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Berne Williams’ (The Authentics) Memories, Part 2

We arrived at the Marquee about lunchtime to set up and soundcheck, and were met by John Gee, the club manager, who showed us around. The club looked a bit seedy and shabby with all the lights on and daylight streaming through the doors.
We set up our gear and while we ran through some of [...]

Berne Williams’ (The Authentics) Memories, Part 1

Berne Williams was the guitarist and vocalist in the Authentics, a band that is all but forgotten now, but was very popular amongst the Marquee crowd in the early Sixties. He went on to have a career as a graphic artist and is currently setting up an Authentics website. He is on the look-out for [...]