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 [...]
Tag Archives: Humphrey Lyttelton
Colin Richardson’s Memories, Part 4
28 August, 2009 – 11:51 am
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Music
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Also tagged Barbara Pendleton, Colin Richardson, Elton John, Harold Pendleton, John Gee, Long John Baldry, Marquee, Reg Dwight, Rod Stewart, Shotgun Express, Steam Packet
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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, Academy Cinema, Chris Barber, Foyles, Harold Pendleton, Mack's Restaurant, Marquee, Ronnie Scott
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