Category Archives: Country

Davey Sands & The Essex

November 12, 2017 Nick Warburton 3 Comments

Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.

Davey Sands – lead vocals

Howard Alexander (aka Shaffer) – lead guitar

Peter James – bass (replaced by Len Hawkes)

Chris Daryl – keyboards

Ian Barry – drums (replaced by Ian Warner after first single)

1965

Davey Sands & The Essex were featured in the Surrey Comet’s 12 June 1965 issue (see above)

Photo: Surrey Comet article (see above). Photo may be subject to copyright

4 July 1965 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)

9 July 1965 – Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Town Football Ground, Whaddon, Gloucestershire with Sonny Childe & The Elders, The Magic Moments, The Mirage, The Talismen and The Woodlanders (Gloucester Citizen)

9 July 1965 – Swindon Athletic Ground, Swindon, Wiltshire with Sonny Childe & The Elders, The Magic Moments, The Mirage, The Talismen and The Woodlanders (Swindon Evening Advertiser)

9 August 1965 – Drill Hall, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire (Cambridge News)

5 September 1965 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

9 September 1965 – Rocky Rivers Top 20 Club, Conservative Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire Times)

17 September 1965 – Manor Lounge, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Stockport County Express)

18 September 1965 – Newmarket Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire with The Preachers (Cambridge News)

25 September 1965 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Invaders (Lynn News)

2 October 1965 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, London with the Eastsiders (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian)

13 November 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Defiants (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

31 December 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Lonely Ones (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

1966

1 January 1966 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with Curtis & Co and The Mark Four (Essex County Standard)

15 January 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

22 January 1966 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Just Five (Sussex Express)

24 January 1966 – Co-Op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham with The Cyclons (Birmingham Evening Mail)

29 January 1966 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich with Yes and No (Eastern Evening News)

30 January 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Roulettes (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

12 February 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Poor Boys (Maidstone Gazette/Kent Messenger)

20 February 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Ye Kingwaymen (Eastern Evening News)

27 February 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

11 March 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

12 March 1966 – Mecca Dancing, Ashton Palais (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

18 March 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Fenmen and The Fuzz-Bangs (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

19 March 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Original Dyaks (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

20 March 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

26 March 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Clockwork Oranges (Maidstone Gazette)

3 April 1966 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk with Andy Field & The News (North Norfolk News)

19 April 1966 – Co-Op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham with The Cellarmen (Birmingham Evening Mail)

15 May 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Hi-Jacks (Eastern Evening News)

21 May 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours (East Kent Times)

22 May 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

28 May 1966 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)

29 May 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

30 May 1966 – ABC Promotions, Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk (Lynn News)

1 June 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

20 June 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

2 July 1966 – Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

9 July 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

10 July 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

14 July 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Kinks (East Kent Times)

15 July 1966 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

16 July 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (East Kent Times) This might be the gig where Len Hawks met The Tremeloes and jumped ship

24 July 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Barons (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

There is a great story and picture on the band in Wellingborough News from 12 August 1966, page 8

13 August 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)

15 August 1966 – Atlanta Ballroom, Woking, Surrey (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

20 August 1966 – Oakham with The Kinks, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes and The Applejacks (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

21 August 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Moody Blues (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

27 August 1966 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with support (Maidstone Gazette)

29 August 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

3 September 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

13 September 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

15 September 1966 – Flying Fox Club, RAF Cottesmore, Rutland (Grantham Journal)

24 September 1966 – ABC Promotions, Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk (Lynn News)

26 September 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

1 October 1966 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

12 October 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

22 October 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Applejacks (East Kent Times)

23 October 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

31 October 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

6 November 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

11 November 1966 – Victoria Hall, Oakham, Lincolnshire with The Hornets (Grantham Journal)

23 November 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

26 November 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

27 November 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Fortunes (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

3 December 1966 – El Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

15 December 1966 – Flying Fox Club, RAF Cottesmore, Rutland with Marmalade, The Tribe and The Nemkons (Grantham Journal)

16 December 1966 – Dancing Slipper Ballroom, West Bridgeford, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

17 December 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (East Kent Times)

18 December 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

19 December 1966 – Eltham Baths, Eltham, southeast London (PACE magazine)

30 December 1966 – Victoria Hall, Oakham, Lincolnshire with The Kobalts (Grantham Journal)

31 December 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

1967

1 January 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Versions (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

7 January 1967 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with supporting group (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

29 January 1967 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk (North Norfolk News)

1 February 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)

12 February 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

4 March 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)

11 March 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

11 March 1967 – Rave, Irchester, Northamptonshire with The Ironsides (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

12 March 1967 – The Cavern, Liverpool (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

17 March 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester with Cryan Shames with Paul and Ritchie (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

19 March 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)

20 March 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Aces Wild (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

23 March 1967 – West End, Rushden, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

31 March 1967 – Mr Smith’s, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

1 April 1967 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with Irvin John Jump Band (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

19 May 1967 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

3 June 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with supporting group (South East London Mercury) The band was billed as Just Too Much (ex-Davey Sands & The Essex)

Categories: England, Surrey

Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey

November 11, 2017 Nick Warburton 3 Comments

According to Christopher Hjort’s excellent Strange Brew book, promoters Philip Hayward and John Mansfield opened the old inn Pantiles as a bar and music venue in July 1967 after they gave up their chain of Ricky Tick clubs.

However, Record Mirror says that it was the Cromwellian’s former managers Philip Hayward and Bob Anthony who opened Pantiles and it looks like PP Arnold & The Nice were possibly the first booking.

It is very difficult to find gigs for this venue, so would appreciate any more confirmed shows in the comments below.

1967

20 July – PP Arnold & The Nice (Record Mirror)

11 August – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)

2 September – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

22 September – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

3 November – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

28 November – Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac (Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)

8 December – Tuesday’s Children (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ gig diary) Fabulous 208 lists The Alan Price Set

19 December – Cats Pyjamas (Colin Pullen’s gig diary)

26 December – Cats Pyjamas (Colin Pullen’s gig diary)

29 December – Warren Davis Monday Band (Del Paramor’s gig diary)

1968

19 January – Cats Pyjamas (Colin Pullen’s gig diary)

20 January – Long John Baldry & Bluesology (Melody Maker)

28 January – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

1 February – Film African Queen (Melody Maker)

2 February – Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

3 February – Jimmy McGriff & His Quartet (Melody Maker)

4 February – Wee Willie Harris (Melody Maker)

8 February – Film Darling (Melody Maker)

9 February – The New Formula (Melody Maker)

10 February – Unnamed band plus records (Melody Maker)

11 February – Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

13 February – The Pyramids (Melody Maker)

14 February – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Melody Maker)

16 February – Cats Pyjamas (Colin Pullen’s gig diary)

22 February – Films (Melody Maker)

23 February – The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

24 February – The All Night Workers (Melody Maker)

Guitarist Brian Mansell says The All Night Workers played regularly at this venue, perhaps as many as 20 times during his time with the band from October 1967 to late 1969. They also played here extensively with later line-ups in 1970-1971.

