Pembroke was born in London, and played with London group Taverners' Guild before arriving in Finland in 1965. Pembroke came to see his Finnish girlfriend whom he had met in England. The visit would last longer than he expected. He immediately found himself in some demand, gigging on an ad hoc basis with various lineups such as the Beatmakers, later renamed
Jormas, until forming The Pems. He joined
Blues Section in 1967, recording a blues-jazz-pop fusion album now considered seminal in Finnish rock. He wrote a large part of the band's recorded songs. Pembroke worked with local American musicians there. He visited Finland a couple of times during the late 1990s, giving various concerts such as with re-formed Blues Section. Pembroke died in Kansas City on 8 October 2021, aged 75. ==Solo discography==