In 1965 there were a lot of good bands around and if you didn’t want to do the working men’s club circuit, competition was stiff. Popular bands from the Sunderland and South Shields area playing in night clubs, ballrooms and colleges at that time were: the Gregg Burman Soul Band, Revolutionary Spirit, The Shady Kases and Shades of Blue. Some of the top Newcastle bands were the Junco Partners, the Sect, the Elcort and the Chosen Few.

After playing in social and working men’s clubs for about five months I felt I was ready to move on to something different. In September 1965, one of the popular Sunderland bands, the Jazzboard were looking for a sax player. I hadn’t actually seen the band but I’d heard a lot about them. They played at two of Sunderland’s trendiest clubs – the el Cubana and the la Cubana. I also knew that they frequented the Biz Bar where the Sunderland mods hung out and that they had a big following in the area. Jazzboard were a four piece outfit previously going under the name of the Fallout. They were fronted by a charismatic singer called Bruce. They had a young talented organist, a bass player but no lead guitar. Their lead guitarist Mick Grabham, had left a few months earlier and had not been replaced. The only one of the band that I knew personally was their drummer, Nigel Olsson.
Contrary to the name, Jazzboard did not play jazz but were basically an R & B (rhythm and blues) band, performing covers of songs by artists like Alexis Korner, John Mayall and the Graham Bond Organisation. I’d never played that type of music before but when I was approached by Nigel Olsson and asked if I was interested in auditioning with the band, I had no hesitation in accepting. The audition was a success and I played my first two gigs with Jazzboard on Thursday 30th September 1965 and the following night at the ‘Club 11’ nightclub in Sunderland. That weekend we also played at the la Cubana and el Cubana. I felt that I’d moved up a notch in the local music scene and I was pleased that I would be playing to the Sunderland ‘in-crowd’.
The band members at that time were Bruce Lowes, singer and occasional drummer, Nigel Olsson on drums (but sometimes out front on vocals), Jimmy Hall on Vox Continental keyboard, Brian Hughes on bass and myself on tenor sax. In later years Nigel found fame and fortune as Elton John’s drummer and Jimmy went on to perform with Kiki Dee, Highway and Frankie Miller’s Full House. Jazzboard was managed by Bruce’s father, Bert, a larger than life character who owned several businesses in East Herrington, including a hairdresser’s shop where the band rehearsed. Bert also acted as the road manager, minder and chief trouble-shooter.
Listen to the Jazzboard’s version of Neighbour, Neighbour
Adding the sax to the Jazzboard brought their sound a little bit closer to that of their favourite band – the Graham Bond Organisation. But it also coincided with a growing interest in Soul music in the UK. In the autumn of 1965, Wilson Pickett had a sizable hit with ‘In the Midnight Hour’. Following in his steps was Otis Redding with ‘My Girl’ and ‘Mr Pitiful’. James Brown was also gaining popularity in the UK with ‘Papa’s got a brand new bag’. Because of the sax/organ line up, Jazzboard were able to make a reasonable job of covering the new soul material and jumped on the band wagon before most of the other local bands, which were mainly guitar based.

Then at the end of 1965 the really good stuff started coming in. On 23rd December we played our first gig at the renowned Club a’Gogo in Newcastle. On New Years Eve we played at the Kirk Levington Country Club, a venue which at that time was booking all the country’s top club bands such as Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band, Chris Farlow, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, the Steam Packet to name but a few.
However it wasn’t all plain sailing. The New Year got off to a bad start on 2nd January 1966. In stark contrast to the New Year’s Eve gig at the stylish Kirk Levington Country Club and a New Year’s Day gig at the 45 Club, Whitley Bay, we played at a working mens club in County Durham called Birtley Buffs. The band was determined to keep the party spirit of the previous two nights going in spite of the fact that the audience hated us and our music. As the band members became more intoxicated, the crowd got angrier and less tolerant. The final straw was when we did an impromptu version of Ken Dodd’s ‘Tears for Souvenirs’ with Brian Hughes, the bass player flat on his back. For the first and last time Jazzboard was paid off. We decided after that gig to rename the band “Bert Lee and the Buffs” to commemorate the occasion. That idea didn’t last very long but a few months later we did go under the name of ‘Big Herbert’s Band’ for a few weeks because we thought it sounded trendier than Jazzboard.
