Just around the corner from London’s Charing Cross station in John Adam Street is a little jewel of a gallery if you love music photography. Proud Central showcases photographs of musicians, both rare and iconic, as well as a fascinating selection of books for sale.
It is also currently housing ‘The Who: In The Beginning’, [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Clubs, Events, Music |
Tagged Charing Cross, Colin Jones, John Adam Street, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, My Generation, Pete Townshend, Proud Central, Roger Daltrey, The Observer, The Who
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This small exhibition is currently taking place just upstairs from ‘Beatles To Bowie’ at London’s National Portrait Gallery and is a review of images of Twiggy to celebrate her 60th birthday.
It starts with the iconic photograph which propelled her to stardom, when, at the age of 16, a magazine editor sent her to have her [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Celebrities, Events, Fashion, Lifestyle |
Tagged A Life In Photographs, Annie Leibowitz, Barry Lategan, Beatles To Bowie, Brian Aris, Bryan Adams, Daily Express, David Bowie, Deirdre McSharry, Face of '66, House of Leonard, Marks & Spencer, Mary McCartney, National Portrait Gallery, Pin Ups, Twiggy, Vogue
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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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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Clubs, Events, Music |
Tagged Alan Price, Art Chisnall, Artwoods, Barry Dunning, Colin Richardson, Colosseum, Darrell Adams, Eel Pie Island, Fleetwood Mac, Geno Washington, Georgie Fame, John Gunnell, John Mayall, Johnny Jones, London City Agency, Long John Baldry, Marquee, Rik Gunnell, Twickenham
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Unfortunately, the R’n’B club had to fold after about three months, because the club which ran in the venue on a Saturday night - which was nothing to do with us - ran a lax security policy and had lots of fights, so after a stabbing, the police closed everything down. We pleaded with [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Clubs, Events, Music |
Tagged Barry Dunning, Bryan Morrison, Chuck Berry, Deep Purple, Jesse Fuller, John Hammond Jr, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Jones, London City Agency, London City Stompers, Newman Street, Pink Floyd, Steve O'Rourke, The Artwoods, Wardour Street
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