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The (Jazz) Cellar Club, Kingston Upon Thames, southwest London

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The (Jazz) Cellar in Kingston Upon Thames was an important music venue in southwest London from 1962-1966. Many notable local bands played there in their formative years, most notably The Yardbirds and The Nashville Teens. The Animals also played there regularly in the early months of 1964 after moving down to London from the northeast.

I have started to compile a gig list and would welcome any additions/corrections in the comments section. I would also welcome any memories and photos/flyers/posters.

1962

I have only a few entries for 1962 and would welcome any additions

14 July – The Nashville Teens (Surrey Comet)

21 July – The Nashville Teens (Surrey Comet)

28 July – The Nashville Teens (Surrey Comet)

6 September – Mike Berry & The Outlaws (Surrey Comet)

Ritchie Blackmore didn’t join The Outlaws on lead guitar until mid-October 1962

1 November – Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages (Surrey Comet)

1963

I have only a few entries for 1963 and would welcome any additions

20 February – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

23 February – Dean Lincoln & The Topics (Surrey Comet)

 

8 March – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

9 March – The Avengers (Surrey Comet)

10 March – Neil Christian (Surrey Comet)

12 March – The Burnettes (Surrey Comet)

14 March – The Barron Knights and The Nashville Teens (Surrey Comet)

21 March – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

 

12 April – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

 

2 May – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates (Surrey Comet)

3 May – Neil Landon & The Burnettes (Surrey Comet)

25 May – Paul Danton & The Deputies (Surrey Comet)

26 May – The Laurie Jay Combo and Barry St John (Surrey Comet)

28 May – The Topics (Surrey Comet)

30 May – Sounds Incorporated (Surrey Comet)

 

20 June – The Solitairs (Surrey Comet)

21 June – The Jet Blacks (Surrey Comet)

 

2 July – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

17 July – The Roosters (with Eric Clapton) (Surrey Comet)

24 July – The Roosters (with Eric Clapton) (Surrey Comet)

Confusingly, there were two local bands called The Roosters. The first, led by Ben Palmer, included Eric Clapton and future Manfred Mann guitarist Tom McGuiness between January-August 1963.

The second (less celebrated one) featured Pete Jeffries (lead guitar), Del Turner (rhythm guitar), Ron Jefferies (bass) and Jim Strachan (drums). The other gigs below are by this version.

 

8 August – The Hi-Fi and Tony Kaye (Surrey Comet)

10 August – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

13 August – Colin Shane & The Shannons (Surrey Comet)

29 August – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

 

7 September – Alex & The Blues Strangers (John Warburg research – see comments section below)

8 September – Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages (John Warburg research – see comments section below)

12 September – The Rolling Stones (Surrey Comet)

 

12 October – The Stormville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

 

21 December – Steve Marriott & The Moonlights (Surrey Comet)

28 December – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

1964

I don’t have a complete listing for 1964 so would welcome any additions

The Pieces of Four performed at the Cellar Club during 1964. Photo: Keith Read. Keith lists the personnel as Keith Read (lead guitar), Ian Duffell (lead guitar), Robin Clements (bass) and Ian Clements (drums)

5 January – Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages (Surrey Comet)

11 January – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

15 January – The Shifters (audition) (John Warburg’s research – see comments section below)

28 January – Neil Landon & The Burnettes (Surrey Comet)

 

3 February – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending – Monday evening – see comments section below)

5 February – The Animals (first regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research – see comments section below)

7 February – The Druids (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

8 February – The Senators (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

9 February – The Fortunes and The Clifton All Stars (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

10 February – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

11 February – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

12 February – The Animals (regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research)

14 February – Im & The Uvvers (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

16 February – Gene Vincent & The Shouts (Surrey Comet)

17 February – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

18 February – The Presidents (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

19 February – The Animals (regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research)

21 February – The Mastersounds (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

22 February – The Cracksmen (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

23 February – The Nashville Teens (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

24 February – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

25 February – Wayne Gibson & The Dynamic Sounds (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

26 February – The Animals (regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research)

28 February – The Zephyrs and Robb Storme & The Whispers (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

29 February – The Presidents (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

Photo: story on Cellar Club, Clapham Advertiser, 6 March 1964, page 4

1 March – Grant Tracey & The Sunsets (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

2 March – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

3 March – The Stereos (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

4 March – The Animals (regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research)

6 March – The Moquettes (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

7 March – The Pentagons (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

8 March – The Nashville Teens (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

10 March – The Beat Syndicate (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

11 March – The Animals (regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research)

13 March – Steve Marriott & The Wandering Ones (Surrey Comet)

The Kingston & Malden Borough News says that Steve Marriott’s backing band are called The Frantics. The Clapham Advertiser also has this listing, but with Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions in support.

14 March – The Senators (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

15 March – The Gamblers (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

16 March – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

17 March – Ronnie Webb & The Phantoms (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

18 March – The Animals (regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research)

Photo: Clapham Advertiser

20 March – Bridgette Bond (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

21 March – The Cracksmen (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

22 March – Wayne Gibson & The Dynamic Sounds (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

23 March – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

25 March – Unit 5 (Teddington, west London band) (Kingston & Malden Borough News) Kim Chester says The Animals played a regular Wednesday residency

Photo: Norman Sheers. Jerry Lee Lewis, 26 March 1964

26 March – Jerry Lee Lewis (backed by The Nashville Teens) (Norman Sheers’ recollections)

Photo: Norman Sheers

Jerry Leech (see comments section below) confirms that Jerry Lee Lewis played on 26 March

Photo: Norman Sheers

The Kingston & Malden Borough News lists Jerry Lee Lewis for this date with The Nashville Teens and The Original Checkmates

Photo: Norman Sheers
Photo: Norman Sheers

27 March – The Stormsville Shakers with Jerry Lee Lewis (Surrey Comet and website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

