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Robb Storme Group gigs 1966-1967

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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 and, where possible, I have added the sources used, whether they are newspapers or websites.  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.

Robb Storme – lead vocals

Tony Ollard – lead guitar

Jim St Pier – saxophone, keyboards

Gary Hooper (aka Garry Peterson) – bass

Pete Wilson – drums, keyboards

Previously known as Robb Storme & The Whispers, this north London band changed name around June 1966 but was billed under its former name from time to time. 

1 July 1966 – Gig in Rushton, Northamptonshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

3 July 1966 – Princess Theatre, Torquay, Devon with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich and Billie Davis (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

9 July 1966 – Gig in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

10 July 1966 – Oasis, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

10 July 1966 – Warmingham Grange Country Club, Sandbach, Warmingham, Cheshire (Evening Sentinel) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (not listed as backing them on Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

14 July 1966 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

16 July 1966 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

17 July 1966 – Princess Theatre, Torquay, Devon with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick &Tich, The Emeralds and Kim Davis & The Del Five (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

20 July 1966 – Gig in Hemel Hempstead, Herts (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

22 July 1966 – Gig in Bath (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

23 July 1966 – Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Action, The Ferry Boys and The James Royal Set (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

24 July 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, The Koobas, Billie Davis & The End (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

27 July 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Stevenage, Herts (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

30 July 1966 – New Century, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

31 July 1966 – Olympia Ballroom, Cromer, Norfolk with The Barry Lee Show (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

 

6 August 1966 – Victoria Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

7 August 1966 – Gigs in Sandown and Shanklin, Isle of Wight (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

8 August 1966 – Gig in Cardiff, Wales (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

12 August 1966 – City Hall, Perth, Scotland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

13 August 1966 – Market Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

14 August 1966 – Top Rank, Preston, Lancashire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

19 August 1966 – Hotel Metropole, Brighton, Sussex with Weston Gavin, Graham Bond Organisation, The Mike Stuart Span and The Mercats (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

20 August 1966 – Corn Exchange, Leicester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

21 August 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

Photo may be subject to copyright. Left to right: Lewis Collins, Pete Wilson (aka Wil Malone), Robb Storme, Jim St Pier, Tony Ollard

This is the most likely point that Lewis Collins from The Mojos started on bass, taking over from Gary Hooper. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph’s 27 August issue, has a photo of him and mentions him as the newest member

24 August 1966 – Fiesta Ballroom, Stockton-On-Tees, Teesside (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

25 August 1966 – Astoria, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

26 August 1966 – Floral Hall, Hornsea, Humberside with The Strollers (Hull Daily Mail) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (not listed on Jim St Pier’s gig listing as backing them)

27 August 1966 – Glen Ballroom, Llanelli, Wales (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

28 August 1966 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

Photo: Mid Sussex Times

14 September 1966 – One week doubling at the Cavendish Club in Newcastle Upon Tyne and Wetheralls in Sunderland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

14 September 1966 – Town Hall, Stourbridge, West Midlands (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

15 September 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Burnley, Lancashire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

17 September 1966 – Oasis, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

17 September 1966 – Warmingham Country Club, Warmingham, Cheshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

18 September 1966 – One week doubling at La Bamba in Darlington and Marimba in Middlesbrough (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (Ed. I have Flamingo Club in Darlington and with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates). Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

30 September 1966 – Strand Ballroom, Port Stewart, Northern Ireland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

 

1 October 1966 – Arcadia, Bray, Republic of Ireland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

2 October 1966 – Abbey, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

2 October 1966 – TV show, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

6 October 1966 – Palais, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

7 October 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, Lincolnshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

8 October 1966 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

10 October 1966 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

15 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Hollies, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

16 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Romford, Essex with The Hollies, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

18 October 1966 – Odeon Theatre, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

19 October 1966 – Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

20 October 1966 – Gaumont, Taunton, Somerset with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

21 October 1966 – Gaumont Cinema, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

22 October 1966 – ABC Theatre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

23 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Kingston upon Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

24 October 1966 – Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

26 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Northampton with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

27 October 1966 – Regal Cinema, Cambridge with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

28 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Lincoln, Lincolnshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

29 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Chester, Cheshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

30 October 1966 – Gaumont Theatre, Coventry with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

 

