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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, London

Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set’s gigs

October 29, 2017 Nick Warburton 8 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.

RONNIE JONES & THE Q-SET:

Ronnie Jones – lead vocals

Arthur Pereira – guitar

Tony O’Malley – Hammond organ

Chester Simon – bass

George Lee – tenor sax

Lloyd Smith – tenor sax

Herschell Holder – trumpet

Byron Ly-fook – drums

1967

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

Left to right: Lloyd, Herschell and George

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1968

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks to Tony O’Malley for sharing the band photos

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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, London

Ronnie Jones & The Night-Timers’ gigs

October 28, 2017 Nick Warburton 2 Comments

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

RONNIE JONES & THE NIGHT-TIMERS:

Ronnie Jones – lead vocals

Joe Moretti – guitar (replaced by John McLaughlin)

Mick Eve – tenor saxophone

Dave Morse – Hammond organ (replaced by John Baldwin)

Eddie Thornton – trumpet

Dave Price – bass

Bill Stevens – drums

Selected gigs:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, London

November 19, 2014 Nick Warburton 88 Comments

The Black Prince Hotel in Bexley, southeast London was a popular live music venue during the 1960s. I’ve started to compile a list of artists that performed there and would welcome any additions and corrections as well as any memories of the pub. This is an incomplete listing

1964

12 April – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research)

17 May – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research)

31 May – The Pretty Things (Record Mirror and Beat Monthly)

21 June – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research)

5 July – The Pretty Things (Record Mirror and Beat Monthly)

23 August – The Downliners Sect (Beat Monthly)

12 September – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research)

18 October – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research)

29 October – The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruno Ceriotti’s research)

6 December – The Downliners Sect (Beat Monthly)

1965

All of the listings below for 1965 are from Melody Maker unless otherwise stated. Judging by the gigs below, rock bands performed on Sundays.

I have not included the other artists, including jazz players, who performed on Monday evenings.

Peter Hicks, who was a member of The Down & Outs, has a newspaper clipping of his band in the scrapbook section of his website which notes that the band opened for The Animals, The Mark Leeman Five and The Moody Blues at this venue (most likely 1965).

3 January – The Graham Bond Organisation

10 January – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

17 January – Tony Knight’s Chessmen

24 January – The Downliners Sect

31 January – The Spencer Davis Group

7 February – The Moody Blues

14 February – The Animals

21 February – The Graham Bond Organisation with The Epitaph Soul Band (confirmed by article in Bexley Heath & Welling Observer and Kentish Times)

28 February – Buddy Guy with Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents (with Rod Stewart)

7 March – The Mark Leeman Five

14 March – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

21 March – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

28 March – The Downliners Sect

4 April – The Moody Blues

The Just Blues appeared on one occasion when The Moody Blues played here (see John Farrier’s comment below)

11 April – Long John Baldry

18 April – Alex Harvey Soul Band

25 April – The Graham Bond Organisation

2 May – The Five Dimensions and The Loose Ends

9 May – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

16 May – (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds

23 May – Memphis Slim and Alex Harvey Soul Band

30 May – The Mark Leeman Five

6 June – Jack Dupree with The Mike Cotton Sound

13 June – The Graham Bond Organisation

20 June – The Artwoods

19 June – Jazz & Blues Festival with Dutch Swing College, Solomon Burke, Zoot Money, Unit 4 Plus 2, The Spencer Davis Group, The Downliners Sect, Alan Elsdon Jazzband, Brian Green New-O-Stompers, Epitaph Soul Band and The Loose Ends (Bexley Heath & Welling Observer and Kentish Times)

Bexley Heath & Welling Observer and Kentish Times, 25 June 1965, page 12

27 June – The Five Dimensions

4 July – Long John Baldry and Rod Stewart

11 July – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays

18 July – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

25 July – The Spencer Davis Group and The Epitaphs Soul Band

The Epitaphs Soul Band featured Mick Fletcher on keyboards who went on to The New Generation (briefly Jimmy Cliff’s backing band), The Hamilton Movement (1966-1967) and The Amboy Dukes (1969-1970).

Earlier in their career, guitarist Del Grace was a member. He went on to The Big Wheel before joining Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede.

Andy Clark also played sax with them in late 1965 before switching to organ and joining The Big Wheel in spring 1966. He later played with The Fenmen (aka Kindness), Sam Gopal, VAMP and Clark-Hutchinson among others.

1 August – (Gary Farr &) The T-Bones

8 August – Alex Harvey Soul Band

15 August – The Graham Bond Organisation

22 August – The Blond Bombshell (from the US)

29 August – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

5 September – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays

12 September – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

19 September – Steampacket

26 September – The Graham Bond Organisation

3 October – (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds

10 October – Alex Harvey Soul Band

17 October – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

24 October – The Spencer Davis Group

31 October – T-Bone Walker

7 November – Steampacket

14 November – The Graham Bond Organisation

21 November – The Shevelles

28 November – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays

5 December – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

12 December – missing

19 December – missing

26 December – missing

1966

All of the listings below for 1966 are from South East London Mercury unless otherwise stated. Judging by the gigs below, rock bands performed on Sundays.

I have not included the other artists, including jazz players, who performed on Monday evenings.

2 January – missing

9 January – The Alan Price Set (Beat Instrumental)

16 January – missing

23 January – missing

30 January – The Spencer Davis Group

6 February – Alex Harvey’s Soul Band

13 February – The Graham Bond Organisation

The Big Wheel Soul Band opened for Graham Bond’s group at some point

20 February – missing

27 February – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

6 March – The Action

13 March – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

20 March – Melody Maker notes “Great blues singer from the US” (could this be John Lee Hooker?)

27 March – Steampacket

3 April – missing

10 April – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

17 April – Geno Washington’s Ram Jam Band

24 April – The Moody Blues

1 May – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

8 May – Lucas & The Mike Cotton Sound

15 May – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

22 May – missing

29 May – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

5 June – The Downliners Sect

12 June – Steampacket

19 June – The Shotgun Express

26 June – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Record Mirror)

3 July – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band and Eric Silk’s Stompers

10 July – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

17 July – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

24 July – The Alan Price Set (Fabulous 208 and Record Mirror)

30 July – The Graham Bond Organisation

7 August – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208)

14 August – Lucas & The Mike Cotton Sound

21 August – The Shotgun Express

28 August – missing

4 September – The Moody Blues

11 September – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

18 September – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

25 September – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers

2 October – The Shevelles

9 October – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

16 October – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

23 October – The Mike Cotton Sound

30 October – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

6 November – missing

13 November – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays

20 November – The Downliners Sect

27 November – Guy Darrell

4 December – missing

11 December – Brian Auger Trinity (Fabulous 208)

18 December – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

Fabulous 208 has Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band on 18 December

24 December – Mike Cotton Sound with support

1967

Phil Mackie, who very kindly provided gigs for 1967 and 1968, recalls that Sunday was R&B night and Monday was mainstream jazz.

I have listed the sources next to the entries. There are indications from some of the dates below that rock gigs occasionally happened on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well.

