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 [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Clubs, Music
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Also tagged Chris Welch, Cleo Laine, Cream, David Bowie, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, John Gee, Johnny Dankworth, Led Zeppelin, Marquee, Maximum R'N'B, Melody Maker, National Jazz Festival, Nick Jones, The Who, The Yardbirds, Wardour Street
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Watch Sonny Boy Williamson performing in Europe in 1963 here:
Sonny Boy Williamson II’s life story is convoluted and full of contradictions - even his real name and date of birth are debatable! - but he became one of the world’s most influential blues artists. A songwriter, vocalist and harmonica player, his career break came through [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Music
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Also tagged American Folk Blues Festival, Brian Auger, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, King Biscuit Time, Led Zeppelin, Marquee, Moody Blues, Sonny Boy Williamson, The Animals, The Who, Yardbirds
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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, Julie Driscoll, Mickey Waller, Procol Harum, Regent Street, Ringo, Rod Stewart, Scotch of St James, St James, Steve Winwood, The Animals, The Beatles, The Blue Flames, The Faces, The Speakeasy, Whiter Shade Of Pale, Yeh Yeh
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