1 November 1966 – Gaumont Theatre, Worcester with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

2 November 1966 – ABC Cinema, Wigan, Lancashire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

3 November 1966 – Odeon Theatre, Manchester with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

4 November 1966 – Odeon Theatre, Leeds, West Yorkshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

5 November 1966 – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

6 November 1966 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

18 November 1966 – Corn Hall, Diss, Norfolk (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

19 November 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsay, Cambridgeshire with The Original Dyaks (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

20 November 1966 – Clifton Hall, Rotherham, South Yorkshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

25 November 1966 – High Wycombe College, High Wycombe, Bucks (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

26 November 1966 – Plaza Handsworth, Birmingham (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

27 November 1966 – One week doubling Dolce Vita, Newcastle upon Tyne and Latino, South Shields (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

 

9 December 1966 – Grand Ballroom, Coalville, Leicestershire with Ignition (Leicester Mercury/Hinckley Times) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (Jim St Pier’s gig diary does not list them backing them)

10 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

11 December 1966 – Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

13 December 1966 – Clarence Pier, Southampton, Hampshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

16 December 1966 – Gig in Shrewsbury (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

17 December 1966 – Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Bristol Evening Post) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (Jim St Pier’s gig diary does not list backing them)

18 December 1966 – Belle Vue, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

23 December 1966 – Top Rank Suite, Brighton, Sussex with Syd Dean and His Music (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

24 December 1966 – Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

26 December 1966 – Keys Hall, Brentwood, Essex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

30 December 1966 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

31 December 1966 – Hilton, Park Lane, central London with Tom Jones (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

1967

7 January 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

14 January 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

18 January 1967 – Church Hall, Stonehaven, Scotland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) This looks very unlikely unless it’s Stonehouse in Gloucestershire

19 January 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times)

20 January 1967 – Philippa Fawcett College, Streatham, southwest London (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

21 January 1967 – Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

27 January 1967 – Hereford Training College, Hereford (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

28 January 1967 – Leeds Training College, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

 

4 February 1967 – Colchester University, Colchester, Essex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

5 February 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

12 February 1967 – Oasis, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

18 February 1967 – Bal Tabarin, Bromley, southeast London (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

23 February 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times)

24 February 1967 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

25 February 1967 – Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

 

3 March 1967 – Astoria, Finsbury Park, north London with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Jeff Beck Group, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Hackney Gazette) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

4 March 1967 – ABC, Exeter, Devon with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

5 March 1967 – ABC, Plymouth, Devon with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

7 March 1967 – Kingsway, Hadleigh, Suffolk with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

8 March 1967 – Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Birmingham Sunday Mercury) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

9 March 1967 – Bolton Odeon, Bolton, Lancashire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Bolton Evening News) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

10 March 1967 – Odeon, Manchester with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Manchester Evening News) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

11 March 1967 – ABC Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Derbyshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

12 March 1967 – Empire Theatre, Liverpool with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

15 March 1967 – Ritz Cinema, Luton, Bedfordshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

16 March 1967 – Gaumont, Southampton, Hampshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

17 March 1967 – Tooting Granada, southwest London with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

18 March 1967 – Gaumont, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

19 March 1967 – City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, Tyne &Wear with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Newcastle Sunday Sun) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

20 March 1967 – ABC Cinema, Edinburgh, Scotland with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

21 March 1967 – Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

22 March 1967 – ABC Cinema, Carlisle, Cumbria with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

23 March 1967 – Odeon, Leeds, West Yorkshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

24 March 1967 – Gaumont, Doncaster, South Yorkshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

25 March 1967 – Lincoln ABC, Lincoln, Lincolnshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Lincolnshire Echo) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

26 March 1967 – Coventry Theatre, Coventry with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (David Else research) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

27 March 1967 – Odeon, Blackpool, Lancashire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

29 March 1967 – Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

30 March 1967 – Colston Hall, Bristol with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

31 March 1967 – Cheltenham Odeon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Melody Maker) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

 

1 April 1967 – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Creation, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

2 April 1967 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

5 April 1967 – Gaumont, Ipswich, Suffolk with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

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

7 April 1967 – ABC Aldershot, Aldershot, Hampshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

9 April 1967 – ABC Cinema, Romford, east London with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

Jim St Pier thinks the shows on 7 and 9 April may have been cancelled

13 April 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex with Eddie Singh & The West Indian Tornados (Mid Sussex Times)

15 April 1967 – Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex with Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers featuring Terry Reid and The Beachcombers (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

16 April 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

19 April 1967 – Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

20 April 1967 – RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

21 April 1967 – Discotheque, Bristol (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

22 April 1967 – St George’s Hall, Exeter, Devon (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

23 April 1967 – Khyber Club, Taunton, Somerset (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

29 April 1967 – St Mark and St John, Chelsea, southwest London (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

 

5 May 1967 – Top Rank, Brighton, Sussex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

6 May 1967 – Hereford Teaching Training College, Hereford (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

Melody Maker’s 13 May issue, page 14, features an advert for the band looking for a new bass player/singer so this must be when Lewis Collins departed and John Bachini from The Symbols took over bass.