But 1966 did get a lot better. Our first major gig was opening for the Who at Mister McCoys Club in Bottomley Street, Middlesbrough on Friday 7th January. The Who had two top ten hits in 1965 with ‘I Can’t Explain’ and ‘Anyway Anyhow Anywhere’. Throughout 1965 they made regular appearances on ITV’s ‘Ready Steady Go’. In November 1965 they entered the charts with ‘My Generation’ so at the time of the Middlesbrough gig they were really hot property. They put on a great show for the hundreds packed into Mister McCoys that night. John Entwhistle wore his famous Union Jack jacket. Keith Moon wore a white T shirt bearing the word “POW” with “Dave Berry” in a smaller text below.

We didn’t get to meet the Who before their set because they arrived at the Club while we were on stage. Before our first set, the Who’s roadies kept telling us how ugly the members of the Who were and that if our band had been in their shoes we’d be more popular because we looked better! After the show we spent an hour or so talking to the band in the dressing room during which time I ended up with Keith Moon’s sweaty T shirt as a memento of the occasion. Nigel was invited back to a party at the Who’s hotel and got a taxi back from Middlesbrough to Sunderland the next day, which had apparently cost Keith Moon £17 – (a couple of weeks wages in those days!).

Over the next few months Jazzboard continued to play at some of the best venues in the North East such as the Kirk Levington Country Club, Mister McCoys, the Club a’Gogo and Newcastle’s Mayfair ballroom plus the newly opened Quay Club in Newcastle. We opened for a number of top bands of that era; Geno Washington’s Ram Jam Band, The Action, The Eyes, The Shevelles, Tony Rivers and the Castaways, The Pretty Things and Herbie Goines and the Night Timers. We also started playing at some new venues – the Kave Dwellers (or KD) Club in Billingham, Columbia House in Stockton and a new club on Roker Avenue, Sunderland called Club Aztec (previously the Blue Note). Around this time we also started visiting the Club a’GoGo in Newcastle after our own gigs had finished.


We were sometimes mistaken for another Newcastle band that played at the same venues as Jazzboard. They were the Gas Board, a soul covers band fronted by Bryan Ferry, who was a student at Newcastle University at the time. Another connection with Gas Board was the fact that our singer, Bruce Lowes had been in a band called the Banshees with Ferry a few years earlier. Bruce had been the drummer/vocalist with the Banshees and had approached Bryan Ferry, who he knew from a cycling club, and asked if he would front the band. Ferry, who had not previously sang with a group, successfully auditioned with the Banshees and took over the vocal spot from Bruce.

Throughout the late spring and summer of 1966, Bert was still getting Jazzboard a lot of work – as many as five gigs a week. Most other local bands at this time were going through a Newcastle agency run by an ex-ballroom manager named Ivan Birchall. From June we started playing regularly at the Cellar Club in South Shields, the home of the South Shields mods. The original Cellar Club was on the ground floor and cellar of a large old house on Beach Road, South Shields. Later that year it was to be replaced by the ‘New Cellar’ on Thomas Street.
In August, Bert managed to get us regular spots at three night clubs owned by the Bailey Organisation; Sunday lunchtime at the Latino Club in South Shields; Monday night at the La Dolce Vita in Newcastle and Friday night at the Marimba Club, Middlesbrough. The clubs all had their own house band to support the main performers but the idea of us appearing was to do a couple of dance sessions between the cabaret acts.
Our appearances at the Bailey clubs continued until November that year during which time we shared the bill with diverse acts such as Gerry and the Pacemakers, Los Bravos, Peter and Gordon, the Ivy League, the Four Pennies, Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra with Cleo Lane and the Honeycombs as well as a few comedians, including Bill Maynard (now better known as Greengrass from the TV program ”Heartbeat”).


Because of a dispute with the Musicians Union, Jerry Lee was accompanied by British musicians for the two Bailey gigs as well as his own Memphis backing band. The British musicians were, in fact, some of The Pirates who had come adrift from Johnny Kidd when he had been killed in a car accident on the 7th October 1966. On the 4th November we appeared again with Jerry Lee Lewis (and the Pirates) at the Marimba Club in Middlesbrough. When I was about twelve one of my favourite records had been ”Shakin’ All Over” by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. At the Marimba gig I shared a meal with some of the Pirates in the club’s restaurant. Although they had not been with Johnny Kidd in his heyday, it was a humbling experience to spend time with musicians who had backed one of my childhood idols.

