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Blue Moon, Cheltenham gigs July 1965-May 1967

December 31, 2022 Nick Warburton 2 Comments

The entry below should be credited to David Jackson, Chris Stanbury, Mike Williams and Richard Goddard who own the copyright on the following.

The story of the Blue Moon Club, Cheltenham began lunchtime on the 25th December 1964 as the then twenty-year-old John Norman and his elder brother Eddie were eating their Christmas Day lunch in the Headstone Hotel in West London. For some time under the guidance of Eddie the pair had been running regular live music events in and around Middlesex, including The Fender Club, Kenton; The Memorial Hall, Harrow Weald; The Railway Hotel, North Harrow; The New Georgian Club, Cowley and the original Blue Moon Club in Hayes. In what would soon turned out to be a stroke of good luck for all concerned like-minded jazz musician and local music promotions rival Bill Reid was also in the restaurant that Christmas Day and overhearing Eddie and John’s conversation he made his way to their table saying to the brothers that he had often had similar thoughts of expansion.

Bill was well known to John and Eddie for his jazz-orientated promotions with fellow jazz enthusiast and business partner Jack Fallon. At the South Harrow Jazz Club, they would book such names as Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Bill said he would be interested in their new venture suggesting they join forces and follow up the advertisement with a trip out ‘West’ to check out the premises in Cheltenham’s High Street.

The club opened on the 17th July 1965 and closed its doors finally on 17th May 1967 and was probably one of best of a small band of regional Mod clubs outside of London

The Action appeared nine times, followed by Gary Farr & The T-Bones who appeared eight times lead the way for visiting bands from outside the local area; local group The Alan Walker Band, managed by the club owners appeared nine times. The club will be well remembered for appearances of Jimi Hendrix and Cream

The artists and performance dates were sourced via original club members and club management flyers along with advertisements placed in The Gloucestershire Echo and The Citizen newspapers held at the local Archive Offices in Cheltenham and Gloucester, John Norman Stephen Reid, son of the late co-owner Bill Reid and fellow Blue Moon book researchers David Jackson, Chris Stanbury, Mike Williams and myself Richard Goddard.

1965

17 July 1965 – The Bo Street Runners (Grand opening night)

18 July 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque

21 July 1965 – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

22 July 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque

23 July 1965 – Ups ‘N’ Downs

24 July 1965 – Ray Martin Combo (aka Ray Martin Group)

25 July 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque

28 July 1965 – The Chessmen featuring Tony Knight

29 July 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque

30 July 1965 – Alan Walker’s Roadhogs (says first appearance at the Blue Moon)

31 July 1965 – The London Crowd (says from the West’s End’s Marquee and Flamingo)

1 August 1965 – Dave Whittling (top London folk singer) plus discotheque

4 August 1965 – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

5 August 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque

6 August 1965 – Sons of Fred

7 August 1965 – The Artwoods (says that sensational recording group from RSG)

8 August 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque

11 August 1965 – The Who (says Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere!!!)

13 August 1965 – Mickey Finn & The Blue Men

14 August 1965 – John Lee & The Groundhogs

15 August 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque

18 August 1965 – The Ram Jam Band featuring Geno Washington

19 August 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque

20 August 1965 – The Strats (says the newest sound to follow “Them” from Ireland

21 August 1965 – The Bo Street Runners (says by fantastic demand –the return of)

22 August 1965 – Discotheque

25 August 1965 – Steam Packet featuring Long John Baldry, Brian Auger, Rod Stewart & Julie Driscoll

26 August 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque

27 August 1965 – The Tyrants (says top group from the West)

28 August 1965 – The Shevelles

29 August 1965 – Discotheque

30 August 1965 – Discotheque

31 August 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett/discotheque & dance auditions

1 September 1965 –T-Bones (says great London sound of the)

2 September 1965 – Discotheque

3 September 1965 – John Lee & The Groundhogs (says fantastic demand, the return of)

4 September 1965 – Davy Jones & The Lower Third (says by request)

5 September 1965 – Discotheque

8 September 1965 – The Graham Bond Organisation

9 September 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett /discotheque

10 September 1965 – The London Crowd (says from the West End those sensational)

11 September 1965 – The “0-0” Soul Show featuring Alex Harvey & Jimmy Cliff

12 September 1965 – Discotheque

15 September 1965 – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (says by fantastic demand)

16 September 1965 – Discotheque

17 September 1965 – Ram Jam Band featuring Geno Washington (says by fantastic demand the return of)

18 September 1965 – Boz & The Boz People (says sensational new sound)

19 September 1965 – Discotheque (says best record selection anywhere!)

22 September 1965 – Lou Johnson plus Sonny & The Cool School (says direct from the States)

23 September 1965 – Discotheque

24 September 1965 – Ronnie Jones & The Nightimers (says from London’s West End)

25 September 1965 – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (says by fantastic demand the return of)

26 September 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett /discotheque

27 September 1965 – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (says reckoned the absolute tops. Don’t dare miss this!)

30 September 1965 – Discotheque

1 October 1965 – Discotheque

2 October 1965 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (says sensational London group)

3 October 1965 – Discotheque

6 October 1965 – The Shevelles (says the fabulous and unique sound of)

7 October 1965 – Discotheque

8 October 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett /discotheque

9 October 1965 – John Lee & The Groundhogs (says fantastic demand, the return of)

10 October 1965 – Discotheque

13 October 1965 – The Mike Cotton Sound (says sensational must be heard)

14 October 1965 – Discotheque

15 October 1965 – Discotheque

16 October 1965 – The Chessmen (says fantastic demand, the return of London’s top group)

17 October 1965 – Discotheque

20 October 1965 – Steam Packet featuring Long John Baldry, Brian Auger, Rod Stewart & Julie Driscoll

21 October 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett /discotheque

22 October 1965 – Discotheque

23 October 1965 – The Silence (says from London’s Flamingo & West End)

24 October 1965 – Discotheque

27 October 1965 – The Small Faces (says “Whatcha Gonna Do About It”) plus The Advocates

28 October 1965 – DJ Dave Bennett /discotheque

29 October 1965 – Discotheque

30 October 1965 – The Hellions (says west country’s top recording stars the sensational)

31 October 1965 – Discotheque

3 November 1965 – Zoot Money (says by fantastic demand the return of)

4 November 1965 – Discotheque

5 November 1965 – Discotheque

6 November 1965 – Blues Hounds (says Spencer Davis is raving about the sensational)

7 November 1965 – The Alan Walker Group

10 November 1965 – The Graham Bond Organisation (says by fantastic demand)

11 November 1965 – Discotheque

12 November 1965 – Discotheque

13 November 1965 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (says by fantastic demand the return of)

14 November 1965 – The Alan Walker Group

17 November 1965 – The Alan Walker Group (Alan Price advertised but did not play)

20 November 1965 – The Alan Bown Set (says Gent’s please note, Ties to be worn (Saturdays only)

21 November 1965 – The Alan Walker Group

24 November 1965 – Advertised -From USA – ‘In the Midnight Hour” Wilson Pickett, did not appear.

26 November 1965 – The Alan Walker Group

27 November 1965 – The Action (says TV’s Disc-A-Go-Go tonight choosing 100 dancers for next Wednesday’s show.

28 November 1965 – Discotheque

2 December 1965 – Hedgehoppers Anonymous + The Alan Walker Group

3 December 1965 – Discotheque (Featuring Dave Bennett as your DJ)

4 December 1965 – Steam Packet: – Long John Baldry, Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll and Rod ‘The Mod’ Stewart

5 December 1965 – The Alan Walker Group

9 December 1965 – The Spencer Davis Group plus The Hellions

10 December 1965 – The Alan Walker Group (says only 14 more days)

11 December 1965 – The Downliners Sect (says, Sensational Recording and R & B Group …The Exciting)

12 December 1965 – Discotheque (Extra shilling charged on admission to go towards Children’s Party)

16 December 1965 – The Action (says, By overwhelming demand, the return of the…)

17 December 1965 – The Alan Walker Group (says, Only 7 more days)

18 December 1965 – The Hellions plus The Advocates

19 December 1965 – The Alan Walker Group (says, Getting Warmer)

23 December 1965 – Discotheque (says, Pre warm up for tomorrow)

24 December 1965 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Christmas Party)

26 December 1965 – The Alan Walker Group plus The Advocates (says Boxing Day Bonanza)

27 December 1965 – Discotheque

30 December 1965 – Discotheque

31 December 1965 – John Lee and The Groundhogs (New Years Eve Party)

1966

1 January 1965 – Gary Farr and The T-Bones (says, Start the New Year at the Moon)

2 January 1965 – Discotheque (says, Back to normal!! Whew, what a week!!!)

6 January 1965 – The Birds (says, Sensational London Group)

7 January 1965 – Discotheque (DJ Dave Bennett, in the cage)

8 January 1965 – The Shakedown Sounds (says, Birmingham and London top group, by demand the)

9 January 1965 – Discotheque

12 January 1966 – Fontella Bass plus Quiet Five (says, one sensational night only! “Rescue Me” From the USA)

13 January 1966 – The Alan Walker Group

14 January 1966 – Discotheque (DJ Dave Bennett)

15 January 1966 – The Fairies (says, sensational London Group – R S G -Thank Your Lucky Stars)

16 January 1966 – The Advocates

20 January 1966 – The Pretty Things (says, You may hate them, you may love them)

21 January 1966 – Discotheque

22 January 1966 – The Action (says, the group you’ve all been waiting for)

23 January 1966 – Discotheque

27 January 1966 – Lee Dorsey plus The Advocates (says, The Sensational ” Ride Your Pony” Man)

28 January 1966 – Discotheque

29 January 1966 – James Royal and The Hawks (says, the up and coming London group)

30 January 1966 – Discotheque

3 February 1966 – Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds (says, the one and only)

4 February 1966 – Discotheque

5 February 1966 – The Carnaby (says, the street and band the whole country is talking about)

6 February 1966 – Discotheque

10 February 1966 – Doris Troy (says, “What Gonna Do About It” “Heartaches”)

11 February 1966 – Discotheque

12 February 1966 – Jimmy Brown Sound (says, the only Band that could back Ben. E. King on his last tour)

13 February 1966 – Discotheque

17 February 1966 – Zoot Money and his Big Roll Band (says, The Showman himself)

18 February 1966 – Discotheque

19 February 1966 – The Alan Bown Set

20 February 1966 – Discotheque

24 February 1966 – John Lee’s Groundhogs (says, Moon’s most favourite group)

25 February 1966 – Discotheque

26 February 1966 – The Advocates

27 February 1966 – Discotheque

3 March 1966 – Jimmy Cliffs Dynamic All Soul Show, Pete Hodges New Generation featuring Ayesha.

4 March 1966 – Discotheque

5 March 1966 – The Statesides (says, top London group with a big line-up)

6 March 1966 – Discotheque

7 March 1966 – The Advocates (Yardbirds advertised, did not play)

10 March 1966 – Steam Packet: – Long John Baldry, Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll, and Brian Auger Trinity.

11 March 1966 – Discotheque

12 March 1966 – Mickey Finn (says, by overwhelming demand – the sensational)

13 March 1966 – Discotheque

16 March 1966 – Discotheque

17 March 1966 – The Birds (says, by request, the return of the dynamic)

18 March 1966 – Discotheque

19 March 1966 – John Lee’s Groundhogs

20 March 1966 – Discotheque

23 March 1966 – Discotheque

25 March 1966 – Discotheque

26 March 1966 – The Rosco Brown Combo (says, big London line-up… from London’s Marquee)

27 March 1966 – Discotheque

30 March 1966 – Discotheque (says, your first drink on the house)

1 April 1966 – Discotheque

2 April 1966 – Steam Packet: – Long John Baldry, Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll, and Brian Auger Trinity

