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pop star is someones next door neighbour", local band is not a dirty word
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LINKS
Manchester
Beat - Bands of ther 60's
Not from Kent? Why not send your details
to Roll Back The
Years a new site now running in t'north of t'country
Vintage
Sixties Live - a non-commercial web site and monthly club night for all the
groups (we didn't call them bands then) who worked the North East UK club circuit
in the Sixties
Kent
Band Archive - a new site dedicated to preserving the memory of past Kent
bands
At last, thanks to BFBS Radio and Sanctuary, I've
now been able to post a PODCAST of an archive interview I did with legendary DJ
Tommy Vance in 1978. It lasts about 16 minutes and includes plays of Rudolph
the red-nosed reindeer <http://pages.britishlibrary.net/johnscottcree/A%20superfluous%20man.html>,
His greatest hit, and The original Flamenco. I hope you enjoy it.
You
can find the Podcast at http://pages.britishlibrary.net/johnscottcree/1%20Track%2001.mp3
best
John
John Scott Cree
Horley, England
website - http://pages.britishlibrary.net/johnscottcree/
LOOKING FOR INFO
Hi
can you help please
I am a local musician and am currently writing a
book concerning venues that I have played since I began in the early 60's
In particular - I am trying to get some info on places that I rembember playing
- but can find little or no no reference to in local archives
Here are
some of them - the year could be one adrift either way
49) Headcorn Youth
Club Headcorn Kent (1966)
50) Silver Palms - Maidstone Barracks, Maidstone,
Kent (1966)
51) Regency Club - Rochester, Kent (1966)
52) (Queen) Carolines
Bedroom - Rochester, Kent (1966)
53) Galahad Club - Strood, Kent (1966)
54)
Cardijn Club - Chatham, Kent (1966)
55) The Big 6 Club Tonbridge (1966)
56)
HMS Pembroke - Chatham, Kent (1966)
57) The Central Hotel - Chatham, Kent
(1966)
58) Lenham Carnival - Village Hall, Lenham, Kent (1966)
59) Brompton
Barracks - Chatham, Kent (1967)
60) Chuff Club - Wigmore, Kent (1967)
61)
Hook & Hatchet - Walderslade, Chatham, Kent (1967)
62) The Seaview Hotel
Sheerness - (1967)
Also the Supreme Ballroom Ramsgate and Micks Flamingo
in Tontine Street Folkestone - both in 1967
Here are some clues .......
51 and 52 were the same venue - closed and reopened with a change of name
They were - I think - on th left as you come down Strood hill into Strood
heading east
The Cardijn was behind Chatham station
I think I played
downstairs at the Central - would that be right in those days or was that at Central
halls ?
The Chuff Club may have been held in a pub ??
Were the
Pembroke and the Brompton Barracks 'the same gig'?
When did 62 close ?
Ive got to cover around 400 in all mainly in London and the SouthEast but
this early period has got me a bit stuck
All contributions gratefully
received
cheers
Email : Brian
Brockie
My name's Greg Palmer. I used to be in bands
in the kent area in late 70s.
I'm trying to get some info. on a few bands
- personnel etc - from early 70s and wondered if you could help.
I'm interested
in getting info. on a guitarist called Mick Curd and his brother Martin who
played bass.
The bands i think they were in were Funk and Wagnall ?, Porcelain
Frog, Roundabout and a function band called Jenie. Don't know if you could
post this anywhere where others might see it?
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Greg
Palmer
Where Were You
31st Dec 1966. Did you see Jimi Hendrix Jam, at the Hillside Social
Club In Folkestone.
Where was the official Experience
Gig In Folkestone 1967-68?
Do you remember Beat 65
a magazine showing different bands about at that time.
Hi
ChrisI am looking for a copy of a vinyl album recorded
live at Tofts in
Folkestone by Laurel Aitken around 1968/69
I think it was
called Laurel Aitken live at Tofts. The front cover showed a
load of my skinhead
mates crammed onto that tiny stage
Can anybody help?