25 February – The Web (Melody Maker)

27 February – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

1 March – Circus (Stormsville Shakers’ website)

3 March – Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

5 March – Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac (Windsor & Eton Express)

12 March – Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

19 March – Dr K’s (Blues Band) (Melody Maker)

29 March – Cats Pyjamas (Colin Pullen’s gig diary)

5 April – Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

6 April – The Pyramids (Melody Maker)

7 April – Timebox (Melody Maker)

9 April – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker)

12 April – Circus (Melody Maker)

13 April – The Dave Davani Five (Melody Maker)

14 April – My Dear Watson (Melody Maker)

15 April – The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

19 April – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

4 May – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

24 May – Circus (Stormsville Shakers’ website)

31 May – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (Melody Maker)

1 June – The Dave Davani Five (Windsor & Eton Express)

2 June – The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

3 June – Bill Haley & The Comets (Melody Maker/New Musical Express)

9 June – The New Formula (Surrey Advertiser)

12 June – Ronnie Scott Quartet (Surrey Advertiser)

15 June – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

23 June – Timebox (Fabulous 208)

29 June – Toast (needs confirmation) (Melody Maker)

9 July – Ray King Soul Band (Melody Maker)

12 July – The Chicago Setback (Surrey Advertiser)

The Stormsville Shakers website has Circus on 12 July.

13 July – The Shevelles (Surrey Advertiser)

14 July – The New Formula (Surrey Advertiser)

16 July – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Surrey Advertiser)

19 July – Ferris Wheel (Surrey Advertiser)

24 July – Harold McNaire Quartet (Surrey Advertiser)

26 July – The Shevelles (Surrey Advertiser)

27 July – Toast (Surrey Advertiser)

28 July – Glass Menagerie (Surrey Advertiser)

30 July – Sellophanes (Surrey Advertiser)

4 August – The Dave Davani Five (Melody Maker) Surrey Advertiser has Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

20 August – The Dave Davani Five (Melody Maker)

27 August – Junior’s Eyes and Traffic (Melody Maker)

30 August – Circus (Stormsville Shakers’ website)

10 September – Ben E King (New Musical Express)

15 September – Cats Pyjamas (Colin Pullen’s gig diary)

20 September – Selofane (Fabulous 208)

27 September – The Flies (Surrey Advertiser)

28 September – The Gass (Surrey Advertiser)

29 September – Timebox (Surrey Advertiser)

1 October – Soul Bucket (Surrey Advertiser)

2 October – Chris Barber & His Jazz Band (Surrey Advertiser)

4 October – The Shevelles (Surrey Advertiser)

5 October – Old Nick’s Train Set (Surrey Advertiser)

6 October – Tony Gregory & The Counts (Surrey Advertiser)

20 October – Toast (Melody Maker)

8 November – Happy Magazine (Surrey Advertiser)

9 November – Tuesday’s Children (Surrey Advertiser) Keyboard player Bob Hodges has the band at Rush Green College in Romford this night, so must have been another band that played this evening

10 November – Ferris Wheel (Surrey Advertiser)

12 November – The Web (Surrey Advertiser)

13 November – Alex Walsh (Surrey Advertiser)

19 November – Alexis Korner (Surrey Advertiser)

20 November – Tubby Hayes (Surrey Advertiser)

3 December – Georgie Fame (Surrey Advertiser)

14 December – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

21 December – The Gods (Surrey Advertiser)

22 December – Cliff Bennett (Surrey Advertiser)

24 December – Paul Williams Set (Surrey Advertiser)

26 December – Circus (Surrey Advertiser)

28 December – The Shevelles (Surrey Advertiser)

1969

25 January – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

31 January – Paul Williams Set (Fabulous 208)

9 February – Toast (Melody Maker)

21 February – The Pattern (Melody Maker)

22 February – Ruby James (Melody Maker)

23 February – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (Melody Maker)

27 February – Film The Rebel

8 March – Old Nick’s Train Set (Surrey Advertiser)

9 March – Timebox (Surrey Advertiser)

14 March – Wishful Thinking (Surrey Advertiser)

29 March – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

22 May – The Train (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

23 May – Ferris Wheel (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

24 May – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

25 May – The Playground (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

26 May – Cliff Bennett & His Band (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

6 June – Bunkers Brain (Melody Maker)

7 June – Katch 22 (Melody Maker)

8 June – Brian Auger Trinity (Melody Maker)

17 June – Fleetwood Mac (Surrey Advertiser/Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)

21 June – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

1 August – Sir Percy Quintet (Melody Maker)

31 August – Spirit of John Morgan (Time Out)

1 September – Cliff Bennett (Time Out)

17 October – Trifle (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

18 October – My Dear Watson (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

19 October – Ferris Wheel (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

24 October – New Formula (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

25 October – Boston Crabs (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

26 October – Zoot Money (Time Out)

28 October – Graham Bond Initiation (Melody Maker)

31 October – Timebox (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

1 November – Old Nick’s Train Set (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

2 November – Jimmy McGriff (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

7 November – Ray King Soul Band (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

8 November – Heatwave (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

9 November – Sir Percy Quintette (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

14 November – Katch 22 (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

16 November – Spirit of John Morgan (Time Out)

1970

Keyboard player Ronnie Clayden says that The Kool played this venue twice, either in 1969 or 1970.

2 March – Maynard Ferguson (Melody Maker)

16 March – Maynard Ferguson (Melody Maker)

27 April – Maynard Ferguson (Surrey Advertiser)

4 May – Maynard Ferguson (Surrey Advertiser)

8 September – Manfred Mann Chapter 3 (Marmalade Skies website)

14 November – Calum Bryce (Ted Hare’s gig diary)

Drummer Geoff Coxon confirms that the gigs listed for Calum Bryce above and below, which were listed in manager Ted Hare’s diary without being attributed to a band, were definitely Calum Bryce.

26 December – Calum Bryce (Ted Hare’s gig diary)

1971

30 January – Calum Bryce (Ted Hare’s gig diary)

31 May – Calum Bryce (Ted Hare’s gig diary)

4 July – Calum Bryce (Ted Hare’s gig diary)

24 September – Calum Bryce (Ted Hare’s gig diary)

19 November – Jo Jo Gunne (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

20 November – The Fortunes (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

26 November – Mother Tucker’s Rubber Duck (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

27 November – The Staple Singers (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

3 December – Crew (Martin H Samuel’s clippings)

4 December – Freddie Mac (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

10 December – Gonzalez (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

11 December – Black Velvet (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

18 December – Tony Morgan’s Muscle Power (Martin H Samuel’s poster)

Categories: England, Hounslow, London

Miston Tuac

November 3, 2017 Nick Warburton 25 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

John Salisbury, Andy Allsup, Stuart Mead, Bobby Gee and Peter Buckner

MISTON TUAC

Guitarist Terry Munro got in touch and said that Miston Tuac started life as Clive Sheridan & The Bluestars who were formed in the Hounslow area around 1961.

The band comprised Clive Sheridan (real name Clive Dowling) on lead vocals; Terry Munro on lead and rhythm guitar; Andy Allsup on lead and rhythm guitar; Joe Miller on lead and rhythm guitar; Phil Wallington on bass; and John Salisbury on drums.

As Munro explains, the three lead and rhythm guitars would play different lead sets then revert to rhythm.

The band played pop covers, which the musicians would learn and perform the following week. However, the group also wrote some original material but it was mainly instrumentals.