25 May 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times) Jim St Pier’s gig diary says this was cancelled and the band Camp replaced them

1 June 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex with support (Mid Sussex Times)

3 June 1967 – St George’s College, Winchester, Hampshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

Jim St Pier departed at this point

8 July 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)

20 July 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times)

29 July 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with The Amboy Dukes (South East London Mercury)

24 August 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex with Precisely This (Mid Sussex Times)

28 August 1967 – Festival of Music, Hastings Stadium, Hastings, East Sussex with The Kinks, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Winston’s Fumbs and The Hip Hooray Band (Melody Maker) Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

 

9 September 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with The Fireballs (South East London Mercury)

Sometime around now Tony Ollard left, subsequently to work with The Creation and The Warren Davis Monday Band among others and was replaced by former bass player Gary Hooper on guitar. The group changed name to Orange Bicycle.

29 September 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with The Outrage (South East London Mercury) Billed under the old name but this would have been Orange Bicycle

Jim St Pier gigs sourced from this site: https://bigsixties.blogspot.com/2020/01/robb-storme-and-whispers.html

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The Warren Davis Monday Band

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The original Warren Davis Monday Band from early 1967. Photo: Bruce Usherwood

Formed from the ashes of Croydon R&B outfit, The Boardwalkers, who’d recorded two tracks on a private pressing demo single – “A Miracle” and “Any Man’s Girl” (two versions), the original Warren Davis Monday Band came together in January 1967.

Warren Davis – (aka Max Spinks) – lead vocals

Rob Walker – lead guitar/vocals

Andy Wilson – Hammond organ 

Bruce Usherwood – bass/vocals

Paul Houlton – tenor saxophone

Martin Grice – tenor saxophone

Peter Mole – drums

The Boardwalkers in Croydon, March 1966. Clockwise from top left: Bruce Usherwood, Jon White, Rob Walker, Peter Mole, Warren Davis (aka Max Spinks) and Martin Grice. Photo: Bruce Usherwood

This formation cuts the band’s debut single – Bill Wyman and Peter Gosling’s “Wait For Me” c/w Warren Davis’ “I Don’t Wanna Hurt You” (Columbia BD 8190). Usherwood knew Wyman and Gosling, who was working with Moon’s Train.

7 January 1967 – Southwark Pop Scene, Newington Public Hall, Walworth Road, south London with Manfred Mann and Dave Cash (South East London Mercury)

20 January 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

22 January 1967 –  Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

29 January 1967 –  Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

4 February 1967 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands with The Bobcats

5 February 1967 –  Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

10 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Rockin’ Berries

11 February 1967 – Manhole, Redhill, Surrey

12 February 1967 –  Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, central Soho, London

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

23 February 1967 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with Ty-Burns (Aldershot News)

25 February 1967 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Shame (Aldershot News)

 

5 March 1967 –  Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

11 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

12 March 1967 –  Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

19 March 1967 –  Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

26 March 1967 –  Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

 

1 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Dave Berries & The Cruisers

2 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

8  April 1967 – Booker T & The MGs rave about them in Melody Maker

9 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

15 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

16 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

17 April 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Herd

22-23 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (Newham, West Ham & East Ham, Barking and Stratford Express)

27 April 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

28 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Jeff Beck Group

29-30 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

 

4 May 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

6-7 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

13 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Terry Reid with Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

Around this time, the band was joined briefly by Welshman, guitarist Dave Edmunds, who took over from Rob Walker. Melody Maker‘s 13 May issue, page 14, includes an advert for the group looking for a new singer and guitarist.

Edmunds who would soon move on to join the band that became Love Sculpture later became a successful solo artist. Walker briefly returned to the group after Edmunds had played only a handful of gigs.

