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The (Fantastic) Soul Messengers

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Rod Freeman – guitar/vocals

Ken Rankine – bass (ex-Art Wood Combo)

Terry Marshall – tenor saxophone

Mitch Mitchell – drums

The (Fantastic Soul Messengers) were formed in November 1963 by former Flintstones members Terry Marshall (who had been in The Flee-rekkers in the interim) and Rod Freeman.

Future Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell, who started out with The Crescents had previously worked with Frankie Reid & The Casuals (late 1961-mid 1962), Pete Nelson & The Travellers and Johnny Harris & The Shades.

According to Marshall, another band had been booked to play at the famous Ealing Club on a Sunday and let down the club’s owner by failing to turn up.

As he recalls, “There were musicians in the club so I brought together Rod Freeman who I went pro with in 1960 when he was 16, Ken Rankine on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. We went down so well that Feri who ran the club gave us a residency there on the spot for Sundays.”

Regulars at the Ealing Club, the Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette has the band playing every Sunday in December 1963.

In 1964, they are also listed for 2 February, 5 April, 18 April and 11 May but played at the club much more than these advertised dates.

Soon after, Terry Marshall, who joined The Ray Martin Group, was replaced by American Gary Bell.

Photo: Nick Simper. The Soul Messengers, circa July 1964. Left to right: Gary Bell, Rod Freeman (back), Mitch Mitchell and Ken Rankine

However, around July 1964, Mitch Mitchell, who joined The Riot Squad that December, departed and the band changed name to The Next 5.

The new-line up comprised:

Rod Freeman – guitar/vocals

Ken Rankine – bass

Gary Bell – tenor saxophone (from the United States)

Willie Garnett – tenor saxophone (ex-Five Embers, Mille Small’s backing band)

Dave Golding – drums (ex-Flintstones)

Photo: Boyfriend magazine, August 1964. The five-piece Next Five

The Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette lists The Next 5 at the Ealing Club playing a number of Thursdays throughout October and into November 1964 (see gigs below).

According to music writer David Else, they were also resident band at Tottenham Royal Ballroom.

Thanks to Terry Marshall and David Else for their help

Selected gigs:

The following are all from Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette unless otherwise noted

Billed as The Fantastic Soul Messengers:

23 November 1963 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with Johnny Five & The Ramblers (Evening Argus) Billed as Soul Messengers

 

1 December 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (billed as every Sunday)

8 December 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Sunday)

15 December 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Sunday)

22 December 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Sunday)

29 December 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Sunday)

Billed as The Soul Messengers:

18 January 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Druids and The Alex Group with Jo-Anne (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

26 January 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (Sunday)

 

1 February 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Saturday)

8 February 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Sunday) This may have been John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

 

20 March 1964 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Streatham News)

22 March 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (Sunday)

 

5 April 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Sunday)

11 April 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (Sunday)

29 April 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette) (Sunday)

 

5 May 1964 – Nurses Club, Jolly Gardners, Isleworth, Middlesex with The Bo Street Runners and The Mark Leeman Five (Middlesex Chronicle)

11 May 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Monday)

12 May 1964 – Nurses Club, Jolly Gardners, Isleworth, Middlesex with The Bo Street Runners and The Mark Leeman Five (Middlesex Chronicle)

19 May 1964 – Nurses Club, Jolly Gardners, Isleworth, Middlesex with The Bo Street Runners and The Mark Leeman Five (Middlesex Chronicle)

26 May 1964 – Nurses Club, Jolly Gardners, Isleworth, Middlesex with The Bo Street Runners and The Mark Leeman Five (Middlesex Chronicle)

28 May 1964 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, Middlesex

2 June 1964 – Nurses Club, Jolly Gardners, Isleworth, Middlesex with The Bo Street Runners and The Mark Leeman Five (Middlesex Chronicle)

11 June 1964 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, Middlesex

12 June 1964 – Ealing Town Hall, Ealing, Middlesex with The Mark Leeman Five and James Royal

10 July 1964 – Ovaltine Ballroom, Kings Langley, Herts with The Leons (Watford and West Herts Post)

 

18 August 1964 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, Middlesex

Billed as The Next Five:

1 October 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette) (Thursday) Needs confirmation

8 October 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Thursday)

15 October 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Thursday)

22 October 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Thursday)

29 October 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Thursday)

 

5 November 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Thursday)

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The Flintstones

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Terry Slater (lead guitar/vocals)  

Rod Freeman (rhythm guitar/vocals)  

Terry Marshall (tenor saxophone) 

John Puddy (baritone sax)

Sonny (aka Tony Smith) (tenor saxophone/baritone saxophone)

Doug Collins (bass) 

Dave Golding (drums)

The Flintstones were formed in 1961 from the ashes of The Blue Men who included Collins, Freeman and Golding. Slater had previously been a member of The Cadillacs.

Marshall was the son of Jim Marshall, who ran the famous music shop in Hanwell, west London that became a meeting point for many notable Sixties musicians.

Tony Ross, who was called Rupert by the musicians, took over from Collins in early 1962 after playing in Peter Nelson & The Travellers.

According to Marshall, the band’s first recording was done with the legendary Joe Meek, who insisted that they record under the name The Stonehenge Men.

That summer singer Pete Fleerekker asked Terry Marshall to join his group, The Flee-rekkers and Tony Holley joined on tenor sax/vocals.

According to music writer David Else, Puddy left in November 1962 and formed The Night Sounds (featuring guitarist Albert Lee) and Ricky Marsh took over baritone saxophone.

Else says that The Flintstones backed Little Richard on a British tour in September 1963. By this point, Ernie Cox had succeeded Dave Golding and Dave Green had replaced either Tony Holley or Tony Smith on tenor saxophone.

