Tag Archives: John Mayall

Colin Richardson’s Memories, Part 7

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 5

I was with the London City Agency for about 18 months. I was a new face, but I very quickly got to know all the other agents around the scene.
We booked a lot of bands into Eel Pie Island [in Twickenham] and I used to go down there, especially when the American acts came in. [...]

Elkie Brooks’ Memories

Elkie Brooks is one of the finest female rock singers the UK has ever produced and in 1981, her album ‘Pearls’ became the biggest selling album by a British female singer in the history of the UK charts. (You’ll find Elkie’s bio, together with some early live footage, elsewhere on this site.) She continues to [...]

The Graham Bond Organization

Listen to the Graham Bond Organization play their 1964 single ‘Long Tall Shorty’:

Along with Alexis Korner and John Mayall, vocalist and keyboard player Graham Bond is considered to be one of the godfathers of early British R&B. An innovative performer, he mixed jazz influences with R&B and is credited as one of the first musicians [...]