3 April 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage.

6 April 1966 – Discotheque

8 April 1966 – Discotheque

9 April 1966 – The Action (says, Sensational London Group)

10 April 1966 – Discotheque

11 April 1966 – The Alan Walker Group (says, After a long absence — from London’s Marquee & Flamingo)

13 April 1966 – Discotheque

15 April 1966 – Discotheque

16 April 1966 – The Crowd

17 April 1966 – Discotheque

20 April 1966 – Discotheque

22 April 1966 – Discotheque (the weekend starts here)

23 April 1966 – The Alan Bown Set (says, by demand, the sensational.)

24 April 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage

27 April 1966 – Discotheque

29 April 1966 – Discotheque

30 April 1966 – Gary Farr and the T-Bones (says, sensational London Group)

1 May 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage.

4 May 1966 – Discotheque

6 May 1966 – Discotheque

7 May 1966 – The Action (says, by overwhelming demand)

8 May 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage.

11 May 1966 – Discotheque

13 May 1966 – Discotheque

14 May 1 966 – The Good Goods (formerly known as The Advocates)

15 May 1966 – Discotheque

18 May 1966 – Discotheque

20 May 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett

21 May 1966 – The Shotgun Express: – Rod Stewart, Beryl Marsden, Peter B’s Looners, (great new steam packet)

22 May 1966 – Discotheque

25 May 1966 – Discotheque

27 May 1966 – Discotheque (the weekend starts here)

28 May 1966 – The Deep Feeling (formerly The Hellions)

30 May 1966 – The Buzz

1 June 1966 – Discotheque

2 June 1966 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (says, back by popular demand)

3 June 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett

4 June 1966 – The Jimmy Brown Sound

5 June 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett

8 June 1966 – Discotheque

10 June 1966 – Discotheque

11 June 1966 – The Shevelles (says, from London’s Flamingo, the exciting)

12 June 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett

15 June 1966 – Earl Richmond (says, Radio London’s DJ)

17 June 1966 – Discotheque

18 June 1966 – The Falling Leaves (says, Oxfords top group)

19 June 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett

22 June 1966 – Discotheque

24 June 1966 – Discotheque (the weekend starts here)

25 June 1966 – Jimmy James and The Vagabonds (says, by absolutely overwhelming demand)

26 June 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett

29 June 1966 – Discotheque

1 July 1966 – Discotheque

2 July 1966 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (says, don’t miss this)

3 July 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage

6 July 1966 – Discotheque

8 July 1966 – Discotheque

9 July 1966 – David Bowie and The Buzz

10 July 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage

13 July 1966 – Discotheque

15 July 1966 – Discotheque

16 July 1966 – The Alan Bown Set plus The Bo Street Runners (says, first birthday party night)

17 July 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage

20 July 1966 – Discotheque

22 July 1966 – Discotheque

23 July 1966 – The Good Goods

24 July 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage

27 July 1966 – Discotheque

29 July 1966 – Discotheque

30 July 1966 – James Royal and The Hawks (afternoon opening for staff and members to watch World Cup)

3 August 1966 – Discotheque

5 August 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage

6 August 1966 – The Action

7 August 1966 – Discotheque

10 August 1966 – Discotheque

12 August 1966 – Discotheque

13 August 1966 – Cream (says, don’t dare miss this)

14 August 1966 – Discotheque

15 August 1966 – Gary Farr and The T-Bones (says, back again by demand)

17 August 1966 – Discotheque

19 August 1966 – Discotheque

20 August 1966 – Keith Powell and Billie Davis plus top band.

21 August 1966 – DJ Dave Bennett – in the Cage

24 August 1966 – Discotheque

26 August 1966 – Discotheque

27 August 1966 – Gary Farr and The T- Bones (says, back again by demand, the fantastic sound of)

28 August 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

31 August 1966 – Discotheque

2 September 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

3 September 1966 – The Koobas (say’s, Latest Recording “Sweet Music)

4 September 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

7 September 1966 – Discotheque

9 September 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

10 September 1966 – The Graham Bond Organisation

11 September 1966 – Discotheque

14 September 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

16 September 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

17 September 1966 –The Shevelles

18 September 1966 – Discotheque

21 September 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

23 September 1966 – DJ Frankie & Rocky

24 September 1966 – The Action (says, don’t be late for this one, free admission with advert)

25 September 1966 – Discotheque

28 September 1966 – Discotheque

30 September 1966 – DJ Frankie & Rocky

1 October 1966 – Gary Farr and The T-Bones

2 October 1966 – Discotheque

5 October 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

7 October 1966 – Discotheque

8 October 1966 – Dace Anthony’s Mood (says, from London’s Marquee. the big sound of) This is Dave Anthony’s Moods

9 October 1966 – Discotheque

12 October 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

13 October 1966 – Discotheque

15 October 1966 – The Falling Leaves (says, knockout group, currently playing at Tiles

16 October 1966 – Discotheque

19 October 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

21 October 1966 – Discotheque

22 October 1966 – Alvin Robinson (‘Something You Got” “Searching “ and Down Home Girl”)

23 October 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

26 October 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

28 October 1966 – Discotheque

29 October 1966 – Ray King Soul Band featuring James Royal (says, from Tiles the big sound of)

30 October 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

2 November 1966 – Discotheque

4 November 1966 – Discotheque

5 November 1966 – The Artwoods (says, the awaited return of London’s)

6 November 1966 – Discotheque

9 November 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

11 November 1966 – Discotheque

12 November 1966 – Nepenthe and the Subterraneans (says, from America, the way-out sounds of)

13 November 1966 – Discotheque

18 November 1966 – Lee Dorsey plus supporting show (support band the Good Goods)

19 November 1966 – Cream (says, England’s top group)

20 November 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

26 November 1966 – Discotheque

27 November 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

29 November 1966 – The Alan Bown Set (says, the sensational)

1 December 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

2 December 1966 – Discotheque

3 December 1966 – The Koobas

4 December 1966 – Discotheque

7 December 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

9 December 1966 – Discotheque

10 December 1966 – Zoot Money and his Big Roll (says, that Raving Looner)

11 December 1966 – Discotheque

14 December 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

16 December 1966 – Discotheque

17 December 1966 – The Move (says, the Psychedelic Phenomena)

18 December 1966 – Surprise band

21 December 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

23 December 1966 –Surprise Band

24 December 1966 – Gary Farr and the T-Bones (Christmas Eve Party)

26 December 1966 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

28 December 1966 – Discotheque

30 December 1966 – Discotheque (says, warm up for tomorrows rave)

31 December 1966 – Long John Baldry Show Ft Alan Walker & Stuart Brown & Bluesology

1967

1 January 1967 – Discotheque (says, phew its all over, back to normal, back to work tomorrow)

5 January 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

6 January 1967 – Discotheque (says, the weekend starts here)

7 January 1967 – Brian Auger Trinity Ft Julie Discoll

8 January 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

11 January 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

13 January 1967 – Discotheque

14 January 1967 – The Alan Bown (says, the awaited return of London’s)

15 January 1967 – The Good Goods

18 January 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

20 January 1967 – Discotheque

21 January 1967 – The Frame (from Birmingham, recorded “Doctor” “ I can’t go on” RCA Records)

22 January 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

23 January 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

27 January 1967 – Discotheque & Go Go Competition

28 January 1967 – Gary Farr and The T-Bones (says, after Christmas Eves fantastic rave)

29 January 1967 – Discotheque

1 February 1967 – Discotheque

3 February 1967 – Discotheque (says, phew its all over, back to normal, back to work tomorrow)

4 February 1967 – Long John Baldry Show Ft Alan Walker & Stuart Brown & Bluesology

5 February 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky and the Moon Go Go Girls

8 February 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

10 February 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

11 February 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience

12 February 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

15 February 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

17 February 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky (Says, the weekend starts here)

18 February 1967 – The Action (says, back again by demand. The fantastic sound of)

19 February 1967 – Discotheque

22 February 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

24 February 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky (says, the weekend starts here)

25 February 1967 – Alan Bown (says, by demand, the return)

26 February 1967 – Discotheque

1 March 1967 – Geno Washington (says, one night only, on stage in person)

3 March 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

4 March 1967 – Sack’O’Woe

5 March 1967 – Discotheque and Go Go competition)

8 March 1967 – Lee Dorsey (says, by fantastic demand, the return of)

10 March 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

11 March 1967 – The Chessmen (says, London’s sensational)

12 March 1967 – Miss Go Go final discotheque.

15 March 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

17 March 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky (Says, the weekend starts here)

18 March 1967 – Brian Auger Trinity Ft Julie Discoll

19 March 1967 – Discotheque

22 March 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

24 March 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

25 March 1967 – The Action (says, by fantastic demand)

26 March 1967 – Discotheque

27 March 1967 – Easter Egg Rave Discotheque

29 March 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

31 March 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky (says, the weekend starts here)

1 April 1967 – P.P.Arnold and The Mike Cotton Sound Ft Lucas (says, April fools rave)

2 April 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

5 April 1967 – Discotheque

7 April 1967 – Discotheque

8 April 1967 – John L Watson and The Webb (says, Americas….)

9 April 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

12 April 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

14 April 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Rocky

15 April 1967 – The Chessmen Ft Owen Gray (says, by fantastic demand – return of)

16 April 1967 – Top DJ’s (DJ’s from other clubs owned the Moon owners)

19 April 1967 – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

21 April 1967 – DJ’s Frankie & Mad Jim (Jim Donovan, from the1600 club in Hereford)

22 April 1967 – Long John Baldry Show Ft Alan Walker & Stuart Brown & Bluesology

23 April 1967 – Top DJ’s

26 April 1967 – The Drifters (believed to be The Invitations)

28 April 1967 –Top DJ’s

29 April 1967 – The Soul Sisters (says, from America … The Dynamic Exciting.)

30 April 1967 – Discotheque

3 May 1967 – Discotheque

5 May 1967 – Discotheque

6 May 1967 – Cliff Bennett (an unannounced appearance)

7 May 1967 – Top DJ’s (Mad Jim, Tony Lott & Frankie used over the final club dates)

10 May 1967 – Discotheque

12 May 1967 – Discotheque

10 May 1967 – Discotheque

13 May 1967 – The Dual (the last band to play at the club)

14 May 1967 – The last Sunday discotheque at the Moon

17 May 1967 – Blue Moon Closed.

Categories: England, Greenford, London

Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London gigs 1966-1968

April 13, 2020 Nick Warburton 24 Comments

August 1966 listing. Photo: Melody Maker

Located on Allendale Road in Greenford (sometimes billed as Sudbury or Wembley) in northwest London, the Starlite Ballroom was a significant music venue in the UK during the early-to-late 1960s. Peter Griffin booked artists for the venue, together with the Starlight Ballroom in Crawley, West Sussex.

Melody Maker advertised this venue weekly during 1966 and 1967. This doesn’t mean, however, that the advertised artists definitely appeared. It’s quite possible that some acts may have been replaced at the last minute. All of the listings below are from Melody Maker unless otherwise stated. Judging by the listings below, gigs took place on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

1966

Missing some listings from January to late May

1 January – The Fenmen and The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary)

7 January – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary)

16 January – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Beat Instrumental)

21 January – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band and The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary)

22 January – The Drifters (Record Mirror)

23 January – The Alan Bown Set and The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary and Jeff Sturgeon’s diary)

5 February – Stevie Wonder (backed by The Sidewinders?) with The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary)

13 February – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary)

18 February – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds and The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary)

27 February – The Moody Blues and The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary) Beat Instrumental lists The Who for this date as well

11 March – The Small Faces (Record Mirror)

23 March – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Beat Instrumental)

25 March – Wilson Pickett and The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary)

1 April – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Record Mirror)

22 April – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Beat Instrumental)

26 April – The Mindbenders (Beat Instrumental)

29 April – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Beat Instrumental)

6 May – Lee Dorsey and The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary and Jeff Sturgeon’s diary)

15 May – The Small Faces (Record Mirror)

27 May – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

28 May – The Soul Agents

29 May – The Fenmen and The Symbols

Missing listings for 3, 4 and 5 June

5 June – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames and Jean & The Statesides (Dave Brogden’s diary)

10 June – The Quiet Five and The Mark Four

11 June – The Ram Jam (most likely Geno Washington’s band) and The James Royal Set

12 June – The Yardbirds

Dave Brogden’s diary confirms that The Statesides supported The Yardbirds on this date

17 June – Roy C

Dave Brogden’s diary confirms that The Statesides supported Roy C on this date

18 June – The Spencer Davis Group

19 June – The James Royal Set and The Soul Agents

24 June – Radio London Night with bands

25 June – The Emeralds and The James Royal Set

26 June – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

1 July – The Quiet Five and The Trendsetters Ltd

2 July – Radio London Night

3 July – Gary Farr & The T-Bones

8 July – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

9 July – The Crystals

10 July – The Moody Blues

15 July – The Who and Roscoe Brown Combo

16 July – Episode Six and The Legend

17 July – The Troggs, The Wild Things and The Jimmy Brown Sound

22 July – Rufus Thomas

23 July – (Gary Farr &) The T-Bones

24 July – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and The En-Devers Ltd

29 July – Tony Rivers & The Castaways and The Summer Set

30 July – The Riot Squad

31 July – Joyce Bond and The Jimmy Brown Sound

5 August – (Geno Washington &) The Ram Jam Band

6 August – Episode Six

7 August – Solomon Burke

12 August – The Move

Missing listing for 13 August

14 August – Jimmy Brown Sound

19 August – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band and The Tea Set

20 August – The Midnights

21 August – The Action and The Mode

26 August – The Magic Lanterns and The Knack

Missing listing for 27 August

28 August – The Pretty Things and Sands

2 September – The Spencer Davis Group

3 September – Episode Six

4 September – The Birds (with support)

9 September – The Jimmy Brown Sound and The Satellites (soon to become The Army)

10 September – Julian Covey & The Machine

11 September – Long John Baldry & Steampacket

16 September – The Symbols and The Quiet Five

17 September – Two groups

18 September – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

23 September – The Trendsetters and Winston G

24 September – Two groups

25 September – Los Bravos

30 September – Robert Parker and The James Royal Set

1 October – Two groups

2 October – Rick ‘N’ Beckers

7 October – The Cryin Shames

8 October – Two groups

9 October – (Geno Washington &) The Ram Jam Band

14 October – Lee Dorsey

15 October – Two groups

16 October – Batman & Robin

21 October – Sonny Childe & The TNT

22 October – Two groups

23 October – Edwin Starr (possibly backed by The Guests)

28 October – The Birds

29 October – Two groups

30 October – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

4 November – The Dixie Cups

5 November – Two groups

6 November – The Creation

11 November – The Coasters (probably backed by The Noblemen) and The Mode

12 November – Two groups

13 November – (Geno Washington &) The Ram Jam Band

18 November – Wishful Thinking

19 November – Two groups

20 November – Ben E King and Winston G

25 November – The Mindbenders

26 November – Two groups

27 November – The Birds

2 December – The All Night Workers and Sands

3 December – Two groups

4 December – Cream and The Essex Five

9 December – Gass and The Fleur De Lys

10 December – Two groups

11 December – The Drifters and The Bystanders

16 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

17 December – Two groups

18 December – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers

23 December – Eric Burdon & The Animals and The Night Train

24 December – Gass and The Penny Blacks

30 December – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede and The Barry Lee Show

31 December – The Birds and The James Royal Set

1967

1 January – Rick ‘N’ Beckers and The Majority

6 January- (Sonny Childe &) The TNT and The Syn

No listing for 7 January

8 January – The Move and The Roscoe Brown Combo

13 January – The Small Faces

No listing for 14 January

15 January – The Soul Sisters and Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

20 January – The Coloured Raisins and The Herd

No listing for 21 January

22 January – Long John Baldry (& Bluesology)

27 January – Inez & Charlie Foxx and (Joe E Young &) The Tonicks

No listing for 28 January

29 January – The Symbols and The Dyaks

3 February – Winston G

No listing for 4 February

5 February – (Geno Washington &) The Ram Jam Band

10 February – Edwin Starr (possibly backed by The Cool Combination)

No listing for 11 February

12 February – The Who

17 February – The Fenmen

No listing for 18 February

19 February – Cream

24 February – Lemon Line

No listing for 25 February

26 February – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

3 March – Cliff Bennet & The Rebel Rousers

No listing for 4 March

5 March – (Geno Washington &) The Ram Jam Band and The Shell (Shock Show)

10 March – The Coloured Raisins and King Ossie Show

No listing for 11 March

12 March – The Gods

17 March – The Easybeats

No listing for 18 March

19 March – Rick ‘N’ Beckers

24 March – Human Instinct and Joe E Young & The Tonicks

No listing for 25 March

26 March – The New Mojos and The Gods

31 March – Ronnie Jones (& The Q-Set?)

No listing for 1 April

2 April – Ben E King

7 April – Rick ‘N’ Beckers

No listing for 8 April

9 April – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

14 April – The Creation and The Syn

No listing for 15 April

16 April – Long John Baldry Show (aka Bluesology)

21 April – Pink Floyd

No listing for 22 April

23 April – Mary Wells and The Gods

28 April – PP Arnold (backed by The Nice?) and The Syn

No listing for 29 April

30 April – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and Shinn

5 May – Rick ‘N’ Beckers

No listing for 6 May

7 May – Jeff Beck Group and Sean Buckley

12 May – The Shell Shock Show and The Syn

No listing for 13 May

14 May – Normie Rowe & The Playboys

19 May – (Geno Washington &) The Ram Jam Band

No listing for 20 May

21 May – The Troggs and The State Express (they later backed Edwin Starr)

26 May – The Shell Shock Show and The Syn

No listing for 27 May

28 May – Alan Price Set

2 June – Edwin Starr (probably backed by The Senate)

No listing for 3 June

4 June – The Warm Sounds and The Birds and The Bees

9 June – Mike Quinn Rave

No listing for 10 June

11 June – Cream and The Triads

16 June – The Shell Shock Show

No listing for 17 June

18 June – The Drifters

23 June – The Move and The Gods

No listing for 24 June

25 June – The Chiffons and Midnight Train

No listing for 30 June or 1 July

2 July – The Toys

Ron Lewingdon says Steve Priest’s pre-Sweet group, The Army were also on this bill. He remembers appearing at the venue with The Toys

