Tag Archives: Soho

Al Stewart

29 May, 2009 – 3:18 pm

Listen to Al Stewart performing his cover of the Yardbirds’ ‘Turn Into Earth’:

Born in Scotland but brought up in Dorset, Al Stewart started his career in local bands, buying his first guitar from Andy Summers (Zoot Money, the Police) and taking guitar lessons from Robert Fripp (King Crimson). Inspired by Bob Dylan, he moved down [...]

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Brian Auger’s Memories, Part 2

14 March, 2009 – 9:00 am

You would meet your friends up at the clubs in Soho and Carnaby Street fitted in the middle of that scene. There were two different kinds of people: there were the rockers who looked like bikers and probably liked rock and roll, and the mods who were more modern and progressive in terms of their [...]

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Chris Barber’s Memories, Part 4

28 February, 2009 – 10:30 am

Watch a (rather overwrought!) American trailer for ‘Look Back In Anger’, featuring the music of Chris Barber’s band, here:

The Marquee became enormously popular. We took part in a film called ‘Look Back In Anger’ where Richard Burton as the ‘Angry Young Man’ hero plays the trumpet and sits in with my band in the club. [...]

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