20 September, 2009 – 10:00 am
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 [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Clubs, Music
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Also tagged Bag O'Nails, Brixton, Colin Richardson, Cromwellian, Flamingo Club, Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix, John Gunnell, Kingly Street, Ram Jam Club, Rik Gunnell, Wardour Street
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19 March, 2009 – 12:27 pm
All the bands knew one another and we would hang out together. It was like a big pool of musicians. We would all assemble in these different places and there would be jams going on. We would go to clubs like the Cromwellian club in the Cromwell Road and Scotch of St James, which was [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Carnaby Street, Celebrities, Clubs, Music
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Also tagged Ad Lib club, Brian Auger, Brian Auger Trinity, Cambridge Circus, Cottage Club, Cream, Cromwell Road, Cromwellian, Eric Clapton, Flamingo Club, Georgie Fame, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Julie Driscoll, Mickey Waller, Procol Harum, Regent Street, Ringo, Rod Stewart, Scotch of St James, St James, Steve Winwood, Ten Years After, The Animals, The Beatles, The Blue Flames, The Faces, The Speakeasy, Whiter Shade Of Pale, Yeh Yeh
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