Photo: Walthamstow Guardian

After a second Little Richard tour in October-November 1963, Freeman left to form The Soul Messengers with Terry Marshall.

Not long afterwards, Tony Ross departed to join Carter Lewis & The Southerners.

Photo: Boyfriend Magazine, July 1964

In July 1964, Terry Slater revamped the band with the following musicians:

Terry Slater (lead guitar/vocals)

Mickey Fitzpatrick (bass) (ex-Pete Chester and Chris Ravel Ravers)

Dave Green (tenor saxophone)

Ray Taylor (tenor saxophone)

Ernie Cox (drums)

Not long afterwards, however, Cox and Green joined The John Barry Seven and the band split up.

According to David Else, Fitzpatrick subsequently worked with future Ferris Wheel member Mike Liston in Simon’s Triangle.

Terry Slater moved to the US and became part of The Everly Brothers Band.

Thanks to Terry Marshall and David Else for their help.

If you can add anything more to the band’s story, please get in contact via the comments section below.

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Fat Daughter

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Fat Daughter, late 1969. Left to right: Ian Miller, Phil Hearn, Mike Reed (obscured), Pete Hicks and Dennis Lascelles. Photo: Ian Miller

Ray Edwards (lead vocals)

Ian Miller (lead guitar) 

Dennis Lascelles (Hammond organ) 

Steve Fields (bass) 

Del Coverley (drums) 

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Pete Hicks (lead vocals) 

Phil Hearn (bass/vocals) 

Mike Reed (drums) 

Formed around March/April 1969, this group from the Bexleyheath area of southeast London included some notable individuals in its ranks during its short tenure together.

Del Coverley had started out with school band The Millionaires in 1963 and then progressed on to The Scimitars before joining The Big Wheel in late 1965. After working in Switzerland with The Big Wheel, Coverley joined Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede in October 1966 but left in late July 1967 to join the final incarnation of The Fenmen, who gigged as Kindness (reuniting with keyboard player/singer Andy Clark from The Big Wheel).

When Kindness split in late 1967, Coverley reformed The Big Wheel with original members, Del Grace (guitar), Barry Nicholls (bass) and Mike Manners (keyboards) plus new singer Pete Hicks.

Photo: Melody Maker, December 1968

In late 1968, Coverley left The Big Wheel to reunite with Andy Clark and his new collaborator guitarist Mick Hutchinson (both ex-Sam Gopal Dream and Vamp) in the short-lived Dogs Blues. Barry Nicholls who’d recently worked briefly with Pete Hicks in Promise joined the outfit but in January 1969 he was replaced by American Jerome Arnold (ex-Paul Butterfield’s Blues Band) and guest tabla player Sam Gopal.

Photo: South East London Mercury. Dogs Blues, January 1969
Dogs Blues featured in South East London Mercury, 28 January 1969

However, the group split in early February when Arnold formed his own group and Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson decided to continue as a duo and record their debut LP.

Coverley then joined a reformed version of The Royalists with guitarist Ian Miller, keyboard player Dennis Lascelles (who had briefly played with Del Grace in The Rifle) and bass player Steve Fields, who had previously worked with local bands The Kinetics and The Abstracts. The band’s singer was Lascelles’ cousin Ray Edwards.

Herbie & The Royalists. Left to right: Ian Miller, Steve Fields, Herbie Hunte and Brian Cooper. Photo: Ian Miller

As Miller explains, The Royalists had started out as a soul band around 1966 with singer Herbie Hunte from Barbados. Originally known as Herbie & The Royalists, the group also included Dennis Lascelles, Steve Fields and drummer Brian Cooper. The band’s equipment was supplied by South Eastern Entertainments in Catford.

Herbie & The Royalists gig (1968). Photo: Ian Miller

Herbie & The Royalists released a rare LP Soul Of The Matter on Saga Records in 1968, which Miller says was recorded on four-track over two Sundays in a studio in Finchley. However, by the time the LP was released, Lascelles and Miller were pushing for a more progressive rock sound and so Herbie Hunte departed around December 1968. Lascelles brought in his cousin Ray Edwards as a replacement but by February 1969 Brian Cooper had also departed.

The reformed Royalists, circa March 1969. Left to right: Del Coverley, Ray Edwards, Steve Fields, Dennis Lascelles and Ian Miller. Photo: Ian Miller
The reformed Royalists gig (1969) shortly before becoming Fat Daughter. Photo: Ian Miller

With Del Coverley taking Cooper’s place, the band gigged as The Royalists before adopting the name Fat Daughter. However, not long after the band’s singer departed.

In Ray Edwards’s place, Del Coverley brought in singer Pete Hicks who had started out in 1965 fronting The Down & Outs. In 1966, he joined The South East London Blues Band who played a few times at Happening 44 in central London.

When that group split in 1968, Hicks worked with Coverley in Big Wheel (bringing in Alan Fuller from The Down and Outs to replace Mike Manners during the year) and then joined the band Promise.

During this period Miller remembers the band playing alongside Jon Hiseman’s Colosseum at Erith Polytechnic.

Promise with Pete Hicks (centre) and Barry Nicholls (far right)

Around early June 1969, Del Coverley and Steve Fields departed Fat Daughter and subsequently joined forces with Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson in Clark-Hutchinson after they had cut their debut LP.

Before he hooked up with Clark-Hutchinson, Coverley briefly worked with Rust who had just recorded an LP in Germany called Come With Me. The only surviving member from the LP was John Thomas and other new members were guitarist Eric Lindsey and bass player Alex Alexander.