1 January – The Shevelles (Fabulous 208)

8 January – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208 and Melody Maker)

15 January – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays (Melody Maker)

22 January – The Graham Bond Organisation (Melody Maker)

29 January – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

5 February – Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll (Melody Maker)

12 February – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas (Melody Maker)

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

26 February – Long John Baldry with Bluesology (Melody Maker)

5 March – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Melody Maker)

12 March – The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

14 March – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede (Ken Baxter’s diary – this was a Tuesday)

19 March – Cliff Bennett’s Rebel Rousers (Melody Maker)

26 March – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays (Melody Maker)

2 April – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

9 April – Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll (Melody Maker)

16 April – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas (Melody Maker)

23 April – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Fabulous 208 and Melody Maker)

25 April – Jimmy Cliff & The Shakedown Sound (Melody Maker – this was a Tuesday)

30 April – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Melody Maker)

7 May – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Melody Maker)

14 May – Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set (Melody Maker)

21 May – The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

28 May – Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll (Melody Maker)

30 May – The Nite People (Barry Curtis’s diary – this was a Tuesday)

4 June – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Fabulous 208 and Phil Mackie’s diary) South East London Mercury has The Coloured Raisins

11 June – The Amboy Dukes (Fabulous 208 and Phil Mackie’s diary)

18 June – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Phil Mackie’s diary)

25 June – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

2 July – The Coloured Raisins with Honey Darling and Earl Green (Phil Mackie’s diary)

9 July – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

16 July – The Gass (Phil Mackie’s diary)

23 July – Mike Cotton with Lucas (Phil Mackie’s diary)

30 July – Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll (Phil Mackie’s diary)

6 August – Long John Baldry Show (aka Bluesology) (Phil Mackie’s diary)

13 August – The Shevelles (Phil Mackie’s diary)

20 August – The Peddlers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

27 August – The Gass (Phil Mackie’s diary)

3 September – The Amboy Dukes (Phil Mackie’s diary)

10 September – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

17 September – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Phil Mackie’s diary)

24 September – Freddie Mack Show (Phil Mackie’s diary)

1 October – The Shevelles (Phil Mackie’s diary)

8 October – The Amboy Dukes (Phil Mackie’s diary)

15 October – Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set (Phil Mackie’s diary)

22 October – Ben E King (Phil Mackie’s diary)

29 October – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

4 November – The Peddlers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

7 November – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede (Ken Baxter’s diary – this was a Tuesday)

12 November – Dantalion’s Chariot (Phil Mackie’s diary)

19 November – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

26 November – Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll (Phil Mackie’s diary)

3 December – The Amboy Dukes (Phil Mackie’s diary)

10 December – The Gass (Phil Mackie’s diary)

17 December – Peter’s Green Fleetwood Mac (Phil Mackie’s diary)

24 December – The Shevelles and Terry Lightfoot Band (Phil Mackie’s diary)

31 December – Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set and Alan Elsdon’s Band (Phil Mackie’s diary)

1968

Phil Mackie, who very kindly provided gigs for 1967 and 1968, recalls that Sunday was R&B night and Monday was mainstream jazz. I have listed the sources next to the entries.

7 January – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

14 January – Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set (Phil Mackie’s diary)

21 January – The Freddie Mack Sound (Phil Mackie’s diary)

28 January – Jimmy McGriff Quartet (Phil Mackie’s diary)

4 February – The Cliff Bennett Show (Phil Mackie’s diary)

11 February – The Savoy Brown Blues Band (Phil Mackie’s diary)

18 February – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

25 February – Lucas & The Mike Cotton Sound (Phil Mackie’s diary)

3 March – The Peddlers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

10 March – The Amboy Dukes (Phil Mackie’s diary)

17 March – Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac (Phil Mackie’s diary)

24 March – The Shevelles (Phil Mackie’s diary)

31 March – The Impressions (Phil Mackie’s diary)

7 April – The Jeff Beck Group featuring Rod Stewart (Phil Mackie’s diary)

14 April – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

15 April – The Piccadilly Six (Swiss band) (Melody Maker – this was a Monday)

21 April – The Showstoppers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

28 April – The Cliff Bennett Band

5 May – Spooky Tooth (Phil Mackie’s diary)

9 May – The Counts (Melody Maker – this was a Thursday)

12 May – The Shevelles (Phil Mackie’s diary)

16 May – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Phil Mackie’s diary – this was a Thursday)

19 May – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

23 May – The Rebel Rousers (Phil Mackie’s diary – this was a Thursday)

26 May – The Peddlers (Phil Mackie’s diary)

30 May – The Shevelles (Phil Mackie’s diary – this was a Thursday)

2 June – Lucas with The Mike Cotton Sound (Phil Mackie’s diary)

9 June – Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll (Phil Mackie’s diary)

16 June – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers with The Satin Dolls (Phil Mackie’s diary)

23 June – Spooky Tooth (Melody Maker)

30 June – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker)

7 July – Diane Ferraz & The Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

14 July – Joe Cocker (Melody Maker)

21 July – Tony Gregory & The Counts (Melody Maker)

28 July – Traffic (Melody Maker)

4 August – Spooky Tooth (Melody Maker)

11 August – The Fantastics (Melody Maker)

18 August – The Rebel Rousers (Melody Maker)

25 August – The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

1 September – Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

8 September – The Joyce Bond Revue (Melody Maker)

15 September – Ten Years After (Melody Maker)

22 September – Timebox (Melody Maker)

29 September – The Drifters (Melody Maker)

6 October – The Fantastics (Melody Maker)

12 October – Spooky Tooth (Melody Maker – this is a Saturday)

20 October – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas (Melody Maker)

27 October – Joe Cocker (Melody Maker and New Musical Express)

3 November – The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

10 November – Inez and Charlie Foxx (Melody Maker)

17 November – Paul Williams Set (Melody Maker)

24 November – Ferris Wheel and Nepenthe (Melody Maker)

1 December – Garnet Mimms with Village Green (Melody Maker)

2 December – Jimmy Witherspoon (Melody Maker – this was a Monday)

8 December – Bandwagon (Melody Maker and New Musical Express)

10 December – Simon K & The Meantimers and Olaf Grumps Kneed (Melody Maker/South East London Mercury – this was a Tuesday)

15 December – Timebox (Melody Maker)

22 December – The Fantastics (Melody Maker)

28 December – The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

1969

Judging by the gigs below, rock bands continued to play on Sundays with occasional gigs on other days of the week.

5 January – Paul Williams Set (Melody Maker)

12 January – Root and Jenny Jackson (Melody Maker)

19 January – The Peddlers (Melody Maker)

26 January – The Amboy Dukes (Fabulous 208 and Melody Maker)

2 February – Spooky Tooth (Melody Maker)

South East London Mercury has The Nice not Spooky Tooth

9 February – Happy Magazine (Melody Maker)

16 February – The Fantastics (Fabulous 208)

Melody Maker has Timebox for the 16 February gig as does South East London Mercury

23 February – Freddie King and Steamhammer (Melody Maker)

Martin Coller got in touch and noted that The Nice were billed to play on 23 February according to Martyn Hanson’s book “Hang on To Dream: The Story of The Nice”.