Thanks
Ray
Smith
Hi Chris,
Was just wondering if you
happen to have or if you know where I could get a
picture of The Casuals -
hit song - Jesamine - 1968 (approx). I am specifically after a pic of Peter Ward
of The Casuals.
cheers
Maureen
Do you know any of these Kent Musicians from the band
Sounds
Incorporated
Alan Holmes (Boots)
David Glyde (Griff West)
John Gillard (John St.John)
Barrie Cameron (Baz Elmes)
Dick Thomas
(Wes Hunter)
Richard Anthony Newman (Tony Newman)
If you do, please
get them to contact us. The BBC would like to do a feature on them in December
chris@kentgigs.com
Thanks to
all those replys - we found them.... Chris
|
does
anyone remember The Spirits of Sound ?
Margate based band. Les Mighall
on drums. Reg Golden on lead guitar , Paul Craswell on bass......lead singers
name escapes me.i went with them to The Oval , Cliftonville , `65/66 , met "The
Others" ( Ways & Means ) plus Bob Levy,
i ended up lead singer with
"The Koalas".
Regards Mick
Janisch.
From: tony freer antfreer@yahoo.ca
To: chris@kentgigs.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 1:05 AM
Subject:
Freddie Mack Show
Do you, or anyone know anything
about the 1960's
recording made at Tofts by the "Freddie Mack Show"
released on the Raynik label. Is it still available ?
Anyone
know where Freddie Mack is today. Thanks, Tony.
Dear Chris,
I was most fortunate to find your website whilst trying to
track down some of my old friends in the music business and am availing myself
of your kind invitation to contact you.
I used to play tenor saxophone
in the horn section of Freddie Mack Extravaganza ( amongst others ! ) from circa
1968 - 1971 and am attempting to find the people noted below :
Freddie
Mack - The Main Man
Tex Makin - Bass Player ( originally with Georgie Fame
and the Blue Flames )
Viv Prince - Drummer ( originally with the Pretty Things
)
Tony Gomez - Keyboards ( originally with the Foundations )
Even
if you not able shed any light on their whereabouts Chris I should be delighted
to hear from you in any case and look forward in anticipation to your reply.
Best regards,
Chris Burdett
Does anyone know the name and what happened to a singer on the
Freddie Mack Show called 'The Little One' please? Roger at Mmillslondon@aol.com
Hi Chris, Sorry to take so long, but
thank you for the scans of the Bridge posters.( Ref - Yardbirds at Bridge Country
Club)
I would be very keen to hear from anyone who attended these Yardbirds/Zeppelin
gigs back in '68 as I know of no reviews nor info from these venues.
Thanks
very much,
David Hope
Hi
Chris
Can you help please. I am trying to trace Jack Mattin who
I knew in the 60's in Gillingham. He was a brilliant pianist then and had a band
named JMQ.
You can either email me with any details, or if you
know Jack by all means forward this email to him. My tel no. is 01303 239791.
Your help appreciated.
Regards
Jane
Milton
PS - I have searched the net high and low and have only come up
with Mattin/Clark Band Jazz - but no contact details.
Hi
Chris
I'm a big Pink Floyd collector and am currently undertaking extensive
research concerning a future edition of a Pink Floyd performance history originally
released in 1997.
Pink Floyd played the Canterbury
Techncial College on two occasions : 19/11/66 and 11/3/67
A Margate based
local band called 'The Koalas' supported on 19/11/66 and a Herne Bay band
called - Spectra Quin / Spectre Quin / Spectre Quinn / Spectre Quin Team
(spelling differs in places I've seen) supported on 11/3/67.
Have you
ever heard of or collated any info on these bands ? I know from looking at your
site that nothing is mentioned on your website.
I know this much of the
the above mentioned bands -
The Koalas - Mick Janisch (vocals)
/ George Gurden (drums) / Chris Martin (bass guitar) / Bob Levy (lead guitar).
Seemed to play in Thanet area from around late 1966 to 1968.
Spectre
Quin - Band members unknown. Possibly gigged in 1967.
I'm not fromteh
lcoal area, but I'm not sure of you have any other guys you might know from your
site from that area and era who might be able to help. I gather a local venue
was the 'Herne Bay Jazz Club', although there were no doubt loads in the 60s.
Hope to hear from you soon
Cheers
Chris Leith
email
: pfchris@btinternet.com
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