Hear Elton John singing ‘Come Back Baby’, a 1965 single, with Bluesology here:
Bluesology are chiefly remembered today as the first band to feature Elton John - then known as Reg Dwight - who played keyboards with them from the tender age of 14. Originally named the Corvettes, they formed part of the new wave of [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Celebrities, Clubs, Music |
Tagged Bernie Taupin, Blue Belles, Bluesology, Come Back Baby, Corvettes, Doris Troy, Drifters, Elton Dean, Elton John, Hercules, Hoochie Coochie Men, Long John Baldry, Patti LaBelle, Reg Dwight, Steptoe and Son, Stuart Brown
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Listen to Ronnie Jones performing ‘I Need Your Loving’ with the Nightimers here:
Ronnie Jones was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1937, but a career in the US Air Force brought him over to the UK in 1961. He was discovered by Alexis Korner, although Jones himself credits Georgie Fame with giving him his first taste [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Music |
Tagged Alexis Korner, Bill Evans, Billy Cobham, Blue Jays, Blues Incorporated, Flamingo, Georgie Fame, Hair, I Need Your Loving, John McLaughlin, Long John Baldry, Mick Jagger, Nightimers, Q-Set, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Jones, Steve Lukather, Toto
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One of the things that helped me in my early days was becoming a night manager at the Marquee. Up to this time, it had been a jazz club and its manager, John Gee, was a jazzer.
When it started to get round to booking bands like Long John Baldry, Shotgun Express and all the up-and-coming [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Music |
Tagged Barbara Pendleton, Colin Richardson, Elton John, Harold Pendleton, Humphrey Lyttelton, John Gee, Long John Baldry, Marquee, Reg Dwight, Rod Stewart, Shotgun Express, Steam Packet
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Listen to David Bowie and the Lower Third performing ‘Can’t Help Thinking About Me’ here:
Now an international star, David Bowie appeared at the Marquee in the early days of his career. Originally working under his real name of David (or Davy) Jones, in the early Sixties, he performed with a number of bands, including, in [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Music |
Tagged David Bowie, David Jones, Davy Jones, Lower Third, Marquee, Monkees, Pye Records, Shel Talmy, Space Oddity, The Kinks, The Who
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