2 March – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

9 March – Interstate Road Show (Melody Maker)

16 March – The Symbols (Melody Maker)

23 March – The Fantastics (Melody Maker)

30 March – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas (Melody Maker)

2 April – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas (Melody Maker – this was a Wednesday)

6 April – Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

13 April – The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker)

20 April – Timebox (Melody Maker)

27 April – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

4 May – The Symbols (Melody Maker)

11 May – Toast (Melody Maker)

18 May – Howlin’ Wolf (Melody Maker)

25 May – The Riot Squad (Melody Maker)

1 June – No listing in Melody Maker

8 June – The Peddlers (Melody Maker)

15 June – John Lee Hooker with The John Dummer Blues Band (Melody Maker)

22 June – Consortium (Melody Maker)

29 June – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas (Melody Maker)

6 July – Timebox (Melody Maker)

13 July – The Platters (Melody Maker)

20 July – The Joyce Bond Show (Melody Maker)

27 July – The Symbols (Melody Maker)

3 August – The Brian Auger Trinity (Time Out)

10 August – Trapeze (Melody Maker)

17 August – The Globe Show (Melody Maker)

24 August – The Coloured Raisins (Melody Maker)

31 August – Timebox (Melody Maker)

7 September – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

14 September – The Cliff Bennett Show (Melody Maker)

21 September – Linda Lewis and Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

28 September – The Dave Amboy Big Band (Melody Maker)

5 October – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (Melody Maker)

12 October – Zoot Money (Melody Maker)

19 October – The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker)

25 October – The Brian Auger Trinity (Melody Maker)

2 November – Marv Johnson (Melody Maker)

9 November – Timebox (Melody Maker)

16 November – Freddie King (Melody Maker)

23 November – No entry in Melody Maker

30 November – The Coloured Raisins (Melody Maker)

7 December – The Dave Amboy Band (aka The Amboy Dukes) (Melody Maker and Keith Guster’s diary)

According to Keith Guster, this was the reformed version featuring Keith Guster and Tago Byers from The Fleur De Lys and former Hamilton Movement keyboard player Mick Fletcher.

14 December – Ferris Wheel (Melody Maker)

16 December – The Amboy Dukes (Keith Guster’s diary)

21 December – The Peddlers (Melody Maker)

28 December – Simon K & The Meantimers (Melody Maker)

1970

8 February – The Amboy Dukes (Keith Guster’s diary)

27 September – Black Widow and Amazing Grace (Poster from Roy Saxby)

4 October – Steamhammer (Poster from Roy Saxby)

11 October – Caravan (Poster from Roy Saxby)

18 October – Chicken Shack (Poster from Roy Saxby)

25 October – The Greatest Show on Earth (Poster from Roy Saxby)

1 November – Blodwyn Pig (Poster from Roy Saxby)

6 December – The Faces featuring Rod Stewart with Daniels Band (Poster from Roy Saxby)

13 December – Steamhammer (Poster from Roy Saxby)

20 December – Toe Fat with Albuquerque-Riccoti (Poster from Roy Saxby)

24 December – The Greatest Show on Earth with Tony Simon’s Progressive Show (Poster from Roy Saxby)

27 December – Argent (Poster from Roy Saxby)

31 December – Patto (Poster from Roy Saxby)

Categories: England, London, Uxbridge

Burton’s, Uxbridge, London

March 16, 2014 Nick Warburton 44 Comments

Burton’s in Uxbridge was an important music venue in West London throughout the 1960s.

I have started to compile a list below and would welcome any additions, particularly where there are gaps. Also, artists didn’t always appear despite being advertised so it would be great to hear from anyone who has any corrections.

Judging by the entries, bands played every Saturday with occasional gigs on other nights of the week.

1961

8 July – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

The band was billed as The Rebel Rousers for early gigs in 1961

15 July – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

22 July – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

12 August – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

26 August – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

9 September – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

23 September – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

30 September – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

11 November – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

2 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

24 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post – this was a Sunday)

31 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post –this was a Sunday)

1962

24 March – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Uxbridge Post)

1963

25 May – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Beat Monthly) Needs confirmation

8 June – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Beat Monthly) Needs confirmation

22 June – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Beat Monthly) Needs confirmation

13 July – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Beat Monthly) Needs confirmation

10 August – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Beat Monthly/Harrow Weekly Post)

7 September – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Beat Monthly)

19 October – The Federals (Beat Monthly)

14 December – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Beat Monthly)

1964

11 January – The Federals (Beat Monthly)

7 March – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

31 December – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

1965

9 January – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

30 January – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Beat Instrumental)

9 February – The Birds (Ronnie Wood’s book, How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary)

23 March – The Yardbirds (Alan Clayson’s book, The Yardbirds – the band that launched Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page)

6 April – The Birds (Ronnie Wood’s book, How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary)

8 June – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Beat Instrumental)

29 June – The Who (Andy Neill’s research)

6 July – The Birds (Ronnie Wood’s book, How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary)

31 July – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Beat Instrumental)

28 August – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Beat Instrumental)

14 December – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Record Mirror)

24 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Boyfriend magazine)

31 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Boyfriend magazine)

1966

8 January – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

15 January – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Record Mirror)

18 January – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Record Mirror – this was a Tuesday)

5 February – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

15 February – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Beat Instrumental)

12 March – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Record Mirror)

19 March – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Beat Instrumental)

8-9 April – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Beat Instrumental)

7 May – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Beat Instrumental)

10 May – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Beat Instrumental)

14 May – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Record Mirror)

11 June – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Beat Instrumental)

2 July – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208)

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

12 July – The Birds (Fabulous 208 – this was a Tuesday)

30 July – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Fabulous 208)

6 August – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Fabulous 208)

I have Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band also playing on 6 August

20 August – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208)

26 August – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208 – this was a Friday)

27 August – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Fabulous 208)

30 August – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker – this was a Tuesday)

17 September – The Alan Bown Set (Fabulous 208)

1 October – The Fenmen (Fabulous 208)

22 October – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208)

26 November – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Fabulous 208)

20 December – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Fabulous 208 – this was a Tuesday)

24 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and The Army (Fabulous 208 and Tony Tacon’s memories)

Fabulous 208 also has The Amboy Dukes on 24 December

31 December – The Amboy Dukes (Fabulous 208)

1967

7 January – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker)

3 March – The Alan Bown Set (Fabulous 208 – this was a Friday so wondering if it was 4 March)

11 March – The Amboy Dukes (Fabulous 208)

14 March – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker – this was a Tuesday)

17 March – Marmalade (Fabulous 208 – this was a Friday)

18 March – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede (Ken Baxter’s diary)

21 March – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker – this was a Tuesday)

24 March – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Fabulous 208 – this was a Friday, so wondering if was 25 March)

22 April – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Fabulous 208)

12 May – The Coloured Raisins, King Ossie and Honey Darling (Melody Maker – this was a Friday so wondering if it was 13 May)

20 May – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208)

3 June – Jeff Beck Group (Melody Maker)

9 June – The Gnomes of Zurich and Guy Darrell (Melody Maker – this is a Friday)

Tom Brennan’s Iveys’ gigs website (Badfinger) has The Iveys and Guy Darrell on the same date as The Gnomes of Zurich