28 March – Micky Finn & The Blues Men (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

29 March – The Paramounts (John Warburg’s research – see comments section below)

The Kingston & Malden Borough News lists The Zephyrs for 29 March

30 March – The Yardbirds (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

1 April – The Animals and The Originals (Kingston & Malden Borough News/Harrow Weekly Post)

3 April – The Presidents (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

4 April – The Black Jays (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

5 April – The Druids (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

6 April – The Yardbirds (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

8 April – The Animals (regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research)

10 April – The Cardinals (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

11 April – The Bumblies (Kingston & Malden Borough News) Harrow Weekly Post has Val Foster & The Senators

12 April – Jimmy Stevens & The Exciters (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

13 April – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

15 April – The Animals (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

16 April – Tommy Quickly & The Remo Four (Record Mirror)

17 April – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

18 April – Kal Foster & The Senators (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

19 April – The Nashville Teens (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

20 April – The Yardbirds (Surrey Comet)

Record Mirror confirms that The Yardbirds play every Monday

22 April – The Tridents (Surrey Comet and John and Paul Lucas’ diaries)

The Kingston & Malden Borough News lists The Animals for 22 April

27 April – The Yardbirds (Record Mirror)

30 April – The Animals (regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research)

2 May – The Plebs and The Original Topics (Surrey Comet)

3 May – Micky Finn & The Bluesmen (Surrey Comet)

4 May – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

6 May – The Nashville Teens (Surrey Comet)

8 May – Steve Marriott & The Frantic Ones (Surrey Comet)

9 May – Micky Finn with The Black Jays (Surrey Comet)

10 May – Micky Finn & The Bluemen (Surrey Comet)

11 May – The Yardbirds (confirmed by Gus Smith who attended)

13 May – Tony Colton & The Crawdaddies (Surrey Comet)

15 May – The Moquettes (Surrey Comet)

16 May – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

18 May – The Plebs (Surrey Comet)

20 May – The Pretty Things (Record Mirror)

23 May – The Micky Finn (Surrey Comet)

24 May – The Plebs (Surrey Comet)

25 May – The Yardbirds and The Grebbels (Surrey Comet)

27 May – The Tridents with The Plebs (Surrey Comet and John and Paul Lucas’ diaries)

29 May – Phil & The Stormsville Shakers (Surrey Comet)

30 May – The Karnells (Surrey Comet)

31 May – The Micky Finn (Surrey Comet)

 

1 June – The Yarbirds (Surrey Comet)

3 June – The Animals (regular Wednesday residency) (Kim Chester research)

Record Mirror says that John Lee Hooker played on 3 June supported by John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and with The Plebs opening. Surrey Comet confirms

5 June – The Pitmen (Surrey Comet)

6 June – The Road Runners (Surrey Comet)

7 June – The Satins (Record Mirror)

8 June – The Yardbirds (Surrey Comet)

10 June – Group Four + One (Surrey Comet)

12 June – The Plebs (Surrey Comet)

13 June – Group Four + One (Surrey Comet)

14 June – Tony Holland & The Packabeats (Surrey Comet)

15 June – The Plebs (Surrey Comet)

17 June – Group Four + One (Record Mirror)

19 June – The Henchmen (Record Mirror)

20 June – The Plebs (Surrey Comet)

21 June – The Tridents (Record Mirror) replaced by The Vincents (Surrey Comet)

Lindsay Bex, who played drums with the band at the time, notes in his diary the following “Off – A O’Donnel”, which suggests that the gig was cancelled. Surrey Comet confirms as they have The Vincents.

22 June – The Yardbirds (Surrey Comet)

24 June – The Smokey Beats (Record Mirror)

26 June – The Countdowns (Record Mirror)

Surrey Comet has The Plebs instead of The Countdowns

27 June – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

28 June – The Playboys (Record Mirror)

29 June – The Yardbirds and The Grebbels (Surrey Comet)

1 July – Five’s Company (Surrey Comet)

3 July – Group Four + One (Surrey Comet)

4 July – Five’s Company (Surrey Comet)

5 July – Cops & Robbers (Surrey Comet)

8 July – Johnny & The Spirits (Surrey Comet)

10 July – The Echoletts (Surrey Comet)

11 July – The Laurie Jay Combo (Surrey Comet)

12 July – The Stereos (Surrey Comet)

13 July – Group Four + One (Surrey Comet)

17 July – The Plebs (Surrey Comet)

18 July – Earl Sheridan & The Houseshakers (Surrey Comet)

19 July – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

20 July – The Yardbirds (Surrey Comet)

22 July – Group Four + One (Surrey Comet)

24 July – The Presidents (Record Mirror)

25 July – Mickie Finn & The Blue Men (Record Mirror)

26 July – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

27 July – Group Four + One (Record Mirror)

29 July – The Impacts (Surrey Comet)

31 July – The Original Topics (Surrey Comet)

 

1 August – The Web (Surrey Comet)

2 August – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

3 August – The Yardbirds (Surrey Comet)

5 August – The Animals and The Plebs (club flyer)

7 August – The Plebs and The Denims (club flyer)

Surrey Comet has Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages on 7 August

8 August – Group Four + One (club flyer)

9 August – The Nite Shift (club flyer)

Jeff Beck was the band’s lead guitarist but would join The Tridents in early September.

10 August – The Mike Cotton Sound (club flyer)

12 August – The Nashville Teens and The Beat Syndicate (club flyer/Surrey Comet)

14 August – The Jet Set (Surrey Comet)

15 August – The Playboys (Surrey Comet)

16 August – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

17 August – The Mojos (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

19 August – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

21 August – Wayne Gibson & The Dynamic Sounds (Surrey Comet)

22 August – The Bumblies (Surrey Comet)

23 August – The Cheaters (Surrey Comet)

24 August – Group Four + One (Surrey Comet)

26 August – The Moonrakers (Surrey Comet)

28 August – The Plebs (Surrey Comet)

29 August – The Presidents (Surrey Comet)

30 August – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

31 August – The Mike Cotton Sound (Surrey Comet)

 

5 September – The Plebs (Surrey Comet)

7 September – The Mojos (Surrey Comet)

9 September – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

11 September – The Druids (Surrey Comet)

12 September – The Bumblies (Surrey Comet)

13 September – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

14 September – The Roosters (Surrey Comet)

This gig (and the remaining ones below) were performed by the second version of The Roosters and not the one that featured Eric Clapton and Tom McGuiness between January-August 1963 (see entries above from July 1963).

16 September – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

18 September – Linda Crane & The Cosmic Sounds (Surrey Comet)

19 September – The Profits (Surrey Comet)

20 September – Guest groups (Surrey Comet)

21 September – Group Four + One (Surrey Comet)

23 September – Two groups (Record Mirror) Surrey Comet has The Cheaters

25 September – The Cosmic Sounds with Linda Crain (aka Crane) (Record Mirror) Surrey Comet has The Wranglers

26 September – The Roosters (Surrey Comet)

27 September – Two groups (Record Mirror)

28 September – Group Four + One (Record Mirror)

30 September – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

 

2 October – The College Boys (Surrey Comet)

3 October – Little Richard & The Objects (Surrey Comet)

4 October – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

5 October – The Mike Cotton Sound (Surrey Comet)

7 October – Rock ‘n’ Roll competition (Record Mirror/Surrey Comet)

9 October – The Roosters (Record Mirror)

10 October – Im an The Uvvers (Record Mirror)

11 October – The Jaguars (Surrey Comet)

The Orbits, 1964. Photo: Trevor Bennett. Left to right: Todd Tyrell, Ted Cunningham, Brian Edwards and Trevor Bennett.

