A friend in music (Colin Bradley who played in a Teesside band called The Road Runners with Paul Rodgers and Micky Moody in the 60s) was kind enough to send me a link. So the Kon-Tors had to play a second set at Wetheralls in Sunderland as part of the fee. Yes, Bob Monkhouse did own Change Is until it became Bloomers, I think. Greys; Dolce Vita; Cavendish. 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. 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. i used to be a singer and guitarist in Newcastle in the 1960s in the MAYFAIR with The Gamblers (they became Billy Furys band) i then was a singer with George Ricco on the Bailey circuit and we moved to Jim Wrights 2 rooms in gallowgate Newcastle. Great bunch of guys. Heres a few other pictures that should bring back the golden age of northeast clubbing: . The Crays quickly found the law too darned hot up here and returned south after a short and unproductive trip. I also spent many a Monday night at your home testing scotch with your folks and a feisty small terrier before you moved from Whitley Bay. The person I refer to is David Finlay(spelt right) he is my farther and he was married to my mother Jackie for 3 years he had me and my sister with my mother, they split up not long after I was born and never really had any contact with us, you are confusing the name with the other Davey Finley of the same era but funny enough I also have an uncle Tommy who is my fathers brother but they are not the ones u think!! I bet he wasnt too happy when he was told. Real name Northumberland Arms. 2. The Marimba was open for just over a year before being gutted by fire. Any comments welcomedthanks. My best friend married one of his friends (later divorced). I have often wondered what became of Margaret Armstrong who lived on Benjamin Road in Howden and worked in a large Civil Service Centre (name forgotten). old nightclubs in south shields charles upham daughters Hi Alfie Wright AKA Tony Sands Hypnotist opened the Cresendo Club Whitley bay I named it after The Cresendo Club in U.S.A I beleive he appeared at a number of clubs in Newcastle and the north east. 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. Anyway, I moved to the states in 1970 and after moving around a lot I ended up here in California where I have a couple of gyms. Robbie use to lean out of the passenger window as they were driving around shouting LOOK NO HANDS ! Loved the stories behind the venues and the old photos. Solicitar ms informacin: 310-2409701 | administracion@consultoresayc.co. I can remember seeing The Nashville Teens who played Tobacco Road it seemed like a dozen times. 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. June Viner, Sorry should have said Frank Pickering and Mickey Pemberton. of Newcastle in the 60s. Roger, thanks for a great website, it continues to bring back memories some good, some bad and some unprintable. Really interesting reading. Sloopys Disco was opened upstairs at the Dolcey. Your parents would be overjoyed if you managed to find any photos. Yes my mate the late Geordie Short was the drummer, they were regulars at the Bombers club and Central club and were resident band at the now demolished Mount Pleasant club until Geordie passed away. The building that held the club has long since been demolished. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); But if you were there and you cant remember much, then this site will jog your memory, at least about the local north east music scene of the mid to late sixties. Thank you. Ended up working for the Bailey Org, for short time, I think they kinda helped ruin the scene though. - Mike Mezz. Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. Garry Steckles, Hi Melina Manning your mum Irene was my first girlfriend, at 16. My dad, George McGuinness, was the pianist at the Mayfair in the 60s. Many thanks for the site. He was the minder for Tom Jones when he came to the La Dolce Vita. I regularly caught last bus from Sunderland (where my Wife lived) to Worsick Street but missed last bus to Fenham so went to Jazz Lounge at Club Agogo until 01.30hrs and hada a few beers and watched some great acts.I then caught the All Night Entertainment bus from the Central Station at 02.00hrs with a Bun Burger in my hand from Bowers. Sad to note Dave Findlay passed away recently. Some of the other people there were Wally Nash (now a business man living in the USA) who managed the Marimba for Mike Jeffery and later the Blue Note in Sunderland for Ray Grehan; Sandford Goudie who owned the La Strada clubs in Sunderland and South Shields; Trixie Sullivan who was Mike Jefferys secretary and personal assistant (at the time he managed Jimi Hendrix), vocalist David Macbeth, Teddy Berg owner of Greys Club, Barabara Berg and Joan Tenniswood who both worked at the Club aGogo in the sixties. I always thought of the area just as you opened the double doors as the viewing platform. Eric Burdon of the Animals lived in the Walker area and I remember standing next to him in the bus queue shortly before he rocketed to international fame. please HELP solve the mystery that was geoff manning. My first event that I went to was every Saturday at the Miners Welfare hall which I think was in Burnopfield where the reqular group were Trevor Chance and the Gamblers. My friend dad played with Del & the Infernos, from South Shields. My favourite place ever was Scamps. 