On 13th November the band had another prestigious gig – this time supporting Cream at Redcar Jazz Club. We’d all been great fans of the Graham Bond Organisation featuring Jack Bruce (bass) and Ginger Baker (drums) so it was a fantastic experience to open for their new band – Cream. Here’s a review of the Cream’s appearance at Redcar Jazz Club that night. The support band’s mode of transport is dismissively referred to in the second paragraph of the review. Well that was us but, in fact, we had an old Comma van and not a four wheeled Transit.
On Friday 2nd December 1966 Cream were booked for the official opening night of the New Cellar Club in South Shields. In fact, the Jazzboard were the first band to play at the club. Not on the first night but at a private party for the contractors and staff the night before the official opening. Unfortunately this didn’t help us get tickets for the Jimmy Hendrix gig at the Cellar a couple of months later. These were in short supply and priority was given to club members. The New Cellar was a great place to play. It had a dressing room for the band and a stage that revolved from the dressing room into the main lounge and dance area. The furniture was purpose built for the club – the tables had even been inscribed with the names of all the local bands that had played at the old Cellar, including the Jazzboard. We started to play regularly at the club through to the spring of 1967 and during one period we were playing there every week.
In January 1967 we met a Jamaican soul singer called Keith Locke who had moved from the Far East to Newcastle. Keith had a number of hits in Singapore and Malaysia in 1965 and 1966 with a band called the Quests. He was hoping to launch a new career in England and needed a backing band. The Jazzboard, fronted by Keith was to be renamed Keith Locke and the All Stars. After a month of rehearsals the band was ready to take off but then Keith just disappeared as quickly as he came and we never saw him again. The Quests are still big in the Far East and can be seen performing on YouTube.

For nearly two years the Jazzboard had performed without a guitar in the line up. In the spring of 1967 the Jazzboard became a seven piece when guitarist Les Gofton joined the band. Les had been playing with South Shields band, the Bond and earlier that year had supported Jimi Hendrix at the New Cellar Club. Incidently, Les is the father of Lauren (Laverne) and Peter (Johnny X) from the North East band Kenickie. Lauren Laverne is now better known as a TV and radio presenter.


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Jazzboard Gigs: –
1965
Thu | 30/09/1965 | Club 11, Sunderland | |
Fri | 01/10/1965 | Club 11, Sunderland | |
Sat | 02/10/1965 | La Cubana, Sunderland | |
Sun | 03/10/1965 | El Cubana, Sunderland | |
Thu | 07/10/1965 | El Cubana, Sunderland | |
Fri | 08/10/1965 | La Cubana, Sunderland | |
Fri | 22/10/1965 | Guys and Dolls, Newcastle | |
Sun | 24/10/1965 | El Cubana, Sunderland | |
Fri | 29/10/1965 | Guys and Dolls, Newcastle | |
Sat | 30/10/1965 | Guys and Dolls, Newcastle | |
Fri | 5/11/1965 | Guys and Dolls, Newcastle | |
Sat | 06/11/1965 | Fuse Box, Whitburn | |
Fri | 12/11/1965 | Guys and Dolls, Newcastle | |
Sun | 14/11/1965 | Federation Club | |
Mon | 15/11/1965 | West End Dance | |
Thu | 18/11/1965 | Locarno Ballroom, Sunderland | |
Fri | 19/11/1965 | Guys and Dolls, Newcastle | |
Sat | 20/11/1965 | Jazzboard Club | |
Tue | 23/11/1965 | Peterlee Dance | |
Thu | 25/11/1965 | Locarno Ballroom, Sunderland | |
Fri | 26/11/1965 | 45 Club, Whitley Bay | |
Sat | 27/11/1965 | Ashington Welfare | |
Fri | 03/12/1965 | 4X Jazz Club, Tynemouth | |
Sat | 04/12/1965 | Redcar Jazz Club | Skyliners |
Wed | 08/12/1965 | Seaburn (Arts Ball) | Crawdaddies & Junco Partners |
Fri | 10/12/1965< | Peterlee Dance | |
Sat | 11/12/1965 | Jazzboard Club | |
Fri | 17/12/1965 | Peterlee College Dance | Continentals |
Sat | 18/12/1965 | Jazzboard Club | |
Mon | 20/12/1965 | Washington Grammar Dance | |
Tue | 21/12/1965 | Peterlee Youth Centre | |
Wed | 22/12/1965 | West End Club, Newcastle | |
Thu | 23/12/1965 | Club a’GoGo, Newcastle | |
