1964/5 was an amazing time and Soho was a great place to be. There was a little Italian café just off Wardour Street where they did a mushroom omelette for 3 shillings and 9 pence [approximately 19p] and we were all broke, so you could go in there on a lunchtime and you’d see Rod [...]
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Zoot Money
8 December, 2008 – 9:03 am
Listen to Zoot Money and the Big Roll Band perform ‘Big Time Operator’ here:
Bournemouth-based Zoot Money and the Big Roll Band moved up to London in the early Sixties when Zoot became one of the many talented artists who were initially discovered and encouraged by the late, great Alexis Korner. Zoot and the Big [...]
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
7 November, 2008 – 11:00 am
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds performing ‘This Heart Of Mine’
Formed in Jamaica, the Vagabonds recruited American-born Jimmy James to record their ‘Presenting The Fabulous Vagabonds’ album for Island Records in 1964. They moved to London the following year where they were soon invited to perform at The Marquee Club and received several return bookings. They [...]