History The Zimmers

The Zimmers are a British band, noted for the age of their members: The former lead singer Alf Caretta died on 29 June 2010, aged 93.

The Zimmers were created as a feature from a BBC TV documentary, due to be aired in May 2007. Documentary-maker Tim Samuels travelled all over Britain recruiting isolated and lonely old people. The finale of the show is this group of lonely old people coming together to form a rock troupe and trying to get into the pop charts.

The Zimmers are due to release this single, a cover of The Who's "My Generation" on 28 May 2007. The song is produced by Mike Hedges, the video shot by Geoff Wonfor (Band Aid, Beatles Anthology), and it was recorded in the legendary Beatles Studio 2 at Abbey Road.

Members:

Winifred Warburton (99, Eric Whitty (69), Tim O'Donovan (81), Joan Bennett, Alf Carretta (90 Leadsinger), Gillian (Deddie) Davies (69), Geriatric 1927Peter Oakley (79), Buster Martin (100), John and Bubbles Tree, Grace Cook (83), Charlotte Cox (84), Irene Samain (?), Joanna Judge (?), Jessie Thomason (85), Vera Welch (80)

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