i was a regular and married Vicky Hope a gorgeous bunny girl sadly she died 5yrs ago. Happy days, Dawn the Nelson Street Jazz Club is mentioned on the page about the Marimba Coffee House. Good job with the website. The Cavendish Club at the bottom of Grey Street opened as a nightclub in the early sixties and became part of the Bailey Group. The club was taken over by the Bailey Group in 1965. The top map is an old street plan of the city with the various venues marked with coloured dots. Just stumbled across your website. I have one photograph of me in Sloopys in 1970. i was told geoff used to have a club in NEWCASTLE called the dive bar, he sang and played GUITAR in the rooms my parents moved to SOUTH SHIELDS, CIRCA 68, I was born in 67, into the county hotel, where my mother died EIGHT YEARS later. Does anyone remember my dad Mike Mccormick who worked for teddy berg at greys, Having read through these posts I dont think anyone has mentioned the fantastic group called the Gas Board they played at the Quay Club also the Majestic, Theres a bit about the Gas Board on this page, Liz: http://readysteadygone.co.uk/bryan-ferry/. I went to Change Is regularly from about 1969/70 until Scamps opened at the beginning of 1974 I think? So the Kon-Tors had to play a second set at Wetheralls in Sunderland as part of the fee. Wonder if anybody remembers him. The dive bar under the Swallow Hotel was called the Gay Trooper in my day.. Wouldnt get away with that now. My dad nicknamed one of youre daughters shoulders I think her name was Siobhan or Dionne or something? Used to ring Ivan Birchells office and find out where they were playing. Hi Anna #156. He had retired to the Seahouses area with his wife. It was quite difficult to get a membership in the early days. The Marimba was open for just over a year before being gutted by fire. Unfortunately I am not able to see them as I am not on Facebook. 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Tatler Club in the Haymarket. no one has mentioned the muscle inn built into the viaduct bottom of dene st, the club was run by wrestlers hence the name.The club room was tiny 40 punters it was full.an H girder ran the length of the bar (head height)where punters rested their beer (or whatever had fell off a wagon)this was circa 1962 on a friday it was jazzers M.C. worked there opposite the Sounds with Eddie Farrow and Bobby Carr on a temporary basis untill a club in Low Fell was completed.. that name escapes me tho.,.One night at at the Picadilly, Ronnie Pipe in an agitated state (unusual for him MR laid back) informed my old man that the the CRAYS were in.. sure enough. I dont suppose you have any photographs or memorabilia of any of the clubs you worked in I have memberships cards and entrance tickets but no photos! He was an alto sax/clarinet player with Don Smith in the 60s and I worked in the cloakroom for about a year. Bernie died a couple of years ago and I hear his collection of guitars were donated to The Sage. What a great site this is, many personalities mentioned I knew well. 30 left on 9 February 2013. I was told that Davey FINLAY my dad was sent to prison for 10 years for something done down the country but as I dont really know him I cant say. Our nightclub, Industry, will be launching at the end of March, we are next door to Arbeia Bar South Shields. June Viner. on drums (not Des Omally) and Maggie Miles vocals. Regards George, Re Photographs and Tom Oxley. The club was initially owned and run by Mike Jeffery who went on to manage The Animals and Jimi Hendrix. They played Family In My Own Time and Curved Air Back Street Love and T Rex Get It On. Remember some of the places between 1968 to 73 as a 18 plus year old. A former nurse said she feels "lucky to . I worked at the Crescendo Club in Whitley Bay in 1968-9 and Ray Grehan owned it then . There is a good photo of the group playing in Wetheralls. http://readysteadygone.co.uk/bryan-ferry/, Unveiling the past Amanda, Mike and the plaque. I can still remember the feeling of excitement I felt when walking up the stairs and opening the double doors to be greeted by very loud and always very good music. old nightclubs in south shieldscharles upham daughters. Clubs in South Shields: The biggest guide to club nights, with lineups, venue details and entry times. He was from Sunderland and used to come and meet me after school when I was in my school uniform. Without the contribution of these two men the club and music scene of the north east would have been considerably different. Hi, I was in the Ken Maddison band for a number of years but when he died then Margaret I lost touch with her. there was a keyboard player and a drummer called