Munro says that after he left in 1964, Stuart Mead joined as lead guitarist (from Jeff & The Dreamers) and they changed name to Miston Tuac.

However, Mead wasn’t photographed with the band when they were featured in the Middlesex Chronicle in early 1965 (see below).

Jeff & The Dreamers, circa 1962/1963 with Stuart Mead on guitar. Photo: Peter Buckner

Munro recalls that it was John Salisbury who came up with the name. Confusingly, during the band’s tenure, Salisbury changed his name to John Roberts.

Barry Allmark, who previously worked with The Downliners Sect, also joined as new lead singer.

Photo: Middlesex Chronicle, February 1965

The Middlesex Chronicle ran an article and photo on the band in its 26 February 1965, page 3, with the following line-up:

Barry Allmark – lead vocals

Andy Allsup – lead/rhythm guitar

Joe Miller – rhythm/lead guitar

Phil Wallington – bass

John Roberts – drums (real name: John Salisbury)

Other members were:

Stuart Mead – lead/rhythm guitar

Peter Buckner – bass

Bobby Gee – lead vocals

Andrew Perry – drums

The band’s manager Roy Harris, who had left a message on the Ealing Club entry, and has since been in touch, confirmed that Miston Tuac were a Hounslow band.

Peter Buckner, who later replaced Phil Wallington, added that the band may have rehearsed in the Lord Palmerston in Hounslow. By this point Joe Miller had departed and the band carried on as a quintet. It seems that Barry Allmark left when Miller did.

Buckner confirms that the line-up he worked with was Bobby Gee, Andy Allsup, Stuart Mead and John Salisbury (see photo at the top).

According to the message that drummer John Salisbury left on the Ealing Club entry, Gee later died in France in a road accident.

At some point, John Salisbury (who worked under the name John Roberts) left and Andrew Perry joined on drums.

Manager Roy Harris says another group billed as Mistral-Tuac appeared on the scene but bore no relation to this band.

Photo: Boyfriend magazine, December 1964. Mistral Tuak

However, I’ve listed any gigs I have found by this band below. This other band may also have gigged as Miston Tuac (see comments below).

Selected gigs:

13 June 1964 – Attic Club, Hounslow, Middlesex with Alex Harvey Soul Band (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

23 June 1964 – Attic Club, Hounslow, Middlesex with The Faires (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

Advert: Kingston and Malden Borough News

4 July 1964 – Attic Club, Hounslow, Middlesex with Blues By Six (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

14 July 1964 – Attic Club, Hounslow, Middlesex with Alex Harvey Soul Band (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

Advert: Kingston and Malden Borough News. Supporting Alexis Korner on 25 July 1964

25 August 1964 – Nurses Club, Jolly Gardeners, Isleworth, Middlesex with The Tramps (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Middlesex Chronicle)

30 October 1964 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Berries (http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/) By other group, billed as Mistral Tuac

30 October 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) May have played other Fridays around this time

5 December 1964 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Penny Blacks (http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/) By other group, billed as Mistral Tuac

2 January 1965 – Egham Hythe Social Centre, Egham, Surrey (Staines and Egham News) By other group, billed as Mistral Tuac

16 January 1965 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Brokers (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next) By other group, billed as Mistral Tuac

12 February 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

6 March 1965 – Graven Hill Theatre, Bicester, Oxfordshire with The Primitives (Oxford Mail) By other group, billed as Mistral Tuac

20 March 1965 – Carfax Ballroom, Oxford with The Trolls (Oxford Mail) By other group, billed as Mistral Tuac

22 April 1965 – Byron Hotel, Greenford, west London with Great Expectations (Middlesex Chronicle)

29 October 1965 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Quantum (http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/) By other group, billed as Mistral Tuac

18 January 1966 – Nurses Club, Jolly Gardners, Isleworth, west London with The In-Tacks (Middlesex Chronicle)

10 July 1966 – Byron, Greenford, Middlesex with Group One (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

Thanks to Peter Buckner for the band photo at the top

Categories: England

Tony Knight’s Chessmen’s gigs 1964-1967

October 29, 2017 Nick Warburton 18 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

TONY KNIGHT’S CHESSMEN:

Tony Knight (aka Tony Brown) – drums/lead vocals

Lol Coxhill – tenor/soprano saxophone

John Gummer – baritone saxophone/trumpet

Terry Martin – bass/vocals

Jeff Reed – organ

Formed in 1964 by Tony Knight and Terry Martin, who were from Wolverhampton. Lol Coxhill was a seasoned jazzer

1964

2 May 1964 – Hazell’s Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (Bucks Advertiser) Billed as The Chessmen

23 May 1964 – Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Redcaps and The Telstars (Bucks Advertiser) Billed as The Chessmen featuring Jeff Read on organ

3 October 1964 – Central Club, Farnham, Surrey (Farnham Herald)

15 November 1964 – North Warnborough Village Hall, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

16 November 1964 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book) Billed as The Chessmen

15 December 1964 – Ricky Tick, Aylesbury Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Bucks with Rufus Thomas (Bucks Advertiser)

19 December 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with Rufus Thomas (Essex Chronicle)

26 December 1964 – Ricky Ticky Club, Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, Surrey with The Cheynes (Surrey Advertiser)

1965

5 January 1965 – Bluesville, Aylesbury, Bucks (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

16 January 1965 – Le Disque A Go Go, Landsdowne, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

17 January 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

29 January 1965 – Lynx Club, Boreham Wood, Herts (Melody Maker)

30 January 1965 – Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge (Cambridge News) Billed as The Chessmen

2 February 1965 – Lorain Club, Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford, east London (Walthamstow Guardian) Club’s opening night

5 February 1965 – New Fender Club, Fenton, Middlesex (Greenford Weekly Post)

12 February 1965 – Ricky Tick, Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (Ricky Tick website: https://www.rickytick.com/)

14 February 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Greenford Weekly Post) Billed as The Chessmen

16 February 1965 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book) Billed as The Chessmen

20 February 1965 – New Georgian Club, Cowley, Middlesex (Greenford Weekly Post)

27 February 1965 – Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge (Cambridge News) Billed as The Chessmen

5 March 1965 – Ricky Tick, Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (Ricky Tick website: https://www.rickytick.com/) Billed as The Chessmen

16 March 1965 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book) Billed as The Chessmen

27 March 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, south east London with The Mankinde (need to find source)

Around this time, Johnny Almond joined on baritone sax and John Gummer moved to trumpet

18 April 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Cops ‘N’ Robbers (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

19 April 1965 – Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge (Cambridge News) Billed as The Chessmen

23 April 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

24 April 1965 – Twin Town Youth Ball, Lynx Club, Maxwell Park Youth Centre, Borehamwood, Herts (Simon Gee research)

1 May 1965 – New Georgian Club, Uxbridge, northwest London (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

8 May 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker)

15 May 1965 – Victoria Hotel, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

29 May 1965 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge with The Dyaks (Cambridge News)

30 May 1965 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey (Aldershot News)

7 June 1965 – Redcar Mini Festival, Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men, Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band, The Crawdaddies (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

13 June 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

15 June 1965 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book) Billed as The Chessmen

11 July 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

25 July 1965 – Galaxy Club, Woburn Park Hotel, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

27 July 1965 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book) Billed as The Chessmen

31 July 1965 – Milford R&B, Strutt Arms, Milford, Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph)

6 August 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, south west London with The Fetish Crowd (NME)

7 August 1965 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts with Soul 5 (Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Express)