No listing for 7 or 8 July

9 July – The Jeff Beck Group

14 July – The All Night Workers

No listing for 15 July

16 July – The Long John Baldry Show (aka Bluesology)

21 July – The All Night Workers

No listing for 22 July

23 July – The Action and The Syn

28 July – Modes Mode

No listing for 29 July

30 July – Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and The Human Instinct

4 August – The All Night Workers

No listing for 5 August

6 August – The Bee Gees and The Pussyfoot

11 August – Modes Mode

No listing for 12 August

13 August – The Small Faces

Henry Turtle says that his group The Doves played with The Small Faces at this venue several times. This seems the most likely date for one of the shows but needs confirmation

18 August – The Syn

No listing for 19 August

20 August – The Jeff Beck Group

25 August – The New Jump Band

No listing for 26 August

27 August – The Human Instinct and The Triads

1 September – The Pussyfoot

No listing for 2 September

3 September – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers

8 September – The Shell Shock Show

No listing for 9 September

10 September – James & Bobby Purify and The James Royal Set

15 September – The Unsuited Medium

No listing for 16 September

17 September – The Original Drifters (backed by The Trend)

22 September – The Wranglers

23 September (first Saturday listing for the year) – The Breakthru

24 September – The Tiles Big Band

29 September – The New York Public Library

30 September – The Breakthru

1 October – The Alan Bown Set and The Calgary Stampede

No listing for 6 October

No listing for 7 October

8 October – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

13 October – Amen Corner

No listing for 14 October

15 October – Max Baer & The Chicago Setback

20 October – The Human Instinct

21 October – Warren Davis (was he on his own or with The Monday Band?)

22 October – The Ebony Keys and The All Night Workers (possibly the new version of this band)

27 October – Mr Hip Soul Band

28 October – The Wranglers

29 October – Geno Washington & Ram Jam Band and The All Night Workers

3 November – Pesky Gee

4 November – The Taylor Upton Big Jump Band

5 November – Ben E King and Dr Marigold’s Prescription

10 November – Horatio Soul & The Square Deals

11 November – The Triads

12 November – Marmalade and Legay

17 November – Katch 22

18 November – Willie Walker & The Scene

19 November – The Skatalites and The Open Mind

24 November – The Minor Portion Roll Band

25 November – Keith Skues and The Shock Treatment

26 November – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds and The Living Daylights

1 December – J J Bendol & The SOS

2 December – Katch 22

3 December – Geranium Pond and Modes Mode

8 December – Hydro Bronx B Band

No listing for 9 December

10 December – Simon Dupree & The Big Sound

No more listings for the year, so would welcome any additions

1968

Melody Maker didn’t appear to advertise the venue during 1968, so I’ve listed references next to the entries I have found. It looks like they were Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays but the listings are not complete and I would welcome any additions

Missing lists from January-April 1968

19 April – Colin Berry (Harrow Weekly Post)

21 April – Ike & Tina Turner Show (Harrow Weekly Post/New Musical Express)

26 April – Colin Berry (Harrow Weekly Post)

27 April – The Lace (Harrow Weekly Post)

28 April – Garnet Mimms and The Lace (Harrow Weekly Post) Mimms may have cancelled

3 May – Colin Berry (Harrow Weekly Post)

4 May – Pandemonium (Harrow Weekly Post)

No listing on 5 May

No listing on 10 May

11 May – The Cruudas (Harrow Weekly Post)

12 May – The Honeybus (Harrow Weekly Post)

No listing on 17 May

18 May – Rainbow Ffolly (Harrow Weekly Post)

19 May – Marmalade and Rainbow Ffolly (Harrow Weekly Post)

No listing on 24 May

25 May – Jo Jo Gunne (Harrow Weekly Post)

26 May – Edwin Starr (backed by The State Express) (and with support) (Harrow Weekly Post)

31 May – The New Flamingos (Harrow Weekly Post)

1 June – The Greatest Show on Earth (Harrow Weekly Post)

2 June – Duane Eddy and The All Night Workers (Harrow Weekly Post)

Henry Turtle says his band The Doves played with Duane Eddy at this venue. The All Night Workers definitely played too

7 June – The Midnights (Harrow Weekly Post)

8 June – The All Night Workers (Harrow Weekly Post)

9 June – The Fantastics (backed by The House of Orange) (Harrow Weekly Post)

14 June – The Exits (Harrow Weekly Post)

15 June – Orange Seaweed (Harrow Weekly Post)

16 June – Whisky Mac (with support) (Harrow Weekly Post)

21 June – The Apricots (Harrow Weekly Post)

22 June – Size Five (Harrow Weekly Post)

23 June – The New Breed (with support) (Harrow Weekly Post)

28 June – The Apricots (Harrow Weekly Post)

29 June – The Group (with support) (Harrow Weekly Post)

30 June – The Apricots (with support) (Harrow Weekly Post)

5 July – The Midnites (Harrow Weekly Post)

6 July – The New Breed (Harrow Weekly Post)

7 July – The Midnites (with support) (Harrow Weekly Post)

No listing for 12 July

13 July – The Midnites (with support) (Harrow Weekly Post)

14 July – The Neuz (Harrow Weekly Post)

No listing for 19 July

20 July – The Neuz (Harrow Weekly Post)

21 July – The Unison (Harrow Weekly Post)

No listing for 26, 27 and 28 July

No listing for 2 August

3 August – The Unison (Harrow Weekly Post)

4 August – The Unison (Harrow Weekly Post)

I don’t have any more listings for August and only odd ones for September and October so would welcome any additions

22 September – The New Breed (Harrow Weekly Post)

29 September – The All Night Workers (Harrow Weekly Post)

5 October – The James Morton Sound (Harrow Weekly Post)

6 October – The Race (Harrow Weekly Post)

9 October – Colin Berry (Wednesday) (Harrow Weekly Post)

12 October – The James Morton Sound (Harrow Weekly Post)

2 November – The James Morton Sound (Harrow Weekly Post)

3 November – The Midnites with Dynamic Maxine (Harrow Weekly Post)

8 November – Colin Berry (Harrow Weekly Post)

9 November – The James Morton Sound (Harrow Weekly Post)

10 November – The Midnites with Dynamic Maxine (Harrow Weekly Post)

15 November – The Midnites with Dynamic Maxine (Harrow Weekly Post)

16 November – The James Morton Sound (Harrow Weekly Post)

There is no listing for 17 November

22 November – Colin Berry and The Midnites (Harrow Weekly Post)

23 November – The James Morton Sound (Harrow Weekly Post)

There is no listing for 24 November

I have no more listings for November and a gap in early December

11 December – The All Night Workers (Wednesday) (Harrow Weekly Post) Says Sudbury, but the address is the same – Allendale Road

I have no more listings for December so would welcome any additions

Categories: England, London

The Mistrale club, Beckenham

April 5, 2020 Nick Warburton 9 Comments

A popular rock venue in Southeast London, the Mistrale club began life as the Beckenham Ballroom. Located at 2-4 high street at Beckenham Junction, the Mistrale opened its doors in April 1968 with Manfred Mann performing on the first night, supported by The Grenades, a Caribbean group.

The club continued to operate into the Seventies and below is the start of a list of artists that appeared during the late 1960s. I’d be interested to hear from anyone who can add missing artists, no matter how significant, as well as memories of particular shows.

1968

17 April – Manfred Mann and The Grenades (Poster)

18 April – Reparta & The Delrons with Don Moss (Melody Maker)

19 April – Dantalion’s Chariot starring Zoot Money and The Mr Mo’s Messengers (Melody Maker)

20 April – The Pyramids (Melody Maker)

24 April – Alan Price Set (Melody Maker) and The Grenades (Poster)

26 April – Mr Mo’s Messengers (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

27 April – The Shiralee (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

28 April – The Ethiopians (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

1 May – Ike & Tina Turner Show and The Grenades (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

3 May – Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and The Evolution (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

4 May – Mr Hip Soul Band (Poster/Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

8 May – Marmalade and Mr Mo’s Messengers (Poster/Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

9 May – Shiralee (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

10 May – Terry Lightfoot Jazzmen (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

11 May – The Pyramids and The Go Go Show (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser/Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

12 May – Moon’s Train (Malcolm Penn’s diary – thanks to Peter Gosling for sharing)

15 May – Mr Hip Soul Band (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

16 May – The Firestones (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

17 May – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and The Purple Dream (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser/New Musical Express)

One poster lists Cliff Bennett & His Band instead of Chris Farlowe

18 May – Alan Elsdon Jazz Band (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

19 May – Bob Miller & The Millermen (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

20 May – Bill Haley & His Comets and The Shiralee (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

22 May – Mr Mo’s Messengers (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

23 May – The Shiralee (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

24 May – James and Bobby Purify and The Grenades (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

25 May – The Mojos and Sweet Rain (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

26 May – Kenny Ball Jazz Band (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

29 May – Dave Turner Four (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

30 May – Edwin Starr and The Evolution (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

31 May – Chicken Shack and The Grenades (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

1 June – Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival Show (featuring Tommy Bishop) and Mr Mo’s Messengers (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

2 June – The Pyramids (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

5 June – Jethro Tull and The Epics (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

6 June – The Firestones (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

7 June – The Coloured Raisins and The Light Brigade (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

8 June – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers and The Shiralee (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

9 June – Honeybus and The Pussyfoot (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

12 June – Donamite and The Duce’s (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

13 June – The Shiralee (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

14 June – Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation and The Light Brigade (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

15 June – Oscar Toney Junior and The Firestones (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

16 June – The Pyramids (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

19 June – Donamite (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

20 June – The Firestones (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

21 June – Spencer’s Washboard King and The Greatest Show on Earth (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

22 June – The Lamb Brothers Show and The Shiralee (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

23 June – Noel & The Firebirds (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

27 June – The Shiralee (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

28 June – The Gass with George Paul Jefferson (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

29 June – The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band with The Evolution (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

30 June – The Freddy Mack Show (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

4 July – Cliff Bennett and Mr Mo’s Messengers (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

5 July – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and Maddening Crowd (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

6 July – The Episode, The Firestones and The Duces (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

7 July – The Skatallites (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

10 July – The Duces (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

11 July – The Shiralee (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

12 July – The Evolution (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

13 July – Root & Jenny Jackson with Electric Sun (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

14 July – The Pyramids (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

17 July – The Duces (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

18 July – Mr Mo’s Messengers (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

19 July – Patti La Belle & The Bluebells and Purple Dream (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

20 July – Tim Rose, Point Blank and The Duces (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

21 July – July and The Skatellites (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

30 August 1968 – Moon’s Train (Malcolm Penn’s diary – thanks to Peter Gosling for sharing)

New Musical Express lists Ben E King for 30 August.

5 September – Ben E King (New Musical Express)

19 September – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (New Musical Express)

25 September – Black Sabbath (Poster)

4 October – Felice Taylor (backed by The Reaction) (New Musical Express) and Serendipity (Poster)

5 October – Grand Union and The Maddening Crowd (Poster)

6 October – The Sundae Times (Poster)

11 October – PP Arnold and The Evolution (Poster)

12 October – Julian Kirsch and Sweet Rain (Poster)

13 October – The Interstate Road Show (Poster)

18 October – Tyrannosaurus Rex, The Pretty Things and Julian Kirsch (Coulson & Purley Advertiser)

19 October – Herbie & The Royalists and The Evolution (Poster)

20 October – The Skatellites (Poster)

25 October – Amboy Dukes and Kaleidoscope (Poster)

26 October – Mr Mo’s Messengers and Sweet Rain (Poster)

27 October – The Pyramids (Poster)

I have no listings until end of November

29 November – Kaleidoscope and The Mojos (Poster)

6 December – The Herd and Electric Sun (South East London Mercury)

20 December – The Isley Brothers backed by Art Regis (ex-Jimmy James & The Vagabonds?) and The Brass Cannon (New Musical Express) The Isley Brothers UK tour was cancelled last minute

24 December – Johnny & The Rivals (South East London Mercury)

27 December – The Maddening Crowd (South East London Mercury)

28 December – Electric Sun (South East London Mercury)

29 December – Gun Hill (South East London Mercury)

31 December – Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Information (South East London Mercury)

1969

I have significant gaps in this year and would welcome additions

10 January – The Greatest Show on Earth and The Pyramids (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

15 January – Alan Elsdon (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

16 January – The Count Lee Sound (South East London Mercury)

18 January – Evolution (South East London Mercury)

22 January – Bob Wallis & The Storyville Jazzmen (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

9 February – Moby Grape (South East London Mercury)

7 March – Ben E King and The Classics (Melody Maker)

26 March – Kaleidoscope (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

4 April – Desmond Dekker & The Aces and The Evolution (Melody Maker)

30 May – Nice (Melody Maker)

25 June – Ohio Express (Melody Maker)

18 July – Idle Race (Time Out)

6 September – Justin Tyme (South East London Mercury)

20 September – Listen (South East London Mercury)

1970

This is just a start for 1970 but welcome additions

2 March – Genesis (Melody Maker)

Categories: Country, England, London

Tuesday’s Children gigs 1966-1969

May 19, 2019 Nick Warburton 2 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.

TUESDAY’S CHILDREN

Formed in mid-1966 from the ashes of The Prophets the original line-up comprised:

Phil Cordell (lead vocals, guitar)

Mick Ware (vocals, guitar)

Paul Kendrick (bass)

Derrick Gough (drums)

1966

1 October 1966 – New Spot, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

14 October 1966 – Garry Owen Club, Hammersmith, west London (Fabulous 208)

15 October 1966 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

12 November 1966 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

10 December 1966 – Baths, Leyton, London (Fabulous 208)

1967

14 January 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Fabulous 208)

20 January 1967 – Windmill Hall, Upminster, east London (Fabulous 208)

4 February 1967 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London with The Attack (Fabulous 208)

17 February 1967 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey with The Next Move (Surrey Advertiser)

11 March 1967 – Bal Tabarin, Downham, southeast London with the Collection (South East London Mercury)

22 March 1967 – Big L Party Night, Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The James Royal Set (Melody Maker)

23 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (Fabulous 208)

24 March 1967 – Miners’ Club, Ripley, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

25 March 1967 – Anchor Hotel, Skegness, Lincolnshire (Fabulous 208)

7 April 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (Fabulous 208)

28 April 1967 – Europa Hotel, Grosvenor Square, central London (Fabulous 208)

24 May 1967 – Wellington Manor Country Club, Crowthorne, Berkshire with Grapefruit (Reading Evening Post)

26-27 May 1967 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensington, London (Fabulous 208)

8 June 1967 – Elizabethan Hall, Dagenham, London (Fabulous 208)

9-15 June 1967 – Pier, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

29 July 1967 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensington, London (Fabulous 208)

In early August, Phil Cordell left for a solo career.