Allan, who drove around Newcastle in a big left hand drive American car. Wow, thank you SO much to Rob Quinn for your lovely comments about working with my Dad,Ken Maddison. It has been lovely reading through these posts , brought a smile to my face x. I,VE JUST REMEMBERED I WAS THE DJ on the opening night of Sloopys the disco above La Dolce Vita. Anyone coming to the club during that period would have had to have been let in by me. He later managed Hendrix and Slade. I had an input early in the posts re La Strada and Ken Maddison and was lead vocalist at the Sunderland and South Shields nightclubs. Kennedy's Bar South Shields 5 Bars & Clubs By steveL794 This is a great Little bar great atmosphere and is such a welcoming bar, well worth a visit great chilling bar 3. Can you remember what the music was that was played at the start of every evening- was it by the BarKays? Spent my late teens / early twenties in Newcastle 66 77 Worked in theatre but then at Change Is from 69 onwards till it turned into Bloomers, but have fond memories of all the venues listed here as well as Change Is. Most clubs regularly visited (after tanking up at The Half Moon) I particularly remember the folk/jazz nights we had at Change Is in early 70s. If you contact me, I think that I have a couple of pictures of your Dad at La Strada that you might not have seen. Photo: sg Photo Sales 2.. Mike Pemberton and Mick Pickering had Club Eleven, what memories. Im not sure what Dave does now as my dad lost touch with him. Hi Margaret, My grandfather owned a number of clubs and pubs before WW2, including Balmbras in the Cloth Market, of Blaydon Races fame, and Uncle Toms Cabin, an infamous sailors pub in North Shields. Told him Id seen Tubby Hayes and John Dankworth/Clea Laine at Club 11. OK strange that, exactly the same names. I believe they were the resident band at the Mayfair at that time. After he left the Gamblers he went to work for Ray Grehan. In 2011, north east photographer and author, Ian Wright who now lives in Las Vegas, had the bright idea of organising a get together for the people involved in the sixties club scene. We were also friends with Clive Lee who was a total fruitcake in the style of Freddie Starr! My father never wavered in his belief that Michael was not guilty of infamous murder of Angus Sibbet the fruit machine man/ and said he was odds on the fall guy. Alfie. Remember Mike Jeffrey trying to get Legalite roulette system into me CIU clubs. to commemorate these experiences I have recently cut a CD called Cats Nite Out on which I have included the R & R music we used then.I went on the sing throughout my life as a solo artiste, called Ray Donne for a period and then back to my real name. Eileen, In the late fifties I played many of those venues, usually singing and paying guitar in the group called The Black Cats and The Billy Gamblin Trio. Many thanks for the site. Later, graduated on to the Cavendish and Greys, dont know what happened to Sect. Hi of Newcastle in the 60s. I was just a nipper at the time but I remember my folks going to all those clubs as well as Change Is. I have great memories of spending many nights, years later, listening to Nigel Stanger and Lindolph DOliviera playing with the East Side Torpedoes too. Rehearsals were sometimes in the Engineers Club in Ellison place. Most public houses have been swept away by what we are told is progress, but the communities that once lived in those areas often still remember the days when men would come out of the shipyards and offices to pop in for a pint. Apparently thats where John first spotted me when I was dancing and that was all I was interested in at the time! My dad Bob Stephenson (pianist) played at both La Dolce Vita and La Strada. The summer of 1967 I emigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada. The club was situated on Bath Lane, Newcastle and was spread over three floors with a reception, a disco and a cabaret room, all with curved walls. Thank you for telling me where I can locate some photos taken inside Bloomers Nightclub in the early 1970s. `you may already have it? Also in Whitley Bay was an out of the way venue near the Ice Rink at Whitley Bay boys club on a Friday night. You and I used to share guitar vocals with Ken Maddison in the early 70s at La Strada until I moved to Montego Bay. I lived there from when it opened in late1973 or early 1974. JT, Try playing the 1967 Gamblers version of Cry me a River (on YouTube) Certainly stands the test of time. And Shani, you mentioned your Dad playing piano at La Strada, which my Dad did too wow, amazing. But who were the men and woman who owned and ran the north easts iconic clubs and kept us