14 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

16 May 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

21 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

25 May 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

27 May 1967 – Roaring 20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London

28 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Sookie Dolls

 

4 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

5 June 1967 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Edwin Starr and Band of Joy

6 June 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham with Edwin Starr

8 June 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Edwin Starr gig but most likely The Warren Davis Monday Band as backing group)

9 June 1967 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham with Edwin Starr

9 June 1967 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham with Edwin Starr

10 June 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Manfred Mann, Edwin Starr, The Darlings and Ray Bones

11 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

12 June 1967 – Atlanta Ballroom, Woking, Surrey with Edwin Starr

18 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

25 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

2 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Moons Train and The Trap

8 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Small Faces

9 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

Rob Walker left permanently around now. Further changes took place soon after when Andy Wilson and Paul Houlton also departed, the latter to join Moon’s Train.

L-R: Bruce Usherwood, Mick Patel, David Foster, Del Paramor, Martin Grice, Peter Mole and Warren Davis (aka Max Spinks). Photo: Bruce Usherwood

A new line-up comprised:

Warren Davis – lead vocals

David Foster – keyboards (came over from Vancouver with The Canadian Strangers)

Mick Patel – lead guitar/saxophone/vocals (ex-Loose Ends)

Martin Grice – tenor saxophone

Bruce Usherwood – bass/vocals

Peter Mole – drums

While the band was rehearsing at Billy Walker’s Upper Cut, they auditioned tenor saxophone Derek “Del” Paramor, who joined from Vince Edwards’ group. Until May 1967, he’d worked with David Essex & The Mood Indigo.

15 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Wynder K Frog (new line up’s debut)

16 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

22 July 1967 – Central R&B Club, Gillingham, Kent with Derrick Dee Soul Show

23 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

23 July 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (late nighter)

29 July 1967 – Leeds International Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire

30 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

2 August 1967 – The current formation cuts two tracks at Regent Sound studios with Jeff Collins producing. The recordings are featured on their second single – a cover of the Raleigh/Linden co-write (and recorded by Lou Rawls) “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing” c/w Warren Davis and David Foster’s “Without Fear” (Columbia BD 8270).

4 August 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London

6 August 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Eric Burdon & The Animals

6 August 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

Soon after, the band headed to Naples, Italy to play at the NATO base from 9-16 August. The trip was a disaster as the club on the base didn’t know anything about the booking and the group only played a few times so they could afford to return to London.

19 August 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London

26 August 1967 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk

27 August 1967 – Cat-Balou, Grantham, Lincolnshire (Grantham Journal) This isn’t in Del Paramor’s gig list so was probably cancelled

28 August 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London

28 August 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, central London

Left to right: Martin Grice, Del Paramor, Warren Davis, Peter Mole, David Foster, Bruce Usherwood and Mick Patel. Photo: Bruce Usherwood

Following the double-nighter in Soho, David Foster, Mick Patel and Bruce Usherwood all departed. Usherwood subsequently joined Patrick Dane & The Front Line Band. Foster returned to Canada where he became a successful solo artist and producer.

The band regrouped, adding two former members of The Overlanders, lead guitarist Paul Brett and bass player Paul Petts. They also brought in keyboard player Keith Beck (real name: Burberry).

Clockwise top left: Keith Beck, Del Paramor, Paul Brett (hat), Peter Mole, Martin Grice, Warren Davis and Paul Petts. Photo: Paul Brett

The line-up now comprised:

Warren Davis – lead vocals

Paul Brett – lead guitar/vocals

Keith Beck – Hammond organ

Martin Grice – tenor saxophone

Del Paramor – tenor saxophone

Paul Petts – bass

Peter Mole – drums

8 September 1967 – Harrow Inn, Woolwich, southeast London

9 September 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London

17 September 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street Soho, central London

22 September 1967 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London

22 September 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, central London with Lloyd Alexander’s Blues Band

23 September 1967 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire

29 September 1967 – Elm Hotel, Leigh on Sea, Essex

30 September 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset

 

1 October 1967 – Lyme Regis, Dorset (possibly Marine Theatre)

4 October 1967 – Flamingo, Soho, central London

6 October 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with The Locomotion

7 October 1967 – Croydon Tech, Croydon, south London

10 October 1967 – Staircase, Soho, central London (opening night of club with Cat Stevens as guest of honour, who wasn’t performing)

13 October 1967 – Beachcomber (Dunstable, Bedfordshire?)

14 October 1967 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Wales with The Raynes (Rhyl & Prestayn Gazette)

16 October 1967 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex

20 October 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London

21 October 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London

21 October 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London

28 October 1967 – Assembly Rooms, Oxford Town Hall, Oxford, Oxfordshire

31 October 1967 – Beachcomber, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

 

4 November 1967 – On this day, the Daily Sketch “Monkees” article appeared, only to be denied later in Variety

The band in late 1967. Photo: Paul Brett

4 November 1967 – Reading University, Reading, Berkshire

8 November 1967 – The band records Paul Petts’ “What’s It Like Down There?” at Tony Pike Music Ltd studios in Putney.

9 November 1967 – The musicians record Paul Brett and Paul Petts’ “Queen Victoria” at Tony Pike Music Ltd studios in Putney. Both tracks are shelved.