12 October – The Mojos and The Orbits (Record Mirror)

14 October – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

16 October – The Roosters (Surrey Comet)

17 October – Earl Sheridan & The Houseshakers (Record Mirror)

18 October – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

19 October – The Mike Cotton Sound (Record Mirror)

21 October – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

23 October – Neil Christian & The Crusaders (Surrey Comet)

24 October – The Challengers (Surrey Comet)

25 October – Guest group (Surrey Comet)

26 October – Little Eva, The Stereos, The College Boy, The Rockin’ Welsh Boys and Danny Storm & The Strollers (Surrey Comet)

28 October – Unit 5 (Teddington, west London band) (Surrey Comet)

30 October – The Exciting Stereos (Record Mirror)

31 October – The Roosters (Surrey Comet)

 

1 November – The Group Survival (Record Mirror)

2 November – Themselves (Record Mirror)

4 November – The Roosters and XL5 (Surrey Comet)

7 November – Cosmic Sounds (Surrey Comet)

13 November – The Impacts (Surrey Comet)

16 November – Jimmy Reed, The Plebs and John Lee Groundhogs (Surrey Comet)

18 November – Carl Perkins and The Cosmic Sounds (Surrey Comet)

21 November – Themselves (Surrey Comet and Gus Smith recollections from attending)

24 November – The Yardbirds (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

27 November – Unit 5 (Teddington, west London band) (Surrey Comet)

28 November – The Jaguars (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

 

4 December – The Bo-Sneakers (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

12 December – The Roosters (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

18 December – The Roosters (Surrey Comet)

26 December – The Roosters (Surrey Comet)

1965

I don’t have a complete entry for 1965 and would welcome any additions

The Impalas performed at the Cellar Club during 1964-1965. Left to right: Keith Read, Keith Mott, Tony Claiden and Oonagh Ellis. Photo: Keith Read.

2 January – The GTs (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

4 January – Alex Harvey & His Soul Band (Melody Maker)

9 January – The John Smith Group (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

 

15 February – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (Melody Maker)

20 February – John Brown’s Bodies (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

 

5 March – Alex Harvey & His Soul Band (Melody Maker)

6 March – The Rising Suns (all-nighter session) (Gus Smith recollections from attending)

 

1 May – The Shondells (Surrey Comet)

8 May – Teddy & The Dymes (Surrey Comet)

15 May – The Shondells (Surrey Comet)

22 May – Davey Sands & The Essex (Surrey Comet)

29 May – The Tribe (Surrey Comet)

 

3 June – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Surrey Comet) This may have been 2 June

5 June – The Shondells (Surrey Comet)

12 June – Ancient Britons and Twinkle (Surrey Comet)

19 June – The Just Five and The Exciting Rippers (Surrey Comet)

26 June – The RBQ (Surrey Comet)

 

3 July – The Stormsville Shakers (website: http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/bandhistory.html)

10 July – Davey Sands & The Essex (Surrey Comet)

17 July – The Shanes (Surrey Comet)

24 July – The Dagoes (Surrey Comet)

31 July – The Lonely Ones (Surrey Comet)

 

4 August – Sugar Pie Desanto, The Shevelles and The Backbeats (Surrey Comet)

7 August – The Small Faces (Surrey Comet)

15 August – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Surrey Comet) This might be 14 August

20 August – Unit 4 Plus 2 (Surrey Comet)

21 August – Davey Sands & The Essex (Surrey Comet)

25 August – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (Surrey Comet)

28 August – The Shondells (Surrey Comet)

 

3 September – The Small Faces (Surrey Comet)

10 September – The Moody Blues (Surrey Comet)

11 September – Heart and Souls, The Valkeries and The Right Track (Surrey Comet)

15 September – Lou Johnson (Surrey Comet)

24 September – The In Crowd (Surrey Comet)

1 October – The Artwoods (Surrey Comet)

2 October – The Valkeries and The Geordies (Surrey Comet)

9 October – The Lonely Ones, The Shakedowns, The Flashbakks and Kiko 6 (Surrey Comet)

15 October – Steampacket with Long John Baldry, The Brian Auger Trinity, Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll and Next of Kin (Surrey Comet)

23 October – The Lonely Ones (Surrey Comet)

30 October – The Fetish Crowd (Surrey Comet)

 

3 November – Hedgehoppers Anonymous and Randy’s Incaras (Surrey Comet)

5 November – The Lonely Ones (Surrey Comet)

19 November – The Phil Wainman Sound (Surrey Comet)

20 November – The Lonely Ones and Junior Ervin and The Midnite Hours (Surrey Comet)

24 November – The Small Faces (Surrey Comet)

26 November – The Clayton Squares (Surrey Comet)

3 December – The Burnettes (Surrey Comet)

10 December – The Clayton Squares (Surrey Comet)

11 December – The New Breed (Surrey Comet)

17 December – Sons of Fred (Surrey Comet)

23 December – The New Jump Band (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1966

This is an incomplete list and I would welcome any additions

7 January – The Lonely Ones (New Musical Express)

8 January – The Anteeks (New Musical Express)

14 January – The Anzacs (New Musical Express)

15 January – Next of Kin (New Musical Express)

22 January – The Flashbacks (New Musical Express)

28 January – Big Jump Band (aka New Jump Band) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 January – The Anzacs (New Musical Express)

 

4 February – The Big Sound (New Musical Express)

5 February – Group Survival (New Musical Express)

11 February – Jimmy Winston & The Rebels (New Musical Express)

12 February – The Lonely Ones (New Musical Express)

16 February – The Small Faces (New Musical Express)

18 February – The Lovin Kind (New Musical Express)

19 February – Rey Anton & The Peppermint Men (New Musical Express)

25 February – Jimmy Winston’s Reflections (New Musical Express)

The Candles. Photo: Colin Stoddart

26 February – The Marvels (New Musical Express) Colin Stoddart says his band The Candles also played on this date

 

4 March – Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours (New Musical Express)

5 March – The Night Society (New Musical Express)

12 March – The New Jump Band (New Musical Express)

18 March – Jimmy Winston’s Reflections (New Musical Express)

19 March – The John Warner Sound (New Musical Express)

23 March – The Nashville Teens (New Musical Express)

25 March – Jo Jo Gunne (New Musical Express)

26 March – The New Jump Band (New Musical Express)

30 March – The John Warner Sound (New Musical Express)

 

1 April – The Lonely Ones (New Musical Express)

2 April – Jo Jo Gunne (New Musical Express)

8 April – The Lonely Ones (New Musical Express)

9 April – The Beat Syndicate (New Musical Express)

10 April – The Silence (New Musical Express)

15 April – The Sons of Fred (New Musical Express)

16 April – The Night Society (New Musical Express)

17 April – Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages (New Musical Express)

22 April – The Silence (New Musical Express)

23 April – The New Jump Band (New Musical Express)

29 April – The Protest (New Musical Express)

30 April – The Silence (the group changed name to John’s Children) (New Musical Express)

 

