Originally, there was no licensed bar in the Marquee and during the intermission or before their set, all the bands would rush out and have a drink at the Ship, which was just down the road. So if you wanted an interview, you’d just go into the Ship and I’d find, say, Jeff Beck standing [...]
Journal entries about Carnaby Street
Chris Welch’s Memories, Part 1
Chris Welch was one of the star writers on music magazine ‘Melody Maker’ in the Sixties and as such, was right at the heart of Swinging London, meeting all the leading bands of the day. Read about how he first became a music journalist below:
I left school when I was 16 and I always wanted [...]
Carnaby Street The Musical - An Announcement!
In case you’re wondering how Carnaby Street The Musical is coming along - well, we can tell you that casting is a VERY long drawn out process! However, we are now starting to confirm some of the stars of the show which we hope to announce shortly and we plan to have the musical [...]
Marquee Bands - Duke Vin’s Sound System
Watch a trailer for a documentary entitled ‘Duke Vin, Count Suckle & the Birth of Ska in Britain’ here:
The Marquee is usually associated with rock and R’n’B, but in the Sixties, DJ Duke Vin, one of the most important figures in popularising ska music in the UK, had a regular slot on the club’s schedule, [...]