Around this time, Terry Martin and John Reed departed

Former London Beats members Peter Carney (bass) and John Carroll (Hammond organ) filled the vacant spots. Terry Edmunds also joined on lead guitar

30 August 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

30 August 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Long Joh Baldry, Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger Trinity, The Mike Cotton Sound and The Crawdaddies (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

14 October 1965 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts with The Jimmy Brown Sound (Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Express)

16 October 1965 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

23 October 1965 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey (Aldershot News)

29 October 1965 – Penthouse Club, Bromley South, southeast London with The Penthouse Sound System (Melody Maker)

5 November 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Artwoods, Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and The Crawdaddies (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

14 November 1965 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

26 November 1965 – Hermitage Halls, Hitchin, Herts with Alan Wade & The Hawkers and The Rising Sons (Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Express)

28 November 1965 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

Around this time, Johnny Almond left to join Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band and John Gummer reverted to baritone trumpet

4 December 1965 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London (Middlesex Chronicle)

10 December 1965 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

16 December 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays and Steampacket (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

18 December 1965 – The Zambesi, Hounslow, west London (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

24 December 1965 – King Mojo Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (Melody Maker)

27 December 1965 – Star Hotel, Croydon, south London (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)

1966

2 January 1966 – Ricky Tick, Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (Ricky Tick website: https://www.rickytick.com/) Billed as The Chessmen

9 January 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

16 January 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Fontella Bass (Melody Maker)

22 January 1966 – Milford R&B, Strutt Arms, Milford, Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph)

6 February 1966 – Hive Club, Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

17 February 1966 – Burton Manor, Stafford, Staffordshire (Stafford Newsletter)

5 March 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London with The Loose Ends (Melody Maker)

5 March 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Rockhouse Band (Melody Maker)

1 April 1966 – The Refectory, Golders Green, London (Melody Maker)

4 April 1966 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (Welwyn Times)

12 April 1966 – Ricky Tick, Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

6 May 1966 – Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Ricky Tick website: https://www.rickytick.com/) Billed as The Chessmen

28 May 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

29 May 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

24 June 1966 – Latin Quarter, Leicester with Five Minus One (Leicester Mercury)

2 July 1966 – New Spot, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

9 July 1966 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire with The Shevells (Welwyn Times)

16 July 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with King Bees (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)

24 July 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

29 July 1966 – Latin Quarter, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

31 July 1966 – Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Fabulous 208)

In late July Peter Carney left to join Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band and Liverpudlian Steve Lucas, who’d also worked with Bluesology, came in on bass briefly before Rick Eagles joined permanently

5 August 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as The Chessmen

Eagles, who had played with west London band, The Legends, debuted at the Witchdoctor in Catford on 6 August.

6 August 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, south east London (South East London Mercury/Fabulous 208)

6 August 1966 – Flamingo, Soho, Wardour Street, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as The Chessmen

7 August 1966 – Casino Ballroom, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

12 August 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

14 August 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as The Chessmen

18 August 1966 – Ricky Tick, Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire (Poster) Billed as The Chessmen

Future Procol Harum keyboard player Matthew Fisher briefly stepped in for John Carroll in time for the gig below. Fisher’s most recent band was The Hi-Fi Sounds, who’d played at Butlin’s Holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset.

29 August 1966 – Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Zoot Money & His Big Roll Band, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and The Crawdaddies (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book/Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

Fisher departed after this and briefly joined The Downliners Sect and John Carroll returned.

2 September 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as The Chessmen

About this time, Lol Coxhill departed to join The Gass. John Gummer also left and former Mike Rabin Band/Rockhouse members Dave Coxhill (no relation to Lol) and Stan Sulzmann came in on saxophones.

Record Mirror’s 10 September issue noted that Dave Coxhill had joined but no mention of Stan Sulzmann.

23 September 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

23 September 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as The Chessmen

24 September 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

2 October 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

3 October 1966 – Aylesbury Social Club, Aylesbury, Bucks with Patterson’s People (Ric Eagles’ gig card)

8 October 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with The Verdict (Essex Chronicle)

24 October 1966 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with The Voids (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

12 November 1966 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear with The Elcort (website: http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/club-agogo-newcastle-2/)

17 November 1966 – New Yorker Discotheque, Swindon, Wiltshire (Reading Evening Post) Says direct from the Marquee

19 November 1966 – Ricky Tick, Bridge House, Bracknell, Berkshire (Ricky Tick website: https://www.rickytick.com/)

During November, the band opened the Bag O’Nails in Kingley Street, Soho.

17 December 1966 – Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales with The Cheatin’ Hearts (Port Talbot Guardian)

According to the Stage magazine, the band played the Bag O’Nails over the Christmas period with The Brian Auger Trinity and Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays

1967

5 January 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

7 January 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

22 January 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

Later this month, John Carroll landed a job with The New Pirates after Rick Eagles told his old friend Nick Simper about the keyboard player.

4 February 1967 – Roaring ‘60s, Leicester (Leicester Mercury) This was the club’s opening night

15 February 1967 – Waltham Forest Technical College and School of Art, Waltham Forest, London with The Washington DCs (Poster)

18 February 1967 – Manhole, Redhill, Surrey (Crawley Advertiser)

Soon after Rick Eagles departed and later played with The Good Earth, which later became Mungo Jerry

Starting in early March, Tony Knight’s Chessmen started working with Jamaican singer Owen Gray who’d worked with The Krew in France during 1966. Not all the shows below are billed as with Owen Gray but he was with the band until about early September 1967.

9 March 1967 – Roaring 20’s, Carnaby Street, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as with Owen Gray

11 March 1967 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

11 March 1967 – Roaring 20’s, Carnaby Street, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as with Owen Gray

18 March 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Friction (Cambridgeshire Times)

19 March 1967 – Roaring 20’s, Carnaby Street, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as with Owen Gray

25 March 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as with Owen Gray

27 March 1967 – Clouds, Derby (Derby Evening Telegraph)

2 April 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as with Owen Gray

3 April 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Herd (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

8 April 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as with Owen Gray

8 April 1967 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as with Owen Gray

15 April 1967 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire Echo) Billed as with Owen Gray

29 April 1967 – The Thing-a-me-jig Club, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)

7 May 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

8 May 1967 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as with Owen Gray

20 May 1967 – The Embassy, Colchester, Essex with Mind Excursion (Essex County Standard)

21 May 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

26 May 1967 – Stoke Hole Club, Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser) Advert says they are an eight-piece

2 June 1967 – Clockwork Orange, Chester, Cheshire with The Raynes (Cheshire Observer) Billed as with Owen Gray

4 June 1967 – Hobmoor Carnaby Club, Yardley, West Midlands with The Monopoly and The Exception (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as with Owen Gray

In mid-June Terry Edmunds left to briefly work with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers but it only lasted a few weeks. Fred D’Albert joined on lead guitar. Around the same time, Stan Sulzmann left

17 June 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Apex R&B All Stars and The Gods (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

The group undertook some dates in Cornwall (late June) and played at the Piper Club in Viareggio, Italy (July).

