At that time, anything could happen. The ambiance was almost euphoric. Suddenly, it was like all the talented youth in England had gained power - not only the musicians, with clubs opening everywhere up and down England, but the fashion designers like Mary Quant and Biba. Biba had a big store in Kensington High Street [...]
One of the clubs we used to go to was called the Pink Elephant, in St James; Paul McCartney used to go there sometimes too. It was a little downstairs basement that probably held about 80 people maximum, but the stuff that came through there was ridiculous.
I remember one night, I had the organ trio [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Celebrities, Clubs, Music
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Also tagged Albert Finney, Brian Auger, It's Not Unusual, Lucille, Paul McCartney, Pink Elephant, St James, This Wheel's On Fire, Tom Jones
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19 March, 2009 – 12:27 pm
All the bands knew one another and we would hang out together. It was like a big pool of musicians. We would all assemble in these different places and there would be jams going on. We would go to clubs like the Cromwellian club in the Cromwell Road and Scotch of St James, which was [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Carnaby Street, Celebrities, Clubs, Music
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Also tagged Ad Lib club, Brian Auger, Brian Auger Trinity, Cambridge Circus, Chas Chandler, Cottage Club, Cream, Cromwell Road, Cromwellian, Eric Clapton, Flamingo Club, Georgie Fame, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Mickey Waller, Procol Harum, Regent Street, Ringo, Rod Stewart, Scotch of St James, St James, Steve Winwood, Ten Years After, The Animals, The Beatles, The Blue Flames, The Faces, The Speakeasy, Whiter Shade Of Pale, Yeh Yeh
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13 March, 2009 – 11:45 am
One of the UK’s foremost keyboard players, Brian Auger has played with a number of British blues and jazz greats, including the Yardbirds and Long John Baldry, both as a session musician and a band leader. He enjoyed a massive hit single in 1966 with ‘This Wheel’s On Fire’ featuring Julie Driscoll on vocals and [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Carnaby Street, Clubs, Music
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Also tagged Brian Auger, Chinatown, Gerrard Street, Howlin' Wolf, Long John Baldry, Marquee, Oblivion Express, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Scott, Shaftesbury Avenue, The Yardbirds, Wardour Street
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