10 November 1967 – Staircase, Soho, central London

11 November 1967 – Corby Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire with The Blue Magnum

14 November 1967 – Dollar Disco, Slough, Berkshire

15 November 1967 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News) Missing from Del Paramor’s gigs so may have been cancelled

16 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, central London (with either The Syn or Love Affair)

17 November 1967 – Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire with Pink Floyd, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Ivan’s Jaguars, The JB’s, The Peighton Checks, Roger Bloom’s Hammer, The Roll Movement, The Screen and The Syndicate (Yorkshire Evening Post)

18 November 1967 – St Paul’s College, Shaftesbury Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

22 November 1967 – Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland

23 November 1967 – String O’ Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Yorkshire Evening Post)

25 November 1967 – Castle Ballroom, Ryde, Isle of Wight

28 November 1967 – Racing Drivers Ball, Savoy Hotel, Strand, London

1 December 1967 – North West Polytechnic, Royal Hotel, Woburn Place, London with Denny Laine’s Electric String Band and Fleetwood Mac

2 December 1967 – Witham (possibly Public Hall), Essex

3-4 December 1967 – String O’Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire

5 December 1967 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

8 December 1967 – Shooters Hill Grammar School, Shooters Hill, SE10, near Greenwich, London

9 December 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London

10 December 1967 – RAF Witton, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (held at Frank Freeman’s)

15 December 1967 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall

Photo: Richard Goddard. Bearing in mind the Cornish gig below, this booking seems unlikely and is not in Del Paramor’s gig list

16 December 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Future Impression (billed as Dave Warren Monday Band)

18-20 December 1967 – Horseshoe Club, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester

22 December 1967 – Jason’s Club, Barnstaple, Devon

23 December 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Friction

24 December 1967 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent

29 December 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey

30 December 1967 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire

31 December 1967 – Blaises, Kensington, west London

Paul Brett left early in the new year. He joined Tintern Abbey and later led his own group, Paul Brett’s Sage after playing with Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, Velvet Opera and Fire. Tony Ollard joined after working with The Creation (he’d replaced Eddie Phillips).

The new line up now comprised:

Warren Davis – lead vocals

Tony Ollard – lead guitar

Keith Beck – Hammond organ

Martin Grice – tenor saxophone

Del Paramor – tenor saxophone

Paul Petts – bass

Peter Mole – drums

4 January 1968 – Warwick Hall, Kimpton Road, southeast London

5 January 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London

6 January 1968 – Shades, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

6 January 1968 – String of Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire

7-8 January 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly, central London

9 January 1968 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hampshire

9 January 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, central London

11 January 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

13 January 1968 – College of Technology, Brighton, West Sussex

16 January 1968 – The new line up returns to Tony Pike’s Putney studio and record another Paul Petts song, “Thinkin’ About Tomorrow” and Warren Davis’ “Frances”. Both tracks are shelved.

17 January 1968 – Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

18 January 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset (Western Gazette)

19 January 1968 – Bristol, Avon (gig was cancelled)

20 January 1968 – YMCA, Gloucester, Gloucestershire with Here, There & Everywhere

25 January 1968 – Audition for BBC, central London

27 January 1968 – White Tiles, Swindon, Wiltshire

30 January 1968 – The Blue, Rotherhithe, southeast London

Clockwise from top left: Peter Mole, Martin Grice, Warren Davis, Paul Brett, Del Paramor, Paul Petts and Keith Beck. Photo: Paul Brett

1 February 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

3 February 1968 – RAF Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

4-5 February 1968 – Leofric Hotel, Coventry, West Midlands (also gig at Mercer’s Arms, Coventry on 5 February)

9 February 1968 – Big C, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News) Missing from Del Paramor’s gig list so may have been cancelled

10 February 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with The Block

13-28 February 1968 – Hotel Pino, Turin, Italy

 

1-17 March 1968 – Blow Up Club, Munich, West Germany

With the German dates completed, Martin Grice and Keith Beck returned to Turin and joined The Patrick Sansom Set.