5 May – The Pages Five (New Musical Express)

6 May – The Troggs (New Musical Express)

8 May – The Jaguars (New Musical Express)

13 May – Jimmy Winston & The Reflections (New Musical Express)

13 May – Jo Jo Gunne (New Musical Express)

20 May – The Voyd (New Musical Express)

21 May – Time-Flys (New Musical Express)

27 May – The Legend (New Musical Express)

28 May – The Void (New Musical Express)

 

3 June – The Daisys (New Musical Express)

4 June – John Brown’s Bodies and Jesse Hector (New Musical Express)

10 June – John Hilton Starr & The Savages (New Musical Express)

11 June – Jo Jo Gunne (New Musical Express)

12 June – Froy Talbert (New Musical Express)

13 June – The Small Faces (New Musical Express)

17 June – The Voyd (New Musical Express)

18 June – The Anzacs (New Musical Express)

24 June – John Hilton Starr & The Savages (New Musical Express)

25 June – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers (New Musical Express)

 

1 July – The Lonely Ones (New Musical Express)

2 July – The Anzacs (New Musical Express)

8 July – The Troggs and The Wild Uncertainty (their debut) (New Musical Express)

16 July – The Wild Uncertainty (New Musical Express)

22 July – The Wild Uncertainty (New Musical Express)

23 July – The Flashbacks (New Musical Express)

29 July – The Night Society (New Musical Express)

30 July – The Subjects (New Musical Express)

 

6 August – Jo Jo Gunne (took part in London Palladium competition around now)

12 August – Jo Jo Gunne (New Musical Express)

13 August – The Missing Links (New Musical Express)

19 August – Cream (New Musical Express)

20 August – The Night Society (New Musical Express)

26 August – The Graham Bond Organisation (New Musical Express)

27 August – Four Plus a Bit (New Musical Express)

The Kingston & Malden Borough News ran an article on the club’s closure which was published in its 9 December 1966 issue on page 4 with the headline: “Cellar club ‘killed by drugs’ is sold to bingo syndicate”.

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Categories: England, London

The Ealing Club, west London

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Site of the Ealing Jazz Club, photo taken December, 2010
Site of the Ealing Jazz Club, photo taken December 2010

The Ealing Jazz Club (or the Ealing Club as it was more commonly known) was one of London’s most historically important music venues during the 1960s. Situated below the ABC bakery, opposite Ealing Broadway station, in the leafy West London suburb of Ealing, the club became renowned as London’s first significant R&B venue when blues enthusiasts Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies’s band Blues Incorporated debuted in March 1962.

Nicknamed the “Moist Hoist” because of the condensation that used to drip down the walls, the club hosted many of London’s most distinguished R&B acts, and in April of that year provided the setting for the first meeting between Messrs.’ Jagger and Richard and Brian Jones, who formed the nucleus of The Rolling Stones, a club regular during 1962 and 1963.

A virtual who’s who of famous British R&B enthusiasts appeared on the club’s tiny stage over the next three years, most notably Blues Incorporated members Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker (who went on to Cream among others); Eric Clapton; Graham Bond; John Mayall; Long John Baldry; Eric Burdon; and Paul Jones, Manfred Mann’s lead singer, to mention just a few names.

Another of London’s top R&B acts The Who performed their first advertised show at the club in November 1964 and played regularly there during the early part of 1965. Jeff Beck’s band The Tridents also graced the club’s stage and, according to Melody Maker, appeared regularly on the Wednesday and Friday night slots during the summer of 1964.

And let’s not forget Dick Taylor, who left an early incarnation of The Rolling Stones to form his own pioneering R&B band, The Pretty Things. Incidentally, future Rolling Stone, Ron Wood was another famous musician who frequented the club with his band, the unforgettable Birds. His brother, the late Art Wood also appeared there, playing with Blues Incorporated and fronting his own band, The Artwoods.

As an R&B hotbed, the club became a magnet for London’s music crowd, drawing in the likes of Rod Stewart; future Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell; Don Craine and the rest of The Downliners Sect; future Faces keys man Ian McLagan, who was working with Twickenham band, The Muleskinners; and future Deep Purple founder Nick Simper, whose early Sixties outfit, The Delta Five were one of the many acts to appear.

Many of the British musicians that either played at the club or witnessed the burgeoning R&B scene emerging from it, took what they had learnt and/or seen to overseas markets as part of the British invasion.

Locals, the late Frank Kennington, who later managed Motorhead, and lead guitarist Mick Liber, whose band Frankie Reid and The Casuals (with future Episode Six drummer John Kerrison among others) had played at the Ealing Club, headed Down Under and formed one of Australia’s finest R&B groups, the original Python Lee Jackson.

Singer Andy Keiller caught many of the acts, including an embryonic Rolling Stones with Carlo Little on drums and Ricky Brown on bass and was so inspired that he headed off to South Africa and subsequently formed The Upsetters in late 1965.

Keiller’s soon-to-be collaborator, Irish guitarist Louis McKelvey and his friend, drummer Malcolm Tomlinson, meanwhile, had played with Jeff Curtis & The Flames, who frequently played at the Ealing Club during its formative years.

After their brief stint together in South Africa, Andy Keiller and Louis McKelvey amazingly reunited in Canada in the late 1960s, founding the experimental band, Influence.

McKelvey subsequently returned to the UK to pick up Malcolm Tomlinson, who’d been working with a pre-Jethro Tull Martin Barre and then headed back to Toronto to form Milkwood, authors of a soon-to-be released LP, recorded with the legendary Jerry Ragovoy at the NYC’s Hit Factory in summer of 1969.

Likewise, many other not so famous musicians who played the Ealing Club went on to produce fascinating music in the burgeoning psychedelic scene. Locals Chris Jackson and Tom Newman fronted R&B band The Tomcats (who also worked as The Thoughts) and later formed one of Britain’s more interesting psych ventures, July, after a stint in Spain.

Jon Field and Tony Duhig were also members of July and had earlier worked with another Ealing Club regular – The Second Thoughts, alongside future Thunderclap Newman, drummer/vocalist Speedy Keen and Patrick Campbell Lyons, who later formed the core of another top psych act, Nirvana.

Jimmy Royal, yet another local talent, was a club regular and fronted one of the area’s most respected bands, The Hawks, which featured former Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (the recently deceased) guitarist Mick King (real name Mick Borer) and drummer Terry Mabey among others.

And let’s not forget the many obscure bands that got to play at this prestigious club – groups like The Fairlanes, The Four Sounds, Johnnie Harris and The Shades and The Fantastic Soul Messengers.

With many of these great musicians already gone, Garagehangover would like to use this space to encourage musicians, club regulars, promoters and any others with any memories, memorabilia, photos and details of live dates to share this on the site in the comment box below.

