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 [...]
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Chris Welch’s Memories, Part 3
24 April, 2009 – 3:08 pm
I joined ‘Melody Maker’ in 1964, but before that I used to go to the old Marquee when it was in Oxford Street, which had a bit of a plush jazz vibe, to see people like Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine. Then the club moved round the corner into Wardour Street and it became much [...]
Berne Williams’ (The Authentics) Memories, Part 2
21 January, 2009 – 5:19 pm
We arrived at the Marquee about lunchtime to set up and soundcheck, and were met by John Gee, the club manager, who showed us around. The club looked a bit seedy and shabby with all the lights on and daylight streaming through the doors.
We set up our gear and while we ran through some of [...]