Miller remembers Coverley leaving Fat Daughter to help Carl Douglas on a tour, so this would have been his first job before playing with Rust.

Fields, who changed his name to Stephen Amazing, also spent a brief time with The Skatalites, which may have been just before Clark-Hutchinson. Amazing played in Upp (who featured Jeff Beck as guest guitarist on their LPs) in the Seventies but later died.

Bass player Phil Hearn, who had worked with Coverley in his early 1960s bands The Millionaires and The Scimitars, and drummer Mike Reed both joined at this point and their first gig was opening for Fleetwood Mac.

Photo: Melody Maker, 1969

Later that year, the group opened for Alexis Korner (at Eel Pie Island) and Free (most likely Dartford Grammar School) among others.

Fat Daughter are uncredited for this support gig in late 1969. Photo: Melody Maker
Photo: Melody Maker, 1969

Miller says the band played at Eel Pie Island a few times. He also remembers gigs at the Scotch of St James in Mayfair, the Marquee on Wardour Street, central London and the Black Prince Hotel in Bexley.

Fat Daughter gig (1969). Photo: Ian Miller

He also recalls playing at Mildenhall USAF Airforce base with Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, Avery Hill Teachers Training College with The Peddlers and Bromley College of Technology with Pink Floyd (most likely 26 April) where Syd Barrett joined his former band.

Fat Daughter, Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, late 1969. Left to right: Ian Miller, Phil Hearn, Mike Reed (obscured) and Pete Hicks. Photo: Ian Miller

 

Fat Daughter late 1969. Left to right: Ian Miller, Phil Hearn, Mike Reed and Pete Hicks. Photo: Ian Miller
Dennis Lascelles, late 1969. Photo: Ian Miller

When Hicks and Lascelles departed in early 1970, Hearn brought in a singer called John and a Hammond organist called Alan from his previous group Isis.

However, the new band didn’t last long and Phil Hearn and Mike Reed reunited with Pete Hicks in a new version of southeast London band Justin Thyme alongside guitarist Tony Pearman and organist Geoff Hurrell. That band’s original drummer Dave Neal went on to join Suzie Quatro.

Phil Hearn, who later moved to guitar, remained with Justin Thyme throughout the Seventies. He then became a sound engineer and worked with The Who, Aerosmith, Captain Beefheart, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Michael Jackson among many others.

Original keyboard player Dennis Lascelles later became a noted artist and lives in Brighton. Mike Reed later ran his own entertainment agency named Mike Reed Promotions.

Thanks to Phil Hearn, Pete Hicks, Ian Miller and Del Coverley for information

 

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The James Set

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Members of The James with fans. Photo: Phil Hearn

Andy Tyler (lead vocals) 

Allen Berry (guitar) 

Richard Holdaway (guitar) 

Phil Hearn (bass/vocals) 

Tony ? (drums) 

When The Scimitars split in late 1965, Phil Hearn was invited to join another Bexleyheath area group, The James Set with the above line-up.

During 1966, Ian Mingham replaced the original drummer and keyboard player Derek Johnson succeeded Richard Holdaway. The band shortened their name to The James and played regularly in the local area with some gigs further afield.

Sometime around 1968, Phil Hearn left to form a group called Isis and later played with Fat Daughter.

Thanks to Phil Hearn for photo and information

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The Scimitars

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Photo: Phil Hearn

Mike Inkster (guitar/vocals) 

Phil Hearn (bass/vocals) 

Derek Taylor (guitar/vocals)

Del Coverley (drums)

Hailing from the Bexleyheath area in southeast London, Phil Hearn and Del Coverley had started out in 1963 with school band, The Millionaires alongside guitarists Ron Cochrane and Stuart Robinson.

One of Hearn’s friends, Mike Inkster was looking for a bass player and drummer to replace outgoing members and invited Hearn and Coverley to join.

According to Hearn, the group mainly played youth clubs and social gatherings in Bexleyheath and the surrounding areas. However, they did play the famous 2 I’s coffee bar in Compton Street, Soho before they split up in late 1965.

Coverley joined The Big Wheel and subsequently played with Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede, Kindness (the final incarnation of The Fenmen) and later Clark-Hutchinson.

Hearn meanwhile joined The James Set.  Both Coverley and Hearn played with Fat Daughter (albeit at different times) in 1969.

Thanks to Phil Hearn for photo and information

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The Honey Band

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Norman Warren (lead vocals)

Maggie Yorke (lead vocals) 

Brian Balcombe (lead guitar) replaced by Brian Brockie 

Steve Stills (bass) 

Geoff Rich (keyboards) 

Jim Caley (alto sax) 

Keith Fidge (tenor sax) 

Mick Henley (baritone sax) 

John Wilkins (drums)                     

The Honey Band began life in 1965 as Lo Limit, a successful semi-pro band based in Northfleet in Kent, fronted by singer Norman Warren from Aveley in Essex.

Some band members wanted to break free from the constraints of local pub work and drafted in some like-minded personnel to achieve their ambition.

In early 1967, the renegade section of Lo Limit comprising Geoff Rich (keys), Steve Stills (bass), Keith Fidge (tenor) and Brian Balcombe (guitar) and led by the aforementioned ‘Whizzy’ Warren recruited drummer John Wilkins from Peckham; female vocalist Maggie Yorke from Newcastle; and the multi-talented Mick Henley, who, at that time, had just completed his degree at the Army’s music academy, Kneller Hall, Twickenham.

The newly created Honey Band recorded a couple of unreleased singles, but it was their live performances that were attracting attention with great reviews. However, they were still seeking a bigger live sound and this goal was accomplished when alto sax player Jim Caley was ‘poached’ from local competitors Beathoven’s Soul Band.