Fri | 24/12/1965 | Ashington Welfare | |
Fri | 31/12/1965 | Kirk Levington Country Club | John McCoys Crawdaddies |
1966
Sat | 01/01/1966 | 45 Club, Whitley bay | |
Sun | 02/01/1966 | Birtley Buffs | |
Wed | 05/01/1966 | West End Club Tramps Dance | |
Fri | 07/01/1966 | The McCoy Club, Middlesbrough | The Who |
Fri | 14/01/1966 | 45 Club, Whitley bay | |
Sat | 15/01/1966 | Washington Welfare | Outliners |
Mon | 17/01/1966 | Private Party, Roker | |
Wed | 19/01/1966 | Sunderland College | |
Fri | 21/01/1966 | Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Sat | 22/01/1966 | West End Club, Newcastle | |
Sat | 29/01/1966 | West End Club, Newcastle | |
Sat | 05/02/1966 | Ashington Welfare | Morton Sound |
Tue | 08/02/1966 | Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle | Small Faces |
Fri | 11/02/1966 | 4X Jazz Club, Tynemouth | |
Sat | 12/02/1966 | Bay Hotel (private party) | |
Fri | 18/02/1966 | Newgiggin | |
Sat | 19/02/1966 | Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Tue | 22/02/1966 | West End Club, Newcastle | |
Thu | 24/02/1966 | Trimdon Bakeries Dance | |
Fri | 25/02/1966 | 45 Club, Whitley Bay | |
Sat | 26/02/1966 | West End Club, Newcastle | |
Sun | 27/02/1966 | Lamp Glass Cellar, Ashington | |
Tue | 01/03/1966 | – Kirk Levington Country Club | John McCoy’s Crawdaddies |
Thu | 03/03/1966 | – Boom Boom Club, Durham | |
Fri | 04/03/1966 | – Boom Boom Club, Durham | |
Sat | 05/03/1966 | – Boom Boom Club, Durham | |
Sun | 06/03/1966 | – Kelloe | |
Fri | 11/03/1966 | – The McCoy Club, Middlesbrough | The Action |
Sun | 13/03/1966 | – Kirk Levington Country Club | Tony Rivers and the Castaways |
Thu | 17/03/1966 | – Club aGoGo, Newcastle | |
Fri | 18/03/1966 | – Guidepost School Dance | |
Sat | 19/03/1966 | – Ashington Welfare | Silver Dollars |
Sun | 20/03/1966 | – El Cubana, Sunderland | |
Sat | 26/03/1966 | – West End Club, Newcastle | |
Wed | 30/03/1966 | – Seaham Harbour Tech Dance | |
Thu | 07/04/1966 | – Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Mon | 11/04/1966 | – 45 Club, Whitley Bay | |
Thu | 14/04/1966 | – Locarno Ballroom, Sunderland | |
Fri | 15/04/1966 | – The McCoy Club, Middlesbrough | Geno Washington’s Ram Jam Band |
Sat | 16/04/1966 | – West End Club, Newcastle | |
Thu | 21/04/1966 | – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle | Pretty Things, Junco Partners |
Fri | 22/04/1966 | – 45 Club, Whitley Bay | |
Sat | 23/04/1966 | – Whitley Bay Youth Club | |
Thu | 28/04/1966 | – Sunderland Art College Dance | |
Fri | 29/04/1966 | – The McCoy Club, Middlesbrough | Herbie Goins and the Nightimers |
Sat | 30/04/1966 | – Bede College Dance, Durham | |
Sun | 01/05/1966 | – Private Party, Dundas Street | |
Tue | 03/05/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 06/05/1966 | – The McCoy Club, Middlesbrough | The Shevells |
Sat | 07/05/1966 | – Sunderland Technical College | Five Links |
Sun | 08/05/1966 | – Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle | |
Thu | 12/05/1966 | – Columbia House, Stockton | |
Fri | 13/05/1966 | – Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Sat | 14/05/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | |
Sun | 15/05/1966 | – North Shields Youth Club | |
Mon | 16/05/1966 | – Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Thu | 19/05/1966 | – Columbia House, Stockton | |
Fri | 20/05/1966 | – Fuse Box, Whitburn | |
Sat | 21/05/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | |
Thu | 26/05/1966 | – Columbia House, Stockton | |
Fri | 27/05/1966 | – The McCoy Club, Middlesbrough | Dawnbreakers |
Sat | 28/05/1966 | – Ashington Welfare | Dischords |
Sun | 29/05/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | |
Mon | 30/05/1966 | – 45 Club, Whitley Bay | |
Thu | 02/06/1966 | – Columbia House, Stockton | |
Fri | 03/06/1966 | – Guidepost School Dance | |
Sat | 04/06/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | |
Thu | 09/06/1966 | – Locarno Ballroom, Sunderland | Gene Mayo Orchestra |
Sat | 11/06/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | |
Wed | 15/06/1966 | – Columbia House, Stockton | |
Thu | 16/06/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | |
Fri | 17/06/1966 | – KD Club, Billingham | The Eyes |