Tenor sax player Terry Ede (ex-Jeff Elroy & The Blue Boys) remembers both and was a member during this time with Tony Knight, bass player Keith Tillman (ex-Stone’s Masonry), guitarist Fred D’Albert and Dave Coxhill. He says that Owen Gray was with them.

28 June 1967 – Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, Cornwall with Time, Soul & Motion (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

29 June 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Crestas (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

30 June-1 July 1967 – Winter Gardens Ballroom, Penzance, Cornwall with support (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

Photo: Fred D’Albert. Left to right: Terry Ede, Dave Coxhill (hidden), Owen Gray, Tony Brown (hidden), Keith Tillman and Fred D’Albert in Italy.

Photo: Terry Ede. Left to right: Terry Ede, Tony Brown (hidden) and Dave Coxhill in Italy.

Keith Tillman leaves after Italian dates and subsequently joins John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers after playing with Aynsley Dunbar. Alan Rowell from several East Anglian bands takes his place.

6 August 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as with Owen Gray

12 August 1967 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker) Billed as with Owen Gray

14 August 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

19 August 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as with Owen Gray

9 September 1967 – 007 Sun Valley Club, Dalston, north London with Sir Dees Sound (Melody Maker)

In September, Tony Knight, Fred D’Albert, Alan Rowell and Dave Coxhill joined The Cat Soul Packet and worked with the group until November.

By early 1968, the following line-up performed as The Magicians who cut a lone single for MCA ‘Painting on Wood’ c/w ‘Slow Motion’

Dave Watkins – piano/vocals

Fred d’Albert – guitar

Terry Martin – bass

Tony Brown (aka Tony Knight) – drums/vocals

Huge thanks to David Else for his input

Categories: England, London

Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set’s gigs

October 29, 2017 Nick Warburton 8 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

RONNIE JONES & THE Q-SET:

Ronnie Jones – lead vocals

Arthur Pereira – guitar

Tony O’Malley – Hammond organ

Chester Simon – bass

George Lee – tenor sax

Lloyd Smith – tenor sax

Herschell Holder – trumpet

Byron Ly-fook – drums

1967

The group started working with Ronnie Jones in mid-March after they’d supported Maxine Brown on a UK tour. The group had been singer Malcolm Magaron’s backing band in mid-late 1966.

Left to right: Lloyd, Herschell and George

10 March 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel) Billed as The Q Set so possibly just before link-up with Ronnie Jones

17 March 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker) Most likely the debut show

19 March 1967 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with Phil Ryan & The Scorpions (Crewe Chronicle)

23 March 1967 – Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey with Top of The Tree (Surrey Advertiser) Billed as Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays but fulfilled with The Q-Set

26 March 1967 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire (David Allen research) Billed as The Q-Set

26 March 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, south east London (South East London Mercury) Billed as Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays but fulfilled with The Q-Set

31 March 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, north west London (Melody Maker)

2 April 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

9 April 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

14 April 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, Humberside (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

15 April 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

23 April 1967 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

13 May 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as The Q-Set Band

14 May 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, south east London (Melody Maker)

21 May 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Crawley, West Sussex with Prince Buster & The Bees (Crawley Advertiser)

28 May 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

29 May 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as The Q-Set Band

4 June 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

10 June 1967 – Faculty of Tech Union, Student Union Building, Altrincham Street, Manchester with The Water Board (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

11 June 1967 – Swan, Yardley, West Midlands with The Gass (Birmingham Evening Mail)

13 June 1967 – Bag O’Nails, Kingley Street, Soho, central London (Fabulous 208)

18 June 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

22 June 1967 – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield with The Drifters, Alan Bown, The Amboy Dukes and The Pitiful (The Star)

24 June 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

25 June 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

1-16 July 1967 – Canasta Club, Biarritz, France (Photo)

There appears to have been a temporary split as The Q-Set backed Maxine Brown on a second UK tour in September-October 1967

13 October 1967 – Beaconsfield’s Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

14 October 1967 – Polytechnic, Great Titchfield Street, central London, W1 with The Soul Foundation (Melody Maker)

15 October 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, south east London (Poster)

16 October 1967 – Bluesville ’67 Clubs, St Matthew’s Baths Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ipswich Evening Star)

20 October 1967 – Hairy Bob’s Cavern, Scarborough (Scarborough Evening News)

21 October 1967 – Cosmo, Carlisle, Cumbria with The Mayfayre (Cumberland News)

22 October 1967 – Cosmo, Carlisle, Cumbria with The Cobwebs (Cumberland News)

29 October 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

30 October 1967 – Staffordshire Yeoman, Stafford (Stafford Newsletter)

3 November 1967 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire with John St John and Ugly Doug (Lancashire Evening Post)

10 November 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, Humberside with Jackie & The Atlantics (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

11 November 1967 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London (Melody Maker)

26 November 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Crawley, West Sussex (Crawley Advertiser)

2 December 1967 – Taggs Island, Hampton Court, Middlesex (Melody Maker)

2 December 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

3 December 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

16 December 1967 – Brave New World, Eastney, Southsea, Hampshire with The Errol Bruce Soul Show (Portsmouth News) Says he’s just returned from the USA. This is the grand opening of the club

21 December 1967 – St Joseph’s Disco, Swindon, Wiltshire with The Promis (Swindon Evening Advertiser)

25 December 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Ronnie Jones guests with The Tonicks, Herbie Goins, Owen Grey and The Youth

26 December 1967 – King Mojo, City Hall Ballroom, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with Bonnie & Clyde and The Jamaicans and The Chicago All Stars (The Star)

29 December 1967 – Bluesville, Manor House, north London (Melody Maker)

30 December 1967 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

31 December 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, south east London with Alan Elsdon’s Band (Poster)

1968

7 January 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

14 January 1968 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, south east London (Poster)

19 January 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Canal St Philharmonic (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

27 January 1968 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London (Melody Maker)

27 January 1968 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

28 January 1968 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

3 February 1968 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Modes Mode (Surrey Advertiser)

18 February 1968 – Hotel Leofric, Coventry, West Midlands with The Midlands and In Sound (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

19 February 1968 – Bluesville ’68 Club, St Matthew’s Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ipswich Evening Star)

23 February 1968 – Bluesville, Manor House, north London (Melody Maker)

Tony O’Malley says Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set spent four months playing in Italy and then two months in Greece (see comments below) before returning to the UK around July 1968.