Unless otherwise stated, the following (incomplete) gigs listing is from the Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette, which advertised who played at the Ealing Club in its “Coming Events” section towards the back.

The main exception is 1963 where Melody Maker was the main source for gigs unless otherwise noted.

Thanks to Paul Lucas for The Tridents’ gigs, taken from his diary.

January 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Friday 11 – The London City Stompers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 18 – The Ken Stuart Seven

Tuesday 22 – The Colne Valley Six

Saturday 26 – The Rolling Stones

February 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Keith Gardiner, rhythm guitar player with Jeff Curtis & The Flames, says his band played the Ealing Club a few times during the early months of 1963

Tuesday 5 – The Rolling Stones

Friday 8 – Blue Cedar Jazzmen (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Saturday 9 – The Rolling Stones

Friday 15 – Johnny Toogood’s Jazzband (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Saturday 16 – The Rolling Stones

Friday 22 – Colne Valley Six (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Saturday 23 – The Rolling Stones

March 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Friday 1 – Eric Johnson’s Junction Jazz Band

Saturday 2 – The Rolling Stones

According to John Kerrison’s autobiography It Ain’t Rock ‘N’ Roll, The Rolling Stones had a regular Thursday night residency, which Kerrison’s band, Frankie Reid & The Casuals took over. Judging by the dates, it looks more likely that it was a Saturday rather than Thursday night residency.

Friday 8 – Kid Martyn’s Ragtime Band

Monday 11 – The Rockets (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Saturday 16 – The Rolling Stones (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Monday 18 – The Rocket Men (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 22 – Thames City Jazzmen

Saturday 23 – Blues By Six (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 24 – Sonny Morris Veterans Jazz Band

Monday 25 – The Rocket Men (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 29 – Bob Woolley’s Jazz Band

Saturday 30 – The Rolling Stones (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 31 – Micky Ashman’s Ragtime Jazz Band

April 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Monday 1 – The Rocket Men (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 5 – The Cardinal Jazzmen

Friday 12 – Keith Smith’s Climax Jazzband (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Saturday 13 – The Rolling Stones (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Monday 15 – The Rocket Men (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Thursday 18 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Saturday 20 – The Rolling Stones (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Monday 22 – The Rocket Men (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Thursday 25 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 26 – Bob Woolley’s Jazzmen

Saturday 27 – The Rolling Stones (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 28 – Mann-Hugg Blues Band (This was the first Ealing Club show by the band that became Manfred Mann)

Monday 29 – The Rocket Men (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

May 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Friday 3 – The Sidewalk Six and The Phoenix Thumpers

Sunday 5 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band

Thursday 9 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 10 – The Cardinal Jazzmen

Saturday 11 – The Rolling Stones (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 12 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band

Monday 13 – Rock ‘N’ Roll (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 17 – The Dauphine Street Six

Sunday 19 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band

Thursday 23 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (Members at this time went on to Python Lee Jackson and Episode Six)

Friday 24 – Douggie Richford’s Jazzmen

Saturday 25 – The Rolling Stones (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 26 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band

Monday 27 – The Running Gate (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 31 – The Dolphin Jazz Band

June 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Sunday 2 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band

Sunday 9 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band

Tuesday 11 – The Boys and The Henchman (Harrow Observer) (The Boys became The Action; The Henchmen evolved into The Rockin’ Eccentrics – see below)

Thursday 13 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals and Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 14 – The Cardinal Jazzmen

Saturday 15 – Graham Bond (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 16 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band (Harrow Observer & Gazette has them billed as The Blues Brothers but also lists The Chinese Blues and Manhogs)

Monday 17 – The Boys and The Henchmen (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Thursday 20 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals and Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (Harrow Observer)

Friday 21 – Charlie Gall’s Jazz Band

Saturday 22 – The Graham Bond Quartet

Sunday 23 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band (Harrow Observer & Gazette bill them as fabulous Rolling Blues Brothers)

Monday 24 – The Henchmen (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 28 – Bob Wooley’s Jazz Band

Sunday 30 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band

July 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Friday 5 – The Renegades (Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Limelights)

Sunday 7 – The Mann-Hugg Blues Band (This was the final gig under this name before switching to Manfred Mann)

Wednesday 10 – The Soundsmen (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 12 – The Limelights (this band became The Legends)

Wednesday 17 – Mike Forde & The Fortunes (Drummer Lindsay Bex joined The Tridents in January 1964 but left soon after Jeff Beck joined)

Friday 19 – The Limelights

Wednesday 24 – The International Monarchs

August 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Friday 2 – The Limelights

Wednesday 7 – Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated

Wednesday 28 – Blues by Six

September 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Wednesday 4 – The Graham Bond Quartet

October 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Saturday 5 – Manfred Mann (First Ealing gig under their new name)

Wednesday 16 – The Bluenotes

November 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Saturday 9 – Manfred Mann

Saturday 30 – Manfred Mann

December 1963 (only part of this month has listings)

Sunday 1 – The Fantastic Soul Messengers (billed as every Sunday) (Mitch Mitchell played drums at the start alongside sax player Terry Marshall, who was Jim Marshall’s son)

Sunday 8 – The Fantastic Soul Messengers

Saturday 14 – Manfred Mann

Sunday 15 – The Fantastic Soul Messengers

Saturday 21 – Manfred Mann

Sunday 22 – The Fantastic Soul Messengers

Sunday 29 – The Fantastic Soul Messengers

January 1964 (only part of this month has listings)

Saturday 4 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (billed as playing every Saturday)

Friday 10 – The Tridents (Guitarist Leslie Jones joined Four Plus One in August 1964 with former Tridents drummer Ken Lawrence; they became The In Crowd who subsequently morphed into Tomorrow)

Saturday 11 – Possibly John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (needs confirmation)

Monday 13 – The Tridents

Saturday 18 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

Monday 20 – Mitz Mitton New Orleans Jazz Band (billed as every Monday)

Wednesday 22 – The Tridents

Thursday 23 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Saturday 25 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

Sunday 26 – The Soul Messengers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Monday 27 – Mitz Mitton New Orleans Jazz Band

Wednesday 29 – The Tridents

Thursday 30 – The Chessmen (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (aka Tony Knight’s Chessmen)

February 1964 (only part of this month has listings)

Saturday 1 – The Soul Messengers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 2 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Monday 3 – Mitz Mitton New Orleans Jazz Band

Thursday 6 – The Chessmen

Friday 7 – The Tridents

Saturday 8 – The Soul Messengers (Melody Maker however lists John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers)

Sunday 9 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals

Monday 10 – Mitz Mitton New Orleans Jazz Band

Wednesday 12 – The Tridents

Wednesday 19 – The Tridents

Wednesday 26 – The Tridents

March 1964 (only part of this month has listings)