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. Was at a place called St.Charles, outside Chicago, a couple of years ago and who should be playing there but Bill Smedley (Righteous Brothers). Like George I have been looking for pics for years. The club ran for about five years and closed around 1966. Can you remember a guy called Louie who also worked at Change is? Had great life Its been good reading all the names on this site . I still meet up with Paddy Plunkett, Bob Ackers, Bill Ross, Bryn Pringle, Cass, Bill Ross, Bill Colwill about every month for afternoon coffee. theses lists and memories are priceless but who can remember the truly horrible bands? During his time working for the organisation he became aquainted with both Vince and Michael Lavaglio and Denis Stafford.. he always found them to be perfect gentlemen in his dealings both on a business and social level. Under new management I. 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!). Fuelled by this success, they picked a fight with Family singer Roger Chapman who proceeded to chin both of them in two minutes. I wanted to tell him but I chickened. La Dolce Vita was situated on Low Friar Street not far from the Mayfair Ballroom. I met John there in March of 1974 and we were there several times a week. Laygate - South Shields - Pics from the 50's & 60's - YouTube Bob Redhead. There were two lads called Tich and Grass who frequented the club and fancied themselves as hard men.They beat up Paul Williams, who was then with Mayall, when he bumped into one of them. Wonder if anybody remembers him. So if you two ever want to meet up just let me know, my email is david.coates@autosounds.co.uk. The group met up last October for a reunion in Gosforth. We worked many times in Newcastle and the North East area. I was so petrified that I felt that every part of my body froze. After the gig was finished Joe was going home and this band of youngsters were sitting in the arcade, one of them said Joe, lend us 10 bob to get some chips, were skint and starving so Joe took pity and obliged, that band turned out to be the Faces and the kid he loaned the 10 bob to was Rod Stewart, Joe was always moaning he never got his 10 bob back. Used to ring Ivan Birchells office and find out where they were playing. Most of the lads my age in 1972 aspired to have their hair like the lovely Marc Bolan. Also when I used go to the Dolce there used to be a DJ called Jimmy Walker. Equally we are desperately trying to find an internal shot of Scamps? If you went there please let me know. 17:50, 2 MAR 2023. ___________________________________________________________________________. Also meeting up on Saturday at the Pit then up to the Go-Go in the afternoon, purple hearts were the thing to have instead of alcohol. 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. The Greg Burman Sound was resident at the Quay Club and I will never forget Greg showing me the proper way to play James Browns I Feel Good top bloke. Pete Wallis ( ex Juncopartners and Gamblers), Re Jean McGowan, there are some photos of the inside of Bloomers nightclub on Facebook site called 70s Newcastle Nightclubs if thats a help still have not found a photo of the outside in its hey day but still looking. La Dolce Vita supporting P J Proby. Does anyone have memories of seeing the singer Dick Haymes at any of the following in Newcastle. If anyone knows how to get info on the bands that played there I would be most grateful. Rumour had it that the ex-Club AGogo bouncer Dave Findlay and his brother Tommy were going to put in appearance. 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. Buy tickets from a trusted primary outlet. La Dolce Vita included a large cabaret lounge with seating for 500 and an illuminated glass dance area in front of the stage. Oh how I wish I couldve been there! Me mam and dad met there in 1970 and Id love to get them a photo made? By Sam Johnson 24th Nov 2021, 4:55am - 2 min read. THE 10 BEST South Shields Bars & Clubs (with Photos) - Tripadvisor We actually had our engagement party (Nov 1974 I think) upstairs in Bloomers or Change Is not sure when name changed. Where is she now I wonder. Im very interested in your post regarding a photographer who may taken photos of the nightclubs many of us attended. Lovely girl The Crays were huge guys ,looked the part and were decked out in very flash but obviously very expensive suits . However good atmosphere,great friendly bar. You know, that little moving side to side that all the Motown groups did on tele. Does anyone remember the Carousel Club in Chester le Street? Just stumbled across this, I am the son of David Finlay please put all your stories from the hay days so I can get some sort of history to pass on to my kids as my mother jackie and davey split up when I was a baby and I only have his reputation to talk of and dont know if what I am told is true. ha ha ha. Just discovered this site. Anyone remember Jumpin Joe Jackson and drummer Geordie Kinnell from the 60s club scene? Also played at Muscle In as I was friendly with the owner Walter McCrae. Thanks to Roger, I have been able to share memories with someone else who was working in Change Is at that time and I know he mustve played great music as I was always the last one dancing every night! Kennedy's Bar South Shields 5 Bars & Clubs Open now By steveL794 This is a great Little bar great atmosphere and is such a welcoming bar, well worth a visit great chilling bar 3. Tunes such as Back Street Luv by Curved Air and In My Own Time by Family were