A short time later, lead guitarist Brian Balcombe decided that a full-time music career was not for him and Brian Brockie, also a Beathoven’s Soul band man, was invited to replace him.

Following a series of intensive rehearsals in the ballroom of the now demolished Darenth Park Hospital, the band hit the road to play a hectic schedule of gigs between June ‘67 and February ‘68 across the UK, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Holland.

Part of the Scottish tour, June-July 1967

After a tour of northern Scotland, the band began to make occasional appearances at renowned London venues, including the Flamingo in Soho, the Ram Jam in Brixton and Billy Walker’s Uppercut in Forest Gate.

Much of this work was due to the influence of the band’s American manager Bill Berry, an ex-Radio England DJ, who also arranged for the musicians to support headline chart acts, including The Nice, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, as well as US soul star Madeline Bell; the group performed as her backing band on two theatre shows after just one hastily arranged rehearsal. Madeline went on to form chart toppers Blue Mink.

Following a successful audition at Kennington Granada in September ’67, the band were selected to become the live backing band for Pye recording artiste David Garrick whose previous supporting band had been the Iveys (later Badfinger). Garrick had a huge following in Europe, and in 2021 his 1966 hit “Mrs Applebee” weighed in at No 48 in the top 2,500 records in Holland between 1966 and 2000.

As a result, Maggie Yorke and Norman Warren quit and singer Gary Williams from east London stepped in.

However, the band was unable to sustain the level of work required to keep an ‘eight piece’ outfit fed and watered. Despite having forward scheduled gigs into the spring, after a succession of financial and logistical problems, the band split in March 1968.

Only guitarist Brian Brockie continued in the music industry professionally and joined The Button Hole Band (see their page on this site). He went on to play in a succession of bands and continues to do so at the start of 2022.

Thanks to Brian Brockie for providing all of the photos and the text for this article.

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St John’s Wood

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L to R: Top, Colin Pierce, Dave Shaw (on the stool), Colin Fox, Ray Harper. Left sitting down, Paul Dunn and Rod Pittam

Dave Shaw (lead vocals) 

Colin Pierce (guitar) 

Colin Fox (vocals, guitar) 

Ray Harper (bass) 

Rod Pittam (keyboards) 

Paul Dunn (drums) 

As Colin Fox recalls, “The formation of St John’s Wood started when two local Eastbourne groups, Spooks and 4-Bidden got together.

“I was in Spooks, and in 1966, the drummer, John Atkins, decided to join the RAF; the bass player Chris Putland decided to move to London and eventually became an accountant; and the guitarist, John Brooker, emigrated to New Zealand. That left singer Dave Shaw and me.

“4-Bidden were a four piece band whose lead guitarist wanted to leave, so they asked me to join. I said I would if Dave could also join as singer and they agreed.”

Fox adds that the band brought in a keyboard player and decided to change their name because there were now six musicians in the group.

1967 gig. Sussex Express (Newhaven ed)
1967. Sussex Express (Newhaven ed)
1967. Sussex Express (Newhaven ed)

“About that time there was a band called The Scots of St James, a nightclub in London by the same name. So, we thought, ‘What other parts of London are there?’ We came up with St John’s Wood.”

The guitarist notes that 1969 marked the 50th anniversary of the first flight across the Atlantic by Alcock and Brown and the band was approached by a guy who asked if they would be interested in recording a song called “Alcock and Brown”, which was written by Blakely and Howard.

“As they had had many top ten hits, we of course said yes,” says Fox. “We went into the studio and recorded the song. The first Saturday in May 1969, Simon Dee had a special programme commemorating the 50th year anniversary of the first flight. Blakely and Howard were there and wanted us to change our name to Balloon Busters. I found the whole thing embarrassing, the song and the name, but we went ahead and appeared on the Simon Dee show.”

After leaving the studio, the band reverted to the name St John’s Wood and on the Monday left for a three-week tour of Denmark.

The band’s first gig was at the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. During August, the band held down a month-residency at the Carousel Club in Copenhagen, supporting by local Danish bands.

“The agent who sent us there told us there would be plenty of bookings waiting for us when we got back but unfortunately they never materialised and I left the band a couple of months afterwards.”

Fox says that he was approached by lead singer Tony Kenward from another local Eastbourne band called Road.

Road. Photo: Colin Fox

“I knew that Ray Harper was also dissatisfied with St John’s Wood having no work so I agreed if he could join as well.

“Over the next few years we changed our name to Lyzander and finally Performance. We became quite popular on the circuit for our four/five-part harmonies. In the following years, I did go out in a duo, a trio and also a band with four members. I retired to Spain in 2004, and played some bars and clubs in a duo, but that’s another story.”

Thanks to Colin Fox for information and photos about the band

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The Motion

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The Motion 1966. Left to right: Greg Peck, Martin Jarvis, Alex Macpherson and Kerry Watson

Martin Jarvis (lead vocals, guitar)

Greg Peck (vocals, guitar) 

Kerry Watson (bass) 

Alex Macpherson (drums) 

This north London group started in 1964 as The Henchmen with Bernie Holloway on bass. Bernie was from Liverpool and had played with some well-known Liverpool groups pre The Beatles. He was replaced in early ‘65 by Kerry Watson and the same line up lasted until late 1967.

After the band split Kerry Watson went on to tour Germany with Jackie Edwards who wrote the hits ‘Keep on Running’ and ‘Somebody Help Me’ for The Spencer Davis Group. Kerry failed an audition for Cupids Inspiration but the manager of both these groups, who auditioned him, gave him the job with Jackie Edwards. Kerry died in 2014.

