[In 1963] the owner of the Academy Cinema said to Harold Pendleton, “I have to get you out, I’m afraid, because I need to convert this from being one cinema into being three screens on three floors, so I want the basement back.” We said, “But we wouldn’t know where to find anywhere else!” and [...]
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Chris Barber’s Memories, Part 6
7 March, 2009 – 9:00 am
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Music
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Also tagged Chris Barber, Giorgio Gomelsky, Great Universal Stores, Harold Pendleton, Jeff Beck Group, Jimi Hendrix, Marquee, Mickey Waller, Richmond Jazz & Blues Festival, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Wardour Street, Yardbirds
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Chris Barber’s Memories, Part 2
19 February, 2009 – 11:06 am
We ended up playing the 100 Club, which was the most important one, I suppose. It was originally called Mack’s Restaurant and was a place where people could have a buffet business lunch. The lady who ran it didn’t like having jazz in there at all, but it paid her rent and in the end, [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Clubs, Music
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Also tagged 100 Club, Chris Barber, Foyles, Harold Pendleton, Humphrey Lyttelton, Mack's Restaurant, Marquee, Ronnie Scott
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