When I became a professional musician in 1963, there was no real recording industry at the time, but all of a sudden, the recording industry started to buck up and this wave of English music cut across the world. It was absolutely amazing to eventually go to places in Japan and have kids come up [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Celebrities, Clubs, Fashion, Films, Music, Television
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Also tagged Blazers, Brian Auger, Chuck Berry, Civil Rights Act, Cromwell Road, Jimmy Page, Queensgate, Sonny Boy Williamson, The Beatles
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[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 [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Music
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Also tagged Academy Cinema, Chris Barber, Giorgio Gomelsky, Great Universal Stores, Harold Pendleton, Jeff Beck Group, Marquee, Mickey Waller, Richmond Jazz & Blues Festival, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Wardour Street, Yardbirds
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7 November, 2008 – 12:00 pm
1. Elvis Presley
In November 1960, Elvis the Pelvis crooned and swivelled his way to the very top of the UK charts with his ballad, ‘It’s Now or Never’.
It stayed at the number one spot for 8 weeks (more than any other artist in that year), and spent a total of 19 weeks in the charts, [...]
