Not far from Twickenham’s more famous Eel Pie Island, the Nurses Club, based in the Jolly Gardeners pub in Isleworth, was a popular music venue with local bands.

I would be interested to hear from anyone that can add any further dates or memories below.

18 February 1964 – Two groups

3 March 1964 – Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated

17 March 1964 – Two groups (possibly one was The Tridents, see comments below)

1 April 1964 – Two groups

5 May 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five

12 May 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five

19 May 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five

26 May 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five

2 June 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five

9 June 1964 – Two groups

16 June 1964 – Two groups

23 June 1964 – The Bo Street Runners

30 June 1964 – The Mark Leeman Five and Frankie Reid & The Casuals

14 July 1964 – The Bo Street Runners and The Others

28 July 1964 – The Mark Leeman Five and Ray Martin & The Corvettes

4 August 1964 – The Bluebottles

11 August 1964 – The Senators

18 August 1964 – The Habits

25 August 1964 – The Tramps and The Miston-Tuac

1 September 1964 – Group isn’t listed

8 September 1964 – The Second Thoughts

29 September 1964 – The Birds and The Wailbones with Flat-top

6 October 1964 – The Bo Street Runners and The Celts

13 October 1964 – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds with Preacher Brown & The Witnesses

3 November 1964 – The Peeple

10 November 1964 – The Roosters and The Coveners

17 November 1964 – Lester Square & The GTs

24 November 1964 – PM2 and Sheiks of R&B

1 December 1964 – The Modern Blues Six and The Little People

5 January 1965 – The Modern Blues Six

12 January 1965 – The Second Thoughts

19 January 1965 – The Runaways (ex-Bo Street Runners)

26 January 1965 – The Modern Blues Six

2 February 1965 – Johnny Smith & Co and Raving Flat-top & The Big Boss Men

9 February 1965 – Beaux Oddlot

16 February 1965 – Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated

2 March 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Impalas

9 March 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Just Blues

16 March 1965 – Brothers Grimm and The Turnkeys

30 March 1965 – The Mark Leeman Five and The Tribe

13 April 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Peeple

20 April 1965 – The Tramps and The Muscrats (Peter Green was guitarist for a while)

27 April 1965 – The Mark Leeman Five and Group Survival

4 May 1965 – The Blue Ravens and Jeff Elray & The Boys Blue

11 May 1965 – The Diaks and The Eyes

18 May 1965 – The Dillingers and The Crowd

1 June 1965 – The Modern Blues Six and The Senate Four

8 June 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Ones

13 July 1965 – The Crowd with The Blues Etc

20 July 1965 – The Blue Ravens (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (Needs confirmation) Says Tuesdays

27 July 1965 – The Blue Ravens

3 August 1965 – D J Blues Band with The Minor Birds

10 August 1965 – The Senate Four

17 August 1965 – The Characters

24 August 1965 – The Dae-b-Four

31 August 1965 – The Kiko Six

7 September 1965 – Brothers Grimm

14 September 1965 – The Bo Street Runners and The Blue Ravens

21 September 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Shondells

28 September 1965 – The Modern Blues Six and The Ikon

5 October 1965 – Jo Jo Gunne with The Road Agents

12 October 1965 – Norman & The Conquers and Blues Etc

26 October 1965 – Blues Folk with The Ferinos

2 November 1965 – The Nature Boys

18 January 1966 – The Miston-Tuac with The In-Tacks

25 January 1966 – The Flamingos with The Uncertain

1 February 1966 – The Sultans with The Debtors

The above gigs are from the Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette, Melody Maker and the Middlesex Chronicle (Hounslow Edition)

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