Back in the UK in March 1968, the remaining members rehearsed new baritone sax player Roger Davis and debuted at Klooks Kleek in West Hampstead on 21 March 1968.

18 March 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (billed as Warren Davis The Monday Band) This gig was billed but did not happen

21 March 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (new line-up’s debut)

Gig was cancelled

28 March 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with Emotion (Western Gazette) Del Paramor says that this gig was cancelled

However, there was a split in the band’s ranks at this point with Warren Davis, Del Paramor and Roger Davis linking up with the group Still Life to form a new version of The Warren Davis Monday Band. Tony Ollard, Paul Petts and Pete Mole split to work on other projects. Ollard (see comments) moved to Italy.

Davis, Paramor and Davis had seen Still Life at the Marquee on 25 March 1968 and were impressed.

The new formation comprised:

Warren Davis – lead vocals

Stuart Cowell – guitar/lead vocals

Tom Tierney – guitar

Con Byrne – bass

Ron Reynolds – Hammond organ

Del Paramor – tenor saxophone

Roger Davis – baritone saxophone

Jim Toomey – drums

The new line-up recorded the track “No 9 Putney Bus” for what they hoped would be a TV series.

30 March 1968 – Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

31 March 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

 

3 April 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, west London

5 April 1968 – Queen’s Hall, Barnstaple, Devon

6 April 1968 – Tardebigge, Redditch, Worcestershire (venue unknown)

19 April 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Del Paramor says David Essex turned up to see him at the gig which was a disaster)

20 April 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (billed as Still Life)

24 April 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, west London

26 April-2 May 1968 – Rose Club, Hannover, West Germany

4 May 1968 – Tofts, Folkestone, Kent

7 May 1968 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Del Paramor and Roger Davis told they were sacked)

9 May 1968 – Quay Club, Exeter, Devon

10 May 1968 – Scottish Club Discotheque, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)

11 May 1968 – Cirencester, Gloucestershire (possibly Stax Club)

14 May 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, central London

15 May 1968 – Hampstead Country Club, north London

Del Paramor and Roger Davis left after this gig. Paramor joined Mr Mo’s Messengers, who morphed into Sonority, where he worked with Peter Mole.

20 May 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Fish-Hook (billed as Warren Davis Band)

21 May 1968 – New Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

23 May 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

26 May 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

28 May 1968 – New Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

29 May 1968 – Hampstead Country Club, north London

1 June 1968 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with C G Morris and The Reactions

3 June 1968 – Whisky A Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

Guitarist Tom Tierney left around now. Warren Davis and Con Byrne wrote “The Painter”, which Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera record.

Two other tracks credited to Byrne-Davis: “Fire Fly” and “Deed I Do” were cut as acetates.

At some point, possibly with this final formation, the band cut two tracks at IBC Sound Recording Studios in Portland Place: “Nothing Is Sweeter Than Lovin’ You” and “Muddy Water”.

15 June 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex

29-30 June 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Vigilantes (Saturday) and The Provokers (Sunday)

By mid-July 1968 the band’s line-up comprised:

Warren Davis – lead vocals

Stuart Cowell – lead guitar/vocals

Ron Reynolds – Hammond organ

Con Byrne – bass

Jim Toomey – drums

Judging by a gig in Switzerland in mid-September (see comments), the band may have played some European dates around this time.

One of the band’s final gigs on 19 September 1968

19 September 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London

The musicians, however, went their separate ways by late September 1968. Cowell and Toomey would form a new band with Jerome Arnold from Paul Butterfield’s Blues Band and later put together Titus Groan.

Warren Davis (see comments) audition for The Foundations but was not successful. In 1971 he co-wrote both sides of a single with Byrne for the band Mighty Dodos, which was released on Spark.

Huge thanks to Del Paramor for the gigs listings from July 1967-May 1968. Thanks to Del, Bruce Usherwood, Paul Brett and Stuart Cowell for details. Melody Maker also provided gigs for the Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London.  I also used a number of regional newspapers for gigs. I will be writing a more detailed article on the band and would welcome hearing from other former members. 

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The Creation gigs 1966-1968

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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.