Martin Jarvis is still in the business as the UK’s foremost Tom Jones Tribute act. He worked in various bands over the years and did session work for a couple of record labels. He went to Las Vegas with Anthony Newley’s show. At Newley’s suggestion he started doing Tom Jones songs (Tom was the big hit in Vegas at the time). Martin has been doing them ever since.

Biography provided by Greg Peck

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Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex

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One of the top rock clubs on the English south coast during the 1960s, the Club Continental in Eastbourne played host to many of the leading acts of the day. Among the future stars to appear on its stage was David Bowie.

I’ve started to put together a list of artists that played at the club below and would welcome any additions and memories in the comments section below.

7 January 1966 (Friday) – Sons of Fred (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

14 January 1966 (Friday) – The Worrying Kynde (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

21 January 1966 (Friday) – The Artwoods (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

28 January 1966 (Friday) – Alexanders 4-Bidden, The Bootleggers, Breed, Nocturnal, System (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

2 February 1966 (Wednesday) – 4-Bidden (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

4 February 1966 (Friday) – Changing Times (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

5 February 1966 (Saturday) – Breed (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

6 February 1966 (Sunday) – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

9 February 1966 (Wednesday) – System (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

11 February 1966 (Friday) – Plain and Fancy (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

12 February 1966 (Saturday) – The Aces (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

16 February 1966 (Wednesday) – Bootleggers (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

18 February 1966 (Friday) – Those Fading Colours (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker) Formerly The King Pins

19 February 1966 (Saturday) – The Candles (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker)

20 February 1966 (Sunday) – 4-Bidden (Melody Maker)

21 February 1966 (Monday) – Them (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker) This is the Van Morrison version

23 February 1966 (Wednesday) – Nocturnal (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker)

25 February 1966 (Friday) – Sons of Fred (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

26 February 1966 (Saturday) – Plain & Fancy (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

28 February 1966 (Monday) – David Bowie (& The Lower Third) (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

2 March 1966 (Wednesday) – Black ‘N’ Tan (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

4 March 1966 (Friday) – The Fenmen (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker)

5 March 1966 (Saturday) – 4-Bidden (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker)

7 March 1966 (Monday) – Them (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker) This is the rival Them with the McAuley brothers

9 March 1966 (Wednesday) – System (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker)

11 March 1966 (Friday) – Alan Down Set (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) This is probably The Alan Bown Set

12 March 1966 (Saturday) – The Web (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

16 March 1966 (Wednesday) – Earl Richmond and The Confederates (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

18 March 1966 (Friday) – The Fairies (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

19 March 1966 (Saturday) – The Artwoods (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker)

21 March 1966 (Monday) – The Untamed (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

23 March 1966 (Wednesday) – Sons of Fred, The Majority and Lovin’ Kind (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

25 March 1966 (Friday) – Defiants (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker)

26 March 1966 (Saturday) – The Peeps (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Make)

30 March 1966 (Wednesday) – The Lower Third (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker) David Bowie’s band

 

1 April 1966 (Friday) – The Tribe (Melody Maker)

2 April 1966 (Saturday) – The Moody Blues (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

4 April 1966 (Monday) – The Riot Squad (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

8 April 1966 (Friday) – The Herd (Melody Maker)

9 April 1966 (Saturday) – The Fenmen (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Melody Maker)

10 April 1966 (Sunday) – Earl Richmond and Guest Artistes (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

16 April 1966 (Saturday) – The Alan Price Set (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

23 April 1966 (Saturday) – HT and The Rockbeats (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

24 April 1966 (Sunday) – The Roman Empire Show (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

30 April 1966 (Saturday) – 4-Bidden (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

1 May 1966 (Sunday) – Earl Richmond with guest artistes (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

4 May 1966 (Wednesday) – The Untamed (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

7 May 1966 (Saturday) – Graham Bonney (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

8 May 1966 (Sunday) – Ed Stewart (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

14 May 1966 (Saturday) – Emeralds (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

15 May 1966 (Sunday) – Earl Richmond (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

16 May 1966 (Monday) – The Riot Squad (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

21 May 1966 (Saturday) – Dave Berry & The Cruisers (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

22 May 1966 (Sunday) – Earl Richmond (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

27 May 1966 (Friday) – Gary Farr & The T-Bones, David and Jonathan and The 4-Bidden (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) This is held at the Winter Garden. The 4-Bidden changed name to St John’s Wood in 1967.

28 May 1966 (Saturday) – Pete Budd & The Rebels (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

4 June 1966 (Saturday) – The Peeps (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

5 June 1966 (Sunday) – Earl Richmond (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

11 June 1966 (Saturday) – HT & The Rockbeats (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

18 June 1966 (Saturday) – The Four Pennies (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

25 June 1966 (Saturday) – Sons of Fred (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

2 July 1966 (Saturday) – Davey Sands & The Essex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

3 July 1966 (Sunday) – Earl Richmond (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

9 July 1966 (Saturday) – The Artwoods (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle/Fabulous 208)

16 July 1966 (Saturday) – Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band (Beat Instrumental/Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

23 July 1966 (Saturday) – Those Fading Colours (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

29 July 1966 (Friday) – The Fenmen (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

30 July 1966 (Saturday) – The Alley Cats (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

6 August 1966 (Saturday) – The Coloured Raisins (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

13 August 1966 (Saturday) – The Iveys (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

20 August 1966 (Saturday) – The Candy Dates (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

27 August 1966 (Saturday) – The HT (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

2 September 1966 (Friday) – The Artwoods (Fabulous 208)

3 September 1966 (Saturday) – Pete Budd & The Rebels (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

10 September 1966 (Saturday) – The Breed (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

17 September 1966 (Saturday) – Fading Colours (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

24 September 1966 (Saturday) – Helen Brailey (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

1 October 1966 (Saturday) – Wishful Thinking (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) Formerly The Emeralds