Wednesday 4 – The Tridents

Friday 6 – R&B group

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Wednesday 11 – The Tridents

Friday 13 – R&B group

Wednesday 18 – The Tridents

Thursday 19 – Top West London groups (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Saturday 21 – Jimmy Williamson Trio (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 22 – The Soul Messengers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Monday 23 – Mitz Mitton New Orleans Jazz Band (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Wednesday 25 – The Tridents

Thursday 26 – Jeff Curtis & The Flames (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette) (Members at this point went on to The Manchester Playboys, Influence and The Penny Peeps among others)

Friday 27 – The Tridents

Saturday 28 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

Sunday 29 – The Soul Messengers (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

Monday 30 – Mitz Mitton New Orleans Jazz Band

April 1964

Wednesday 1 – The Tridents

Thursday 2 – Jeff Curtis & The Flames

Friday 3

Saturday 4 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

Sunday 5 – The Soul Messengers

Monday 6

Tuesday 7

Wednesday 8 – The Tridents

Thursday 9 – Geoff Cortez & The Flame (This is Jeff Curtis & The Flames) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 10 – R&B group

Saturday 11 – The Soul Messengers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 12 – The Second Thoughts (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (Members went on to Nirvana, Thunderclap Newman, July and Jade Warrior)

Monday 13 – Mitz Mitton New Orleans Jazz Band

Tuesday 14

Wednesday 15

Thursday 16 – Geoff Cortez & The Flame (sic) (this is Jeff Curtis & The Flames)

Friday 17

Saturday 18 – The Mark Leeman Five (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (Members went on to The Nice, Gass and Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers among others)

Sunday 19 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 20 – The Casuals (Most likely Frankie Reid & The Casuals) (Melody Maker lists Mitz Mitton New Orleans Jazz Band on Monday, 20 April)

Tuesday 21

Wednesday 22

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Thursday 23 – Jeff Curtis & The Flames (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 24

Saturday 25 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 26 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 27 – The Casuals (Most likely Frankie Reid & The Casuals)

Tuesday 28

Wednesday 29 – The Tridents

Thursday 30 – Jeff Curtis & The Flames

May 1964

Friday 1

Saturday 2 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

Sunday 3 – The Fabulous Second Thoughts (This is The Second Thoughts)

Monday 4

Tuesday 5

Wednesday 6 – The Tridents

Thursday 7 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (aka James Royal & The Hawks)

Friday 8 – R&B group

Saturday 9 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 10 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 11 – The Soul Messengers (Mitch Mitchell left before the band became The Next 5 in the summer. After playing a gig with The Rockin’ Eccentrics in Portsmouth, he formed The Riot Squad)

Tuesday 12

Wednesday 13 – The Tridents

Thursday 14 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (aka James Royal & The Hawks)

Friday 15

Saturday 16 – The Mark Leemen’s Five (aka Mark Leemen Five)

Sunday 17 – Fabulous Second Thoughts (This is The Second Thoughts)

Monday 18 – The Hobos

Tuesday 19

Wednesday 20

Thursday 21 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (aka James Royal & The Hawks)

Friday 22

Saturday 23 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 24 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 25 – The Hobos

Tuesday 26

Wednesday 27

Thursday 28 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (aka James Royal & The Hawks

Friday 29 – The Tridents

Saturday 30 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 31 – The Second Thoughts

June 1964

Monday 1 – The Hobos

Tuesday 2

Wednesday 3 – The Tridents

Thursday 4 – Manfred Mann

Friday 5 – The Tridents

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Saturday 6 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 7 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 8 – The Hobos

Tuesday 9

Wednesday 10 – The Tridents

Thursday 11 – Manfred Mann (Harrow Observer & Gazette has Frankie Reid & The Casuals)

Friday 12 – The Preachers (Terry Clark and Andy Bown went on to original line up of The Herd)

Saturday 13 – The Mark Leemen Five (This might have been The Tridents; Harrow Observer & Gazette lists the latter)

Sunday 14 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 15 – The Hobos

Tuesday 16

Wednesday 17 – The Tridents

Thursday 18 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Members at this point went on to Python Lee Jackson and Episode Six among others)

Friday 19 – The Fairlanes

Saturday 20 – The Tridents (Harrow Observer & Gazette lists The Mark Leeman Five)

Sunday 21 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 22 – The Hobos

Tuesday 23

Wednesday 24 – The Tridents

Thursday 25 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals

Friday 26 – Gene & The Cossacks

Saturday 27– The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 28 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 29 – The Hobos

Tuesday 30

July 1964

Wednesday 1 – The Tridents

Thursday 2 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals

Friday 3 – R&B group

Saturday 4 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 5 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 6 – The Hobos

Tuesday 7

Wednesday 8

Thursday 9 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals

Friday 10 – The Tridents

Saturday 11 – Mark Lemon (sic) – (This is The Mark Leeman Five)

Sunday 12 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 13 – The Hobos

Tuesday 14

Wednesday 15 – The Tridents

Thursday 16 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals

Friday 17 – R&B

Saturday 18 – Mark Lemon (sic) – (This is The Mark Leemen Five) (Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Second Thoughts)

Sunday 19 – The Second Thoughts

Monday 20 – Gerry Hart & The Heartbeats (This group became The Eyes)

Tuesday 21

Wednesday 22

Thursday 23 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals

Friday 24

Saturday 25 – The Second Thoughts (Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Mark Leeman Five)

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Sunday 26 – The Second Thoughts (Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Macabre)

Monday 27 – The Hobos

Tuesday 28

Wednesday 29 – The Tridents

Thursday 30 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals

Friday 31 – R&B

August 1964

Saturday 1 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 2 – The Macabre (Guitarist Peter Vernon-Kell had been a very early member of The Who when they were called The Detours. He would go to become an original member of The Hamilton Movement)

Monday 3 – R&B (possibly The Hobos)

Tuesday 4

Wednesday 5 – The Tridents

Thursday 6 – R&B

Friday 7 – Group Four

Saturday 8 – R&B (possibly The Mark Leemen Five)

Sunday 9 – R&B (possibly The Macabre)

Monday 10 – R&B (possibly The Hobos)

Tuesday 11

Wednesday 12 – The Tridents

Thursday 13 – R&B

Friday 14 – The Koalas

Saturday 15 – R&B (possibly The Mark Leemen Five)

Sunday 16 – R&B (possibly The Macabre)

Monday 17 – R&B (possibly The Hobos)

Tuesday 18

Wednesday 19 – The Tridents (Shortly after this gig, the band’s guitarist Leslie Jones left to join Four Plus One/The In Crowd and Mike Jopp covered until Jeff Beck joined in early September)

Thursday 20 – R&B

Friday 21 – The Preachers

Saturday 22 – R&B (possibly The Mark Leemen Five)

Sunday 23 – R&B (possibly The Macabre)

Monday 24 – R&B (possibly The Hobos)