10 June – Marmalade (Melody Maker)

16 June – The Alan Bown Set (Melody Maker – this is a Friday)

17 June – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Melody Maker)

24 June – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede (Ken Baxter’s diary)

1 July – The Freddie Mack Sound (Melody Maker)

5 August – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208)

12 August – The Washington DCs (Melody Maker)

19 August – The Freddie Mack Show (Melody Maker)

26 August – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker/Hillingdon Mirror)

2 September – The Alan Bown Set (Melody Maker/Hillingdon Mirror)

9 September – The Coloured Raisins (Melody Maker/Hillingdon Mirror)

16 September – The Amboy Dukes (Fabulous 208, Melody Maker and Hillingdon Mirror)

23 September – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede (Ken Baxter’s diary)

30 September – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208/Hillingdon Mirror)

7 October – Marmalade (Melody Maker/Hillingdon Mirror)

14 October – The Gass (Melody Maker)

21 October – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

28 October – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Melody Maker/Hillingdon Mirror)

4 November – The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Melody Maker)

11 November – Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set (Melody Maker)

18 November – The Shell Shock Show (Melody Maker/Hillingdon Mirror)

25 November – The Cat Show (Melody Maker)

2 December – The Alan Price Set and The Army (Melody Maker)

9 December – The Ebony Keys (Melody Maker)

16 December – The Alan Bown Set (Melody Maker)

23 December – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

24 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Melody Maker)

30 December – Jimmy Cliff & The Shakedown Sound (Melody Maker)

31 December – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208 and Melody Maker)

It is possible that Steve Priest’s group The Army may have supported Cliff Bennett on new year’s eve but it needs confirmation

1968

All the entries for this year are from Melody Maker unless otherwise noted.

6 January – The Shell Shock Show with Owen Grey

13 January – Marmalade

20 January – The Amboy Dukes

27 January – Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set

3 February – Cat Soul Band with US Flat Top

10 February – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

17 February – The Jimmy James Show

24 February – The Freddie Mack Show

2 March – Joe E Young & The Toniks

9 March – The Joyce Bond Revue

16 March – The Coloured Raisins

23 March – The Amboy Dukes

30 March – Jimmy Cliff and Wynder K Frog

6 April – The Skatalites

12 April – The Amboy Dukes (this was a Friday)

13 April – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

20 April – The Alan Bown

27 April – Jimmy Cliff and Wynder K Frog

4 May – The Shell Shock Show

11 May – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

18 May – The Joyce Bond Revue

25 May – The Amboy Dukes

1 June – The Skatalites

8 June – The Coloured Raisins

15 June – The Amboy Dukes

22 June – The Joyce Bond Revue

29 June – The Counts

6 July – The Skatalites

13 July – The Coloured Raisins

20 July – Jimmy Cliff and Wynder K Frog

27 July – Cliff Bennett & His Band

3 August – The Amboy Dukes

10 August – The Coloured Raisins

17 August – The Joyce Bond Revue

24 August – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

31 August – The Counts

7 September – The Coloured Raisins

14 September – Simon K & The Meantimers

21 September – Jimmy Cliff and Wynder K Frog

28 September – Root and Jenny Jackson

5 October – The Joyce Bond Revue

12 October – The Counts

19 October – The Coloured Raisins

26 October – Little John & The Shadrocks

2 November – The Sharrons

9 November – The Amboy Dukes

16 November – The Alan Bown

23 November – The Counts and The Coloured Raisins (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

30 November – Simon K & The Meantimers (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

7 December – The Skatalites (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

14 December – The Spectrum (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

21 December – The Joyce Bond Revue (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

24 December – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post – this was a Tuesday)

28 December – Simon K & The Meantimers (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

31 December – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post – this was a Tuesday)

1969

4 January – Marmalade (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

Melody Maker has The Coloured Raisins on 4 January and considering Marmalade also played on 18 January, it’s possible Melody Maker is correct

11 January – The Rebel Rousers (Melody Maker)

18 January – Marmalade (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

25 January – Little John & The Shadrocks (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

Melody Maker has Jimmy James & The Vagabonds on 25 January

1 February – Simon K & The Meantimers (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

8 February – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

15 February – The Joyce Bond Revue (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

22 February – The Coloured Raisins (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

1 March – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

8 March – The Rebel Rousers (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

15 March – US Flat Top and the Cat Road Show (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

22 March – Simon K & The Meantimers (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

Melody Maker has Desmond Dekker on 22 March as well

29 March – The Joyce Bond Revue (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

5 April – Timebox (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

12 April – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

19 April – The Coloured Raisins (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

26 April – The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

3 May – Springfield Park (Melody Maker and Uxbridge Weekly Post)

Melody Maker appears to stop advertising Burton’s after this date

10 May – US Flat Top and The Cat Road Show (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

17 May – The Joyce Bond Revue (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

24 May – Chris Shakespeare & The Globe Show (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

31 May – The Amboy Dukes (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

7 June – Simon K & The Meantimers (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

14 June – The Coloured Raisins (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

I am missing entries for the rest of the year and would welcome any additions

1970

31 October – Czar (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

I am missing entries for 1970 and would welcome any additions

Many thanks to Rolf Hannet for providing gigs from Beat Monthly and Beat Instrumental

Categories: England, London, Putney, Surrey

The Pontiac Club, Zeeta House, Upper Richmond Road, Putney

March 8, 2014 Nick Warburton 25 Comments

Together with St Mary’s Hall, also in Putney, the Pontiac Club was a popular venue in southwest London in the early-mid 1960s.

Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds were resident band there at one point as were The Action, formerly The Boys and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.

The club was located at 200 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, near the main railway station.

I have started a gig list below and would welcome any additions as well as memories in the comments below. If you have any memorabilia, including posters for the club, I would be happy to include them with a credit.

1963

28 December 1963 (Saturday) – Manfred Mann and Mark Leeman Five (Greg Russo’s research)

1965

Initially billed as the New Pontiac Club

27 May 1965 (Thursday) – Donovan with full supporting groups (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

28 May 1965 (Friday) – Alex Harvey Soul Band with support (Melody Maker/Kingston & Malden Borough News)

29 May 1965 (Saturday) – The Peddlers with support (Melody Maker/Kingston & Malden Borough News)

30 May 1965 (Sunday) – Rey Anton & The Peppermint Men with support (Melody Maker/Kingston & Malden Borough News)

2 June 1965 (Wednesday) – Alexis Korner with support (Melody Maker/Kingston & Malden Borough News)

4 June 1965 (Friday) – The Downliners Sect and The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)

5 June 1965 (Saturday) – The Beat Merchants, The Billy Woods Combo and The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)

6 June 1965 (Sunday) – Mike Berry & The Outsiders with support (Melody Maker)

9 June 1965 (Wednesday) – The Muleskinners with support (Melody Maker)

Future Small Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan played with The Muleskinners.