Thu | 23/06/1966 | – Columbia House, Stockton | |
Sat | 25/06/1966 | – 45 Club, Whitley Bay | |
Sun | 26/06/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | |
Wed | 29/06/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | Revolutionary Spirit |
Thu | 30/06/1966 | – Ramside Hall, Durham | |
Sat | 02/07/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sun | 03/07/1966 | – Club Astec,Sunderland | |
Thu | 07/07/1966 | – Columbia House, Stockton | |
Fri | 08/07/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | Heatwaves |
Sat | 09/07/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Wed | 13/07/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | Revolutionary Spirit |
Thu | 14/07/1966 | – Columbia House, Stockton | |
Fri | 15/07/1966 | – 45 Club, Whitley Bay | |
Sat | 16/07/1966 | – KD Club, Billingham | Ivan’s Meads |
Sat | 23/07/1966 | – Lamp Glass Cellar, Ashington | |
Fri | 29/07/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | |
Sun | 31/07/1966 | – Redcar Jazz Club | Solomon Burke |
Sat | 06/08/1966 | – Ashington Welfare | |
Sun | 07/08/1966 | – Latino, South Shields | |
Fri | 12/08/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 13/08/1966 | – 45 Club, Whitley Bay | |
Sun | 14/08/1966 | – Latino, South Shields | |
Wed | 17/08/1966 | – Club Astec, Sunderland | |
Fri | 19/08/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 20/08/1966 | – Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Fri | 26/08/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sun | 28/08/1966 | – Latino, South Shields | Bill Maynard |
Mon | 29/08/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 09/09/1966 | – The McCoy Club, Middlesbrough | |
Sat | 10/09/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 16/09/1966 | – Greys Club, Newcastle | |
Sat | 17/09/1966 | – Swan Hotel, Redcar | Blue Caps |
Mon | 19/09/1966 | -La Dolce Vita | Los Bravos |
Thu | 22/09/1966 | – Darlington | |
Fri | 23/09/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 24/09/1966 | – Ashington Welfare | |
Mon | 26/09/1966 | – La Dolce Vita, Newcastle | Johnny Dankworth |
Thu | 29/09/1966 | – Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Fri | 30/09/1966 | – Marimba, Middlebrough | Four Pennies |
Sat | 01/10/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sun | 02/10/1966 | – St Bede’’s Dance | |
Mon | 03/10/1966 | – La Dolce Vita, Newcastle | Crispian St Peter |
Wed | 05/10/1966 | – Sunderland Art College Dance | |
Fri | 07/10/1966 | – Marimba, Middlebrough | |
Sat | 08/10/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Mon | 10/10/1966 | – La Dolce Vita, Newcastle | Danny Williams |
Thu | 13/10/1966 | – Darlington | |
Fri | 14/10/1966 | – Marimba, Middlebrough | |
Sat | 15/10/1966 | – Kirk Levington Country Club | |
Mon | 17/10/1966 | – La Dolce Vita, Newcastle | Gerry and the Pacemakers |
Thu | 20/10/1966 | – Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Fri | 21/10/1966 | – Marimba, Middlebrough | |
Sat | 22/10/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Mon | 24/10/1966 | – La Dolce Vita, Newcastle | Jerry Lee Lewis |
Tue | 25/10/1966 | – West End Club, Newcastle | |
Fri | 28/10/1966 | – Marimba, Middlebrough | Gerry and the Pacemakers |
Sat | 29/10/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sun | 30/10/1966 | – St Bede’’s Dance | |
Mon | 31/10/1966 | – La Dolce Vita, Newcastle | Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson |
Fri | 04/11/1966 | – Marimba, Middlebrough | Jerry Lee Lewis |
Sat | 05/11/1966 | – Ashington Welfare | |
Mon | 07/11/1966 | – La Dolce Vita, Newcastle | Peter and Gordon |
Fri | 11/11/1966 | – Marimba, Middlebrough | |
Sat | 12/11/1966 | – West End Club, Newcastle | |
Sun | 13/11/1966 | – Redcar Jazz Club | Cream |
Thu | 17/11/1966 | – Imperial, Darlington | |
Fri | 25/11/1966 | – Sunderland R&B Club | |
Sat | 26/11/1966 | – Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Wed | 30/11/1966 | – Roker Victory Club | Consolidated Sounds |
Thu | 01/12/1966 | – New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 03/12/1966 | – Sunderland Technical College | The Shevells |