Tuesday 25

Wednesday 26 – R&B

Thursday 27 – R&B

Friday 28 – R&B

Saturday 29 – R&B (possibly The Mark Leemen Five)

Sunday 30 – R&B (possibly The Macabre)

Monday 31 – R&B (possibly The Hobos)

September 1964

Tuesday 1

Wednesday 2 – R&B

Thursday 3 – R&B

Friday 4 – R&B

Saturday 5 – R&B (possibly The Mark Leemen Five)

Sunday 6 – R&B (possibly The Macabre)

Monday 7 – R&B (possibly The Hobos)

Tuesday 8

Wednesday 9 – R&B

Thursday 10 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (guest star Jimmy Royal) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 11 – R&B

Saturday 12 – The Mark Leemen Five (Saturdays)

Sunday 13 – The Macabre (Sundays)

Monday 14 – The Hobos (Mondays)

Tuesday 15

Wednesday 16 – Buddy Britten & The Regents (every Wednesday)

Thursday 17 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (guest star Jimmy Royal)

Friday 18 – The Preachers

Photo: Ruislip & Northwood Gazette

Saturday 19 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 20 – The Macabre

Monday 21 – The Hobos

Tuesday 22

Wednesday 23 – Buddy Britten & The Regents

Thursday 24 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks and Frankie Reid & The Casuals

Friday 25 – The Vincents

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Saturday 26 – The Mark Leemen Five (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Sunday 27 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and The Mokes (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Monday 28 – The Macabre (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Tuesday 29

Wednesday 30 – Buddy Britten & The Regents (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

October 1964

Thursday 1 – The Next 5 (needs confirmation)

Friday 2 – The Cobwebs and The RBQ

Saturday 3 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 4 – The Hobos

Monday 5 – The Macabre

Tuesday 6

Wednesday 7 – R&B

Thursday 8 – The Next 5 (Formerly The Soul Messengers but with personnel changes)

Friday 9 – R&B

Saturday 10 – The Birds (Ronnie Wood on lead guitar)

Sunday 11 – The Hobos

Monday 12 – The Macabre

Tuesday 13

Wednesday 14 – R&B

Thursday 15 – The Next 5

Friday 16 – The Fairlanes

Saturday 17 – The Mark Leehan Five (sic) (This is The Mark Leemen Five)

Sunday 18 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

Monday 19 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 20

Wednesday 21 – R&B

Thursday 22 – The Next 5

Friday 23 – R&B

Saturday 24 – The Mark Leehan Five (sic) (This is The Mark Leemen Five)

Sunday 25 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Monday 26 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 27

Wednesday 28 – R&B

Thursday 29 – The Next 5

Friday 30 – The Miston Tuac

Saturday 31 – The Mark Leehan Five (sic) (This is The Mark Leemen Five)

November 1964

Sunday 1 – The Hobos and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Monday 2 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 3

Wednesday 4 – The Inclined

Thursday 5 – The Next 5

Friday 6

Saturday 7 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 8 – The Hobos

Monday 9 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 10

Wednesday 11

Thursday 12 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks

Friday 13

Saturday 14 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 15 – The Dee Lobs

Monday 16 – The De’ils (possibly The Devils)

Tuesday 17

Wednesday 18

Thursday 19 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks

Friday 20 – The Deacons

Photo: Ruislip & Northwood Gazette

Saturday 21 – The High Numbers (The Who) (Documented as club debut but may not be)

Sunday 22 – The Dee Lobs

Monday 23 – The De’els (possibly The Devils)

Tuesday 24

Wednesday 25

Thursday 26 – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks

Friday 27

Saturday 28 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 29 – The South West Five (This was probably before Arthur Brown joined on vocals)

Monday 30 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics

December 1964

Tuesday 1

Wednesday 2 – The Inclined

Thursday 3 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 4 – The Heart & Souls

Saturday 5 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 6 – The South West Five

Monday 7 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 8

Wednesday 9

Thursday 10 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics

Friday 11

Saturday 12 – The Limelights

Sunday 13 – The Mark Leemen Five

Monday 14 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 15

Wednesday 16 – Alexis Korner

Thursday 17 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics

Friday 18

Saturday 19 – Jeff Curtis & The Flames and The Hobos (Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Limelights)

Sunday 20 – The Mark Leemen Five

Monday 21 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 22

Wednesday 23 – possibly Alexis Korner (needs confirmation)

Photo: Ruislip & Northwood Gazette

Thursday 24 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics and The South West Five

Friday 25

Saturday 26 – The Mark Leemen Five and The Hobos

Sunday 27 – The Who

Monday 28 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 29

Wednesday 30 – Alexis Korner (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Thursday 31 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics and The South West Five

January 1965

Friday 1

Saturday 2 – The Who

Sunday 3 – The Hobos

Monday 4 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 5

Wednesday 6 – Alexis Korner

Thursday 7 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

Friday 8 – The Heart & Souls (According to Ken Samuels, this was possibly with Flight One)

Saturday 9 – The Who

Sunday 10 – The Mark Leemen Five

Monday 11 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 12

Wednesday 13 – Alexis Korner

Thursday 14 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics

Friday 15 – Beau & The Odd Lot

Saturday 16 – The Ray Martin Group (Terry Marshall, Jim’s Marshall’s son was a member)

Sunday 17 – The Mark Leemen Five

Monday 18 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 19

Wednesday 20 – Alexis Korner

Thursday 21 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics

Friday 22 – Just Memphis

Saturday 23 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 24 – The Mark Leemen Five

Monday 25 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 26

Wednesday 27 – Alexis Korner

Thursday 28 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics

Friday 29 – The Nature Boys

Saturday 30 – The Who

Sunday 31 – The Ray Martin Group

February 1965

Monday 1 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 2

Wednesday 3

Thursday 4 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics (and Jimmy Royal & The Hawks?)

Friday 5 – Wainwright’s Gentlemen (Ian Gillan on lead vocals) and The Unit 5

Saturday 6 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 7 – Group Competition – 5 Top Groups!

