Jigsaw biography

British pop music group

Jigsaw was a British pop rock band best known for their 1975 hit "Sky High". The band was fronted by the singer-songwriter duo of Clive Scott and Des Dyer for most of its life. Following Scott's death in 2009, it has been the platform for Dyer's solo work.

In Australia, the group was called "British Jigsaw" due to the existence of an Australian band of the same name.^[5]

Early days

Formed as a six-piece in Coventry and Rugby in 1966,^[1] Jigsaw's original line-up consisted of Dave "Biffo" Beech (vocals and drums), Clive Scott (keyboards and vocals), Barrie Bernard (bass guitar), Tony Campbell (guitar), Tony Britnell (saxophone) and Kevin "Beppy" Mahon (tenor saxophone).

Campbell named the band after Manchester nightclub The Jigsaw Club.^[2] Previously, Campbell, Mahon and Beech had worked together in The Mighty Avengers, Bernard had been a member of Pinkerton's Assorted Colours, and Britnell had wor Jigsaw (British band) - Wikipedia CUNY