8 October 1966 (Saturday) – Boy’s Blue (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

15 October 1966 (Saturday) – The End (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) This may not be the Surrey band that worked with Bill Wyman but a local group instead

22 October 1966 (Saturday) – Derek Savage Foundation (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

29 October 1966 (Saturday) – Those Fadin’ Colours (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

5 November 1966 (Saturday) – The Fleur De Lys (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

12 November 1966 (Saturday) – The End (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) This may not be the Surrey band that worked with Bill Wyman but a local group instead

19 November 1966 (Saturday) – The Fading Colours (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

25 November 1966 (Friday) – The Artwoods (Fabulous 208)

26 November 1966 (Saturday) – Winston G (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

3 December 1966 (Saturday) – Derek Savage Foundation (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

10 December 1966 (Saturday) – The Goodthings (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

17 December 1966 (Saturday) – The Kirkbys (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

7 January 1967 (Saturday) – The Sean Buckley Set (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

14 January 1967 (Saturday) – Winston G (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

21 January 1967 (Saturday) – The Variations (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

28 January 1967 (Saturday) – The Breeds Blue Band (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

4 February1967 (Saturday) – The Motion (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

11 February 1967 (Saturday) – The Derek Savage Foundation (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

18 February 1967 (Saturday) – The Five Proud Walkers (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

25 February 1967 (Saturday) – The Coloured Raisins (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

5 March 1967 (Saturday) – Missing entry

11 March 1967 (Saturday) – The Farm Band (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

18 March 1967 (Saturday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

25 March 1967 (Saturday) – The Fadin’ Colours (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

1 April 1967 (Saturday) – The Idle Race (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

8 April 1967 (Saturday) – The Mad’ing Crowd (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

15 April 1967 (Saturday) – The Human Instinct (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

22 April 1967 (Saturday) – The Ourselves (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

29 April 1967 (Saturday) – The Lee Hawkins Group (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

6 May 1967 (Saturday) – The Odds On (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

13 May 1967 (Saturday) – The Hush (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

20 May 1967 (Saturday) – The Lee Hawkins Group (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

27 May 1967 (Saturday) – Stacey’s Circle (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

3 June 1967 (Saturday) – Missing entry

10 June 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

17 June 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

24 June 1967 (Saturday) – Soul supply show

 

1 July 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

8 July 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

15 July 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

22 July 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

29 July 1967 (Saturday) – The Earl Dee Group, The Target and Soul Supply Show (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

5 August 1967 (Saturday) – Urchins (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

12 August 1967 (Saturday) – Dr Marigold’s Prescription (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

19 August 1967 (Saturday) – Geranium Pond (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

26 August 1967 (Saturday) – Soul supply show

 

2 September 1967 (Saturday) – The Lee Hawkins Group (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

9 September 1967 (Saturday) – 100 Watt Carnation (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

16 September 1967 (Saturday) – Dr Marigold’s Prescription (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

23 September 1967 (Saturday) – Mr Hip Soul Band (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

29 September 1967 (Friday) – The Coloured Raisins (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

30 September 1967 (Saturday) – The Clockwork Oranges (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

7 October 1967 (Saturday) – Eddie Singh and West Indian Tornados (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

14 October 1967 (Saturday) – Sunset Sound (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

21 October 1967 (Saturday) – The Fabulous Collection (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

28 October 1967 (Saturday) – Deep Purple (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) This might be the version formed by Mick Wheeler after he left The All Night Workers and before joining Jo Jo Gunne but needs confirmation

 

4 November 1967 (Saturday) – The Living Daylights (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

11 November 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

18 November 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

25 November 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

 

2 December 1967 (Saturday) – Disco

9 December 1967 (Saturday) – Missing

10 December 1967 (Sunday) – The New Lee Hawkins Group (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

16 December 1967 (Saturday) – Missing

 

23 December 1967 (Saturday) – The Coloured Raisins (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

29 December 1967 (Friday) – The Coloured Raisins with King Ossie, Honey Darling and Earl Green (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

30 December 1967 (Saturday) – Missing

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Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent

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Run by Harold and Doris Toft and located at 35-39 Grace Hill in Folkestone, Kent, Toft’s was a major music venue on the English south coast during the 1960s.

I’ve started to list gigs below and would welcome any additions and memories in the comments section below.

7 May 1966 (Saturday) – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

14 May 1966 (Saturday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

21 May 1966 (Saturday) – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

27 May 1966 (Friday) – The Playboys (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

28 May 1966 (Saturday) – Tony Knight’s Chessmen (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

29 May 1966 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

30 May 1966 (Monday) – The Playboys (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

4 June 1966 (Saturday) – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

5 June 1966 (Sunday) – The Gass (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

11 June 1966 (Saturday) – The Alan Price Set (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

12 June 1966 (Sunday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

18 June 1966 (Saturday) – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

19 June 1966 (Sunday) – Ralph Denyer’s Rockhouse Band (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

25 June 1966 (Saturday) – Sounds Incorporated (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

26 June 1966 (Sunday) – The Amboy Dukes (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

2 July 1966 (Saturday) – The Nashville Teens (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

3 July 1966 (Sunday) – Roy C with The League of Gentlemen (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

9 July 1966 (Saturday) – The Shotgun Express (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

10 July 1966 (Sunday) – Rufus Thomas & Bluesology (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

16 July 1966 (Saturday) – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

17 July 1966 (Sunday) – Tony Rivers & The Castaways (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

22 July 1966 (Friday) – The Thornton Group and The End (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald) The End may not be the Surrey band that worked with Bill Wyman but a local group instead