Hammond organist Bob Hodges joined. Earlier in the year, he’d played with The Attack.

The group also added two sax players: Roger Davies, who was Kinks siblings’ Ray and Dave’s cousin, and Liverpudlian Phil Kenzie, who had recently played with Sonny Childe & The TNT

12 August 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 August 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

During September trumpet player Hilary Roy did four gigs with the band

2 September 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London (afternoon) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 September 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (evening) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 September 1967 – Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Eyes of Blonde (Bob Hodges’ diary/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

8 September 1967 – De Valence Ballroom, Tenby, Wales with The Swinging Blue Jeans (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 September 1967 – Ritz Ballroom, Skewen, Wales with Love Sculpture (Bob Hodges’ diary/Port Talbot Guardian/South Wales Evening Post)

10 September 1967 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 September 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with Sons & Lovers (Evening Sentinel/Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 September 1967 – Garden of Eden Club, Bridge Hotel, Wheatley, Oxfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 September 1967 – RAF Watton, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 September 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 September 1967 – Embassy Rooms, Colchester, Essex with The Collection (Bob Hodges’ diary/Essex County Standard)

24 September 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 September 1967 – Shades, Masonic Hall, Wokingham, Berkshire (Ricky Tick Club Night) (Bracknell News/Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 September 1967 – Nags Head, Wollaston, Northamptonshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 October 1967 – University of Sussex, Falmer, West Sussex with Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, Fairport Convention and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 October 1967 – According to Bob Hodges’ diary, the band attended ABC Film/TV Studios, Teddington

14 October 1967 – Victoria Hotel, Dartford, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 October 1967 – Foseco Sports & Social Club, Tamworth, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary/Tamworth Herald)

20 October 1967 – Youth Club, St Ives, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 October 1967 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle/Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 October 1967 – St Barnabus Youth Club, Woodford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 October 1967 – Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Street, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 October 1967 – Middleton Hotel, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 October 1967 – Wood Green Jazz Club, Fishmongers Arms, Wood Green, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 November 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

Photo: Richard Goddard. This isn’t in Bob Hodges’ gig diary list

4 November 1967 – YMCA, Sebert Street, Gloucester with The Inmates (Gloucester Citizen)

5 November 1967 – Cat Balou, Grantham, Lincolnshire (Bob Hodges’ diary/Grantham Journal)

6 November 1967 – Tabbys Discotheque, Ealing, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Tages (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live/Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 November 1967 – Windmill Hall, Upminster, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 November 1967 – Penny Farthing Club, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Southend Standard) This gig is not in Bob Hodges’ diary

11 November 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire with Modes Mode (Bob Hodges’ diary) Gig lists six piece

12 November 1967 – Middleton Hotel, Middleton, Essex (Southend Standard) This gig is not in Bob Hodges’ diary so may not have happened

Around this time sax players Roger Davies and Phil Kenzie departed, the latter to briefly work with PP Arnold and then with Freddie Mack. Davies may be the same musician who subsequently played with The Warren Davis Monday Band.

17 November 1967 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 November 1967 – Silver End Hotel, Silver End, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 November 1967 – Aurora Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 November 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29-30 November 1967 – According to Bob Hodges’ diary, the band attended Pinewood Studios to film “The Ugliest Girl In the World” with actor Nicholas Parsons

1 December 1967 – Victoria and Bull Hotel, Dartford, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 December 1967 – Lord Hill Hotel, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 December 1967 – Tiffany’s, Shaftsbury Avenue, W1, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 December 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho London (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 December 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 December 1967 – Nags Head, Motown Club, Wollaston, Northamptonshire with Big Bob’s Hi-Fi Sound (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

10 December 1967 – Dolphin Hotel, Maidenhead, Berkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 December 1967 – Penny Farthing Club, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Essex Chronicle/Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 December 1967 – Civic Hall, Corby, Northampshire with The Minor Portion Roll Band (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

14 December 1967 – Palais Ballroom, Nottingham (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 December 1967 – Bear and Key Hotel, Whitstable, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 December 1967 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 December 1967 – West Oxfordshire College of Technology, Whitney, Oxfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 December 1967 – Roadmender Club, Northampton (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 December 1967 – Manor House Pub, Manor House, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 December 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 December 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Amboy Dukes (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live/Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 December 1967 – Rugby Club, Letchworth, Hertfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 December 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1968

3 January 1968 – Marconi Sports & Social Club, Chelmsford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 January 1968 – Tabernacle Club, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 January 1968 – Parley Sports Club, Wimbourne, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 January 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Mooche (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday/Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 January 1968 – Springhead School, Northfleet, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 January 1968 – Wellington Club, Dereham, Norfolk with Reformation (Bob Hodges’ diary/Lynn News)

14 January 1968 – Maids Head, King’s Lynn, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 January 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 January 1968 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, London (Fabulous 208/Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 January 1968 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo/Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 January 1968 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 January 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 February 1968 – Concord Club, Southampton, Hampshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 February 1968 – Shepway Youth Club, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 February 1968 – Union Rowing Club, Nottingham (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 February 1968 – North Park Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Eagle Blue Beat Band (Bob Hodges’ diary/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

8 February 1968 – RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 February 1968 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 February 1968 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 February 1968 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 February 1968 – Youth Club, Loughton, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 February 1968 – La Bamba Club, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 February 1968 – North Park Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 March 1968 – Romford Youth Club, Harold Hill, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 March 1968 – Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Street, Kensington (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 March 1968 – Robert Beard Youth Club, Hornchurch, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 March 1968 – Brighton College of Education, Farmer, West Sussex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 March 1968 – Embassy Suite, Colchester, Essex with The System (Essex County Standard/Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 March 1968 – Wood Green Jazz Club, Fishmonger’s Arms, Wood Green, London (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 March 1968 – London University, St John Street, Clerkenwell, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 March 1968 – Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 March 1968 – Sir James Hawkey Hall, Woodford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 March 1968 – Woodlands Youth Club, Basildon (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 March 1968 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and The Wild Angels (Bob Hodges’ diary/Melody Maker)

24 March 1968 – Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 March 1968 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Root and Jenny Jackson with The Hightimers (Cambridge News) This isn’t in Bob Hodges’ diary

30 March 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 April 1968 – RAF Swanton, Moreley, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 April 1968 – Hastings College of Technology, Hastings, East Sussex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 April 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London (morning) for filming scene for film “29” with Alexis Kanner (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 April 1968 – Lynton Hall Palais, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 April 1968 – Silver End Hotel, Silver End, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 April 1968 – William McGuffie Youth Club, Walthamstow, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 April 1968 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with The Associates (Bucks Free Press/Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 April 1968 – Parley Sports & Social Club, Wimbourne, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 April 1968 – Roadmender Club, Northampton (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 April 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 April 1968 – Wellington Club, Dereham, Norfolk with Sleepy Talk (Bob Hodges’ diary/North Norfolk News)

21 April 1968 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 April 1968 – Speakeasy, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 April 1968 – All Saints Youth Club, Hornchurch, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 May 1968 – Youth Club, Loughton, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 May 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 May 1968 – Youth Club, Poplar, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 May 1968 – Mountbatten Club, Chatham, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 May 1968 – Scotch of St James, Masons Yard, Mayfair, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 May 1968 – La Bamba Club, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 May 1968 – Hatchettes Club, Piccadilly, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 May 1968 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 May 1968 – University College, London with Deep Purple (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 May 1968 – Wellington Boot Bar, Wellington Manor Country Club, Crowthorne, Berkshire with Grapefruit (Bracknell News/Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 May 1968 – Egham College Students’ Union, Egham, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 May 1968 – Youth Club, Epping, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 May 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 May 1968 – William McCuffie Youth Club, Walthamstow, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 June 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 June 1968 – Birdcage Club, Harlow, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 June 1968 – Top Rank Club, Watford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 June 1968 – TA Drill Hall, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 June 1968 – Archer Hall, Billericay, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 June 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 June 1968 – Willows, Romford, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 June 1968 – University of Essex Students’ Union, Colchester, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 June 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 June 1968 – Potters Bar Hotel, Potters Bar (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 June 1968 – Pier Ballroom, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 July 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 July 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 July 1968 – Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 July 1968 – Rasputins, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 July 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 July 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary/Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

13 July 1968 – T Walls & Co Social Club, Gloucester, Gloucestershire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 July 1968 – Silver End Hotel, Silver End, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 July 1968 – Domino Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 July 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 July 1968 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 July 1968 – Speakeasy, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

Gig isn’t in Bob Hodges’ diary list. Image may be subject to copyright

23 July 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News) Missing from Bob Hodges’ diary so may not have happened

28 July 1968 – Bag O’Nails, Kingley Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 August 1968 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser/Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 August 1968 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 August 1968 – Domino Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 August 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 August 1968 – La Bamba, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 August 1968 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 August 1968 – Youth Club, Cuffley, Hertfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 August 1968 – Scene Club, Gari Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with The Something Else (Bob Hodges’ diary/Yarmouth Mercury)

22 August 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary/Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

23 August 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 August 1968 – Thingamajig, Reading, Berkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 August 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 August 1968 – Pier Ballroom, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 September 1968 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 September 1968 – Rasputin’s, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 September 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10-11 September 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly, London (Poster at Jonathan Marks’ website: https://imgur.com/a/sWtBd#0)

14 September 1968 – Pier Ballroom, Morecambe, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 September 1968 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 September 1968 – Quaintways, Chester, Cheshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 September 1968 – Black Sheep Club, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

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

27 September 1968 – Loughton College of Education, Loughton, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 September 1968 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 September 1968 – Tiffany’s, Shaftsbury Avenue, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 October 1968 – Pier Ballroom, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 October 1968 – St Edmund Hall, Student Union, Oxford University (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 October 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 October 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 October 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 October 1968 – Youth Club, Cuffley, Herts (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 October 1968 – Sixth Form College, Lincoln (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 October 1968 – Bag O’Nails, Kingley Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 October 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 October 1968 – Revolution, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 October 1968 – El Grotto Club, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 November 1968 – Shepway Youth Club, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 November 1968 – Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Street, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 November 1968 – Embassy Rooms, Colchester, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary/Essex County Standard)

9 November 1968 – Rush Green College, Romford (Bob Hodges’ diary) Surrey Advertiser has them at Pantiles in Bagshot, Surrey. They must have been replaced for this gig by another band

15 November 1968 – Rasputins, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 November 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder) This is missing from Bob’s diary so perhaps they were replaced

22 November 1968 – Civic Hall, Aveley, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 November 1968 – Corn Exchange, Bedford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 November 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 November 1968 – Sports Centre, Crippe Street, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 December 1968 – Greyhound Hotel, Chadwell Heath, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary/Newham, West Ham & East Ham, Barking and Stratford Express/Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

13 December 1968 – Hornchurch Grammar School, Hornchurch (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 December 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 December 1968 – Technical High School, Chelmsford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 December 1968 – College of Further Education, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 December 1968 – Westcliffe Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 December 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 December 1968 – La Bamba Club, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 December 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London (private charity event) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1969

6 January 1969 – Quaintways, Chester, Cheshire with US Flaptop & The Cat Road Show and Headline News (website: www.45worlds.com/live) Not listed in Bob Hodges’ diary

10 January 1969 – Youth Club, Sawston, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 January 1969 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 January 1969 – Redifon Social Club, Wandsworth, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 January 1969 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 January 1969 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 January 1969 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 January 1969 – Guildhall, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 January 1969 – Institute Hall, Braintree, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 February 1969 – Red Cow, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 February 1969 – Memorial Hall, Great Shelford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 February 1969 – Wesley Youth Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 February 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 February 1969 – Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Street, Kensingston, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 March 1969 – Bubbles Club, Brentwood, Essex with Pussyfoot Tramp, Still Life, Colours and Fantasy (Bob Hodges’ diary/Melody Maker)

8 March 1969 – Netherhall School, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 March 1969 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge with The Who (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 March 1969 – University College, Gower Street, London with The Nice, Deep Purple and three others (Melody Maker) Not in Bob Hodges’ diary

15 March 1969 – Bubbles Club, Brentwood, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 March 1969 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 March 1969 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 April 1969 – Silverwood Working Men’s Club, Rotherham (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 April 1969 – Athaneum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 April 1969 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 April 1969 – Burnetts Club, Newbury, Berkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 April 1969 – Maidstone Technical College, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 April 1969 – Graduate Centre, Cambridge University (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 April 1969 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 April 1969 – Hermitage Club, Hitchin, Herts (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 May 1969 – Lafayette Club, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 May 1969 – Neeld Hall, Chippenham, Wiltshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 May 1969 – Meridan Youth Club, Royston, Herts (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 May 1969 – Sawston Hall, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 May 1969 – Pantiles Club, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary/Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

26 May 1969 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 May 1969 – Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 May 1969 – Teachers Training College, Saffron Walden, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 June 1969 – Cambridge Rock and Pop Festival (afternoon) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 June 1969 – Cambridge Footlights Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 June 1969 – Clare College, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 June 1969 – Selwyn College, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 June 1969 – Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 June 1969 – Magdalen College, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 June 1969 – RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 June 1969 – Agricultural College, Askham Bryan, York (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 June 1969 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 July 1969 – Technical College, Worcester, Worcestershire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 July 1969 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 July 1969 – RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 July 1969 – Tye Green Community Centre, Harlow, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 July 1969 – Union Society, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 July 1969 – Stapleford Recreation Ground, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 July 1969 – BRC Sports Club, Stafford, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25-26 July 1969 – Bakers Row Club, Cardiff, Wales (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 July 1969 – Union Society, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 August 1969 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 August 1969 – Cruising Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 August 1969 – RAF Odiham, Hampshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 August 1969 – RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 September 1969 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 September 1969 – Lyceum Ballroom, Strand, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 September 1969 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 September 1969 – Technical College, Chelmsford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 September 1969 – Rhodes Centre, Bishops Stortford, Herts (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 September 1969 – BRC Club, Stafford, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 October 1969 – New Penny Club, Derby (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 October 1969 – Christchurch College, Canterbury, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 October 1969 – Horns Hotel, Braintree, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 October 1969 – Ewell Technical College, Ewell, Surrey with The Faces (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 October 1969 – Southbank Club, Grimsby with The Graham Bond Initiation (Bob Hodges’ diary)

Photo: Thanks to Julie Kirk for providing

17 October 1969 – Technical College, Rugby, Warwickshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 October 1969 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 October 1969 – Youth Club, Cheadle Hulme (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 October 1969 – The Cinema, Saffron Walden, Essex with The Herd (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 October 1969 – Tramway Club, York (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 October 1969 – Progressive Club, Gateshead (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 November 1969 – Youth Club, Wickford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 November 1969 – Royal Lancaster Hotel, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 November 1969 – Technical College, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 November 1969 – Beetroot Club, Brentwood, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 December 1969 – St Peter’s School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 December 1969 – Memorial Hall, Newmarket (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 December 1969 – Letchworth Grammar School, Letchworth (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 December 1969 – BRC Sports & Social Club, Stafford, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 December 1969 – Rumpston Youth Club, Witham, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

From the start of 1970, they began working as Czar

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)

14 February 1967 – Glen Ballroom, Llanelli, south Wales with Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band, The Zombies, The Dollys, The Corncrackers and The NMO (South Wales Evening Post)

14 February 1967 – Ritz Club, Skewen, south Wales with The Eyes of Blue and Lott 13 (South Wales Evening Post)

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

Categories: England

Sonny Childe & The TNT’s gigs 1966-1967

October 7, 2017 Nick Warburton 6 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

1966

Having worked with Elders Consolidated from late 1964 to mid-1965 and The Cool School from mid-late 1965, Sonny Childe also worked briefly with The Pyramids.