played a lot. Does anyone remember the old New Orleans Jazz Club in Melbourne Street.the manager was Polish, Jurek.also his son, young Jurek, also his sister used to make an appearance every now and then. Lived in Heaton as I remember. Can you remember what the music was that was played at the start of every evening- was it by the BarKays? A long time ago! A former nurse said she feels "lucky to . you? Newcastle was the place to be back then! They always wore wine coloured suits and cowboy small ties. The resident band was called the Del 5 the singer was Billy Wilson from Gateshead There was 2 sax players Peter Parkinson from South Shields was one but Im afraid the other name escapes me, Bernie was the organist while his brother was the drummer they were from Sunderland. I remember the Old Cellar club with Mrs Bailey on the door. 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. Eileen said: As we get older, we look back with nostalgia at the things we remember from our youth, places we visited, had once passed or had been told about. If you want to get in touch enquiry@deadgoodvideo.co.uk. I too loved that era seemed to be so much fun and simpler! That totally made my day, especially after having visited his grave just last week. We regularly played the Seaburn Hall on Cats Nite Out which was on a Wednesday. If I could do one thing before its too late it would be to help her reconnect with people from her past in what was the prime of her life. The Haymarket pub was our haunt and thats where we got to know everyone and Ill try and remember all we used meet up with. Remember when Joes 2 horses Sixty Nine and Playlord won 2 big races one Saturday at big prices most of the club backed them everyone was celebrating the champagne flowed like water a great night. Was told to read your comments from one of the girls, Jen Sherwood, and it was nice to see that you are both still with us. 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. I was given an unopened and unused car sticker with the distinctive picture of the girl in bloomers (which is kept safely in my favourite memories box) but Im guessing that you already have a lot of the memorabilia. Bernie MacKie was rhythm guitar and started his working life in a shop on Gateshead High St. called Barkers, an electrical shop. 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 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. He still talks about those days in the 1960s, happy days. Sorry to waffle on just wanted you to sayhello if it should be by any chance the Bill Colwell from 1967/8 years at our Newcastle shop. We still went to Bloomers perhaps once a week. I DONT KNOW WHERE THE BALANCE OF THE GAMBLERS ARE, BUT GREAT TIMES. 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. Dave Finlay was a very good decorator and I used to pick him up at his house in Jesmond and travel on to Whitley Bay At the time the club was only open on Friday and Saturday evenings . I lived there from when it opened in late1973 or early 1974. I WAS A (VERY)YOUNG LEAD SINGER WITH THE CRUSADERS RESIDENT GROUP AT LA STRADA CLUBS 63/69,IF JANE IS READING THIS I WORKED WITH HER DAD KEN MADDISON FOR YEARS.HE WROTE MUSIC FOR ME FOR OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS AND WE MADE DEMO RECORDINGS TOGETHER FOR ERIC BOSWELL.I LOVED HIM AND BOY WHAT A MUSICIAN.I LEARNED OF HIS PASSING NOT LONG AFTER AND SHED A TEAR.I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN HIM ONE MORE TIME.THOSE YEARS RIGHT THRO THE BEATLES ERA AND WORKING WITH ALL THOSE STARS WAS UNFORGETTABLE .OH I COULD WRITE A BOOK.GOD BLESS YOU KEN. Cheers I was only 18/19 years old and really loved the beat, the melody the arrangement and have been hooked all my life. Dusk nightclub to return to South Shields for one night only, as Clubs in South Shields: The biggest guide to club nights, with lineups, venue details and entry times. The club was managed by Ken Brady who used to be in the resident band at the Majestic in Newcastle. 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. The Downbeat was situated in Carliol Square, Newcastle not far from Worswick Street bus station. Hi Margaret, Nobody danced once they came out. I remember seeing Sandford Goudie and his glamorous wife there regularly.We watched a young comedian called Jimmy Tarbuck performing, just before he came to fame at the London Palladium. LA DOLCE VITA CRAZY NIGHTS!!! i also fondly remember the great Ken Maddison we worked together often. Any info would be really appreciated. 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. Just stumbled across your website. thankyou for bringing back fantastic memories every one. A weird coincidence is that the bearded chap in the middle is a friend of my wife, hes called Jason Robson, he used to work on the boxing show at the Hoppings, I wonder if he also worked at the Go Go? Would be good to have a reunion.. sorry to hear of joe lisles death the 69 club owner. Thank you. I have very blonde hair so Don Smith the band leader insisted on calling me Mike White. Blue Parrot in Sunniside. My friend joy married Tommy. Also the GoGo and the majestic, many others wish I could turn the clock back, just to revisit these places. Jean (still dancing) x. There used to be a competition in the Panama dip in Whitley Bay in the summer which usually featured the same three groups which were the Wildcats, the Sixteen Strings & the invaders.
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