the band meanwhile had been working with trombonist john parry and drummer ed chamberlain before rodney recruited martin ash, a percussionist who later took the stage name of sam spoons. shortly afterwards spoons secured the band their first regular pub gig at the kensington in notting hill, where they were noticed by "big" sid nicholls who would soon join them as second banjo-player. big sid in turn introduced roger ruskin spear (son of the british artist ruskin spear) to the band. with his interest in sculpture and the manufacture of early electronic gadgets, objets d'art, and sound-making systems, and having already recently played in a one-off impromptu scratch band with slater and innes, spear also soon became a member of the bonzos. from his own defunct band the jungle orchestra, spear brought with him trumpeter leon “lenny” williams to replace the departing wilkes.