Monday 8 – The Dee Lobs

Tuesday 9

Wednesday 10 – Unit 5 (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Photo: Melody Maker

Thursday 11 – The Who (Billed as “The Who London 1965” for next four Thursdays)

Friday 12 – The Miston Tuac

Saturday 13

Sunday 14 – The Mark Leemen Five

Monday 15 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics

Tuesday 16

Wednesday 17 – The Blue Ravens

Photo: Melody Maker

Thursday 18 – The Who

Friday 19 – The Beaux Oddlot (aka Beau & The Odd Lot)

Saturday 20 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 21 – The Mark Leemen Five

Monday 22 – The Rockin’ Eccentrics

Tuesday 23

Wednesday 24 – The Blue Ravens

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Thursday 25 – The Who

Friday 26 – Just Memphis

Saturday 27 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 28 – The Mark Leemen Five

March 1965

Monday 1 – The Birds

Tuesday 2

Wednesday 3 – The Blue Ravens

Thursday 4 – The Who

Friday 5 – The Nature Boys

Saturday 6 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 7 – The Ray Martin Group

Monday 8 – The Birds

Tuesday 9

Wednesday 10 – The Blue Ravens

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Thursday 11 – The Birds

Friday 12 – The Blue Ravens

Saturday 13 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 14 – The Fetish Crowd

Monday 15 – The Birds

Tuesday 16

Wednesday 17 – The Who

Thursday 18 – The Birds (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (Confirmed by Ron Woods’ book)

Friday 19 – The Clique

Saturday 20 – The Five Dimension (The Stormsville Shakers are also listed for this date)

Sunday 21 – The Mark Leemen Five

Monday 22 – The Just Four

Tuesday 23

Wednesday 24 – The Who

Thursday 25 – The Birds

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Friday 26 – The Who and The Fetish Crowd

Saturday 27 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 28 – The Mark Leemen Five

Monday 29 – The Just Four

Tuesday 30

Wednesday 31 – The Maroons (This band may have backed Wilson Pickett on a British tour)

April 1965

Thursday 1 – The Maroons (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

Friday 2 – The Clique

Saturday 3 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 4 – The Ray Martin Group

Monday 5 – The Just Four

Tuesday 6

Wednesday 7 – The Fetish Crowd

Thursday 8 – The Maroons

Friday 9 – The Clique

Saturday 10 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 11 – The Shondells

Monday 12 – The Dee Lobs and Mike Dee & The Prophets

Tuesday 13

Wednesday 14 – The Fetish Crowd

Thursday 15 – The Maroons

Friday 16 – The Clique

Saturday 17 – The Footprints

Sunday 18 – The Ray Martin Group

Monday 19 – The Rakes

Tuesday 20

Wednesday 21 – The Fetish Crowd

Thursday 22 – The Birds

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Friday 23 – The Clique

Saturday 24 – Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 25 – The Ray Martin Group

Monday 26 – The Tramps

Tuesday 27

Wednesday 28 – The Fetish Crowd

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Thursday 29 – The Birds

Friday 30 – The Eccentrics

May 1965

Saturday 1 – The Mark Leemen Five

Sunday 2 – The Tribe (Guitarist Frank Torpey became the original guitarist in The Sweet; bass player Dennis Cowan joined The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band)

Monday 3 – The Tramps

Tuesday 4

Wednesday 5 – The Fetish Crowd

Thursday 6

Friday 7 – The Maroons

Saturday 8 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 9 – The Rakes

Monday 10 – The Tramps

Tuesday 11

Wednesday 12 – The Fetish Crowd

Thursday 13 – The Tribe (Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Fetish Crowd)

Friday 14 – The Birds

Saturday 15 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 16 – The Rakes

Monday 17 – The Tramps

Tuesday 18

Wednesday 19 – The C C Riders

Thursday 20 – The Fetish Crowd

Friday 21 – The Eccentrics

Saturday 22 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 23 – The Tribe

Monday 24 – The Rakes

Tuesday 25

Wednesday 26 – The C C Riders

Thursday 27 – The Fetish Crowd

Friday 28 – The Birds

Photo: Harrow Observer & Gazette

Saturday 29 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 30 – The Initial Four

Monday 31 – The Tribe

June 1965 (only part of this month has listings)

Tuesday 1

Wednesday 2 – The C C Riders

Thursday 3 – The Fetish Crowd

Friday 4 – The Senate IV

Saturday 5 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 6 – The Initial Four

Monday 7 – The Blues Dynasty

Tuesday 8

Wednesday 9 – The C C Riders

Thursday 10 – The Fetish Crowd

Friday 11 – The Senate IV

Saturday 12 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 13 – The Initial Four

Monday 14 – The Blues Dynasty

Tuesday 15

Wednesday 16 – The C C Riders

Thursday 17 – The Fetish Crowd

Friday 18 – The Tramps

July 1965 (only part of this month has listings)

Thursday 1 – Jeff Curtis & The Flames

Sunday 4 – Initial 4

Saturday 10 – Initial 4

Friday 16 – Rock’ n Breckers (This is The Rick ‘n’ Beckers)

Saturday 17 – Initial 4

Saturday 24 – The Mark Leemen Five

Saturday 31 – The Ray Martin Group

August 1965 (only part of this month has listings)

Friday 6 – The Mark Leemen Five

Saturday 7 – The Ray Martin Group

Friday 13 – James Royal & The Hawks

Saturday 14 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 15 – The Rick ‘n’ Beckers (Sundays)

Friday 20 – James Royal & The Hawks

Saturday 21 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 22 – The Rick ‘n’ Beckers

Friday 27 – Ricken Beckers (This is The Rick ‘n’ Beckers)

Saturday 28 – The Fab 5

September 1965 (only part of this month has listings)

Friday 3 – The Rick ‘n’ Beckers

Friday 10 – The Rick ‘n’ Beckers

Saturday 11 – The Ray Martin Group

Harrow Observer & Gazette (16 September) says live music every night except Tuesdays

Friday 17 – The Rick ‘n’ Beckers

Saturday 18 – The Ray Martin Group

Harrow Observer & Gazette (23 September) says live music every night except Tuesdays

October 1965 (only part of this month has listings)

Photo: Melody Maker

Wednesday 27 – Brian Green & His Band

Thursday 28 – R&B

Friday 29 – Cabaret Showband

Saturday 30 – The Ray Martin Group

November 1965 (only part of this month has listings)

Wednesday 3 – Brian Green & His Band

Friday 19 – Cabaret Showband

Saturday 20 – The Ray Martin Group

Sunday 21 – Jazz Blues Big Band

Wednesday 24 – Brian Green & His Jazz Band

Thursday 25 – R&B Group

December 1965 (only part of this month has listings)

Photo: Melody Maker

Thursday 9 – The Tribe

Ruislip and Northwood Gazette (10 December) says live music six nights a week

Friday 10 – The Ray Martin Group

Saturday 11 – The Rick ‘n’ Beckers

Sunday 12 – 2/3 Left Jazz Blues

Monday 13 – The Mixed Feelings

Wednesday 15 – The Midnight Blues (or possibly John Hart Quartet)

Thursday 16 – Jeff Curtis & The Flames

Friday 17 – The Ray Martin Group

Photo: Melody Maker

Saturday 18 – The Rick ‘n’ Beckers

Sunday 19 – 2/3 Left Jazz Blues

Friday 24 – The Ray Martin Group

Saturday 25 – The Rick ‘n’ Beckers

Sunday 26 – 2/3 Left Jazz Blues

Friday 31 – The Ray Martin Group

Thank you to Andy Neill for some of the background information on the Ealing Club.

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