I’d been at Gunnells’ around 18 months, when a girl I knew who was working for Gerry Bron at Bron Artist Management asked me if I would meet with him. She was thinking of leaving and as Gerry concentrated on recording and publishing, they were looking for someone to act more or less as an [...]
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Colin Richardson’s Memories, Part 7
22 September, 2009 – 9:00 am
My datesheets were Georgie Fame, Geno Washington, John Mayall and a few smaller bands like Capability Brown and the Eyes Of Blue, soul type bands that would play the club circuit.
We were involved in the Stax tour with Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and Wilson Pickett at the Finsbury Park Astoria, which I think may [...]
Colin Richardson’s Memories, Part 6
20 September, 2009 – 10:00 am
The Gunnell brothers were ‘lovable rogues’, but working for them was exciting. They ran the Flamingo [in Wardour Street] and later they added the Bag O’Nails [in Kingly Street] and the Ram Jam Club in Brixton. We often used to double bands between the Ram Jam and the Flamingo.
When [manager] Chas Chandler first brought Jimi [...]