In March 1966, he played at the Flamingo in Soho with The Alexis Korner Band and then was backed by various groups before joining Freddie Mack around May 1966.

5 March 1966 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with Dicky Pride (The Star) Backed by The Sidewinders

6 March 1966 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker) Does not list who backed him

23 April 1966 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Clwyd, Wales with The Sidewinders, The Charms and The Raynes (Rhyl & Prestayn Gazette) Possibly backed by The Charms by now

1 May 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London with The Square Deals (Melody Maker) This was Sonny Childe & The Charms and possibly just before he joined Freddie Mack

14 May 1966 – Stamford R&B Club, Stamford Hotel, Stamford, Lincolnshire (Grantham Journal) With The Sidewinders

Childe worked with Freddie Mack from around early May to early July 1966 when he split with Mack’s backing group This ‘N’ That with the line-up listed below:

Sonny Childe – lead vocals

Ernie Hayes – lead guitar

Mike Vaughan-Jones – organ

Derek Bond – bass

Phil Kenzie – saxophone

Ashton Tootell – saxophone

Richard “Nobby” Clarke – saxophone

John Pritchard – trumpet

Marc Charig – trumpet

Eddie Lincoln – congas

Billy Adamson – drums

The TNT minus Sonny Childe in early 1967

6 July 1966 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

23 July 1966 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

6 August 1966 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker) TNT not mentioned in billing

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

12 August 1966 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hampshire (Camberley News)

13 August 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Johnny & John (ex-Merseybeats) and group, Fleur de Lys, The Rising Suns and The Ferryboys (Lincolnshire Standard)

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

27 August 1966 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker) TNT not mentioned in the billing

3 September 1966 – Bumper Barbecue Beat Night, Holcombe Rogers near Wellington, Devon with The Four Hits Plus Two and The Shaky Notes Dance Band (Express & Echo) Billed as Explosive TNT

10 September 1966 – St George’s Hall, Exeter, Devon (Express & Echo) Billed as TNT Group

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

20 September 1966 – Chinese R&B Club, Corn Exchange, Bristol (Evening Post)

25 September 1966 – Regency Ballroom, Bath with People’s People (Poster/Western Daily Press)

1 October 1966 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with Fortune Tellers (Chester Chronicle)

1 October 1966 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker) TNT not mentioned

10 October 1966 – Mews, Birmingham, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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

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

17 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The VIPs (Melody Maker)

21 October 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, west London (Melody Maker)

22 October 1966 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker) TNT not mentioned

1 November 1966 – Chinese R&B Jazz Club, Bristol (Evening Post)

3 November 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Question (Melody Maker)

4 November 1966 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with The Coasters and The Noblemen (The Star)

6 November 1966 – Beau Brummel Club, Avalston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with Phil Ryan & The Scorpions (Chester Chronicle)

7 November 1966 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with The Blaises (Birmingham Evening Mail)

10 November 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Rey Anton & The Pro Form (Melody Maker)

12 November 1966 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts (Welwyn Advertiser)

13 November 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham with Herbie Goins & The Night Timers (Nottingham Evening Post)

16 November 1966 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

18 November 1966 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker) TNT not mentioned

29 November 1966 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Echo)

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

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

12 December 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Stormville Shakers (Melody Maker)

17 December 1966 – Midnight City, Digbeth, West Midlands with Ike & Tina Turner Revue and Tropical Boot Company (Birmingham Evening Mail)

17 December 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Essex Five and The Chevrons (Luton News)

23 December 1966 – Bath Regency Ballroom, Bath with The Spectres (Poster)

29 December 1966 – White Bicycle Club, Maple Ballroom, Northampton (Northampton Chronicle)

31 December 1966 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Knack and The Eyes of Blond (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

1967

1 January 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as Sonny Childe & His Band

6 January 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, west London with The Syn (Melody Maker) Billed as just TNT

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

20 January 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Felders Orioles (Melody Maker)

21 January 1967 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

28 January 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The New Generation (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

5 February 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (The Star)

10 February 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Goodtime Band (Melody Maker)

16 February 1967 – Guildhall, Gloucester (Gloucester Citizen)

18 February 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as & His 15-piece band

20 February 1967 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with Zoot Money & His Big Roll Band and The Monopoly (Birmingham Evening Mail)

23 February 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Melody Maker)

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

26 February 1967 – Gyro Club, Troutbeck Hotel, Ilkley, West Yorkshire (Yorkshire Evening Post)

3 March 1967 – Astoria, Finsbury Park, north London with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Settlers, Ray Cameron and The Robb Storme Group (Hackney Gazette) Jeff Beck Group were billed but didn’t stay on the tour

5 March 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

20 March 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

For the Roy Orbison tour, the group were reported as being a ten piece sax band

26 March 1967 – Coventry Theatre, Coventry, West Midlands with Roy Orbison, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind (replaced Jeff Beck), The Settlers, The Robb Storme Group (David Else research)

31 March 1967 – Odeon Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with Roy Orbison, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers, The Robb Storme Group (Melody Maker)

6 April 1967 – Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire with Roy Orbison, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Settlers and The Robb Storme Group (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

8 April 1967 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Southend Standard)

14 April 1967 – Cue Club, Paddinton, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as Sonny Childe Show with The TNT Band

15 April 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Soul Concern (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

22 April 1967 – Drill Hall, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire with The Minor Portion Big Roll Band (needs source)

22 April 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester with Mary Wells (Leicester Mercury)

23 April 1967 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Sound Society (Crewe Chronicle)

27 April 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

29 April 1967 – The Pitch, Birmingham, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

20 May 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with New Generation (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

29 May 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Artwoods and The Real McCoy (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

14 June 1967 – Magdalen College, Oxford with Manfred Mann (Fabulous 208)

16 June 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Mud (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

17 June 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester (Disc & Music Echo)

22 July 1967 – Cesar’s, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire Times)

29 July 1967 – Baths, Matlock, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208) Billed as TNT

Around early August, Sonny Childe, who was Sam Cooke’s nephew and later found fame as R B Greaves, split with TNT.

Kenzie joined Tuesday’s Children briefly. Hayes, Vaughan-Jones and Adamson joined the Jet Harris Band for a few months and then added Eddie Philips from The Creation on bass and brought back Phil Kenzie to reform TNT as PP Arnold’s backing group in November.

Sunday early October 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette) With Maxine Brown

PP Arnold & The TNT:

28 October 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Lancashire Evening Post)

16 November 1967 – Concord, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Echo)

18 November 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London with The Fourmost and Man Ee Go (does not mention a support band) (Melody Maker)

19 November 1967 – Kyrle Hall, Birmingham (needs source)

26 November 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Bluecaps (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

7 December 1967 – Matlock Baths Pavilion, Matlock, Derbyshire with Locomotive (Derby Evening Telegraph) Does not mention The TNT but seems likely

8 December 1967 – South Bank Jazz Club, Grimsby, Humberside with The Rumble Band (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

9 December 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

10 December 1967 – Plaza, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (Huddersfield Daily Examiner)

14 December 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, North Yorkshire (possibly Fabulous 208)

1968

6 January 1968 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette) Does not mention TNT

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

3 February 1968 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex (needs source)

5 February 1968 – Club Marimba, Middlesbrough (needs source)

Kenzie left around February to rejoin Freddie Mack and later played with Sweetwater Canal

19 February 1968 – Top Rank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (needs source)

12 May 1968 – Beau Brummel, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with Jaytree Organisation (Crewe Chronicle)

3 June 1968 – Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster, Somerset with Jon James & The Swamp (Somerset Gazette/Western Gazette)

Many thanks to David Else for providing additional dates and information from his own research.

Categories: England, London

Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, southeast London

December 5, 2014 Nick Warburton 63 Comments

John Mayall, Phaethon's Brethren, Long John Baldry, Cheminoes, Bromley Court Hotel — February 1965 ad courtesy of Peter Cornwell of Phaethon’s Brethren

The Bromel Club was initially a jazz venue that was located in the Bromley Court Hotel on Bromley Hill in south east London. During the 1960s, it hosted most of the top British bands of the day, including Cream, Pink Floyd and The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

I’ve started to compile a gig list and would welcome any additions and corrections as well as memories of the venue. These are advertised gigs so it’s quite possible that artists may have changed at the last minute.

If you played in one of the group, it would be great if you could provide some history of your band too in the comments below.

Also, if you have any old posters you can share, I would love to hear from you and will ensure you are credited.

1964

I don’t have many gigs listed for this year and earlier and would welcome any contributions.

10 April – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research at: http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/07/graham-bond-organization-family-tree.html)

29 June – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research at: http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/07/graham-bond-organization-family-tree.html)

22 July – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research at: http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/07/graham-bond-organization-family-tree.html)

24 July – The Soul Agents (Bruno Ceriotti’s research at: http://brunoceriotti.weebly.com/the-soul-agents.html)

26 July – The Pretty Things (Beat Monthly)

5 August – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research at: http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/07/graham-bond-organization-family-tree.html)

16 August – The Pretty Things (Beat Monthly)

23 August – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research at: http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/07/graham-bond-organization-family-tree.html)

26 August – The Pretty Things (Beat Monthly)

27 September – The Pretty Things (Beat Instrumental)

21 October – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research at: http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/07/graham-bond-organization-family-tree.html)

9 November – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research at: http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/07/graham-bond-organization-family-tree.html)

20 December – The Soul Agents (Bruno Ceriotti’s research at: http://brunoceriotti.weebly.com/the-soul-agents.html)

1965

Judging by the gigs below, rock artists performed on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Jazz artists played on Tuesdays (my list is incomplete).

The gigs are all from Melody Maker unless otherwise noted.