Thanks to Tony O’Malley for sharing the band photos

Categories: England, London

Maxine Brown & The Q-Set’s gigs

October 28, 2017 Nick Warburton 4 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

THE Q-SET:

Arthur Pereira – guitar

Tony O’Malley – Hammond organ

Chester Simon – bass

George Lee – tenor sax

Lloyd Smith – tenor sax

Herschell Holder – trumpet

Byron Ly-fook – drums

1967

14 January 1967 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

20 January 1967 – Newbury Plaza, Newbury, Berkshire (Newbury Weekly News)

22 January 1967 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

Maxine Brown – lead vocals joined The Q-Set for a British tour

31 January 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Knack and Malcolm Margaron (Melody Maker)

1-2 February 1967 – Bag O’Nails, Kingley Street, Soho, central London (Fabulous 208)

4 February 1967 – Califonia Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Disc & Music Echo)

5 February 1967 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with Phil Ryan & The Scorpions (Crewe Chronicle)

8 February 1967 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, Surrey (Disc & Music Echo)

8 February 1967 – Blaises, Mayfair, central London (Disc & Music Echo)

10 February 1967 – Ealing Tech College, Ealing, west London (Disc & Music Echo)

10 February 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

11 February 1967 – Tofts, Folketstone, Kent (Disc & Music Echo)

11 February 1967 – Flamingo, Soho, central London with Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede (Melody Maker)

12 February 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

17 February 1967 – Sheffield University, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

17 February 1967 – Gaiety, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire (Fabulous 208)

18 February 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Wishful Thinking (East Kent Times & Mail)

18 February 1967 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

19 February 1967 – Douglas House, Lancaster Gate, central London (Fabulous 208)

20 February 1967 – Palais, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

25 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with the Warren Davies Monday Band (Melody Maker)

25 February 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London with The Links Band (Melody Maker)

26 February 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

5 March 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker) Billed as The Q-Set so not clear if Maxine Brown was with them

In mid March, The Q-Set linked up with singer Ronnie Jones who split with The Blue Jays. However, they returned to work with Maxine Brown for a second British tour starting in September 1967

22 September 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as The Q-Set Band

23 September 1967 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker) No mention of Q-Set but most likely

24 September 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

25 September 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

26 September 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Melody Maker)

30 September 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as Maxine Brown Show

30 September 1967 – The Polytechnic, Little Titchfield Street, central London with The Decision (Melody Maker)

4 October 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The Technique (Evening Sentinel)

7 October 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester with Family (Melody Maker) Billed as Maxine Brown Show

8 October 1967 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with Phil Ryan & The Scorpions (Crewe Chronicle)

According to Lorne Anton, who very kindly shared the following photos taken at the Central R&B Club at the Central Hotel in Gillingham, Kent on 3 December 1967, Maxine Brown’s second tour extended into February 1968 and involved around 30 odd dates.

Not sure how these dates sat alongside the ones The Q-Set played with Ronnie Jones.

Thanks to Tony O’Malley for band line-up details. Live photos are the copyright of Lorne Anton.

Categories: England, London

Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays’ gigs 1965-1967

October 28, 2017 Nick Warburton 14 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

RONNIE JONES & THE BLUE JAYS:

Ronnie Jones – lead vocals

Tony Allen – sax/lead vocals (left in 1965)

Roger Dean – guitar (ex-John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers)

Tony Bell – bass

Jack Maverick – organ

Jack Massarik – alto sax

Clive Thacker – drums (ex-Five Embers)

1965

18 April 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Harrow Weekly Post)

13 June 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

16 June 1965 – Le Disque A Go Go, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/) Billed as Ronnie Jones & The Black Jays

20 June 1965 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

21 June 1965 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

26 June 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

27 June 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

27 June 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London (Melody Maker) This may be with Phil Ryan & The Crescents

3 July 1965 – Milford R&B, Strutt Arms, Milford, Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph)

4 July 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Harrow Weekly Post)

9 July 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

11 July 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

17 July 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London with Gary L Thompson & The Sidewinders (NME)

30 July 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

8 August 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

14 August 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

15 August 1965 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey The Condors (Aldershot News)

27 August 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London (NME)

28 August 1965 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

29 August 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

30 August 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

31 August 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Loose Ends (Melody Maker)

4 September 1965 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts with The Trekkas (Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Express)

5 September 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

11 September 1965 – Milford R&B, Strutt Arms, Milford, Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph)

12 September 1965 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

14 September 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The John Gummer Trio (Melody Maker)

17 September 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Duke Lee (Melody Maker)

1 October 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Alan Price Set, The Graham Bond Organisation and The Crawdaddies (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

5 November 1965 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

7 November 1965 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

11 November 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

13 November 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Duke Lee and The Movement (Melody Maker)

14 November 1965 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with The Condors (Aldershot News)

21 November 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Flowerpot Men (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

27 November 1965 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

27 November 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

4 December 1965 – Milford R&B, Strutt Arms, Milford, Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph)

5 December 1965 – Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

6 December 1965 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

16 December 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Steampacket and Tony Knight’s Chessmen (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

24 December 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London with Terry Lightfoot’s Jazz Band (South East London Mercury)

1966

1 January 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

11 January 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

25 January 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

30 January 1966 – Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford, Surrey with Lee Dorsey and The Crew (aka The Krew) (David Else’s research)

30 January 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

6 February 1966 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (The Star)

17 April 1966 – Star Club, Hamburg, West Germany with The Silkie, Ian & The Zodiacs, The Remo 4 and The Non-Smokers (Star Club poster) Billed as Ronny Jones & The Night-Timers.

Chris Dennis, formerly of The Plebs and Lee Curtis & The All Stars, was living in Hamburg and currently without a band. He joined The Blue Jays and returned to the UK.

During May, Clive Thacker left to join The Brian Auger Trinity and Colin Davy from John Lee’s Groundhogs took his place.

In June , Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays became resident band at Papagayo in St-Tropez, France.

By this point, only Roger Dean remained from the original formation. The Blue Jays comprised:

Ronnie Jones – lead vocals

Roger Dean – guitar

Chris Dennis – organ

Pat Donaldson – bass

Colin Davy – drums

1 October 1966 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire with The Anzacs (Luton News)

2 October 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

8 October 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham with Robert Parker and Wynder K Frog (Nottingham Evening Post)

14 October 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as Ronnie Jones & His Band

15 October 1966 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

19 October 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with The Deakin Lewis Band (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

22 October 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Survivors (Cambridgeshire Times)

23 October 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

24 October 1966 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

27 October 1966 – Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

2 November 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, London (South East London Mercury)

5 November 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with support (Southend Standard)

5 November 1966 – All Nighter Club, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

6 November 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham with The Coasters (Nottingham Evening Post)

13 November 1966 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, London (South East London Mercury)

19 November 1966 – Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales with The Blues Organisation (Port Talbot Guardian)

21 November 1966 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

26 November 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Original Coasters, The Motivation and Heart & Soul (Lincolnshire Standard)

2 December 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

3 December 1966 – Bee-Gee Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire with The Zang Woodruff Operation (Yorkshire Evening Post)

4 December 1966 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

7 December 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

7 December 1966 – Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

10 December 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington (Melody Maker)

11 December 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Mail)

16 December 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

17 December 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

23 December 1966 – Candlelight, Scarborough (Scarborough Evening News)

24 December 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

According to Stage magazine, the band played at the Bag O’Nails over the Christmas period with Tony Knight’s Chessmen and The Brian Auger Trinity.

1967

Sometime in early 1967 PP Arnold joined the band

14 January 1967 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

15 January 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, London (South East London Mercury)

19 January 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

3 February 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Fleur De Lys (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

10 February 1967 – Nicholas Chamberlain Hall, Bedworth, Warwickshire with Ray King Soul Band, The Dynamics and The Soul Express (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

17 February 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, London with All Night Workers (Melody Maker)

18 February 1967 – Clouds, Derby (Derby Evening Telegraph)

19 February 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

26 February 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire with Patsy Arnold from The Iketts (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

4 March 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

4 March 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Heretics (Cambridgeshire Times)

5 March 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with Pipi (ex-Ikettes) (Evening Sentinel)

Around this time, Ronnie Jones split from The Blue Jays (who remained with PP Arnold) and linked with The Q-Set.

