on the Official Singles Chart in February 1970.[2] Hills wouldn't become a member of White Plains until mid-1970, afterwards, he would tour with the band until 1973.[1]

A reformed version containing Hills, Shaw, and Box was active from 2004 to 2006. In the Spring of 2013, another reunion took place with Burrows, Shaw, and Hills.

In 1971, Box and other former Flower Pot Men and White Plains members Ricky Wolff, Roger Hills and Robin Shaw would start a project called "Crucible". Although the project was shelved, four of the sixteen tracks have since been released.[1] In 1976, Box, Shaw, Hills, and Hall recorded a cover of the Christmas song Sleigh Ride, under the name Uncle Tone & His Magic Sax.[1]

From early 1994 to early 1995, Roger Hills performed with Country band, Bill McCoy's Keepin' It Country. Roger produced their only album recorded in the Summer of 1994. The album was for sale at their gigs, but did not see an official release.[1]