Here’s a humorous bit from The Barron Knights who did a bit of The Animals and The Beatles songs during a Christmas medley. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQBes09SLu0 [December 1964] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze6tIc6X-dk Christmas party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMNssdX_2gk “The Barron Knights is a British humorous pop group, originally…
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Early music television – UK
“It will become the standard practice for every artist to make a film of themselves performing their record. These short films will be sent to TV producers for their programmes…it would not be a disc at all but a videotape.…
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Van Morrison and Them
“Van Morrison was born into a working-class Protestant community in East Belfast and his father collected works for blues musicians such as Leadbelly.” He played in local skiffle groups such as Deanine Sands And The Javelins playing guitar and harmonica…
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Yardbirds 1964-66
The Yardbirds played in Glasgow and Edinburgh from fall of 1964-66 besides the north of Scotland. They are mainly known for having 3 of the finest British guitarists of all time in their line-up at one time or another. Following…
The Shadows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiRiYLhpHxE The Shadows – The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt “The Shadows are a British instrumental rock group, and backing band for Cliff Richard, with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 of which are credited as the…
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Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
Ron Bowden and band mate, John Bennett, died in the summer of 2018, leaving only one original band member Vic Pitt according the Ron’s daughter… Here’s a bit about the original Jazzmen who worked with Kenny Ball: Top in Trad…
Tommy Roe and the Beatles 1963
http://www.tommyroe.com/The_Official_Tommy_Roe_Web_Site/Home.html Stagger Lee[Tommy Roe]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZbLAF6oqlI In October 1963, Tommy Roe became the first American pop singer/songwriter to perform at the Elgin Town Hall. Brian Epstein was keen to manage Roe and he spent a year touring around the UK. Just…
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Dave Clark Five
Albert Bonici managed to book The Dave Clark Five for five gigs in Scotland just as they were about to go global. However, they didn’t perform in Scotland in June, 1964 as was agreed. They toured the USA instead according…
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Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames was a one of the groups enjoyed by those who saw them at the Two Red Shoes in Elgin [OCT 28,’65], Moray in their early career. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Fame
ON THE RISE – Windy Miller Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXIFBn6DHpE On The Rise – Windy Miller https://www.discogs.com/Windy-Miller-On-The-Rise/release/12645060 was recorded at the Two Red Shoes Ballroom [in the hallway] and released a year later in August 1975> Note: Charlie Gerrard obituary [Oct 2023]: https://williamtfraserandson.co.uk/notices/charles-edward-gerrard-inverness/ Just received news that Brian McDonald…
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