Below is the original telephone box used by locals and visitors to the museum and the Two Red Shoes Ballroom. Located by Cooper Park and the top of High Street in Elgin, Scotland, the box is listed although available for…
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BEAT RED PHONE BOX
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“I remember when rock was young”…
Scottish beat scene: From Trad and Swing music of the mid -’50’s to the Beat era, memories were made when small town kids were treated to musicians usually performing in London, Liverpool, and thereabouts. Elgin and surrounding communities were composed…
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note from David “scotbeat”
It was 2007 when I began my research into the sixties music scene in the north of Scotland and five years later since developing SCOTBEAT to highlight the north of Scotland’s beat music scene era. Local interest has been great…
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beat scene scotland
Kinks documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FhaF0I3gv0 Most town folk in the north of Scotland tend to be unimpressed with celebrity status though appreciate music and entertainment. Even today, artist and entertainers who live in rural parts of the country, enjoy privacy as they…
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Beatles tour Scotland
‘I was a jazz man and didn’t really listen to the pop groups much. On the Monday, I travelled to Aberdeen Station and was picked up by my associate, Gordon Hardie. We went as usual to Chivas Restaurant in Union…
Bonici exhibit – Elgin Museum
Albert Bonici / Two Red Shoes: “David Dills, a Californian now resident in Elgin, has worked for many years on the biography of Albert Bonici, who was one of the leaders in the pop industry in the 60’s and 70’s…
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Elgin, Scotland music scene 1960s
By the end of WWII and through to the early ’60s, both traditional and modern jazz bands were enjoyed by young people attending dances in the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_jazz ‘I was a jazz man and didn’t really listen to the pop groups much…” Albert Bonici and wife Betty who were amongst those who loved listening and dancing…
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Bert Weedon – guitarist
Ghost Riders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auqW5qE4XnA Guitar Boogie Shuffle [1959] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0F42lasles To the benefit of young, Scottish musicians, Albert Bonici had a habit of pairing local talent with recording artists on tour. John Rennie of the Apaches, https://scotbeat.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-diamonds-apaches-and-jacobeats/ was amongst many guitarist who…
3’s Company variety show 1963
‘”I always love reading about Albert Bonici.” [John MacDonald] http://resurrectedvinyl.blogspot.com/2009/03/john-macdonald-plays-fireside-scottish.html “I worked for him way back in 1963. He decided to venture away from pop groups for a while and put together a variety show called “Three’s Company”. It starred Anita…
The Saints/The Alligators, and Colin Henderson
Above photos and articles courteously of William John Third. Rock ‘n’ Roll comes to Elgin: “We cannot put over our stuff without amplification, and we have had to change our programme,” commented Eddie Watson and his Alligators”. “Despite their changed…
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