entertained throughout the sixties? Wow Rue and The Rockets have certainly filled out ! Happy days! #11 of 20 Nightlife in South Shields. Billy Bottos. If you want to get in touch enquiry@deadgoodvideo.co.uk. La Dolce Vita went into decline in the seventies and had several name changes before finally closing its doors as a venue in 2002. During the sixties, seventies and beyond the Mayfair hosted some unforgettable nights featuring many of the top chart and touring bands of the era; bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Black Sabbath, The Clash, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy and Nirvana, to name just a few. Find what you're looking for about Nightclubs in South Shields with city-visitor. Just found a post from Jane Maddison whos dad Ken Maddison was my bandleader for many years after I left groups to settle down. Post author: Post published: June 23, 2022 Post category: assorted ornament by ashland assorted ornament by ashland Best wishes, Trevor. Nice to see the Dolce vita, too. It was originally the Clergy Jubilee School, which opened in the early part of the 19th Century, Read more about the Downbeat Club on this link. Hi Alfie Wright AKA Tony Sands Hypnotist opened the Cresendo Club Whitley bay I named it after The Cresendo Club in U.S.A Any comments welcomedthanks. I talked to Ken Brady today and he remembers Pete with affection. The resident band at the Crescendo was the Del 5, the singer was Billy Wilson from Gateshead, there was 2 sax players one was Peter Parkinson from South Shields but Im sorry the other name eludes me. I used to go to the Marimba on a Saturday morning, I remember going down to the cellar which was typical of all the cellars in Grey Street as I believe it was known as smugglers run in the past, as they went down to the river. Does anyone remember the Carousel Club in Chester le Street? I also worked through Ivan Burchall, as well as for myself. Ill get back to you on that. Sad to hear about Dave passing. My boyfriend was working and was 15. I am researching his club appearances in the UK any help would be ace. In relation to the Hendrix gig my dads uncle was the manager at the Haymarket Hotel and he reckons the band had a pint in the back room ,presumably before they went on or between sets, Great to see Germain up there looking as animated as ever ..pity there is not a music track download of everyone in action! oops sorry just found them under media -great stuff thanks. From enjoying a post-work tipple to celebrating the football result on a Saturday evening, the pub is the hub of the community, and an iconic part of Britains high streets.. Newcastle in the mid to late sixties had a vibrant night life which, outside of London, was probably the best in the country for wining, dining, dancing, music and gambling. Im the daughter of Ken Maddison who had a resident trio in various local clubs in the 60s the Pickwick in Whitley Bay, La Strada in South Shields, and the Baileys clubs in Newcastle, I remember him being at La Dolce Vita, and (I think) the Latino.Sadly hes not around any more to ask, but I remember as a child hearing some of the names you mention here. Burlesque was my band until car accident and moved to London and became a session singer. Yes, Bob Monkhouse did own Change Is until it became Bloomers, I think. Cant anyone remember a local band used to play in the dolce la vita called the bits and pieces? Met some real characters. My mate and I were upstairs buying hot dogs and I got ours and put plenty of Tomato sauce and Mustard on both and went to move away from the counter when a guy in a light tan suede cowboy Jacket backed into me covering his suede tassels in sauce. If anyone reading this knew my mother or any other members of the Jimmy Bence Orchestra, please leave a comment on this site. I will never forget you were working at the theatre royal and u let me see the stage set for Alice in wonderland and let me have a go on the big swing in the stage. I have googled and tried Face book but without any success. I always thought of the area just as you opened the double doors as the viewing platform. I think the name was Michaels? And dont even think about the Downbeat!! I never got to playground, when bloomers closed we all migrated to la dolce vita for a while but was never quite the same yes, loved dancing but fortunately my best mate Lesley was the same and we both hardly ever sat down ! Id listen to the bands, be dazzled by the girls! She said: "The pubs of South Shields are numerous and each has its own fascinating history. It was a Valentines Dance and we had to do the last part of the show as the audience were clamouring for dance music and