Many of us who were around during the mid-sixties through to the early seventies will look back on the music scene of that period with great affection. Some of us…
Category: Rog’s Blog
I have fond and vivid memories of the time I was playing sax in north east bands, even though half a century has gone by since those days. My musical tastes have changed over the years but I’m still actively involved in the music scene and still enjoy playing soul music from the sixties and seventies. Recently it’s been with a Northern Soul band based in the South West and a ‘Stax’-styled soul band.
I also like writing about all things musical. Rog’s Blog contains articles on a variety of topics, mostly related in some way to the north east music scene between 1965 and 1972.
Stairway To Heaven
For many Newcastle teenagers in the mid-sixties, the Club a’Gogo was their own piece of Heaven. The unlicensed part of the club, known as the Young Set was an exciting…
Motown Hits and Misses
The success of Motown and the “Motown Sound” in the second half of the 20th century has created a lot of wealthy individuals; people like Motown’s founder, Berry Gordy, Smokey…
About The Site
This site is dedicated to the memory of the northeast music scene from 1965 to 1972. Amongst other things, you can read about iconic venues such as the Club a’Gogo…
Art Of The City
For at least a hundred and fifty years there has been a perceptible link between music and the visual arts. From the 1950s onwards the bond between the two art…
Farewell Charlie Harcourt
Just three days after the death of legendary blues guitarist Peter Green shook the music industry and music lovers worldwide, generations of northeast music fans were devastated to learn of…
Reliving the Club a’Gogo’s Golden Years
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on everyone and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Of course the effects of the coronavirus lockdown are variable. Not being able…
In Memoriam
A few weeks ago I watched a programme on Sky Arts called “The Decade The Music Died”. It was all about influential musicians and artists who had died in the…
Right Back Where We Started From
“Right back where we started from” in the context of this web site is a return to 1965, the year that both the Mayfair Ballroom and the Club A’Gogo were…
‘Twas In The Summer Of ’69
A couple of my previous blogs have revisited people, events and bands in the north east music scene from 50 years earlier ( What Goes Around Comes Around – 1966…