12 March 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (The Star) Although this was billed as Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays, it’s possible it was fulfilled with Jones’s next band, The Q-Set

16 March 1967 – Kilburn Polytechnic, Kilburn, London with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and The Syn (Melody Maker) Although this was billed as Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays, it’s more likely that it was fulfilled with Jones’ next band, The Q-Set

The rhythm section from The Blue Jays became PP Arnold’s backing band (Four of a Kind) and supported her on a Roy Orbison tour with The Small Faces. The first gig was on 25 March 1967

The following gigs are billed as PP Arnold & The Blue Jays:

15 April 1967 – St Thomas Hall, Brentwood, Essex (Melody Maker)

16 May 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

27 May 1967 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury with Western Union (Western Gazette)

The Blue Jays split shortly after this with the band members going their separate ways (see comments below).

22 June 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Stafforshire (Evening Sentinel) This gig was probably performed by PP Arnold & The Nice

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Ronnie Jones & The Night-Timers’ gigs

October 28, 2017 Nick Warburton 2 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

RONNIE JONES & THE NIGHT-TIMERS:

Ronnie Jones – lead vocals

Joe Moretti – guitar (replaced by John McLaughlin)

Mick Eve – tenor saxophone

Dave Morse – Hammond organ (replaced by John Baldwin)

Eddie Thornton – trumpet

Dave Price – bass

Bill Stevens – drums

Selected gigs:

25 September 1964 – Ricky Tick, Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

23 October 1964 – Fender Club, Kenton, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

1 December 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

3 January 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Harrow Weekly Post/Greenford Weekly Post)

4 January 1965 – Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

9 January 1965 – New Georgian Club, Cowley, Middlesex (Greenford Weekly Post)

12 January 1965 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

15 January 1965 – Ricky Tick, Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

5 February 1965 – Lynx Club, Boreham Wood, Herts (Melody Maker)

6 February 1965 – New Georgian Club, Cowley, Middlesex (Greenford Weekly Post)

10 February 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, London (Melody Maker)

16 February 1965 – Ricky Tick, Regency Ballroom, Bath (Western Scene)

18 February 1965 – Studio, Westcliffe, Essex (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

21 February 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Harrow Weekly Post/Greenford Weekly Post)

28 February 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Phantoms (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

5 March 1965 – Radio Caroline Sounds of ’65, Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey with The Moody Blues, The Yardbirds and The Mark Leeman Five (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)

11 March 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

The Night-Timers linked up next with Herbie Goins. Ronnie Jones started working with The Blue Jays

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The Rick ‘N’ Beckers

October 25, 2017 Nick Warburton 13 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

RICK ‘N’ BECKERS:

I have the following list of musicians who were members but have no further information about the band’s history and would welcome readers’ insights.

Rupert Carlton

Alfonso Cahar

Eugent Stirling

Ernie Wright

Abe Strean

Clive Williamson

Reg Isidore

Selected gigs

19 April 1965 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with The Shades of Blue, The Blue Berries and The Trends (Essex County Standard)

16 July 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

15 August 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

22 August 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

27 August 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

3 September 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Melody Maker)

10 September 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Melody Maker)

17 September 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Melody Maker)

13 October 1965 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Herbie Goins & The Night Timers (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

30 October 1965 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London, with Ben E King (Melody Maker)

3 November 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

10 November 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

11 November 1965 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

20 November 1965 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

11 December 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Melody Maker)

12 December 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

15 December 1965 – Eel Pie Island,Twickenham, west London with The Vagabonds (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

11-18 December 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Melody Maker)

25 December 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, west London (Melody Maker)

27 February 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

18 March 1966 – Acton Town Hall, Acton, west London with The Grenades and Count Tom (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

13 May 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Ray Anton & The Pro-Form (Melody Maker)

30 May 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

16 June 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The News (Melody Maker)

19 June 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

19 June 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Blue Aces (Melody Maker)

23 June 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Original Dykas (Melody Maker)

24 June 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

25 June 1966 – Jazz Cellar, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London (NME)

26 June 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Felders Orioles (Melody Maker)

7 July 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Mickey Finn (Melody Maker)

14 July 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The News (Melody Maker)

21 July 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Quiet Five (Melody Maker)

28 July 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Phase 5 (Melody Maker)

4 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Carl Douglas Set (Melody Maker)

5 August 1966 – Iron Curtain Club, St Mary Cray, southeast London (PACE magazine)

7 August 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

11 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Guests (Melody Maker)

13 August 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London with Dave Antony’s Moods (Melody Maker)

13 August 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

14 August 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

14 August 1966 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

18 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Zuider Lee (Melody Maker)

20 August 1966 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Nyla & The Esoterics, Sounds from Spectre, The Astrobeats and The Ferryboys (Lincolnshire Standard)

25 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Eyes (Melody Maker)

26 August 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

5 September 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

10 September 1966 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with Sexion A (Hertfordshire Express)

11 September 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

12 September 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

16 September 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Otis Redding (Melody Maker)

18 September 1966 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

19 September 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker) Paper says they played every Monday

24 September 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

25 September 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

1 October 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

2 October 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Melody Maker)

3 October 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

9 October 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

14 October 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Ike & Tina Turner Show and The Ike-Ettes (Melody Maker)

16 October 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

17 October 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

22 October 1966 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent with The Shades of Black (Kentish Express)

31 October 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

7 November 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker)

12 November 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London with The Youth (Melody Maker)

2 December 1966 – Flamenco, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

13 December 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker) Billed as Rick ‘N’ Beckers Show

16 December 1966 – Mr McCoys, Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

17 December 1966 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Artwoods and The Roll Movement (Lincolnshire Standard)

24 December 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Ray King Soul Band and The Rising Sons (Lincolnshire Standard)

1 January 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with The Majority (Melody Maker)

6 January 1967 – Mr McCoys, Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

21 January 1967 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent with The Rebounds (Kentish Express)

22 January 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

10 February 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Amboy Dukes (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

12 February 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

17 February 1967 – Kookoo-Byrd Discotheque, Cardiff, Wales (South Wales Echo)

19 February 1967 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent (Kentish Express)

19 February 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The New Vagabonds (Evening Sentinel)

26 February 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

3 March 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Jimmy Cliff & The Sound System (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

5 March 1967 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent (Kentish Express)

5 March 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

8 March 1967 – Gravesend R ‘n’ B Club, Clarendon Royal Hotel, Gravesend, Kent (PACE magazine)

12 March 1967 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

12 March 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

19 March 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Melody Maker)

28 March 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

7 April 1967 – Mr McCoys, Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette) This seems unlikely unless the gig below didn’t happen

7 April 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Melody Maker)

8 April 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London with Eyes of Blue (Melody Maker)

15 April 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear with The Gas Board (website: http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/club-agogo-newcastle-2/)