23 July 1966 (Saturday) – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

24 July 1966 (Sunday) – The In Crowd (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

27 July 1966 (Wednesday) – The Thornton Group and The End (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald) The End may not be the Surrey band that worked with Bill Wyman but a local group instead

29 July 1966 (Friday) – The Thornton Group and The End (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald) The End may not be the Surrey band that worked with Bill Wyman but a local group instead

30 July 1966 (Saturday) – The Shevelles (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

31 July 1966 (Sunday) – Alexis Korner (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

3 August 1966 (Wednesday) – The Thornton Group and The End (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

5 August 1966 (Friday) – The Thornton Group and The End (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald) The End may not be the Surrey band that worked with Bill Wyman but a local group instead

6 August 1966 (Saturday) – The Gass (Melody Maker)

7 August 1966 (Sunday) – The Gass (Melody Maker)

10 August 1966 (Wednesday) – The Thornton Group and The End (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald) The End may not be the Surrey band that worked with Bill Wyman but a local group instead

13 August 1966 (Saturday) – The Amboy Dukes (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

14 August 1966 (Sunday) – The Senate (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

20 August 1966 (Saturday) – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

21 August 1966 (Sunday) – The Gass (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

27 August 1966 (Saturday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

28 August 1966 (Sunday) – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

29 August 1966 (Monday) – The Scots of St James (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

3 September 1966 (Saturday) – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

4 September 1966 (Sunday) – The Ying Tongs (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

10 September 1966 (Saturday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

11 September 1966 (Sunday) – The Vibrations (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald) The Vibrations were most likely backed by The Noblemen

16 September 1966 (Friday) – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

17 September 1966 (Saturday) – The Peeps (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

18 September 1966 (Sunday) – The Peeps (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

23 September 1966 (Friday) – The Vibrations and The Noblemen (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

24 September 1966 (Saturday) – Rick ‘N’ Beckers (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

25 September 1966 (Sunday) – John McCoy’s Crawdaddies (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

30 September 1966 (Friday) – The Summercumlauds (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

 

1 October 1966 (Saturday) – The Ying Tongs (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

2 October 1966 (Sunday) – The Tonicks (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

8 October 1966 (Saturday) – The HT (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

9 October 1966 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Fabulous 208)

15 October 1966 (Saturday) – Lee Dorsey (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald) Looks like he was replaced by Guy Darrell Syndicate

16 October 1966 (Sunday) – The Scots of St James (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

21 October 1966 (Friday) – Live group (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

22 October 1966 (Saturday) – The Amboy Dukes (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

23 October 1966 (Sunday) – The Scots of St James (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

25 October 1966 (Tuesday) – The Scots of St James (Melody Maker) This needs confirmation

28 October 1966 (Friday) – Live group (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

29 October 1966 (Saturday) – The Gass (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

30 October 1966 (Sunday) – The Scots of St James (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

4 November 1966 (Friday) – The Mixed Feelings (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

5 November 1966 (Saturday) – T D Backus and The Powehouse (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

6 November 1966 (Sunday) – The Scots of St James (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

11 November 1966 (Friday) – The Mixed Feelings (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

12 November 1966 (Saturday) – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

13 November 1966 (Sunday) – The Meantimers (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

18 November 1966 (Friday) – The Mixed Feelings (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

19 November 1966 (Saturday) – The HT (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

20 November 1966 (Sunday) – The Original Dyaks (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

25 November 1966 (Friday) – The Mixed Feelings (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

26 November 1966 (Saturday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

27 November 1966 (Sunday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

 

2 December 1966 (Friday) – The Mixed Feelings (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

3 December 1966 (Saturday) – The Nite People (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

4 December 1966 (Sunday) – The Luther Morgan Relationship (Melody Maker) The Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald has The Derek Savage Foundation instead

10 December 1966 (Saturday) – The Meddy Evils (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

11 December 1966 (Sunday) – Guy Darrell & The Gnomes of Zurich (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

16 December 1966 (Friday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Melody Maker)

17 December 1966 (Saturday) – Little Richard, The Quotations and The Kingpins (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

18 December 1966 (Sunday) – The Peeps (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

23 December 1966 (Friday) – The Mixed Feelings and The Spectre Quin Team (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

24 December 1966 (Saturday) – The Fleur De Lys and The Mixed Feelings (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

26 December 1966 (Monday) – The Heart and Souls and The Kingpins (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

31 December 1966 (Saturday) – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas and he Mixed Feelings (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

7 January 1967 (Saturday) – The Original Dyaks (Melody Maker)

8 January 1967 (Sunday) – The See-Saw Soul Set (Melody Maker)

14 January 1967 (Saturday) – The Meantimers (Melody Maker)

15 January 1967 (Sunday) – The Fenmen (Melody Maker)

22 January 1967 (Sunday) – The Spencer Davis Group (Melody Maker)

28 January 1967 (Saturday) – The Who (Melody Maker)

4 February 1967 (Saturday) – Manfred Mann (Melody Maker)

11 February 1967 (Saturday) – Maxine Brown (possibly with The Q-Set) (Melody Maker) Melody Maker also has The Gass

18 February 1967 (Saturday) – Cream (Melody Maker)

19 February 1967 (Sunday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

25 February 1967 (Saturday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Melody Maker)

 

4 March 1967 (Saturday) – The Power House (Melody Maker)

11 March 1967 (Saturday) – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker)

12 March 1967 (Sunday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

18 March 1967 (Saturday) – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

24 March 1967 (Friday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

25 March 1967 (Saturday) – The Gass and The Web with J L Watson (Melody Maker)

26 March 1967 (Sunday) – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

27 March 1967 (Monday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

31 March 1967 (Friday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

1 April 1967 (Saturday) – Prince Buster & The Bees (Melody Maker) The British Music Archive site lists The Wilde Flowers on this date

