14 September, 2009 – 7:52 am
Hear Elton John singing ‘Come Back Baby’, a 1965 single, with Bluesology here:
Bluesology are chiefly remembered today as the first band to feature Elton John - then known as Reg Dwight - who played keyboards with them from the tender age of 14. Originally named the Corvettes, they formed part of the new wave of [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Celebrities, Clubs, Music
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Also tagged Bernie Taupin, Blue Belles, Bluesology, Come Back Baby, Corvettes, Doris Troy, Drifters, Elton Dean, Hercules, Hoochie Coochie Men, Long John Baldry, Patti LaBelle, Reg Dwight, Steptoe and Son, Stuart Brown
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28 August, 2009 – 11:51 am
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 [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Music
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Also tagged Barbara Pendleton, Colin Richardson, Harold Pendleton, Humphrey Lyttelton, John Gee, Long John Baldry, Marquee, Reg Dwight, Rod Stewart, Shotgun Express, Steam Packet
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24 November, 2008 – 10:14 am
John Baldry appearing with the Brian Auger Trinity in 1965. (Look out for Rod Stewart and Julie Driscoll on backing vocals!)
Six foot seven inches in height, it was inevitable that John Baldry should be given the nickname ‘Long John’. However, he was not only an imposing physical figure, but will always be remembered as one [...]
