I wanted to be one of the first to see the new photographic exhibition, ‘Beatles To Bowie: The 60s Exposed’, which opened at London’s National Portrait Gallery this week – and I wasn’t disappointed. Even those who think they must have seen every pop photograph taken in the Sixties will find something new here, as [...]
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Tagged Adam Faith, Adel Rootstein, Beatles To Bowie, Cliff Richard, Fabulous, Fiona Adams, Gered Mankowitz, John Lennon, National Portrait Gallery, Patti Boyd, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Twiggy, Twist And Shout, Vic Singh
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‘Halfway To Paradise: The Birth Of British Rock’, an exhibition featuring photographs by Harry Hammond, is currently on display at the British Music Experience in London’s O2 Arena. Hammond was given unique access to many of the major stars in the Sixties, including the Beatles, Cliff Richard, Dusty Springfield and Shirley Bassey, and his pictures [...]
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Tagged Beatles, British Music Experience, Cliff Richard, Dusty Springfield, Halfway To Paradise, Harry Hammond, Jill Furmanovsky, Mark Mawston, O2 Arena, Philip Townsend, Photography Masterclass, Shirley Bassey, Victoria & Albert Museum
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When I first arrived at Bron in January 1968, I was thrown in the deep end really. Sometimes Gene Pitney would come over and tour cinemas, theatres and concert halls, but he had decided he would do some cabaret, so the promoter Arthur Howes had booked him into a series of Northern clubs. I remember [...]
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Tagged Arthur Howes, Batley Variety Club, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Bron Artist Management, Club Fiesta, Colosseum, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Do Not Adjust Your Set, Gene Pitney, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Jon Hiseman, Martyn Hanson, Mike Cotton Sound, Tony Reeves
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I’d been at Gunnells’ around 18 months, when a girl I knew who was working for Gerry Bron at Bron Artist Management asked me if I would meet with him. She was thinking of leaving and as Gerry concentrated on recording and publishing, they were looking for someone to act more or less as an [...]
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Tagged Bag O'Nails, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Bron Artist Management, Colin Richardson, Eleanor Bron, Gene Pitney, Gerry Bron, John Gunnell, Manfred Mann, Richard Barnes, Rik Gunnell, Sidney Bron, Tony Hazzard
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