There were two sorts of clubs: the rock clubs that the public went to and the night-clubs that all the stars went to. The nice thing was the bands all lived in London then - they would have moved down from Liverpool or Manchester or Cardiff or Newcastle. Usually in the evenings, the last thing [...]
Tag Archives: Jeff Beck
Chris Welch’s Memories, Part 4
26 April, 2009 – 3:09 pm
Originally, there was no licensed bar in the Marquee and during the intermission or before their set, all the bands would rush out and have a drink at the Ship, which was just down the road. So if you wanted an interview, you’d just go into the Ship and I’d find, say, Jeff Beck standing [...]
Berne Williams’ (The Authentics) Memories, Part 4
30 January, 2009 – 4:39 pm
1964/5 was an amazing time and Soho was a great place to be. There was a little Italian café just off Wardour Street where they did a mushroom omelette for 3 shillings and 9 pence [approximately 19p] and we were all broke, so you could go in there on a lunchtime and you’d see Rod [...]
The Yardbirds
26 December, 2008 – 10:05 am
Watch 1963 footage of the Yardbirds performing ‘Louise’ with Eric Clapton on guitar here:
One of the most important bands to emerge from the early Sixties’ British R&B scene, the Yardbirds’ original line-up consisted of Keith Relf (vocals), Anthony Topham (lead guitar), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar), Paul Samwell-Smith (bass) and Jim McCarty (drums). However, Topham soon [...]