Trevor Ward-Davies, best known as Dozy from the 60s pop group DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK and TICH, has died at the age of 70.T he bass guitarist and founder member of the band died in hospital on Tuesday following a short illness.

The flamboyant quintet, named after the five friends' nicknames, formed in Salisbury in 1961. From 1965 to January 1970, the group spent more weeks in the UK singles charts than The Kinks or The Who.

They first entered the UK charts in December 1965 with You Make it Move. A string of hits followed including Hold Tight!, Bend It! and Save Me and a UK number one single with the whip-cracking Legend of Xanadu, in 1968.

Two of their albums charted - their eponymous debut, in 1966, followed a year later by If Music Be the Food of Love... Then Prepare for Indigestion.

In 2009, lead singer Dave Dee died at the age of 65. Of the other band members, guitarist John Dymond, known as Beaky, currently lives in Spain while drummer Michael "Mick" Wilson and Amey both live in Salisbury.