11 June 1965 (Friday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (New Musical Express)

16 June 1965 (Wednesday) – The Boston Dexters and The Blues Messengers (Melody Maker)

18 June 1965 (Friday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

19 June 1965 (Saturday) – Alex Harvey’s Soul Band (Melody Maker)

20 June 1965 (Sunday) – The Hollies and Rey Anton & The Peppermint Men (Melody Maker)

25 June 1965 (Friday) – The Boston Dexters and Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men (Melody Maker)

26 June 1965 (Saturday) – The Mark Leeman Five (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

27 June 1965 (Sunday) – Phil Ryan & The Crescents (New Musical Express/Melody Maker) Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays may also have been on the bill for this date

30 June 1965 (Wednesday) – The Artwoods and The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker/New Musical Express)

2 July 1965 (Friday) – The Mark Leeman Five and Platform 6 (Melody Maker/New Musical Express)

3 July 1965 (Saturday) – The Comanches and The Primitives (Melody Maker)

4 July 1965 (Sunday) – Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders (Melody Maker)

7 July 1965 (Wednesday) – The Boston Dexters (New Musical Express)

9 July 1965 (Friday) – The Beat Merchants and The Comanches (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

10 July 1965 (Saturday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers and Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

11 July 1965 (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters and The Fetish Crowd (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

14 July 1965 (Wednesday) – Manfred Mann and The Boston Dexters (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

16 July 1965 (Friday) – The Checkmates and The Thoughts (New Musical Express)

17 July 1965 (Saturday) – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays and Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders (New Musical Express)

18 July 1965 (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters (New Musical Express)

21 July 1965 (Wednesday) – The Classmates and Group Survival (Melody Maker)

23 July 1965 (Friday) – Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders and The Five Proud Walkers (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

24 July 1965 (Saturday) – The Action and Peter Fenton & The Tasty Mob (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

The Action were recently billed as The Boys.

25 July 1965 (Sunday) – The Thoughts (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

28 July 1965 (Wednesday) – The Who and surf band in support (New Musical Express/Melody Maker) (see comments section below) This could have been The Summer Set

30 July 1965 (Friday) – Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders and The RBQ (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

31 July 1965 (Saturday) – John Lee’s Groundhogs (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

1 August (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters (New Musical Express)

4 August 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers started a regular (two month) Wednesday night residency on this date.

6 August 1965 (Friday) – Tony Knight’s Chessmen and The Fetish Crowd (Melody Maker/New Musical Express)

7 August 1965 (Saturday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers and Soul Survival (Melody Maker/New Musical Express)

Later this same evening The Byrds played at the Pontiac Club. According to author Don Hughes, The Dae-b-Four were the support band.

8 August (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)

11 August 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

13 August 1965 (Friday) – Guy Hamilton & The Senators (Melody Maker)

14 August 1965 (Saturday) – The Primitives and The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)

15 August 1965 (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)

18 August 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

20 August 1965 (Friday) – The Fenmen (New Musical Express)

21 August 1965 (Saturday) – The Action and Sonny Childe & The Cool School (New Musical Express)

22 August 1965 (Sunday) – The Truth (New Musical Express)

25 August 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (New Musical Express)

According to Christopher Hjort’s excellent book Strange Brew, this was the last gig by The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton who left and was replaced by a succession of fill-in guitarists before returning in November.

27 August 1965 (Friday) – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

28 August 1965 (Saturday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

29 August 1965 (Sunday) – The Ingoes (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

The Ingoes morphed into Blossom Toes.

1 September 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)

According to Christopher Hjort’s book, John Weider, who has previously played with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates among others, covered for Eric Clapton in The Bluesbreakers for this gig.

3 September 1965 (Friday) – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (New Musical Express)

4 September 1965 (Saturday) – The VIPs (New Musical Express)

The VIPs band morphed into Spooky Tooth.

5 September 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)

The Action had a regular Sunday residency at this venue for a while. Some sources also note that The Objects played in support on this date.

8 September 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

According to Christopher Hjort’s book, John Slaughter from Chris Barber’s band covered for Eric Clapton in The Bluesbreakers for this gig.

10 September 1965 (Friday) – The Crowd (Melody Maker)

11 September 1965 (Saturday) – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers (Melody Maker)

12 September 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)

15 September 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

According to Christopher Hjort’s book, former Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions guitarist Geoff Krivit covered for Eric Clapton in The Bluesbreakers for this gig.

18 September 1965 (Saturday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers (Melody Maker)

19 September 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)

22 September 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)

According to Christopher Hjort’s book, former Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions guitarist Geoff Krivit covered for Eric Clapton in The Bluesbreakers for this gig.

This is the band’s final show at the Pontiac and Hjort notes that Peter Green approached Mayall at this venue to ask if he could take over from Krivit as permanent guitarist.

24 September 1965 (Friday) – Tony Colton’s Big Boss Band (Melody Maker)

25 September 1965 (Saturday) – The Beat Merchants (Melody Maker)

26 September 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)

1 October 1965 (Friday) – The Bo Street Runners (Melody Maker)

2 October 1965 (Saturday) – The VIPs (Melody Maker)

3 October 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)

9 October 1965 (Saturday) – Five Proud Walkers (Info from John Treais)

10 October 1965 (Sunday) – Jimmy Witherspoon (Melody Maker)

15 October 1965 (Friday) – Them (Melody Maker)

Them was Van Morrison’s Belfast band. Around this time, former members began gigged in a rival Them.

16 October 1965 (Saturday) – The Arthur Brown Union (Info from John Treais)

17 October 1965 (Sunday) – Gary Farr & T-Bones (Melody Maker)

20 October 1965 (Wednesday) – T-Bone Walker and The Blue Jays (Melody Maker)

22 October 1965 (Friday) – Dean Ford & The Gaylords (Melody Maker)

This band morphed into Marmalade.

23 October 1965 (Saturday) – The Vectors (Melody Maker)

24 October 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)

30 October 1964 (Saturday) – Victor Brox (Info from John Treais)

31 October 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)

6 November 1965 (Saturday) – J C & The Machine (aka Julian Covey) (Melody Maker)

After John McVie was sacked from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers on 3 October, he found work with Julian Covey’s band until he returned to Mayall in early January 1966.

7 November 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)

9 November 1965 (Tuesday) – Wilson Pickett (Melody Maker)

17 December 1965 (Friday) – The Carnaby (Melody Maker)

18 December 1965 (Saturday) – The High Society (Melody Maker)

This group had recently been The Arthur Brown Union but when Arthur left earlier this month, singer Dave Terry (aka Elmer Gantry) took over. They soon became The Union.

19 December 1965 (Sunday) – The Crowd with Peter Fenton (Melody Maker)

24 December 1965 (Friday) – The Army (Melody Maker)

Emerging out of Hampton R&B band, The Others, this group soon changed name to Sands.

26 December 1965 (Sunday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers (Melody Maker)

27 December 1965 (Monday) – The Mickey Finn (Melody Maker)

1966

17 March 1966 (Thursday) – The Loose Ends and support (Melody Maker)

19 March 1966 (Saturday) – The Checkers and support (Melody Maker)

20 March 1966 (Sunday) – The In Crowd (Melody Maker)

The In Crowd morphed into Tomorrow in early 1967.

23 March 1966 (Wednesday) – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Melody Maker)

24 March 1966 (Thursday) – The Mickey Finns (Melody Maker)

26 March 1966 (Saturday) – The Basic 5 (Melody Maker)

27 March 1966 (Sunday) – The Shevells (Melody Maker)

5 May 1966 (Thursday) – The Carl Douglas Set (poster from Ken Baxter)

7 May 1966 (Saturday) – Dracken Lewis 5 (most likely Deakin Lewis) and Front Line (poster from Ken Baxter)

28 May 1966 (Saturday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Melody Maker)

4 June 1966 (Saturday) – The Drag Set (Melody Maker)

18 June 1966 (Saturday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Melody Maker)

Categories: England, Hayes, London, Middlesex

Blue Moon, Hayes, west London

March 7, 2014 Nick Warburton 79 Comments

The Blue Moon in Hayes was an important music venue in west London.