3 January – The Moody Blues

4 January – The South West Five

6 January – Sonny Boy Williamson with Shorty & Them

7 January – Billy Woods Combo

10 January – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

11 January – Their Lordships

13 January – The Stormsville Shakers

14 January – The Billy Woods Combo

17 January – The Spencer Davis Group

18 January – Themselves

20 January – The Yardbirds

21 January – The Billy Woods Combo

24 January – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

25 January – The Loose Ends

27 January – Alex Harvey’s Soul Band

28 January – The Copains

31 January – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

1 February – Phaethon’s Brethren

3 February – Long John Baldy

4 February – The Cheminoes

7 February – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

8 February – The Black Jacks

10 February – Ronnie Jones & The Night-Timers

11 February – The Second Thoughts

14 February – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

15 February – The Westsiders

17 February – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

18 February – Blues by Knight

21 February – The Animals

22 February – The Britons

24 February – Alexis Korner Blues Incorporated

25 February – The Loose Ends

28 February – The Falling Leaves

1 March – The Dissatisfied

3 March – The Spencer Davis Group

4 March – The Cops ‘N’ Robbers

7 March – Manfred Mann

8 March – Brothers Grim

10 March – Davy Jones & The Manish Boys

11 March – The Drovers

14 March – The Mike Cotton Sound

15 March – missing entry

17 March – Champion Jack Dupree with The Sheffields

18 March – missing entry

21 March – Alex Harvey Soul Band

22 March – missing entry

24 March – The Animals

25 March – missing entry

28 March – The T-Bones (Gary Farr’s band)

29 March – The Ingoes

31 March – The Who

1 April – The Bumps in the Night

4 April – The Pretty Things

5 April – Paul & The Travellers

7 April – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

8 April – The Tribe

11 April – The Spencer Davis Group

12 April – The Exits

14 April – Long John Baldry

15 April – The Pilgrims

18 April – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

19 April – The Moaners

21 April – The Yardbirds

22 April – Isaiash’s Prophets

25 April – The Nashville Teens

26 April – The Toys

28 April – The Who

29 April – The Impacts

2 May – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

3 May – The Vandals Blues

5 May – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

6 May – The Five Proud Walkers

9 May –The Moody Blues

10 May – The Lawlers Legs

12 May – John Lee Hooker (was this with The Cops ‘N’ Robbers backing?)

13 May – The Hammond K Four

16 May – The Loose Ends

17 May – The Heart and Souls

19 May – The Spencer Davis Group

20 May – The Board Walkers

23 May – Manfred Mann

24 May – The Pineapple Chunks

26 May – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

27 May – The Bumps in the Night

30 May – (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds

31 May – The CC Riders

2 June – The Soul Sisters with Brian Auger Trinity

3 June – The Solar Sounds

6 June – Alex Harvey (Soul Band)

7 June – The Peasants

9 June – Long John Baldry

10 June – The Desperados

13 June – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and The Preachers

14 June – The Five Road Runners

16 June – Graham Bond Organisation

17 June – The Epitaph Soul Band

20 June – The Five Dimensions

21 June – The Trees

23 June – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

24 June – Modern Blues Six

27 June – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays

28 June – The Doons

30 June – The Epitaphs with supporting group

1 July – The Board Walkers

4 July – Graham Bond Organisation

5 July – The Planets

7 July – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

8 July – The CC Riders

11 July – The Artwoods

12 July – The Equals

14 July – (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds

15 July – The Spurleeweeves

18 July – Inez and Charlie Foxx with (Geno Washington &) The Ram Jam Band

19 July – Red, Whites, Blues (according to Bob Hodges, this band soon changed name to The New Jump Band)

21 July – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

22 July – The Bo Bo Links

25 July – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

26 July – The Brethren

28 July – The Spencer Davis Group

29 July – The Ancient Britains

1 August – John Lee’s Groundhogs

2 August – The Medieval Sounds

4 August – The Mike Cotton Sound

5 August – The Eyes

8 August – missing entry

9 August – missing entry

11 August – missing entry

12 August – missing entry

15 August – Club is closed

16 August – The Five of That

18 August – Steampacket

19 August – The Equals

21 August – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and The Preachers (Saturday night)

22 August – (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds

23 August – The Prophets

25 August – The Graham Bond Organisation

26 August – The Planets

29 August – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays

30 August – The Bungle Fins

1 September – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

2 September – Red, Whites, Blues

5 September – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

6 September – The Worrying Kind

8 September – (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds

9 September – Red, Whites, Blues (according to Bob Hodges, this band soon changed name to The New Jump Band)

12 September – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

13 September – The Creepers

15 September – The Graham Bond Organisation

16 September – Leslie Gantzer

19 September – (Geno Washington &) The Ram Jam Band

20 September – The Five Aces

21 September – Alan Elsdon Jazz Band (Tuesday night – does that mean jazz was on Tuesdays?)

22 September – The Spencer Davis Group

23 September – The Byrd-Herd

26 September – The Small Faces

27 September – Steve & The What 4

28 September – Terry Lightfoot (Tuesday night)

29 September – Bo Diddley

30 September – The Image

3 October – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

4 October – The Changing Times

5 October – Ken Colyer (Tuesday night)

6 October – The Alan Price Set

7 October – The Bumps in the Night

10 October – The Graham Bond Organisation

11 October – The Five Road Runners

12 October – Alex Welsh (Tuesday night)

13 October – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

14 October – Planet Six

17 October – The Herd

18 October – The Motivation (original version from Norbury, south London)

19 October – Chris Barber (Tuesday night)

20 October – The Graham Bond Organisation

21 October – The Bungle-Finns

24 October – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

25 October – The Prowlers

26 October – Eric Silk’s Southern Jazzband and Brian Green’s New Orleans Stompers

27 October – Steampacket

28 October – The Sons of Fred

31 October – Ben E King

1 November – The Classics

2 November – The Keith Smith Band (Tuesday night)

3 November – The Spencer Davis Group

4 November – The Changing Times

7 November – The Train (aka Moon’s Train), The Preachers – Lew Rich with The Other Two

8 November – Junco’s Jump Band

9 November – Closed this week

10 November – The Alan Price Set

11 November – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers

14 November – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

15 November – The Squires (this might be Tom Jones’ backing band)

16 November – Alan Elsdon (Tuesday night)

17 November – Wilson Pickett (with backing band)

The Riot Squad may also have played on 17 November but needs confirmation

18 November – Marshall Scott Etc

21 November – (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds

22 November – The End of Part One

23 November – Monty Sunshine (Tuesday night)

24 November – The Graham Bond Organisation

25 November – The Spectres (evolved into Status Quo)

28 November – The Mike Cotton Sound

29 November – The Minor Birds

30 November – Terry Lightfoot (Tuesday night)

1 December – Steampacket

2 December – The Prowlers

5 December – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

6 December – The Kingbeats

7 December – The Back O’Town Syncopants (Tuesday night)

8 December – Major Lance

9 December – The Squires (Tom Jones’ backing band?)

12 December – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

13 December – The Shylos

14 December – Ken Colyer (Tuesday night)

15 December – The Spencer Davis Group

16 December – The Board Walkers

19 December – The Paramounts

20 December – The Name

21 December – Kenny Ball (Tuesday night)

22 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

23 December – The Alex Lane Group

24 December – The Train (aka Moon’s Train) and The Changing Times (Boyfriend magazine has The Paramounts on this date)

26 December – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

27 December – K N Star & The Ricochets

28 December – Eric Silk (Tuesday night)

29 December – Ronnie Jones (& The Blue Jays)

30 December – The Habits

Clive Chase, bass player with Bobby King & The Sabres notes in his diary that his group played here on 30 December

1966

Judging by the gigs below, rock artists performed on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Jazz musicians played on Tuesdays.

The gigs are all from Melody Maker unless otherwise noted.

2 January – The Train (aka Moon’s Train)

3 January – The Partisans

3 January – Alex Welsh (Tuesday night)

5 January – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

6 January – Victor Brox Blues Band

9 January – The Mike Cotton Sound

10 January – The Deck Hands

11 January – Terry Lightfoot (Tuesday night)

12 January – Steampacket

13 January – The Minor Birds

16 January – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

17 January – The Disciples

18 January – Monty Sunshine (Tuesday night)

19 January – Lee Dorsey (with The Krew backing?)

20 January – The Showtimers

23 January – The Alan Price Set

24 January – The Way

25 January – Alan Elsdon (Tuesday night)

26 January – The Mark Leeman Five

27 January – KN Starr & The Ricochets

29 January – David Bowie & The Lower Third (Saturday night) (South East London Mercury)

30 January – (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds

31 January – The Breed (South East London Mercury)

1 February – Ken Colyer (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

2 February – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (South East London Mercury)

3 February – The Alex Lane Group

6 February – The Untamed (South East London Mercury)

7 February – The Soul System (South East London Mercury)

8 February – The Back O’Town Syncopaters (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

9 February – The Action

South East London Mercury lists Crispian St. Peters for 9 February

10 February – The Board Walkers (South East London Mercury)

13 February – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and The Alan Price Set (Beat Instrumental)

14 February – The Name (South East London Mercury)

15 February – Eric Silk & The Southern Jazz Band (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

16 February – The Soul Show (according to Record Mirror this was Elkie Brooks, Keith Powell, The Marionettes and The Excels) (South East London Mercury)

17 February – The Deck Hands (South East London Mercury)

20 February – The Loose Ends

21 February – The Mixed Feelings

22 February – Spencer’s Washboard Kings (Tuesday night)

23 February – The Pretty Things

24 February – The Prowlers

27 February – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (South East London Mercury)

28 February – L Henderson’s Soul Band (South East London Mercury)

1 March – Chris Barber (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

2 March – The Action (South East London Mercury)

3 March – The Subjects (South East London Mercury)

6 March – The VIPs (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists The Train (aka Moon’s Train for 6 March)

7 March – The In-Action

8 March – Ken Colyer (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

9 March – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (South East London Mercury)

10 March – The Alex Lane Group

12 March – Them (Saturday night) (South East London Mercury)

13 March – The Alan Price Set (South East London Mercury)

14 March – System Four (South East London Mercury)

15 March – Alan Elsdon (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists Monty Sunshine for 15 March

16 March – The Loose Ends

20 March – St Louis Union (South East London Mercury)

21 March – Group night (South East London Mercury)

22 March – Kenny Ball (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

23 March – Gary Farr & The T-Bones

24 March – Group night (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists The Objects for 24 March

26 March – The Kinks (Saturday night) (South East London Mercury)

27 March – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (South East London Mercury)

28 March – Group night (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists The Name for 28 March

29 March – Mike Daniels (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

30 March – The Action (South East London Mercury)

31 March – Group night (South East London Mercury)

3 April – The Graham Bond Organisation

4 April – The Keys

5 April – The Back O’Town Syncopants (Tuesday night)

6 April – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

7 April – Earl Henderson Soul Band

10 April – The Shevelles (South East London Mercury)

11 April – Group night (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists The Scuttlebugs for 11 April

12 April – Ken Colyer (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

13 April – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

14 April – Rachel’s Revenge (South East London Mercury)

16 April – The Candles (Saturday night) (South East London Mercury)

17 April – The Loose Ends (South East London Mercury)

18 April – Group night (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists John Brown’s Bodies for 18 April

19 April – Brian Green (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

20 April – (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds (South East London Mercury)

21 April – Deacon Lewis and The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (South East London Mercury)

24 April – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (South East London Mercury)

25 April – The Kind (South East London Mercury)

26 April – Monty’s Sunshine (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

27 April – Steampacket (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists The Paramounts on 27 April

28 April – Rachel’s Revenge (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists The Board Walkers on 28 April

1 May – The Kinks (South East London Mercury)

2 May – Group night (South East London Mercury)

3 May – Eric Silk & His Southern Jazz Band (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

4 May – The Dixie Cups with Alvin Robinson (South East London Mercury)

5 May – The Prowlers (South East London Mercury)

7 May – Earl Henderson’s Soul Band and The Coffee Set (Saturday night) (South East London Mercury)

8 May – The Loose Ends (South East London Mercury)

9 May – Group night (South East London Mercury)

10 May – Ken Colyer (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

11 May – The T-Bones (Gary Farr’s band) (South East London Mercury)

12 May – Group night (South East London Mercury)

14 May – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates (Saturday night) (Nick Simper’s diary)

15 May – The Shevelles (South East London Mercury)

16 May – Group night (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists The Kenetis on 16 May

17 May – Ken Colyer (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

18 May – Steampacket (South East London Mercury)

19 May – The Board Walkers (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists John Brown’s Bodies for 19 May but this could actually refer to the following Thursday, 26 May

22 May – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (South East London Mercury)

23 May – C-Jam Blues (South East London Mercury)

23 May – The Temperance Seven (South East London Mercury)

24 May – Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound (South East London Mercury)

26 May – John Brown’s Bodies (South East London Mercury)

29 May – The Bo Street Runners (South East London Mercury)

30 May – Miss Named (South East London Mercury)

31 May – Ken Colyer (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

1 June – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (South East London Mercury)

2 June – Five Steps Beyond (South East London Mercury)

5 June – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (South East London Mercury)

6 June – Dawn & The Rising Sons (South East London Mercury)

7 June – Back O’Town Syncopaters (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

8 June – Roy C (South East London Mercury)

9 June – In-Action (South East London Mercury)

12 June – The Loose Ends (South East London Mercury)

13 June – Luther Morgan Relationship (South East London Mercury)

14 June – Charlie Galbraith’s All Stars (South East London Mercury)

15 June – The Moody Blues (South East London Mercury)

16 June – Sammy Samwell’s Record Show (South East London Mercury)

19 June – Steampacket (South East London Mercury)

20 June – The Midnites (South East London Mercury)

21 June – Brian Green’s New Orleans Stompers (Tuesday night) (South East London Mercury)

22 June – The Action (South East London Mercury)

23 June – Sammy Samwell Record Show (South East London Mercury)

26 June – The Shotgun Express (South East London Mercury)

27 June – The Bo-Men (South East London Mercury)

28 June – The Eyes (South East London Mercury)

29 June – The Yardbirds (South East London Mercury)

3 July – missing entry

4 July – The Classics (South East London Mercury)

6 July – The Loose Ends (South East London Mercury)

Melody Maker lists The Squires (Tom Jones’ band?) for 6 July. Beat Instrumental meanwhile lists Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

7 July – Sammy Samwell Record Show (South East London Mercury)

10 July – The Downliners Sect (South East London Mercury)

11 July – The Outcasts (South East London Mercury)

13 July – The Loose Ends and The Good Things (South East London Mercury)

14 July – Raymond Hayes Record Show (South East London Mercury)

17 July – George Bean & Loopy’s Lot (South East London Mercury)

18 July – The Borough of Bedrock (South East London Mercury)

20 July – The Loose Ends and The Squires (South East London Mercury)

Beat Instrumental lists Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band for 20 July

21 July – missing entry

24 July – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (South East London Mercury)

25 July – The Kind (South East London Mercury)

27 July – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (South East London Mercury)

Fabulous 208 lists The Loose Ends on 27 July

28 July – Micket Nut Record Show (South East London Mercury)

31 July – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (South East London Mercury)

1 August – Group and records (South East London Mercury)

3 August – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (South East London Mercury)

4 August – Micket Nut Record Show (South East London Mercury)

7 August – The Tribe (South East London Mercury)

8 August – Lee Hawkins Four (South East London Mercury)

10 August – The VIPs (South East London Mercury)

11 August – Records (South East London Mercury)

12 August – Cream (South East London Mercury)

14 August – The Raisins (South East London Mercury)

Fabulous 208 lists The Downliners Sect for 14 August

15 August – Group and records (South East London Mercury)

17 August – The Alan Price Set (South East London Mercury)

18 August – Records (South East London Mercury)

21 August – The Subjects (South East London Mercury)

22 August – Records (South East London Mercury)

24 August – The Creation (South East London Mercury)

25 August – Records (South East London Mercury)

28 August – Wynder K Frog (South East London Mercury)

29 August – Records (South East London Mercury)

30 August – The Shotgun Express (South East London Mercury)

31 August – Records (South East London Mercury)

4 September – Lee Hawkins Group (South East London Mercury)

5 August – Records (South East London Mercury)

7 September – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (South East London Mercury)

8 September – Records (South East London Mercury)

Missing some entries for the rest of September. This is what I do have:

14 September – The Alan Bown Set and Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

18 September – The Amboy Dukes (South East London Mercury)

19 September – Ray Browns’ record show (South East London Mercury)

21 September – The VIPs (South East London Mercury)

22 September – Records (South East London Mercury)

25 September – The Combine (South East London Mercury)

26 September – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

28 September – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (South East London Mercury)

2 October – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (South East London Mercury)

3 October – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

5 October – The Herd (South East London Mercury)

6 October – Records (South East London Mercury)

9 October – Felders Orioles (South East London Mercury)

10 October – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

12 October – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (South East London Mercury)

13 October – Records (South East London Mercury)

16 October – Unit Four Plus 2 (South East London Mercury)

17 October – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

19 October – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band and Bobby & The Crims (South East London Mercury)

20 October – Records (South East London Mercury)

23 October – The Loose Ends (South East London Mercury)

24 October – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

26 October – The Crying Shames (South East London Mercury)

27 October – Records (South East London Mercury)

30 October – The Searchers (South East London Mercury)

31 October – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

2 November – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays (South East London Mercury)

3 November – missing entry

5 November – The Tribe (South East London Mercury)

7 November – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

9 November – missing entry

10 November – missing entry

13 November – The Fortunes (South East London Mercury)

14 November – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

16 November – The Graham Bond Organisation (South East London Mercury)

17 November – missing entry

20 November – The Loose Ends (South East London Mercury)

21 November – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

23 November – The Herd (South East London Mercury)

24 November – missing entry

27 November – The Good Thing (South East London Mercury)

28 November – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

30 November – The Herd (South East London Mercury)

1 December – Records (South East London Mercury)

4 December – Lee Hawkins Group (South East London Mercury)

5 December – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

7 December – The Shotgun Express (South East London Mercury)

8 December – missing entry

11 December – missing entry

12 December – missing entry

14 December – Cream (Christopher’s Hjort’s book Strange Brew)

15 December – Records (South East London Mercury)

18 December – EL Henderson’s Soul Band (South East London Mercury)

19 December – Ray Brown’s record show (South East London Mercury)

21 December – Eric Burdon & The Animals (South East London Mercury)

22 December – Records (South East London Mercury)

24 December – The Outrage and The New Jump Band (South East London Mercury)

26 December – The New Loose Ends (South East London Mercury)

28 December – Long John Baldry and Bluesology (South East London Mercury)

29 December – Records (South East London Mercury)

1967

Judging by the gigs below, rock artists performed on Sundays and Wednesdays with gigs on other days occasionally.

