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Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, London 1969-1970 gigs
August 1969 listing. Photo: Melody Maker Located at 33/37 Wardour Street, the Whisky A Go Go was a major rock music venue during the mid-late 1960s and was situated in the same building as the...
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Bonnie Lynd “Left with a Broken Heart” on Sheridan Records
Bonnie Lynd is a true mystery artist, as I haven’t found any clues as to who she was, or where this record came from. “Left with a Broken Heart” has Bonnie’s pleading vocal over a garage band backing...
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The Crawdaddy, Casino Ballroom Hotel, Taggs Island, Hampton Court
Photo: Melody Maker This little known music venue, situated on the Middlesex bank of the River Thames, a few miles west of Hampton Court Palace, put on some fascinating shows from the early to late...
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The Nomads on Kelly DiCianni’s Kel label
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, March 25, 1966 The Nomads came from Oshkosh, Wisconsin and cut only this one single, “You Come Around” / “Don’t Come Runnin to Me”. This is the first release on Kelly...
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Jim Weatherly “I’m Gonna Make It”
Cash Box March 5, 1965I have to thank Lee Bryant for tipping me on to Jim Weatherly’s stomping single, “I’m Gonna Make It” on 20th Century Fox 565. J.D. Lobue and Leland Russell wrote “I’m Gonna Make...
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Bluesette Club, Leatherhead, Surrey
The Artwoods and John’s Children, December 1966. Photo: Caterham Weekly Post Originally called the Chuck Wagon and located in a corrugated iron hut at 22a Bridge Street in Leatherhead, Surrey, this...
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The Mistrale club, Beckenham
Photo: Coulson & Purley Advertiser A popular rock venue in Southeast London, the Mistrale club began life as the Beckenham Ballroom. Located at 2-4 high street at Beckenham Junction, the Mistrale...
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The Fabulous Chevelles “I Want a Girl for My Birthday”
The Fabulous Chevelles cut this one record in the spring of 1965. The singer on “I Want a Girl for My Birthday” asks for a girl who “is on the ball” and “on the square”; he’s even willing to let his...
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The Lorey’s of Sparta, Ohio
The Lorey’s (or Lorries) came from Sparta, Ohio, a small town northeast of Columbus. Original members included: Ted Fuller – vocals John Boston – lead guitar Murv Mast – rhythm guitar Ernie Duncan –...
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The Venetian Blinds on Grudge
The Venetian Blinds released a great double-sided single in August, 1967, “Just Knowin’ You Love Me” and “Quit Your Belly Achin’ Baby”. Despite a lot of information on the label, the Venetian Blinds...
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Starlite Club, Penge, London
Photo: Clapham Observer A little known club in southeast London, the Starlite Club opened on Saturday, 14 March 1964 with a performance by headline act Linda Doll & The City Sounds, supported by...
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Top Hat, Littlehampton, West Sussex
The Top Hat in Littlehampton, West Sussex was a popular live venue during the early-to-mid 1960s. The venue wasn’t advertised regularly in the local press so I’d be interested to hear from anyone who...
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The Four of Us “I Don’t Need No One” from Queens, NY
The Four of Us came from Queens, NY, though I’m not sure which neighborhood. “I Don’t Need No One” is good tough garage with sax, written by Joseph Guido, Stephen Guido, and Jose Maldonado, all...
View ArticleCafé des Artistes, Fulham Road, London
Located at 266a Fulham Road, in southwest London, the Café des Artistes apparently opened its doors around 1960. Mick Jagger, Keith Richard and Brian Jones briefly lived close by in an apartment in...
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The Pheasantry, King’s Road, Chelsea, London
Gigs July-August 1970. Photo: Melody Maker Located at 152 King’s Road in Chelsea, southwest London, the Pheasantry, a Grade II-listed building, featured a rock club that put on shows by the likes of...
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The Pottery Outfit and Randy Fuller –“Now She’s Gone”
Here’s an odd single by The Pottery Outfit, which seems to be Randy Fuller collaborating with Howard Steele on one side and Johnny Daniel on the other. “Captain Zig-Zag” is an unabashed tribute to...
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Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, London gigs 1966-1968
August 1966 listing. Photo: Melody Maker Located on Allendale Road in Greenford (sometimes billed as Sudbury or Wembley) in northwest London, the Starlite Ballroom was a significant music venue in the...
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The Odyssey “Just to Be” on Yorkshire Records
Here is a truly unknown single by the Odyssey, “Just to Be” b/w “Sunday Time” on Yorkshire Records YO 154. I’m not sure of the pressing date, but Leonard Novarro registered “Sunday Time” with the...
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The Bourbons “Of Old Approximately” from San Antonio
The Bourbons are something of a mystery group. I have never seen a photo of the band and the only member’s name I know is Lee Poundstone, the Lee credited with writing the songs on their only single....
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Moon Train’s gigs
Photo: Melody Maker Formed by keyboard player and singer/songwriter Peter Gosling in mid-1966, Moon’s Train evolved out of earlier bands, The Preachers and The Train, who featured future Herd...
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