Bob Danks recalls Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers playing at the Blue Moon in Hayes regularly in the early 1960s (see comments section). He also thinks Ritchie Blackmore played his first show with Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages at the Blue Moon after leaving Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers.

I have started to collate a comprehensive gig list and would welcome any additions and memories of the club in the comments below.

1963

27 January 1963 (Sunday) – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Harrow Weekly Post)

3 February 1963 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Harrow Weekly Post)

14 April 1963 (Sunday) – Julie Grant & The Citizens (Harrow Weekly Post)

9 June 1963 (Sunday) – Sounds Inc with Bruce Welsh & The High Five (Harrow Weekly Post)

16 June 1963 (Sunday) – Mike Berry & The Innocents (Harrow Weekly Post)

23 June 1963 (Sunday) – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates (Harrow Weekly Post)

30 June 1963 (Sunday) – Wee Willy Harris and High Five (Harrow Weekly Post)

7 July 1963 (Sunday) – The Big Three with The Riversiders (Harrow Weekly Post)

14 July 1963 (Sunday) – Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages (Harrow Weekly Post)

21 July 1963 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Harrow Weekly Post)

28 July 1963 (Sunday) – Russ Sainty & The Nu-Notes and The High Five (Harrow Weekly Post)

4 August 1963 (Sunday) – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Harrow Weekly Post)

25 August 1963 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Harrow Weekly Post)

8 September 1963 (Sunday) – Rikki Rand & The Soundsmen and Bruce Lloyd & The Hi-Fi’s (Harrow Weekly Post)

15 September 1963 (Friday) – Malcolm Clark & The Cresters (Harrow Weekly Post) Needs confirmation

22 September 1963 (Sunday) – The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Robb Charles Combo (Harrow Weekly Post)

29 September 1963 (Sunday) – Malcolm Clark & The Cresters (Harrow Weekly Post)

6 October 1963 (Sunday) – The Undertakers and The High Five (Harrow Weekly Post)

13 October 1963 (Sunday) – The Federals (Beat Monthly)

20 October 1963 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Harrow Weekly Post)

17 November 1963 (Sunday) – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Harrow Weekly Post)

24 November 1963 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Harrow Weekly Post)

1964

5 January 1964 (Sunday) – Manfred Mann (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

12 January 1964 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

19 January 1964 (Sunday) – The Contrasts (Beat Monthly)

2 February 1964 (Sunday) – Manfred Mann (Greg Russo’s research)

5 April 1964 (Sunday) – The Downliners Sect (Don Craine’s gig diary)

19 April 1964 (Sunday) – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and The Impacts (Dorothy Bullock’s membership card)

26 April 1964 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Dorothy Bullock’s membership card)

3 May 1964 (Sunday) – The Downliners Sect (Don Craine’s gig diary)

10 May 1964 (Sunday) – The Paramounts (Dorothy Bullock’s membership card)

24 May 1964 (Sunday) – Alex Harvey Soul Band (Dorothy Bullock’s membership card)

27 May 1964 (Wednesday) – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Dorothy Bullock’s membership card)

31 May 1964 (Sunday) – The Downliners Sect (Don Craine’s gig diary)

10 June 1964 (Wednesday) – The Yardbirds (Alan Clayson’s book The Yardbirds: the band that launched Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page)

26 July 1964 (Sunday) – The Downliners Sect (Don Craine’s gig diary)

16 August 1964 (Sunday) – The Downliners Sect (Beat Monthly)

7 September 1964 (Monday) – The Birds (needs source but most likely Harrow Weekly Post)

29 November 1964 (Sunday) – The Stormsville Shakers (band website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

20 December 1964 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Beat Instrumental/Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

1965

3 January 1965 (Sunday) – Ronnie Jones & The Nightimers (Ruislip and Northwood Gazette)

10 January 1965 (Sunday) – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Ruislip and Northwood Gazette)

17 January 1965 (Sunday) – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Harrow Weekly Post)

24 January 1965 (Sunday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Harrow Weekly Post)

Roger Dean is the lead guitarist with The Bluesbreakers at this stage.

31 January 1965 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Greenford Weekly Post)

7 February 1965 (Sunday) – The Graham Bond Organisation (Harrow Weekly Post)

14 February 1965 (Sunday) – The Chessmen (Greenford Weekly Post)

21 February 1965 (Sunday) – Ronnie Jones & The Night-timers and The Brian Auger Trinity (Harrow Weekly Post)

7 March 1965 (Sunday) – The Spencer Davis Group (possibly Harrow Weekly Post)

4 April 1965 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Harrow Weekly Post)

11 April 1965 (Sunday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Harrow Weekly Post)

Eric Clapton had joined earlier this month replacing Roger Dean.

18 April 1965 (Sunday) – Ronnie Jones & The Night-timers (Harrow Weekly Post)

25 April 1965 (Sunday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Harrow Weekly Post)

2 May 1965 (Sunday) – The Graham Bond Organisation (Harrow Weekly Post)

9 May 1965 (Sunday) – The Spencer Davis Group and (Jimmy James &) The Vagabonds with Count Prince Miller (possibly Harrow Weekly Post)

16 May 1965 (Sunday) – The Spencer Davis Group (Harrow Weekly Post)

23 May 1965 (Sunday) – Long John Baldry (Harrow Weekly Post)

30 May 1965 (Sunday) – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (possibly Harrow Weekly Post)

7 June 1965 (Monday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Christopher Hjort’s Strange Brew book)

20 June 1965 (Sunday) – The Who (Harrow Weekly Post)

27 June 1965 (Sunday) – The Spencer Davis Group (possibly Harrow Weekly Post)

4 July 1965 (Sunday) – Ronnie Jones & The Night-timers (Harrow Weekly Post)

11 July 1965 (Sunday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Harrow Weekly Post) This gig is missing from Christopher Hjort’s book below so may not have happened. Also advert above suggests Georgie Fame instead

25 July 1965 (Sunday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)

1 August 1965 (Sunday) – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (possibly Harrow Weekly Post)

22 August 1965 (Sunday) – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Harrow Weekly Post)

25 August 1965 (Wednesday) – Steampacket (Bruno Ceriotti’s research: http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/07/steam-packet-family-tree-performance.html)

5 September 1965 (Sunday) – The Spencer Davis Group (Harrow Weekly Post)

19 September 1965 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Harrow Weekly Post and Beat Instrumental)

26 September 1965 (Sunday) – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Harrow Weekly Post)

3 October 1965 (Sunday) – Steampacket (Harrow Weekly Post)

10 October 1965 (Sunday) – T-Bone Walker (Harrow Weekly Post)

17 October 1965 (Sunday) – Steampacket (Harrow Weekly Post)

24 October 1965 (Sunday) – Ben E King (Harrow Weekly Post)

31 October 1965 (Sunday) – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Harrow Weekly Post)

7 November 1965 (Sunday) – The Graham Bond Organisation (Harrow Weekly Post)

14 November 1965 (Sunday) – The Alan Price Set (Harrow Weekly Post)

21 November 1965 (Sunday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Harrow Weekly Post)

Both Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce are members of The Bluesbreakers during this period.