I have very few gigs for 1967 so would welcome any additions.

1 January – Brian Something and The What’s Its (South East London Mercury)

4 January – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Marmalade Skies website)

15 January – The New Loose Ends (South East London Mercury)

18 January – The Coloured Raisins (South East London Mercury)

20 January – The Motivation (Bognor Regis version) (Friday night) (Bryan Stevens’ gig diary)

25 January – Georgie Fame & Blue Fames and The Little Joe Set (South East London Mercury)

8 February – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Marmalade Skies website)

22 February – Cream (Marmalade Skies website)

1 March – The Action (South East London Mercury)

8 March – The Loose Ends (South East London Mercury)

22 March – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (South East London Mercury)

19 April – Pink Floyd (Marmalade Skies website)

26 April – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (South East London Mercury)

29 April – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (with Peter Green) and The Breed (Derya Ataker’s recollections/Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)

3 May – The Move (Melody Maker)

10 May – Jeff Beck Group (South East London Mercury)

17 May – Prince Buster & The Bees (Melody Maker)

24 May 1967 – PP Arnold & The Nice (South East London Mercury)

24 May – Pink Floyd (Marmalade Skies website)

27 May – The Sassenachs and The New Breed (Saturday night) (South East London Mercury)

31 May – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (South East London Mercury)

Thanks to Rolf Hannett for help with Beat Monthly and Beat Instrumental

Categories: England, London

Blaises, 121 Queen’s Gate, Kensington

December 2, 2014 Nick Warburton 24 Comments

Blaises was located in the basement of the Imperial Hotel at 121 Queen’s Gate in Kensington, west London, SW7 (now demolished) and was a magnet for musicians, agents, managers and writers.

Jim Carter-Fea, who later managed the Speakeasy and Revolution, was involved with the club.

The Byrds played here on their debut UK tour in 1965 and many top acts of the day performed on the stage in the mid-late 1960s, most notably Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and Yes, to name just a few.

Blaises wasn’t consistently advertised in the music papers throughout the 1960s so it’s been difficult to find gigs.

The list below is a start but I’d welcome any additions and corrections plus any photos of the venue and posters of advertised gigs as well as band photos (all credited accordingly).

Although it’s not been possible to find exact dates the following musicians confirmed their bands played at Blaises during 1965-1966:

James Nairn (aka James Royal) says that his groups James Royal & The Hawks and The James Royal Set played at Blaises; the former during 1965-1966 and the latter from 1966-1968.

Drummer/singer Tony Richard says that his band The Fetish Crowd performed at the club during the 1965-1966 period.

1965

6 August 1965 (Thursday) – The Byrds (Record Mirror)

3 October 1965 (Sunday) – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

20 October 1965 (Wednesday) – The Riot Squad (website: http://brunoceriotti.weebly.com/the-riot-squad.html)

London Life magazine’s 30 October to 5 November 1965 issue notes that there is a live group changing weekly.

1966

London Life magazine notes in its 8-14 January 1966 issue that there is a different live group every night at the club. This is the same for every issue until the final London Life magazine issue is published on 31 December 1966.

4 February 1966 (Friday) – John Lee Hooker (Melody Maker)

24 March 1966 (Thursday) – Wilson Pickett (backed by The Statesiders) (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)

6 April 1966 (Wednesday) – Martha & The Vandellas (Melody Maker)

10 May 1966 (Tuesday) – John Lee Hooker (Record Mirror)

Julian Covey & The Machine were probably Hooker’s backing band as they provided support for the blues legends on a tour this month.

Keyboardist Stan Marut, who left just before the tour, says his place was taken by Dave Greenslade, who then joined Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds.

30 July 1966 (Saturday) – The Fleur De Lys (Keith Guster’s gig diary)

3 August 1966 (Wednesday) – The Creation (Fabulous 208 and London Life magazine)

22 August 1966 (Monday) – The Artwoods (needs confirmation)

8 September 1966 (Thursday) – The In Crowd (they became Tomorrow in early 1967) (Fabulous 208 and Marmalade Skies website).

9 September 1966 (Friday) – The Fleur De Lys (Keith Guster’s gig diary)

23 September 1966 (Friday) – The Knack (London Life magazine)

Paul Gurvitz went on to The Gun while Graham Clay joined The New York Public Library (see below). Brian Parrish went on to Badger.

27 September 1966 (Tuesday) – She Trinity (Fabulous 208 and London Life magazine)

29 September 1966 (Thursday) – The Brian Auger & The Trinity (Melody Maker)

This is the date that Jimi Hendrix sat in with The Brian Auger Trinity.

According to the Hendrix website (and Vic Briggs and Kathy Etchingham’s recollections), The Brian Auger Trinity had played at the Scotch of St James the previous night where the waiter told Trinity guitarist Vic Briggs about an amazing black guitarist who had sat in with The VIPs the night before (27 September).

Chas Chandler and Hendrix walked in shortly afterwards and were introduced to the band who were playing a warm-up gig without singer Julie Driscoll. Brian Auger let Hendrix jam with the group and, impressed, invited the American guitarist to sit in at Blaises the following night.

On 29 September, Chandler and Hendrix arrived at Blaises after drinking at the Kilt Club where they met French singer Johnny Halliday. Auger introduced Hendrix to the crowd for a jam after the interval.

London Life has Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers for this date but it is possible that this was actually Friday, 30 September after a show at the California Ballroom in Dunstable.

3 October 1966 (Monday) – Robert Parker (Melody Maker)

4 October 1966 (Tuesday) – The Artwoods (Fabulous 208)

Future Deep Purple keyboard player Jon Lord was a member of The Artwoods.

5 October 1966 (Wednesday) – Robert Parker and Wynder K Frog (Fabulous 208)

11 October 1966 (Tuesday) – Garnet Mimms (Fabulous 208)

12 October 1966 (Wednesday) – Ike & Tina Turner (London Life magazine)

29 October 1966 (Saturday) – The Hush (London Life magazine)

Keith Fairhurst, singer with The Chosen Few, says the band played this venue about six times after moving down from Manchester and changing their name to The Hush. They also frequented the club on other occasions and he was there on 29 September when Jimi Hendrix sat in with The Brian Auger Trinity (see above).

Fairhurst adds that Blaises was only a small club and was an exclusive venue, which meant that normal club goers that frequented many of the other London clubs would not have attended; it was too expensive and licensed. Management insisted that they set up by 9pm and they never started before 9.30pm.

8 November 1966 (Tuesday) – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Melody Maker)

9 November 1966 (Wednesday) – Jerry Lee Lewis (Melody Maker)

17 November 1966 (Thursday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (Tatler)

21 November 1966 (Monday) – Wynder K Frog (Fabulous 208)

22 November 1966 (Tuesday) – Ben E King (Tatler)

30 November 1966 (Wednesday) – The Young Rascals (Fabulous 208 and Melody Maker)

Melody Maker also has The Brian Auger Trinity on 30 November (see advert above). The two bands probably used the same equipment.

Guitarist Vic Briggs, who had moved on to join Eric Burdon’s New Animals by this point, says that all of the “in-clubs” were so small that you had to get your gear in before people arrived and wait until they left to move out. Also, they could not afford to pay more than one band per night. There may have been exceptions but that was the general rule.

1 December 1966 (Thursday) – The In Crowd (became Tomorrow) (London Life magazine) Nick Simper’s website has Bobby Hebb playing from 11.30pm

8 December 1966 (Thursday) – The In Crowd (became Tomorrow) (London Life magazine)

13 December 1966 (Tuesday) – The Farinas (became Family) (Record Mirror)

14 December 1966 (Wednesday) – Little Richard (John Warburg’s research)

20 December 1966 (Tuesday) – The Artwoods (needs confirmation)

21 December 1966 (Wednesday) – Jimi Hendrix Experience (Melody Maker)

23 December 1966 (Friday) – The Iveys (became Badfinger) (Tom Brennan’s research at: http://www.badfingerlibrary.com/)

30 December 1966 (Friday) – Deep Feeling (Melody Maker)

Deep Feeling featured future members of Traffic, Family and Spooky Tooth

1967

Jim Cregan, guitarist with Blossom Toes, says his band played at the club during 1967.

Chris Hunt, drummer with The Good Time Losers, says that his group performed at Blaises during 1967.

Mick Ketley, keyboard player with Bognor Regis version of The Motivation which became The Penny Peep Show in September 1967, says that his group played at Blaises which would have been after May 1967.

Pete Cole, bass player with The Trend, says that he played the venue. The most likely time frame is after September 1967 and may have been when the group backed visiting US soul acts.

Jim Carter-Fae, who managed the club, took over the management of Hull band, The Majority and the group played this venue during 1967.

7 January 1967 (Saturday) – The Knack (Melody Maker)

Paul Gurvitz went on to The Gun while Graham Clay joined The New York Public Library (see below). Brian Parrish went on to Badger.

13 January 1967 (Friday) – The Savoy Brown Blues Band (Melody Maker)

17 January 1967 (Tuesday) – Family (Melody Maker)

18 January 1967 (Wednesday) – Wynder K Frog (Fabulous 208 – needs confirmation)

Still from the film The Sorcerers showing a band playing live (in January 1967 or earlier). Poster on the wall lists Inez & Charlie Foxx. Thanks to Christopher Matheson for providing

25 January 1967 (Wednesday) – Inez & Charlie Foxx (Poster on wall in film the Sorcerers)

26 January 1967 (Thursday) – Jimmy McGriff (Disc & Music Echo)

According to Flashback magazine, Keith West and Steve Howe’s band The In Crowd were residents at Blaises around late January/early February and soon changed name to Tomorrow.

8 February 1967 (Wednesday) – Maxine Brown & The Q-Set (Disc & Music Echo)

The Q-Set will link up with Ronnie Jones after its tour with Maxine Brown.

Disc & Music Echo’s 11 February issue notes that Ike & Tina Turner had played at the club recently.

14 February 1967 (Tuesday) – Herbie Goins & The Nightimers (Fabulous 208)

According to Melody Maker in April 1967, Herbie Goins had a regular Tuesday night residency at Blaises so there may be more Tuesday dates between this one and the one below that they played. Future Bob Marley guitarist Junior Marvin was the keyboard player with the band at this time when he used the stage name Junior Kerr.

23 February 1967 (Thursday) – Chuck Berry (backed by The Canadians) (Melody Maker)

The Canadians’ keyboard player was future record producer and music executive David Foster.

28 February 1967 (Tuesday) – Pink Floyd and The Majority (Melody Maker)

If both bands indeed played on this evening, it would have been one of the rare occasions when more than one group played.

7 March 1967 (Tuesday) – Keith (Disc & Music Echo and Melody Maker)

18 March 1967 (Saturday) – The Hush (Melody Maker)

Singer Keith Fairhurst says that on one occasion when The Hush played Blaises on a Saturday night, a Canadian television crew filmed them but he’s never seen the footage.

Still from the film The Sorcerers. Thanks to Christopher Matheson for supplying. Judging by the gig poster on the wall, this performance was January 1967 or earlier.

Fairhurst adds that the inside of Blaises appears in the 1967 film The Sorcerers.

17 April 1967 (Monday) – Marmalade (Fabulous 208)

19 April 1967 (Wednesday) – Bo Diddley (backed by The Canadians) (Melody Maker)

David Foster was the keyboard player in The Canadians (see above).

1 May 1967 (Monday) – The Web (Melody Maker)

9 May 1967 (Tuesday) – Herbie Goins & The Nightimers with The Satin Dolls (Melody Maker)

Future Bob Marley guitarist Junior Marvin was the group’s keyboard player at this time (see above).

11 May 1967 (Thursday) – The Coloured Raisins and Jack Hammer & His Hammer Jammers (Melody Maker)

Future Sweet producer Phil Wainman was the drummer with The Hammer Jammers. If both bands played, this would have been one of the rare occasions when two groups performed.

16 May 1967 (Tuesday) – Herbie Goins & The Nightimers and The Web (Melody Maker)

If both bands played, this would have been one of the rare occasions when two groups performed.

23 May 1967 (Tuesday) – Herbie Goins & The Nightimers (Melody Maker)

30 May 1967 (Tuesday) – The Web (Melody Maker)

Record Mirror says Herbie Goins’ band has a Tuesday residency so may have shared the bill. They may also have continued to play more Tuesday nights as they appear again below on 12 September.

5 June 1967 (Monday) – Amen Corner (Melody Maker)

8 June 1967 (Thursday) – The Turtles (Disc & Music Echo, Fabulous 208 and Melody Maker)

14 June 1967 (Wednesday) – The Cliffons (needs source)

20 June 1967 (Tuesday) – The Coloured Raisins, King Ossie, Honey Darling and Earl Green (Melody Maker)

25 June 1967 (Sunday) – Jose Feliciano (Melody Maker)

6 July 1967 (Thursday) – Jefferson Airplane (cancelled) (needs source)

7 July 1967 (Friday) – Denny Laine’s Electric String Band (Disc & Music Echo and Fabulous 208)

14 July 1967 (Friday) – The Graham Bond Organisation (Fabulous 208)

25 July 1967 (Tuesday) – Amen Corner (Fabulous 208 and Melody Maker)

1 August 1967 (Tuesday) – Donnie Elbert (Melody Maker)

16 August 1967 (Wednesday) – Ten Years After (Fabulous 208)

18 August 1967 (Friday) – Granny’s Intentions (needs source)

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

6 September 1967 (Wednesday) – Max Collier’s Rhythm Aces (Melody Maker)

12 September 1967 (Tuesday) – Herbie Goins & The Nightimers (Melody Maker)

14 September 1967 (Thursday) – Big Maybelle & The Majority (Melody Maker)

20 September 1967 (Wednesday) – Max Collier’s Rhythm Aces (Melody Maker)

26 September 1967 (Tuesday) – Ten Years After (Fabulous 208)

4 October 1967 (Wednesday) – Max Collier’s Rhythm Aces (Melody Maker)

5 October 1967 (Thursday) – Vanilla Fudge (Melody Maker)

Disc & Music Echo has this gig down for 8 October, not 5 October.