Thu | 08/12/1966 | – New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 10/12/1966 | – Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Sun | 18/12/1966 | – St Bede’’s Dance, Newcastle | |
Mon | 19/12/1966 | – Jackson the Tailors Dance | |
Tue | 20/12/1966 | – Washington Grammar Dance | |
Thu | 22/12/1966 | – New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 24/12/1966 | – Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Wed | 28/12/1966 | – West End Club, Newcastle |
1966
Sun | 01/01/1967 | St Bede’s Dance, Newcastle | |
Fri | 06/01/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 07/01/1967 | West End Club, Newcastle | |
Fri | 13/01/1967 | Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 20/01/1967 | Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 27/01/1967 | Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 04/02/1967 | Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 11/02/1967 | Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 17/02/1967 | Redcar Jazz Club | Alan Bown |
Sat | 18/02/1967 | Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 25/02/1967 | Sunderland Technical College | T D Bachus and the Powerhouse |
Sun | 26/02/1967 | St Bede’s Dance, Newcastle | |
Thu | 30/03/1967 | Synthonia Youth Club | |
Fri | 31/03/1967 | Winnybank Youth Club | |
Thu | 06/04/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 07/04/1967 | Spinning Disc, Leeds | |
Fri | 14/04/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 15/04/1967 | Winnybank Youth Club | |
Fri | 21/04/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 22/04/1967 | Sunderland Technical College | |
Sun | 23/04/1967 | St Patricks, Thornaby | |
Fri | 28/04/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 29/04/1967 | Durham College | |
Sun | 30/04/1967 | The Rink, Sunderland | The Trend |
Sat | 06/05/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sun | 07/05/1967 | St Bede’s, Newcastle | |
Sat | 13/05/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sun | 14/05/1967 | Redcar Jazz Club | Alan Price |
Thu | 18/05/1967 | Bursgreen Staff Dance, Newbottle | |
Fri | 19/05/1967 | Archibald Hall, Wooler | |
Sat | 20/05/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sun | 21/05/1967 | Winnybank Youth Club | |
Wed | 24/05/1967 | The Londonderry, Sunderland | |
Fri | 26/05/1967 | Locarno, Sunderland | Sect, Funny Farm, Junkie Crop |
Sat | 27/05/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Thu | 01/06/1967 | Eston | Crawdaddies, Denmen |
Fri | 02/06/1967 | Hadrian School, Wallsend | |
Sat | 03/06/1967 | Quay Club, Newcastle | |
Sun | 04/06/1967 | Perterlee Jazz Club | Family |
Fri | 09/06/1967 | Locarno, Sunderland | Facts of Life, Mr Poobah’s Chicago Line |
Fri | 16/06/1967 | Northern Counties Schools Dance | |
Sat | 17/06/1967 | Middlesbrough Bowling Alley | |
Tue | 20/06/1967 | Darlington | |
Sat | 24/06/1967 | Barbeque, Seaham | |
Thu | 29/06/1967 | Oak Tree, Eston | The Herd |
Sat | 01/07/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 07/07/1967 | Locarno, Sunderland | |
Sat | 08/07/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Thu | 13/07/1967 | Longbenton | |
Fri | 14/07/1967 | Southmoor Tech Dance | |
Sat | 15/07/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 21/07/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 22/07/1967 | Bishop Aukland Town Hall | |
Fri | 28/07/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 29/07/1967 | Red Row | |
Sun | 30/07/1967 | Middlesbrough Bowling Alley | |
Fri | 04/08/1967 | Bay Hotel | John Lewis Blues Band |
Sat | 05/08/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Fri | 11/08/1967 | New Cellar Club, South Shields | |
Sat | 12/08/1967 | Purple Onion, Whitburn | |
Fri | 18/08/1967 | Locarno, Sunderland | John Lewis Blues Band, Just Bent, Trend |
Very very good. See my site of my mod memories which I am still putting together. Brilliant times. Like the site. Still going through the music list and removing a lot of unwanted.
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Fantastic band
Still keep in touch with Bruce Mcdonald Lowes – founder member and fab harp player
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