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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By Valerie Potter |
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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By Valerie Potter |
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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My datesheets were Georgie Fame, Geno Washington, John Mayall and a few smaller bands like Capability Brown and the Eyes Of Blue, soul type bands that would play the club circuit.
We were involved in the Stax tour with Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and Wilson Pickett at the Finsbury Park Astoria, which I think may [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Tagged Albert King, Capability Brown, Clifford Davis, Colin Richardson, Eyes Of Blue, Finsbury Park Astoria, Freddie King, Geno Washington, Georgie Fame, Joe Tex, John Gunnell, John Mayall, John McVie, Junior Walker, Mick Fleetwood, Otis Redding, Peter Green, Rik Gunnell, Sam & Dave, Stax tour, Stevie Wonder, Wilson Pickett
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The Gunnell brothers were ‘lovable rogues’, but working for them was exciting. They ran the Flamingo [in Wardour Street] and later they added the Bag O’Nails [in Kingly Street] and the Ram Jam Club in Brixton. We often used to double bands between the Ram Jam and the Flamingo.
When [manager] Chas Chandler first brought Jimi [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Clubs |
Tagged Bag O'Nails, Brixton, Chas Chandler, Colin Richardson, Cromwellian, Flamingo Club, Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix, John Gunnell, Kingly Street, Ram Jam Club, Rik Gunnell, Wardour Street
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