18 October 1967 (Wednesday) – Max Collier’s Rhythm Aces (Melody Maker)

19 October 1967 (Thursday) – Freddie King (Melody Maker)

23 October 1967 (Monday) – Vanilla Fudge (Disc & Music Echo)

24 October 1967 (Tuesday) – Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll (Melody Maker)

2 November 1967 (Thursday) – The Coloured Raisins (Melody Maker)

3 November 1967 (Friday) – Deuce Coup (Melody Maker)

4 November 1967 (Saturday) – The Mike Stuart Span (Melody Maker)

6 November 1967 (Monday) – The Majority (Melody Maker)

7 November 1967 (Tuesday) – Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

8 November 1967 (Wednesday) – Ten Years After (Melody Maker)

9 November 1967 (Thursday) – Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation (Melody Maker)

10 November 1967 (Friday) – The Maze (Melody Maker)

11 November 1967 (Saturday) – Dr K’s Blues Band (Melody Maker)

14 November 1967 (Tuesday) – The Downliners Sect (Melody Maker)

25 November 1967 (Saturday) – Moon’s Train (Malcolm Penn’s diary – thanks to Peter Gosling for sharing)

28 November 1967 (Tuesday) – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas and Chris Clark (Melody Maker)

1 December 1967 (Friday) – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Melody Maker)

12 December 1967 (Tuesday) – The Vibrations (Melody Maker)

14 December 1967 (Thursday) – Eddie Floyd (Melody Maker)

31 December 1967 (Sunday) – The Warren Davis Monday Band (Del Paramor’s gig diary)

1968

Guitarist Paul Brett says that he played this venue during 1968, which would have been with Tintern Abbey.

4 January 1968 (Thursday) – Moon’s Train (Malcolm Penn’s diary – thanks to Peter Gosling for sharing)

17 January 1968 (Wednesday) – Moon’s Train (Malcolm Penn’s diary – thanks to Peter Gosling for sharing)

20 January 1968 (Tuesday) – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

9 February 1968 (Friday) – Taste (Rory Gallagher’s Fandom site: https://concerts.fandom.com/wiki/Rory_Gallagher)

30 March 1968 (Saturday) – Dr K’s (Blues Band) (Melody Maker)

3 April 1968 (Wednesday) – The Warren Davis Monday Band (Del Paramor’s gig diary)

5 April 1968 (Friday) – Dr K’s (Blues Band) (Melody Maker)

24 April 1968 (Wednesday) – The Warren Davis Monday Band (Del Paramor’s gig diary)

30 April 1968 (Tuesday) – Ray King Soul Band (Melody Maker)

Melody Maker’s 4 May issue notes that a fire gutted the Speakeasy on Saturday night (27 April), causing £20,000 worth of damage. Roy Flynn, co-owner, said that the club couldn’t reopen for about three months (it ended up being mid-December) and that gigs would be transferred to Blaises and billed as ‘Speakeasy at Blaises’. These are noted below.

Ike & Tina Turner were billed to play on Sunday, 28 April and Bill Haley & The Comets on 30 April. These may have been cancelled or transferred to Blaises. I’d be interested to hear from anyone who can add any further details.

1 May 1968 (Wednesday) – Bobby Goldsboro (Melody Maker)

This was billed to take place at the Speakeasy and may have been transferred to Blaises or alternatively cancelled.

5 May 1968 (Sunday) – Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Melody Maker)

Captain Beefheart was originally billed for the Speakeasy so most likely it was transferred to Blaises as the dates match.

8 May 1968 (Wednesday) – Ray King Soul Band (Melody Maker)

13 May 1968 (Monday) – The Byrds (Melody Maker)

This was originally billed for the Speakeasy so most likely it was transferred to Blaises.

23 May 1968 (Thursday) – Spooky Tooth (Marmalade Skies website)

29 May 1968 (Wednesday) – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

9 June 1968 (Sunday) – Fairport Convention (Melody Maker)

12 June 1968 (Wednesday) – Reparta & The Delrons (New Musical Express)

15 June 1968 (Saturday) – The Amboy Dukes (Fabulous 208)

16 June 1968 (Sunday) – PP Arnold (Melody Maker)

This was billed as ‘Speakeasy at Blaises’.

23 June 1968 (Sunday) – Reparta & The Delrons (Melody Maker – needs confirmation)

30 June 1968 (Sunday) – Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation (Melody Maker)

The Retaliation gig is another ‘Speakeasy at Blaises’ gig

3 July 1968 (Wednesday) – Ray King Soul Band (Melody Maker)

14 July 1968 (Sunday) – Tim Rose (see comments section below regarding this gig)

18 July 1968 (Thursday) – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

This was originally booked for the Speakeasy so if it wasn’t cancelled, it was most likely moved to Blaises.

20 July 1968 (Saturday) – The Sweet (the Sweet website: https://sweet.thesweetweb.com/gigs-1968-1981/)

23 July 1968 – The Cortinas (Paul Griggs’ gig diary)

Paul Griggs notes in his diary that Jimi Hendrix and Eric Burdon were in attendance that night. This was a 1 am show so probably early hours of 24 July.

28 July 1968 (Sunday) – Terry Reid & The Fantasy (Melody Maker)

17 August 1968 (Saturday) – Juniors Eyes (Melody Maker)

20 August 1968 (Tuesday) – Ben E King (Melody Maker and New Musical Express)

21 August 1968 (Wednesday) – Free (Alessandro Borri research – see comments section below)

27 August 1968 (Tuesday) – Jethro Tull (Greg Russo’s research)

Huge thanks to Paul Kane for supplying this

1 September 1968 (Sunday) – Mickey Finn (Poster from Paul Kane)

2 September 1968 (Monday) –July (Poster from Paul Kane)

3 September 1968 (Tuesday) – The Village (Poster from Paul Kane)

4 September 1968 (Wednesday) – East of Eden (Poster from Paul Kane)

5 September 1968 (Thursday) – Herbie Goins & The Nightimers (Poster from Paul Kane)

6 September 1968 (Friday) – Juniors Eyes (Poster from Paul Kane)

7 September 1968 (Saturday) – London (Poster from Paul Kane)

8 September 1968 (Sunday) – East of Eden (East of Eden website: www.eastofedentheband.co.uk/GIGS.html)

The website says that Jefferson Airplane sat in with the band at the show. Poster above suggests Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels played instead

9 September 1968 (Monday) – Keef Hartley (Poster from Paul Kane)

10 September 1968 (Tuesday) – Eyes of Blue (Poster from Paul Kane)

11 September 1968 (Wednesday) – Majority (Poster from Paul Kane)

12 September 1968 (Thursday) – Junior’s Conquest (Poster from Paul Kane)

13 September 1968 (Friday) – Kippington Lodge (Poster from Paul Kane)

14 September 1968 (Saturday) – Bruno Blues Band (Poster from Paul Kane)

15 September 1968 (Sunday) – Yes (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

According to Melody Maker and New Musical Express, Sly & The Family Stone were billed to play Blaises on 15 September. Apparently, they didn’t show and Roy Flynn asked The Nice’s manager Tony Stratton-Smith for help and he recommended Yes. Poster confirms Sly & The Family Stone were originally due to play

16 September 1968 (Monday) – Yes (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

This performance is unconfirmed and also poster says Bubble Gum

17 September 1968 (Tuesday) – Free (Poster from Paul Kane)

18 September 1968 (Wednesday) – Yes (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

Poster above lists The Majority instead

19 September 1968 (Thursday) – The Gods (Poster from Paul Kane)

20 September 1968 (Friday) – The Gun (Poster from Paul Kane)

21 September 1968 (Saturday) – Blonde on Blonde (Poster from Paul Kane)

22 September 1968 (Sunday) – Fairport Convention (Poster from Paul Kane)

23 September 1968 (Monday) – The Village (Poster from Paul Kane)

24 September 1968 (Tuesday) – The Web (Poster from Paul Kane)

25 September 1968 (Wednesday) – Glass Menagerie (Fabulous 208, Poster from Paul Kane and Time Out)

26 September 1968 (Thursday) – Eyes of Blue (Poster from Paul Kane)

27 September 1968 (Friday) – Dr K’s Blues Band (Poster from Paul Kane)

28 September 1968 (Saturday) – To be confirmed (Poster from Paul Kane)

29 September 1968 (Sunday) – Terry Reid (Poster from Paul Kane)

This was billed as Reid’s final gig before USA tour

30 September 1968 (Monday) – To be confirmed (Poster from Paul Kane)

13 October 1968 (Sunday) – Yes (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

15 October 1968 (Tuesday) – Blue Cheer (Bruno Ceriotti’s research and New Musical Express)

19 October 1968 (Saturday) – Mint Tulip (Melody Maker)

22 October 1968 (Tuesday) – Yes (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

23 October 1968 (Wednesday) – July (Time Out)

30 October 1968 (Wednesday) – Yes with Dream Police (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

5 November 1968 (Tuesday) – Yes (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

11 November 1968 (Monday) – Blonde on Blonde (Time Out)

17 November 1968 (Sunday) – The Show Stoppers (New Musical Express)

24 November 1968 (Sunday) – Yes (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

Yes’ gig on 24 November is unconfirmed

26 November 1968 (Tuesday) – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

1 December 1968 (Sunday) – Bandwagon (New Musical Express)

7 December 1968 – Yes (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

Yes’ 7 December gig is not listed on the Yes tours wiki site above.

15 December 1968 (Sunday) – The Flame (the South African band plays one week) (Melody Maker)

16 December 1968 (Monday) – The Flame and Mint Tulip (Melody Maker)

17 December 1968 (Tuesday) – The Flame (Melody Maker)

18 December 1968 (Wednesday) – The Flame (Melody Maker)

19 December 1968 (Thursday) – The Flame (Melody Maker)

20 December 1968 (Friday) – The Flame (Melody Maker)

21 December 1968 (Saturday) – The Flame (Melody Maker)

22 December 1968 (Sunday) – The Flame (Melody Maker)

26 December 1968 (Thursday) – Yes (Peter Banks’ website: http://www.peterbanks.net/archive/bands/yes/)

1969

23 January 1969 (Thursday) – Yes (Time Out)

24 January 1969 (Friday) – The N’ Betweens (the band became Slade) (Don Powell’s website: http://www.donpowellofficial.com/)

25 January 1969 (Saturday) – Clouds (Time Out)

20 February 1969 (Thursday) – Majority Sun (Hounslow Post)

23 February 1969 (Sunday) – Affinity (Hounslow Post)

24 February 1969 (Monday) – Pendulum (Hounslow Post)

25 February 1969 (Tuesday) – Cymbaline (Hounslow Post)

26 February 1969 (Wednesday) – The New York Public Library (Hounslow Post)

2 March 1969 (Sunday) – Affinity (Kensington Post)

4 March 1969 (Tuesday) – Sarolta (Kensington Post)

5 March 1969 (Wednesday) – Ben E King (Kensington Post)

9 March 1969 (Sunday) – Terry Reid (Melody Maker)

11 March 1969 (Tuesday) – The Committee (Melody Maker)

12 March 1969 (Wednesday) – The Web (Marylebone Mercury)

16 March 1969 (Sunday) – The Pretty Things (Hounslow Post)

17 March 1969 (Monday) – The Majority (Hounslow Post)

In an interview with Stefan Granados for Shindig magazine, guitarist Pete Mizen says that The Majority were playing here when they were approached to move to France and record with the Pink Elephant label.

18 March 1969 (Tuesday) – The New York Public Library (Hounslow Post)

19 March 1969 (Wednesday) – The Spirit of John Morgan (Hounslow Post)

23 March 1969 (Sunday) – Marv Johnson (Hounslow Post)

24 March 1969 (Monday) – Affinity (Hounslow Post)

25 March 1969 (Tuesday) – Ray King Soul Band (Hounslow Post)

28 March 1969 (Friday) – The Majority (Hounslow Post)

29 March 1969 (Saturday) – Trifle (Hounslow Post)

30 March 1969 (Sunday) – Joynt (Kensington Post)

31 March 1969 (Monday) – The Flames (Hounslow Post)

4 April 1969 (Friday) – Affinity (Hounslow Post)

6 April 1969 (Sunday) – Explosive (Watson T Browne?) (Hounslow Post)

7 April 1969 (Monday) – Circus (Hounslow Post)

9 April 1969 (Wednesday) – Steamhammer (Time Out)

10 April 1969 (Thursday) – Spirit of John Morgan (Time Out)

12 April 1969 (Saturday) – Black Velvet (Hounslow Post)

13 April 1969 (Sunday) – Herbie Goins & The Nightimers (Hounslow Post)

14 April 1969 (Monday) – The Majority (Hounslow Post)

18 April 1969 (Friday) – Springfield Park (Hounslow Post)

19 April 1969 (Saturday) – Pure Gold (Hounslow Post)

20 April 1969 (Sunday) – The Flames (Hounslow Post)

21 April 1969 (Monday) – Jerome Arnold (Hounslow Post)

22 April 1969 (Tuesday) – The Web (Hounslow Post)

26 April 1969 (Saturday) – Village (Time Out)

28 April 1969 (Monday) – Village (Time Out)

4 May 1969 (Sunday) – King Crimson (Hounslow Post)

5 May 1969 (Monday) – Affinity (Hounslow Post)

6 May 1969 (Tuesday) – Spirit of John Morgan (Hounslow Post)

8 May 1969 (Thursday) – The Committee (Melody Maker)

9 May 1969 (Friday) – The Shades (Melody Maker)

10 May 1969 (Sunday) – Bob & Earl (Marylebone Mercury)

11 May 1969 (Sunday) – Black Velvet (Marylebone Mercury)

19 May 1969 (Monday) – Jerome Arnold (Time Out)

20 May 1969 (Tuesday) – The Majority (Time Out)

21 May 1969 (Wednesday) – The Milwaukee Coasters (Time Out)

22 May 1969 (Thursday) – The Committee (Melody Maker)

24 May 1969 (Saturday) – Belle Sebastian (Hounslow Post)

25 May 1969 (Sunday) – The Gods (Hounslow Post and Time Out)

26 May 1969 (Monday) – The Majority (Hounslow Post and Time Out)

27 May 1969 (Tuesday) – The Web (Hounslow Post)

28 May 1969 (Wednesday) – Affinity (Time Out)

1 June 1969 (Sunday) – Sarolta (Blaises gig poster at Don Powell’s website: http://www.donpowellofficial.com/)

2 June 1969 (Monday) – Methuselah (Blaises gig poster at Don Powell’s website: http://www.donpowellofficial.com/)

3 June 1969 (Tuesday) – Ambrose Slade (Blaises gig poster at Don Powell’s website: http://www.donpowellofficial.com/)

4 June 1969 (Wednesday) – The Majority (Blaises gig poster at Don Powell’s website: http://www.donpowellofficial.com/)

5 June 1969 (Thursday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Blaises gig poster at Don Powell’s website: http://www.donpowellofficial.com/)

Although advertised, Jo Jo Gunne didn’t appear as they were part through a three-month residency at the House of Lords club in the Bahamas.

6 June 1969 (Friday) – Blonde on Blonde (Blaises gig poster at Don Powell’s website: http://www.donpowellofficial.com/)

Hounslow Post confirms the Blonde on Blonde gig.

7 June 1969 (Saturday) – Exception (Blaises gig poster at Don Powell’s website: http://www.donpowellofficial.com/)

Time Out has Black Velvet billed for 7 June. Hounslow Post confirms Exception.

8 June 1969 (Sunday) – Root and Jenny Jackson (Blaises gig poster at Don Powell’s website: http://www.donpowellofficial.com/)