The Tremeloes Blakley is best known as the rhythm guitarist and keyboard player with
the Tremeloes. He was the co-writer of most of their hits until January 1972, when he started writing for other bands. Blakley formed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes (originally spelt correctly as "Tremoloes") in 1958. They initially found success in the
British Invasion era with lead singer
Brian Poole, scoring a UK
chart-topper in 1963 with "
Do You Love Me". After Poole's departure in 1966, the band achieved further success as a four-piece with 13 top 40 hits on the
UK Singles Chart between 1967 and 1971, including "
Here Comes My Baby", "
Even the Bad Times Are Good", "
(Call Me) Number One", "
Me and My Life" and their most successful single, "
Silence Is Golden" (1967).
Songwriting and producing Blakley left the Tremeloes in 1972. His credits include co-writing (with
Len Hawkes) various hits for the Tremeloes, co-producing the UK No. 42 hit "
She's Gonna Win", with
Bilbo, and co-producing singles and albums by
Mungo Jerry with the group's leader,
Ray Dorset. He subsequently rejoined the Tremeloes in 1979 until forced to retire for health reasons. Blakley is known for co-producing many albums by
The Rubettes. He co-produced all the Rubettes albums from"
Rubettes" (1975), onwards, which also includes: "
Sign of the Times" (1976), "
Baby I Know" (1977), "
Sometime In Oldchurch" (1978), and "
Shangri'la" (recorded 1979, released 1992), ==Personal life==