they couldnt dance to the Moody Blues! After leaving the Invaders I played there regularly with Blues Band Vermen, with the late Keith Waring on lead and harmonica,Malcolm,ex lead guitar from Kylastrones,forget bass players name and Les Proud singer. Brought back a loot of memories. Photo: Shields Gazette Photo Sales 2. anybody remember? I remember a night run by the students union at the Mayfair where they would have on 3 or 4 top groups of the sixties. Sadly he passed away at a comparatively young age. My mother Barbara Berg who worked At the Gogo when she was younger is in the second picture, along with the blonde lady on the right who is my Aunty Joan Tenniswood (young) who also worked there! I was born in a Newcastle club (the Hillfield on Grainger Park Road, which my parents owned) and spent a lot of my late teens at the Pickwick in Whitley Bay (my home town), with frequent trips to Newcastle and the big-city night spots, mainly the Agogo, followed by the Cavendish and the Dolce Vita, or Greys if we were a bit flush. loved those ..times i/ve never lost my love of Jazz, and am still singing those beautifull songs in and around the Northeast. Buy tickets from a trusted primary outlet. I was a DJ at The Cellar club, The Tavern, Change Is, Sloopys, The Dolce Vita, The New Caverndish and a few more. The best thing is Im still alive and have great memories. The reunion took place at the Jazz Caf, Pink Lane, Newcastle hosted by Keith Crombie who was involved in the day to day running of several Newcastle clubsback in the sixties. Required fields are marked *. Hi Fred A TOUCH OF VELVET, A STING OF BRASS your intro tune? The sound system was said to be second to none. me and me mates were rockers, wed move down to the rockliffe arms and the station hotel then the club a go go. We started out at the jazz clubs and remember many nights at the New Orleans Club (I dont see that mentioned anywhere) followed up with going on to the Downbeat or the GoGo. . After the refurb of the Crescendo I carried on working for Ray firstly on his new house in Forest Hall and then on his new project which was amusement arcades in Sheffield and Nottingham I think he was talked into these by his brother in law I dont think his heart was in this part of the business as he loved the buzz of music and clubs when the Crescendo burned down he went on to buy The Deleval Arms on Scotswood road but it never opened.The last time I saw him was around 1977 but he seemed to have lost his sparkle definitely not the man I knew.As I had moved away from the area shortly after this I was shocked to learn years later that he had passed away he had been one of the best bosses I ever had. any help would be great as they are my great uncles. If anyone has any input on my post please respond. Ill never forget it. Johny Sampson provided the music with Mirelle Grey and later Johny Heenan. Maggy Ross could be Maggy Heskith who died a few years ago. June 14th, 2022 mandarin high school basketball mandarin high school basketball Great bloke and wonderful muso. Jean, I wonder if you could share any photos you may have of Bloomers nightclub. Robbie use to lean out of the passenger window as they were driving around shouting LOOK NO HANDS ! Good bands played there. Our 10 photographs from the ChronicleLive archive recall some of the many and varied pubs, past and present, of South Shields, As anyone who's ever done it will vouch - South Shields is a great place to have a night out (in normal times, anyway!). Mum is 80 now and terminally ill with cancer. Often return back to the area and go walkabout. My Mam, Cathy worked in the Cavendish 60s 70s in the kitchen, my dad Eddy, worked in the cloakroom with Jack I worked in the cloakroom to help out a few times alongside Jack. Venues were St.Georges Drill Hall by Northumberland Rd. I have tried unsuccessfully to find photos but no one took photos way back then and so all of those precious moments and memories were never captured. I was there in the 60s with Joe Brown & The Bruvvers. The Tunnel nightclub, Jarrow, December 1991 (Image: NCJ Archive)1 of 9 Sylvesters nightclub in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, circa 1990s (Image: NCJ Archive)2 of 9 The Casablanca. One of our group was Pat Carling. Restaurants in South Shields 1. Oh Mike Jeffrey. Under new management I. The club was in a street of semi derelict terrace house and the club itself was an ordinary terraced house with the music on the upper floor. Lovely girl The sixties may have belonged to London but in the seventies The NE was the place to be for the clubs! 