Fabulous 208, June 1966. Left to right: Jones, Phillips, Pickett and Garner. Photo may be subject to copyright

Originally The Mark Four, they changed name to The Creation in May 1966 with the following line-up:

Kenny Pickett – lead vocals

Eddie Phillips – lead guitar

Bob Garner – bass/vocals

Jack Jones – drums

1966

20 May 1966 – Links R&B Club, Maxwell Park Youth Centre, Borehamwood, Herts with The Clayton Squares (Simon Gee research)

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18 June 1966 – The Beachcomber, Preston, Lancashire (Lancashire Evening Post)

24 June 1966 – Winter Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Fabulous 208)

25 June 1966 – Marine Ballroom, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Fabulous 208/Bridport News) Billed as Mark Four

30 June 1966 – K D Club, Billingham, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

 

1 July 1966 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

8 July 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Fabulous 208)

9 July 1966 – Palace Ballroom, Wolverton, Bucks (Fabulous 208)

12 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Action (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

13 July 1966 –Top Rank Ballroom, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

15 July 1966 – Peyton Place, Bromley, London (Fabulous 208)

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16 July 1966 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Roosters (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

17 July 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

19 July 1966 – Olympia, Dublin, Ireland (Fabulous 208)

20 July 1966 – The Cavalier, Dublin, Ireland (Fabulous 208)

21 July 1966 – Chelsea College, Chelsea, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

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22 July 1966 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with Mike Starr & The Citizens (Gloucester Citizen)

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23 July 1966 – Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire (Fabulous 208)

24 July 1966 – Manor Lounge, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

28 July 1966 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Fabulous 208)

29 July 1966 – Coronation Hall, Ramsgate, Kent (Fabulous 208)

30 July 1966 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Meantimers (Maidstone Gazette)

31 July 1966 – Conservative Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Fabulous 208)

 

2 August 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

3 August 1966 – Blaises, Kensington, west London (Fabulous 208)

5 August 1966 – Co-op Hall, Gravesend, Kent (Fabulous 208)

7 August 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

8 August 1966 – Top Rank Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

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15 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Gibson Sound (Melody Maker)

17 August 1966 – Top Rank, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Evening Echo)

20 August 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Endevers Ltd (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

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22 August 1966 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

24 August 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

26 August 1966 – Southend Odeon, Southend, Essex with The Troggs, The Walker Brothers, The Slade Brothers (from Canada), The Peddlers, The Quotations, The Centremen and Alan Field (Southend Standard)

28 August 1966 – Winter Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

30 August 1966 – Corn Exchange, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

 

1 September 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

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2 September 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn Advertiser)

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

4 September 1966 – Side Saddle Club, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

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5 September 1966 – Birstall Village Hall, Leicestershire (Leicester Mercury)

9 September 1966 – Beat Festival, Scunthorpe United Football Ground, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, The Ram Jam Band, The Troggs, The Mindbenders and The Fenmen (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

10 September 1966 – Marquee Club, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

11 September 1966 – Khyber Club, Taunton, Somerset with The Avalons (Somerset County Gazette)

15 September 1966 – Birdcage, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

16 September 1966 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

17-18 September 1966 – Flamingo Club, Redruth, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

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17 September 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Reaction (West Briton & The Royal Cornwall Gazette)

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19 September 1966 – Disc Club, Colchester, Essex (Fabulous 208)

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23 September 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London (South East London Mercury)

24 September 1966 – Teenbeat Rock Klub, Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey (Surrey Mirror)

 

1 October 1966 – Boulevard, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

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

18 October 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

26 October 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with A Wild Uncertainty (Melody Maker)

28 October 1966 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

28 October 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

29 October 1966 – Community Centre, Gosport, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

30 October 1966 – Youth Centre, Hoddesdon, Herts (Fabulous 208)

 

6 November 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, London (Melody Maker)

9 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts (Melody Maker)

11 November 1966 – Marine Ballroom, Morecambe, Lancashire (Disc & Music Echo)

13 November 1966 – Plaza Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (Disc & Music Echo)

13 November 1966 – Top Rank Suite, Southampton, Hampshire with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208) This seems unlikely considering gigs on 13 and 14th November

14 November 1966 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

15 November 1966 – Top Rank, Preston, Lancashire with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208)

16 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts (Melody Maker)

19 November 1966 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Disc & Music Echo)

20 November 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

21 November 1966 – Jubilee Hall, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Disc & Music Echo)

22 November 1966 – Top Rank, Bristol with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208)

23 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts and Tina and Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

24 November 1966 – Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Town Hall?) (Disc & Music Echo)

25 November 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Disc & Music Echo)

26 November 1966 – Smethwick Baths, Smethwick, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

27 November 1966 – Belle Vue, New Elizabethan, Greater Manchester with The Cymerons (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