28 November 1965 (Sunday) – Steampacket (Harrow Weekly Post)

5 December 1965 (Sunday) – Wilson Pickett (Harrow Weekly Post)

19 December 1965 (Sunday) – The Spencer Davis Group (Harrow Weekly Post/Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

1966

2 January 1966 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Harrow Weekly Post)

23 January 1966 (Sunday) – Lee Dorsey (most likely backed by The Krew) (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

30 January 1966 (Sunday) – Steampacket (Bruno Ceriotti’s research: http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/07/steam-packet-family-tree-performance.html

6 February 1966 (Sunday) – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Melody Maker)

13 February 1966 (Sunday) – The Alan Walker Group (Melody Maker)

27 February 1966 (Sunday) – The Nashville Teens (Hayes Gazette)

6 March 1966 (Sunday) – The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

13 March 1966 (Sunday) – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Melody Maker)

27 March 1966 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Melody Maker)

3 April 1966 (Sunday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)

17 April 1966 (Sunday) – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Melody Maker)

22 April 1966 (Friday) – Dee Dee Warwick (Melody Maker)

1 May 1966 (Sunday) – Steampacket (Melody Maker)

8 May 1966 (Sunday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers (Melody Maker)

15 May 1966 (Sunday) – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Melody Maker)

12 June 1966 (Sunday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)

Eric Clapton will leave the following month and Peter Green takes his place.

19 June 1966 (Sunday) – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Melody Maker)

18 September 1966 (Sunday) – Cream (Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)

Thanks to Rolf Hannet for helping with Beat Monthly and Beat Instrumental gigs

Categories: Brixton, England, London

The Ram Jam Club, Brixton

February 21, 2014 Nick Warburton 89 Comments

Opened by brothers Rik and John Gunnell in mid-February 1966, the Ram Jam Club (named after Geno Washington’s Ram Jam Band) was situated on the Brixton High Road.

The famous venue hosted most of the top UK acts of the 1960s as well as visiting US blues and soul artists. I have started to compile a gig list and would welcome any additions in the comment below.

