I recently came across a strip of negatives that hadn’t seen the light of day for over forty years. The images on the negatives were of one of my old…
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.
It was our life
If you’ve stumbled upon Ready Steady Gone via Google and you’ve got as far as this page, there’s a strong probability that you’ve got more than just a passing interest…
Friends Reunited
After moving away from the North East in 1973 I gradually lost contact with the people I played alongside in bands in the late sixties and early seventies. Now, thanks…
Who killed Jimi Hendrix?
Many people have tried to piece together the events in Jimi Hendrix’s life on 17th September and the early hours of 18th September 1970, the period leading up to the…
Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n Roll
There’s lots of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll in the autobiography of Geoff Docherty about his life as a promoter in the late sixties and seventies. And quite a…
North East Beat
I don’t get back to the North East very often but when I got an invite to the launch party for North East Beat I just had to go. North…