2. June Viner, Sorry should have said Frank Pickering and Mickey Pemberton. Does anyone remember the Sands Club at Whitley Bay which is where I met my husband, his favourite haunts were the Old Vic Whitley Bay and also the Sovereign pub which was a good starting point for an evening out. Oz disco nightclub The date of this photograph remains a mystery but it shows the Oz disco nightclub in Garden Lane. I think Wednesdays was Cats Night Out mainly only records being played but Saturdays it was bands,The Kylastrons were a favourite I remember in their leather trousers playing Hall Of The Mountain King with loads of echo. I was hired by Ron Markem and Bob Monkhouse In January 1969 as Reception Manager for the Change Is club. Then there was the cheese cloth shirts bought in the Handy side Arcade, Ken went full into the Flower Power with Kaftan and bells round his neck. I was a DJ at sloopys,(along with Dave), Bloomers, The Oxford plus many more including a club in Whitley Bay on the Esplanade. Your email address will not be published. Hi. He is 93 living in South Africa. I met my first girlfriend Sandra Findley then with all her friends who use to go there, Linda & Sylvia Stoddart, Pat Larby, Cath, Eleanor and Jen. Ironically my son is now engaged to Billy Furys great niece! by | Jun 15, 2022 | seguin accident report | is money matters america legit | Jun 15, 2022 | seguin accident report | is money matters america legit HiFred If you have any photographs of that time I would love to see them. My dad played with him in a band before the war as a lad in Newcastle. The lion was not part of the act, the guy just had it as a pet,it was amazing when he walked into the club with the lion on the lead. You know, that little moving side to side that all the Motown groups did on tele. Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. My Dad also played on on the early ITV programme One oclock Show, does that ring any bells with people out there? Wow, this is very interesting information, Im Mark Ward Im the son of Chuck & Kathy Ward, along with Mike Jeffries they founded the Marimba in High Bridge and were true sultans of the Jazz and Latin America music scene in Newcastle, I have always been searching for information and any photographs of the Marimba, on searching I have always been a bit let down that my father has never had any mention for the part they played in this cool and underground scene, when everybody else was bopping. Are you David Coates from the Felling and Ken Cooper from Windy Nook ? Real name "Northumberland Arms". When the bingo hall closed in 2005, the Academy Music Group bought the building and converted it back to a music venue. How time flies. I have mentioned (more than once) in my previous posts about what a real shame it is that there arent any photographs of such an amazing time; with so many good nightclubs in Newcastle alone. Where is she now I wonder. I only wish more photographs had been taken to record all this! Thursday nights at the Agogo were the highlights of my week thats when the big-name touring acts played there, and admission was seven shillings and sixpence. My favourite thing to do was go immediately to the clubs ( can you believe I used to think going to the pubs a waste of good dancing time!) We went and sure enough it was them minus the Leopard skin leotard tho. King Crimson did their 1st try out gig at Change Is. Detroit sounds the hinge the outfit perfumed garden well me for one as I was in ALL of them our biggest claim to fame was backing the opportunity knocks star the muscle man at the middle club, byker. But last week I did visit an old friend in Whitley Bay and realised that my Dad must have been working at The Pickwick shortly aftter it opened (which I guess was why we moved to Whitley in the first place). The Beacon The Beacon in Green's Place on the Lawe Top was one of the oldest pubs in South Shields, having served drinks since the late 1800s. He was with his daughter who is also a sInger. I remember being a young teenager and the Junco Partners practising in the bedroom at my family home Caroline Cottages, John is my brother and I do remember Pete Wallis being the keyboard player and amazing they are still playing after all these years. He was playing at the Arcadia Theatre. Where did his photos go? Newcastle was the place to be back then! But the Gogo was the best of them all I remember seeing Chris Farlowe, Brian Augers Trinity, Spencer Davis Group, The Family, Zoot Money, Geno Washington, Georgie Fame, Otis Redding. Its said the owner of a Newcastle night club they visited instructed staff he was out and he retired to the cellar in order to escape an offer he couldnt refuse. Hi, does anyone remember by dad Alan Clay?
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