Journal entries about Music

Colin Richardson’s Memories, Part 5

I was with the London City Agency for about 18 months. I was a new face, but I very quickly got to know all the other agents around the scene.
We booked a lot of bands into Eel Pie Island [in Twickenham] and I used to go down there, especially when the American acts came in. [...]

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Colin Richardson’s Memories, Part 4

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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Sixties Happenings - The Stones return to Regent Sound

The Rolling Stones will return to Regent Sound in Denmark Street - the studio where they recorded their first album - when Philip Townsend’s exhibition, ‘Sorry You Missed The Sixties’, opens on 28th August. Featuring an intimate collection of early photographs of the band, the exhibition will be housed in Peter Parker’s Rock ‘n’ [...]

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Sixties Happenings - Small Faces Convention

Small Faces fans - in here please! The 2009 Small Faces Convention will be held at the O2 Academy Islington, London N1 (3 minutes from Angel tube station), on Sunday 20th September. Running from 4pm until 11pm, it will feature nine bands, plus some very special guests. One of the highlights will be the Small [...]

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