28 November 1966 – Staffordshire Yeoman, Stafford with The Children (Stafford Newsletter)

30 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts (Melody Maker)

 

3 December 1966 – Co-op Hall, Chesham, Bucks with Denim Blues (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

5-6 December 1966 – Top Rank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208)

7 December 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Tina and Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

Late 1966, left to right: Pickett, Garner, Jones and Phillips. Fabulous 208 Magazine. Photo may be subject to copyright

18 December 1966 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London with Sounds Incorporated and Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Fabulous 208)

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20 December 1966 – Christmas Rave, Olympia Ballroom, Scarborough with The Mandrakes and The Moonspinners (Scarborough Evening News)

24 December 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

31 December 1966 – Memorial Hall, Northwich, Cheshire with supporting groups (Warrington Guardian)

1967

1 January 1967 – Top Rank, Astoria Ballroom, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Oldham Evening Chronicle)

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4 January 1967 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Dekois (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)

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7 January 1967 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Herbie Goins & The Night Timers, The Artwoods and St Louis Union (Melody Maker)

13-15 January 1967 – Three gigs in West Germany with The Kinks (Disc & Music Echo)

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27 January 1967 – Bluesette Club, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press)

28 January 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Emotions (East Kent Times & Mail)

 

3-5 February 1967 – Gigs in the Netherlands (Disc & Music Echo)

Around this time Kenny Pickett left. Bob Garner moved to lead vocals and Kim Gardner from The Birds joined on bass

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23 February 1967 – Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester (Gloucester Citizen)

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24 February 1967 – Roman Rag Ball, Glamorgan College of Technology, Treforest, Wales with Pinkerton’s Colours and Trinidad Tropicana (Glamorgan County Times)

 

3 March 1967 – 7 Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire with Six Across (Shropshire Star)

11 March 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with The Daddy Linburg and The Fingers (Southend Standard)

27 March 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (The Star)

 

14 April 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, London with The Syn (Melody Maker)

17 April 1967 – Top Rank Cardiff Suite, Cardiff, south Wales with Bo Diddley backed by The Canadians (South Wales Evening Post)

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20 April 1967 – Embassy Suite, Colchester, Essex with The Reaction (Essex County Standard)

21 April 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

22 April 1967 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London with The Soft Machine and Sam Gopal Indian Group (Melody Maker)

29 April 1967 – Evington Boys’ Club, Evington, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

 

5 May 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Studio Six (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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26 May 1967 – The Hotel Metropole, Brighton, Sussex with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, The Herd, The Kult, The Spring Beats and The Beat Girls (Sussex Express)

27 May 1967 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands with Jimmy Cliff &  The Shakedown Sound (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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27 May 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands with The Tommy Burton Combo (Birmingham Evening Mail)

31 May 1967 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire with The Illusions (Gloucester Citizen)

 

3 June 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Tykes (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

10 June 1967 – New Yorker Discotheque, Swindon, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

15 June 1967 – Ritz, Skewen, south Wales with The King B’s (Port Talbot Guardian)

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16 June 1967 – St Benedict’s Club, Sketty, Swansea, south Wales with The Commancheros (South Wales Evening Post)

23 June 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Stalkers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

25 June 1967 – Brady Club, Stepney, London (Fabulous 208)

 

2 July 1967 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

7 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Third Eye (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

8 July 1967 – Maidstone Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Avalons (Maidstone Gazette)

14 July 1967 – Grove Hall, Market Drayton, West Midlands with Half Dozen and The Paul Perry Set (Shropshire Star)

15 July 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London with The Poor Boys (South East London Mercury)

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4 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with John Evan Smash (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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23 August 1967 – Big Beat Cruise, Solent, South Parade Pier, Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head with The Mike Stuart Span (Portsmouth News)

 

2 September 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London with The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

16 September 1967 – Sheridan Rooms, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire with The Discounts (Huddersfield Daily Examiner)

Eddie Phillips left in early November 1967 to work with PP Arnold & The TNT and Tony Ollard played some European dates with the group but The Creation folded around January 1968 when Bob Garner left and Tony Ollard joined The Warren Davis Monday Band

1968

Due to popular demand, Jack Jones formed a new version of The Creation bringing back original singer Kenny Pickett, bass player Kim Gardner and completing the band with another former Birds member, guitarist Ron Wood, who’d been working with The Jeff Beck Group

6 April 1968 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall with Cousin Jacks (West Briton & The Royal Cornwall Gazette)

The Creation split in June 1968

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