2 April 1967 (Sunday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

7 April 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

8 April 1967 (Saturday) – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Melody Maker)

9 April 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

14 April 1967 (Friday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

15 April 1967 (Saturday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

16 April 1967 (Sunday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

21 April 1967 (Friday) – Danny & The Belmonts (Melody Maker)

22 April 1967 (Saturday) – The Mike Cotton Sound (Melody Maker)

23 April 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

28 April 1967 (Friday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

29 April 1967 (Saturday) – The Squaredeals Show (Melody Maker)

30 April 1967 (Sunday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

6 May 1967 (Saturday) – Prince Buster & The Bees (Melody Maker)

12 May 1967 (Friday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

13 May 1967 (Saturday) – Graham Bond Organisation (Melody Maker)

14 May 1967 (Sunday) – The Wilde Flowers (British Music Archive website)

19 May 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

20 May 1967 (Saturday) – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (John Culley’s diary/Melody Maker)

26 May 1967 (Friday) – The Wilde Flowers (Melody Maker)

27 May 1967 (Saturday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Melody Maker)

28 May 1967 (Sunday) – The Gass (Fabulous 208/Melody Maker)

29 May 1967 (Monday) – Take Five (Melody Maker)

 

2 June 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

3 June 1967 (Saturday) – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

4 June 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

9 June 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

10 June 1967 (Saturday) – The Web with John L Watson (Melody Maker)

11 June 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

17 June 1967 (Saturday) – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Fabulous 208/Melody Maker)

23 June 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

24 June 1967 (Saturday) – Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set (Melody Maker)

25 June 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

30 June 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

1 July 1967 (Saturday) – John Lee Hooker with The Savoy Brown Blues Band (Melody Maker)

2 July 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

5 July 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

7 July 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

8 July 1967 (Saturday) – The Web with John L Watson (Melody Maker)

9 July 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

12 July 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

14 July 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

15 July 1967 (Saturday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Melody Maker) This show was recorded for a live LP

16 July 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

19 July 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

21 July 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

22 July 1967 (Saturday) – The Gass (Melody Maker)

23 July 1967 (Sunday) – Georgie Fame (Melody Maker)

26 July 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

28 July 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

29 July 1967 (Saturday) – The Coloured Raisins with Honey Darling (Melody Maker)

30 July 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

 

2 August 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

4 August 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

5 August 1967 (Saturday) – The Skatalites (Melody Maker)

6 August 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

8 August 1967 (Tuesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

9 August 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

12 August 1967 (Saturday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

13 August 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

15 August 1967 (Tuesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

16 August 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

17 August 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

18 August 1967 (Saturday) – Chicken Shack (Melody Maker)

19 August 1967 (Saturday) – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

20 August 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

22 August 1967 (Tuesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

23 August 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

26 August 1967 (Saturday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Melody Maker)

27 August 1967 (Sunday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Melody Maker) Replaced by The Jeff Beck Group. Please see comment from Mick Morris below

 

1 September 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

2 September 1967 (Saturday) – The Gass (Fabulous 208/Melody Maker)

3 September 1967 (Sunday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

6 September 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

8 September 1967 (Friday) – The Scots of St James (Melody Maker)

9 September 1967 (Saturday) – The Skatalites (Melody Maker)

10 September 1967 (Sunday) – The Scots of St James (Melody Maker)

13 September 1967 (Wednesday) – The Scots of St James (Melody Maker)

15 September 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

16 September 1967 (Saturday) – The Bag O’ Nails (Melody Maker)

17 September 1967 (Sunday) – The Peddlers (Melody Maker)

20 September 1967 (Wednesday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

22 September 1967 (Friday) – Scots of St James (Melody Maker)

23 September 1967 (Saturday) – Ferris Wheel (Fabulous 208/Melody Maker)

24 September 1967 (Sunday) – Scots of St James (Melody Maker)

29 September 1967 (Friday) – Resident band (Melody Maker)

30 September 1967 (Saturday) – Marmalade (Fabulous 208/Melody Maker)

 

1 October 1967 (Sunday) – Dr Marigold’s Prescription (Melody Maker)

7 October 1967 (Saturday) – The Squaredeals (Melody Maker)

8 October 1967 (Sunday) – The Geranium Pond (Melody Maker)

14 October 1967 (Saturday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Melody Maker)

21 October 1967 (Saturday) – Savoy Brown Blues Band (Melody Maker)

22 October 1967 (Sunday) – The Amboy Dukes, JR Walker & The All Stars and The Wages of Sin (Melody Maker)

Melody Maker stopped advertising the venue at this point

 

4 May 1968 (Saturday) – Warren Davis Monday Band (Del Paramor’s gig diary)

 

14 September 1968 (Saturday) – Ten Years After (http://www.dover-kent.com/Tofts-Folkestone.html)

 

26 October 1968 (Saturday) – The Mike Stuart Span (Fabulous 208)

 

2 November 1968 (Saturday) – The Amboy Dukes (Fabulous 208)

 

9 August 1969 (Saturday) – Ambrose Slade (http://www.dover-kent.com/Tofts-Folkestone.html)

 

15 November 1969 (Saturday) – The Amboy Dukes (Keith Guster’s diary)

 

24 December 1969 (Wednesday) – The Amboy Dukes (Keith Guster’s diary)

 

28 March 1970 (Saturday) – The Amboy Dukes (Keith Guster’s diary)

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