The Count Bishops were a British
rock band, formed in 1975 in London and which broke up in 1980. The Count Bishops had limited commercial success, but forged an important stylistic and chronological link between the root rhythm and
blues band Dr. Feelgood and the proto
punk sound of Eddie and the Hot Rods; together forming the foundation of the pub-
rock scene, which influenced the emergence of
punk rock. The group made history in England by releasing the first record from independent label Chiswick Records. They splintered following the death of guitarist Zenon De Fleur on 18 March 1979.