1966

17 February – The Animals (open the club)

19 February – Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band

24 February – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

25 February – The Gass

26 February – The Shevelles

27 February – The Gass

3 March – The Spencer Davis Group and Paul Fenton & The Crowd

4 March – The Graham Bond Organisation

5 March – Tony Knight’s Chessmen and The Loose Ends

6 March – The Gass

10 March – The Who and The Train

11 March – The Gass

12 March – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band and The Peter B’s

13 March – The Gass

18 March – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

24 March – The Peter B’s and Wilson Pickett

31 March – The Peter B’s, Don Covay and The League of Gentlemen

1 April – Screaming Jay Hawkins

2 April – The Peter B’s, Arthur Alexander, The Jimmy Brown Sound, The Shevelles

7 April – Martha & The Vandellas and The Gass

8 April – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

9 April – The Peter B’s and Gary Farr & The T-Bones

14 April – The Vibrations and The Peter B’s

15 April – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames and The Amboy Dukes

16 April – The Gass and The Peter B’s

17 April – The Gass

21 April – Lee Dorsey and The Peter B’s and The League of Gentlemen

22 April – Freddie Mack’s This and That Show

23 April – Jimmy Witherspoon and The Shevells

24 April – The Gass

29 April – The Action

30 April – Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band

5 May – Patti La Belle & Her Belles (with Bluesology?)

7 May – The Shotgun Express and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

12 May – The Drifters and The Chessmen

13 May – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

21 May – The Shotgun Express

26 May – Ben E King and The Chessmen

27 May – Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band

28 May – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and The Stormsville Shakers

2 June – The Steampacket

3 June – The Gass

4 June – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and The Amboy Dukes

9 June – The Yardbirds (cancelled)

10 June – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

18 June – The Shotgun Express

24 June – The Moody Blues

25 June – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

30 June – The Graham Bond Organisation

1 July – The Five Proud Walkers

2 July – The Yardbirds and Tawny Reed Heatwave

3 July – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers

7 July – The Alan Price Set

8 July – The Shevells

9 July – Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band

10 July – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

14 July – The Amboy Dukes

15 July – Dave Anthony’s Moods

16 July – The Shevells

17 July – Solomon Burke

21 July – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

22 July – The Stormsville Shakers

23 July – The Nightimers with Herbie Goins

24 July – The Gass

28 July – The Graham Bond Organisation

30 July – The Amboy Dukes and The Objects

4 August – Solomon Burke

5 August – O’Hara’s Playboys and The Eyes of Blue

6 August – The Gass and Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

7 August – The Rick ‘N’ Breckers

9 August – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

11 August – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

12 August – The Gass

13 August – Dave Anthony’s Moods and Rik ‘N’ Beckers

14 August – The Amboy Dukes

18 August – The Alan Price Set

19 August – Mark Barry

20 August – The Shotgun Express

21 August – The Amboy Dukes

25 August – The Blues Healers (with Malcolm Magaron)

26 August – Mark Barry and Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

27 August – Cream

28 August – The Amboy Dukes

29 August – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

1 September – The Spencer Davis Group

2 September – Mark Barry

3 September – The VIPs

4 September – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

8 September – Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band

9 September – The Carl Douglas Set

10 September – The Amboy Dukes

11 September – The Blues Healers (with Malcolm Magaron)

15 September – The Loose Ends

16 September – The Five Proud Walkers

17 September – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

18 September – Otis Redding

22 September – The Eyes of Blue

23 September – The Shevelles

24 September – The Gass

25 September – The Gass

29 September – The Knack

30 September – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

1 October – The Shevelles

2 October – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

6 October – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

7 October – The Shevelles

8 October – The Playboys (not clear if this is The Manchester Playboys)

9 October – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers

13 October – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

14 October – The Knack

15 October – The Amboy Dukes

16 October – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers (Poster above lists Garnet Mimms)

20 October – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

21 October – Diane Ferraz & Nicky Scott and Simons Triangle

22 October – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

23 October – Ike & Tina Turner Revue (with Ike – Ettes, Bobby John, Jimmy Thomas, Kings of Rhythm Orchestra)

27 October – The Drifters

28 October – The Shevelles

29 October – The Shogun Express

30 October – The Gass

3 November – Cream

4 November – The Shevelles and The Anzacs

6 November – The Gass

8 November – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers

10 November – Gary Farr & The T-Bones

12 November – The Amboy Dukes

13 November – Paul Butterfield’s Blues Band and Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

17 November – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

24 November – The Action

25 November – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

26 November – The Shotgun Express

27 November – The Amboy Dukes

29 November – Julian Covey & The Machine

6 December – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

9 December – The Action

10 December – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and The Jimi Hendrix Experience

11 December – Bobby Hebb and Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band

13 December – Rupert’s Rick ‘N’ Beckers Show

23 December – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

24 December – The Blue Healers (with Malcolm Magaron) and Dave Anthony’s Moods

25 December – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede (afternoon and evening)

26 December – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays

27 December – Rupert’s Rick ‘N’ Beckers

1967

1 January – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

6 January – The Alan Price Set

7 January – The Eyes of Blue

8 January – Felder’s Orioles

10 January – Rupert’s Rick ‘N’ Beckers

13 January – The Shotgun Express

14 January – The Amboy Dukes

15 January – The Gass

17 January – Rupert’s Rick ‘N’ Beckers

20 January – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

21 January – The Shevelles

22 January – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays

24 January – Rupert’s Rick ‘N’ Beckers

27 January – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

28 January – Cream

29 January – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

31 January – The Fireballs

3 February – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

4 February – Jimi Hendrix Experience and The All Night Workers

5 February – The Amboy Dukes

9 February – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

11 February – The Shotgun Express

12 February – Maxine Brown & The Q-Set

17 February – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays and The All Night Workers

18 February – Georgie Fame

19 February – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

24 February – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

25 February – The Amboy Dukes and The Main Line

26 February – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

3 March – The Shevelles

4 March – The Fenmen with Felders Orioles

5 March – The Q-Set

10 March – The Real McCoy

11 March – Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band

12 March – The Gass

17 March – Ronnie Jones & The Q Set

18 March – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

19 March – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

24 March – Julian Covey & The Machine

25 March – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

26 March – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

27 March – The All Night Workers

31 March – The Urchins

1 April – The Artwoods and Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

2 April – Ronnie Jones & The Q Set

7 April – The Main Line

8 April – The Eyes of Blue and Rick ‘N’ Beckers

9 April – Herbie Goins & The Nightimers

13 April – Mary Wells & The Playboys

14 April – The Shevelles

15 April – The Pretty Things and The All Night Workers

16 April – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

21 April – Julian Covey & The Machine

22 April – Felder’s Orioles and The Main Line

23 April – Nina Simone and The Peddlers

28 April – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

29 April – The Shevelles and The Gass

30 April – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede (may not have happened)

4 May – The Len Marshall Show

5 May – The Duke Lee Sound

6 May – Julian Covey & The Machine and The All Night Workers

7 May – Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set

12 May – The Duke Lee Sound

13 May – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band and Ferris Wheel

14 May – Prince Buster & The Bees and Rupert’s Rick ‘N’ Beckers

19 May – The Duke Lee Sound

20 May – The Shevelles and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

21 May – The Gass

27 May – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames and Felders Orioles

28 May – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band and The Hunky Chunk Band

2 June – Nat Cole Show

3 June – Cream and Impact Blues

4 June – Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound

5 June – The Duke Lee Sound

9 June – Nat Cole Show

10 June – John Lee Hooker, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Savoy Blues Band and Mad Movies

11 June – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

12 June – The Duke Lee Sound

16 June – Nat Cole Show

17 June – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede, The Soul Meeting Band, Duke Lee Sound and Mad Movies

18 June – The Gass

19 June – The Duke Lee Sound

23 June – Nat Cole Show

24 June – Felder’s Orioles, The Chiffons & Rhythm and Blues Inc, Duke Lee Sound and Mad Movies

25 June – Ronnie Jones & The Q Set

26 June – The Duke Lee Sound

1 July – The All Night Workers (evening), then John Lee Hooker, The Savoy Brown Blues Band and The Duke Lee Sound (late night session)

2 July – PP Arnold (& The Nice)

3 July – The Duke Lee Sound

8 July – Ferris Wheel

9 July – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

15 July – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede with Mad Movies

16 July – Joyce Bond Show

22 July – Georgie Fame

23 July – The Coloured Raisins

29 July – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

30 July – Jackie Edwards

4 August – The Wages of Sin

5 August – O’Hara’ Playboys

6 August – The Gass

12 August – Ferris Wheel

13 August – Rick ‘N’ Beckers

19 August – The Skatalites

20 August – The Shell Shock Show

25 August – The New Jump Band

27 August – The Human Instinct and The Triads

2 September – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

3 September – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

9 September – Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac

10 September – The Coloured Raisins with Honey Darling and Earl Green

16 September – The Bees

17 September – Ferris Wheel

23 September – The Shevelles

24 September – Jimmy Cliff & The Shakedown Sound

25 September – Maxine Brown & The Q-Set

28 September – The Soul Vendors starring Roland Alphonso, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Johnnie Moore and Jackie Mitto

30 September – The Amboy Dukes

1 October – Jackie Edwards

5 October – Vanilla Fudge

7 October – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

8 October – The Soul Vendors (starring Roland Alphonso, Alton Ellis and Ken Boothe)

14 October – The Skatalites

15 October – Horatio Soul & The Square Deals

19 October – Freddie King

21 October – Joey Young & The Tonics

22 October – The Bees

23 October – Junior Walker & The All Stars

28 October – The Delroy Williams Show

29 October – PP Arnold & The TNT

4 November – Johnson’s Dynamo Set

5 November – Junior Smith

6 November – Ben E King

11 November – The Sound Casters

12 November – The Soul Vendors

19 November – Little John & The Shadrocks

25 November – Eddie Floyd and his American Group, Sounds Incorporated and The Peppermint Men

26 November – Ferris Wheel

2 December – The Official Receivers

3 December – Desmond Dekker & The Aces

9 December – Watson T Brown and The Lastic Band

10 December – Joey Young and The Tonics (Joe Tex was originally advertised)

16 December – Dr Marigold’s Prescription

17 December – Jackie Edwards

23 December – The Vibrations and The Kingston By-Pass

24 December – The Delroy Williams Show

30 December – The Peppermint Men and The Duke Reid Sound

31 December – The Pyramids

1968

5 January – Desmond Dekker & The Aces

6 January – Owen Gray and Youth and Rudy and The Shell Shock Show Band

7 January – PP Arnold & The TNT

13 January – Joyce Bond and The Duke Reid Sound

14 January – John L Watson & The Web

20 January – Jimmy McGriff and Nepenthe

21 January – Dandy

27 January – The Skatalites and Sir Coxon Sound

28 January – Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set

3 February – James and Bobby Purify and The Duke Reid Sound

4 February – Jimmy McGriff

10 February – Robert Parker & The Quotations and The Sir Coxon Sound

11 February – Rupert’s Rik ‘N’ Beckers

17 February – Dandy & The Missions and The Duke Reid Sound

18 February – Nepenthe and The New Nadir

24 February – Little John & The Shadrocks and The Sir Coxon Sound

25 February – Joey Young & The Tonics

2 March – The Coloured Raisins and The Duke Reid Sound

3 March – The Fantastics (& The House of Orange)

9 March – Sir Coxon Sound

10 March – The Dave Davani Four

16 March – Jackie Edwards and The Duke Reid Sound

17 March – Horatio Soul & The Jokers

23 March – The Duke Reid Sound

24 March – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

30 March – Joyce Bond and The Sir Coxon Sound

31 March – The Chico-Bailey Show and The Night Hawks Band

6 April – The Original Impressions and Joey Young & The Tonics

7 April – The Sonny Burke Show

12 April – The Ethiopians with The Healers

14 April – The Original Drifters

20 April – Rupert’s Rick ‘N’ Beckers and The Sir Coxon Sound

21 April – Garnet Mimms

27 April – The Fantastics (& The House of Orange) and The Duke Reid Sound

28 April – Sugar Simone & The Programe

5 May – J J Jackson

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Most of the gigs were sourced from Melody Maker and gig posters. Thanks to Tony Webb for use of the club posters and to Ken Baxter for some Carl Douglas gigs from his contracts. Thanks also to Bruno Ceriotti and Mick Capewell for providing dates.

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