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.

THE COUNTS

Tony Gregory – lead vocals

Count Prince Miller – lead vocals

Carl Noel – organ (replaced by Tony O’Malley)

John Beeby – lead guitar

Phil Chen – bass

Tony O’Malley – keyboards

George Lee – saxophone

Rupert Balgobin – drums

Formed during March 1968, the group brought together former members of Jimmy James & The Vagabonds and Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set.

Melody Maker’s 6 April 1968 issue, page 20, started to advertise The Counts as a new band (see pic above).

9 May 1968 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

10 May 1968 – Gari Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Peach Umbrella Band (Yarmouth Mercury) Billed as Count Miller Show

12 May 1968 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham (Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham Post)

17 May 1968 – Bluesville, Manor House, north London (Melody Maker)

26 May 1968 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Adgies Convention (Wrexham Leader)

3 June 1968 – Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Symbols and The Delmonts (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

4 June 1968 – The Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Selophane (Melody Maker)

8 June 1968 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire with The New Religion (Malvern Gazette)

16 June 1968 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

22 June 1968 – Alex Disco, Salisbury, Wiltshire (Salisbury and Wiltshire Journal)

23 June 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

29 June 1968 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London (Melody Maker)

1 July 1968 – Bluesville ’68, Manor Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ipswich Evening Star)

7 July 1968 – Union Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

8 July 1968 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

9 July 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Melody Maker)

20 July 1968 – Starlight Room, Boston, Lincolnshire (Nottingham Evening Post)

21 July 1968 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, London (Melody Maker)

27 July 1968 – Bedford  Corn Exchange, Bedford with The Reaction (Bedford Record/Bedfordshire Times)

29 July 1968 – Bluesville ’68, Manor Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ipswich Evening Star)

31 July 1968 – Summerhill House Hotel, Kingswinford, West Midlands (Express & Star)

3 August 1968 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

6 August 1968 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Echo)

17 August 1968 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Wales with Systems Five (Chester Chronicle)

31 August 1968 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

9 September 1968 – Bluesville, Manor House, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ipswich Evening Star)

15 September 1968 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

16 September 1968 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as Tony Gregory and Count Prince Miller Show

27 September 1968 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Fabulous 208)

28 September 1968 – Soul Club, Plaza, Newbury, Berkshire (Fabulous 208/Reading Evening Post)

29 September 1968 – Surrey Rooms, Kennington, south London (Fabulous 208)

5 October 1968 – Alex Disco, Salisbury, Wiltshire (Salisbury Journal)

6 October 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser) Billed as Tony Gregory & The Counts

7 October 1968 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

11 October 1968 – Constantine Students Union, Oak Leaf Hotel, South Bank with Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera and The Chelfont Line (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

12 October 1968 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

20 October 1968 – Union Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

3 November 1968 – Scene Two, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Scarborough Evening News)

23 November 1968 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London with The Coloured Raisins (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

19 December 1968 – Sloopy’s Scoop, Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

Thanks to Phil Chen and Tony O’Malley for helping with group info

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