22 April 1967 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent (Kentish Express)

23 April 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

29 April 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Crew (Cambridgeshire Times)

1 May 1967 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

5 May 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Melody Maker)

13 May 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Lonely Ones and The Unsuited Medium (Melody Maker)

16 May 1967 – Heaven Club, Angel Hotel, Godalming, Surrey with Amelia Rudd Blues (Surrey Advertiser)

19 May 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Medium Rare (Gloucester Citizen)

20 May 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

23 May 1967 – Roaring ‘60s Club, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

2 June 1967 – ‘New’ Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

3 June 1967 – Supreme Eastern Esplanade, Ramsgate, Kent with Spectra Quinn Team and Len Marshall Show (East Kent Times & Mail)

11 June 1967 – Heaven Club, Angel Hotel, Godalming, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

18 June 1967 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

23 June 1967 – Apex Club, Brookfield Hall, South Ashford, Kent with The Section (Kentish Express)

2 July 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

7 July 1967 – Koo Koo Byrd, Cardiff, Wales (Glamorgan County Times)

8 July 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with New York Public Library and Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions (Melody Maker)

15 July 1967 – Maidstone Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with SI’s Reaction (Maidstone Gazette)

12 August 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Essex Five and The Crawdads (Melody Maker)

19-20 August 1967 – Birdland, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Evening Echo)

1 September 1967 – Apex Club, Brookfield Hall, South Ashford, Kent with The Concords (Kentish Express)

5 September 1967 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with Amen Corner (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

9 September 1967 – 5D, Leicester with The Worrying Kynde (Leicester Mercury)

11 September 1967 – Bluesville ’67 Club, St Matthew’s Baths Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ipswich Evening Star)

23 September 1967 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Mr Howard Group (Surrey Advertiser)

24 September 1967 – Maidstone Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent (Maidstone Gazette)

27 September 1967 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

2 October 1967 – Ready Steady Go Club, Kings Arms Hotel, Berkhamstead, Herts (Berkhamstead Gazette, Tring & District News)

4 October 1967 – Steering Wheel, Dorchester, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

28 October 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London with The Orlons and Granny’s Intentions (Melody Maker)

11 November 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Alex Wilson Set (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

24 November 1967 – UFO, Casino, Paignton, Devon (Herald Express)

24 December 1967 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham with Bob Mather & The Trend and The Marvelettes (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

30 December 1967 – Maidstone Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Associates and The T-Pots (Maidstone Gazette)

12 January 1968 – St Birinus School, Didcot, Oxfordshire (North Hants Herald)

13 January 1968 – Princes Theatre & Ballroom, Yeovil, Somerset with The Pandas (Western Gazette)

20 January 1968 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

10 February 1968 – 007 Sun Valley Club, Dalston Lane, London, E8 (Melody Maker)

10 February 1968 – Pink Flamingo, Soho with The Traction and Toni Rocket Soul Show with Cleo (Melody Maker)

18 February 1968 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Reaction (Maidstone Gazette)

18 February 1968 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London with Toni Rocket (Melody Maker)

24 February 1968 – Weymouth Pavilion Ballroom, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

2 March 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

9 March 1968 – Benn Memorial Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire with The Associates (Rugby Advertiser/Leicester Mercury)

16 March 1968 – Cheltenham Spa Lounge and Ballroom, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

24 March 1968 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

20 April 1968 – Ram Jam, Brixton, London with Sire Coxon Sound (Melody Maker)

21 April 1968 – RSG Sunday Club, Manor Ballroom, Ipswich (Ipswich Evening Star)

8 June 1968 – Club La Bamba, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Kent & Sussex Courier)

13 July 1968 – White Tiles, Swindon, Wiltshire (Swindon Evening Advertiser)

20 July 1968 – Tin Hat, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Dr K’s Big Blues Band (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

24 August 1968 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Embers (Surrey Advertiser) Billed as Rupert & The Rick ‘N’ Beckers

5 October 1968 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

23 October 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly London (Melody Maker/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)

25-26 October 1968 – Bamboo Club, Bristol (Bristol Evening Post)

2 November 1968 – Brookfield Hall, Ashford, Kent (Kentish Express)

7 November 1968 – Penny Farthing, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

17 November 1968 – King Alfred, Bellingham, south London (South East London Mercury)

22 November 1968 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Herts with The Who and Phonic Sounds Soul Band (Berkamsted Gazette)

30 November 1968 – Corn Exchange, Bedford with Scotts Plague (Ampthill News & Weekly Record)

8 December 1968 – Byron, Greenford, London (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

21 December 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

24 December 1968 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall with US Flattop and Ray Williams & The Grenades (West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser)

24 December 1968 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald) Is this likely with gig above?

5 January 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

15 January 1969 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Herts (Berkamsted Gazette)

12 April 1969 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Nashville Teens (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

3 May 1969 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Herts (Berkamsted Gazette)

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The Macabre

October 24, 2017 Nick Warburton 7 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

THE MACABRE:

Thanks to Peter Vernon-Kell and Chris Downing, I have been able to piece a bit of information together on this West London band, who apparently opened for The Who regularly on Friday nights at the Goldhawk Social Club. Incidentally, Vernon-Kell was an old friend of The Who’s, having been a brief member of its predecessor, The Detours. Ed Hamilton had previously worked with The Crescents with Harvey Hinsley. I would welcome any reader insights.

Peter Vernon-Kell – guitar/vocals

Ed Hamilton – guitar/vocals

Alan Oates – bass

Chris Downing – guitar/vocals (replaced Hamilton)

Carl Broadbent – drums

Downing recalls that he worked with the band for six to eight months (more likely to have been a year). Ed Hamilton, who Downing replaced and who succeeded him around July 1965 when the guitarist moved on, had left The Macabre around July 1964 to later work with Mike Berry & The Outlaws.

Downing remembers that The Macabre featured several bass players during his time with the group.

He also recalls that The Macabre opened for The Who and The Spencer Davis Group in Watford. On a separate occasion, they also played with The Rockin’ Berries in Watford.

Other dates that he recalls are a gig with The Who at Woolwich Town Hall (more likely to have been Greenwich Town Hall on 24 June 1965), several shows with Tony Rivers & The Castaways and a show with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers in Forest Gate.

The band played regularly at the Goldhawk Social Club, which apparently only hosted bands on Fridays and Saturdays. Downing says that they supported The Groundhogs there, including one show where Jimmy Reed guested with The Groundhogs.

The guitarist also remembers The Macabre shared a billing with The Who (actually it was as The High Numbers) on the evening when Roger Daltry’s father-in-law turned up and fight broke up between them (Ed – this was Railway Hotel in Harrow on 11 August 1964).

When the band broke up, Peter Vernon-Kell became a member of the group that became The Hamilton Movement.

Selected gigs:

2 August 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

9 August 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Possible but not confirmed

16 August 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Possible but not confirmed

23 August 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Possible but not confirmed

30 August 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Possible but not confirmed

6 September 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Possible but not confirmed

13 September 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

20 September 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 September 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

5 October 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

12 October 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 October 1964 – Glenlyn Club, Forest Hill, London (Melody Maker)

9 April 1965 – Blue Rondo, Assembly Hall, Fareham, Hampshire with The Smokestacks (Portsmouth News)

10 April 1965 – Waterfront, Southampton, Hants (Southern Echo)

Thanks to Andy Neill for some of the information

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Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays’ gigs 1965-1967

Ronnie Jones & The Night-Timers’ gigs

The Rick ‘N’ Beckers

The Macabre

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