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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. The club was opened by the very Famous radio DJ Simon Dee. I was there from day one for about 15 months. The building that housed the Marimba no longer exists. Is Jim wright still alive? 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. We still went to Bloomers perhaps once a week. Jeffrey was CONTENT!!! If you went there please let me know. Great site. Has had a number of . Cube in the spotlight A scene from. Cheers Anyone coming to the club during that period would have had to have been let in by me. didnt Bob Monkhouse have something to do with Change Is? 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. I heard later from her father, that she married a fellow called Bill. A Cumbrian group Rue & The Rockets were the resident band at the Majestic for a number of years and had a massive following in Newcastle. Had some great evenings there in the late 1950s as well as any evenings at the Oxford Gallerys and the Majestic. Maggy Ross could be Maggy Heskith who died a few years ago. I well remember the Crescendo club belonging to Ray Grehan as I was involved in the alterations carried out there. I remember Pat mentioning names of people like Keith Crombie, Tommy Finlay etc who she met through Ron but the rest of us never met them. my info is that Bob Monkhouse did indeed have an input in Change Is..formerly the Picadilly club the resident band that opened the Picadilly in the mid sixties was Yes I was a big fan of The Kon-Tors, the forerunners of The Animals. Im talking late 50s early 60salso played the Newcastle Empire on a show called Carrol Levis discovery.bit like opportunity knockscame 3rd out of 20 so no fame and fortune .I am 73 now and I have always said the best years were without doubt the 60s..When you said next to London came Newcastlecorrect. Also seem to remember a free concert at Leazes Park with a lot of local bandsmay have been 1967-68? Occasionally, I heard it referred to as the Gay Trouper. The last couple of times I've been in the beer has been very poor, I tried the Landlords bitter and old speckled hen but both were tasting dodgy. Just spent a couple of hours wallowing in nostalgia. However most photographs Tom took were of customers and he sold them copies. 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!) I just wish I could remember them all. I know I had a great time working at many NE clubs during the late sixties and early seventies. I also went to the Majestic when I was about 14. Student Union do,s were good and remember Sect and Elcorts playing at a couple of them. We were also friends with music journalist Phil Penfold. Sloopys Disco was opened upstairs at the Dolcey. The opening of the club was preceded by an intense advertising campaign in the local press involving some quite off-beat and quirky adverts: . I later joined the Gamblers backing Billy Fury. The late Mike Carr appeared there as well as his brother Mike(vibes). 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. Hi George, Im not absolutely sure but think my husband John may have an outside shot. Great times Anna. I think he still lives in the North East and owned the Springs fitness centres. Would love to get hold of Jane Maddison, Kens daughter. I was best friends with Pongo (Keith to me) and for a short while roady for them. Many happy memories flooding back. The Crusaders played La Stradas as resident band three times a week for over six years, but also played the big hotels, the Locarno in Sunderland, the Mayfair in Newcastle. I have just came across your great website while looking for information of the bands that played at the Seaburn Hall We also played at the Seaburn Hall Cats night out regularly and the Rink ballroom. My credentials for getting the job to the best of my knowledge were I was a pro wrestler along with my tag team partner Jason Joe Robson from the Teams Gateshead and my hobby, hypnotism. Enter Your Postcode Submit. 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. Happy Times. 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. I left England in 1966 to emigrate to Canada but still look fondly back to my younger days and great music in Newcastle. Id listen to the bands, be dazzled by the girls! 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? Read more. I was amazed at the club scene in the North East! But I am sure that they also got a lot of bands from London. I used to visit clubs like the Flamingo,La Discotheque, The Scene,Marquee,Whisky A Go Go,All Star, Tiles etc. Tom spent a lot of his time at The Dolce Vita when the club had super stag nights on Mondays and Crazy nights on Thursdays, Hi. 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. The club, which is in Greys Court at the bottom of Grey Street, has had several makeovers since opening as a cabaret club in the early sixties. ___________________________________________________________________________. JT, #74. I would just like to know anything about the soulless pos. The casino in La Strada (photo courtesy of Rob Quinn), 1963 advertisement for La Strada (courtesy of Rob Quinn), 1965 Advertisement for La Strada (Courtesy of Rob Quinn), Resident group the Crusaders with La Strada owner, Sandford Goudie on the right with a conga drum (photo courtesy of Rob Quinn). I cant believe that we dont have a single photos of inside the club? Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. The line up was Ken Brady, Jimmy Crawford, Alan Blacks, Barry Preston, Spud Tate ( sadly passed away ). Jean, Great Blog takes me back to that time in my life, I was the drummer in Axtree Junction the lead singer and Guitarist being Bob Barton who went on to be in Becket and on the Old Grey Whistle test, I remember playing at the Blaydon Races for 10 pounds and many other venues throughout the Northeast for similar amounts, had the privilege of being the local band playing alongside many 60s bands including Family, Dave Dee and band The foundations, Love Affair and many more on the baily club circuit, now at 69 years I look back on those times with great pleasure. What a very comprehensive and informative site and great to see some of the places that meant quite a lot to me in my younger days. A former nurse said she feels "lucky to . please HELP solve the mystery that was geoff manning. What an era! These included Tommy Hendersons Latin American Group and others such as the Bernie Thorpe Trio and Mike Carrs Emcee Four. He was on stage about ten minutes later and when he turned around to sing to people upstairs from the revolving stage the sauce had spread as a large black arc across his back. Happy times, gone forever, but never forgotten. I am researching his club appearances in the UK any help would be ace. Ownership changed hands around 1966 and eventually the Gogo closed its doors two years later after the Bailey Organisation opened a disconightspot called Sloopys above the La Dolce Vita. Sounds as if those were the days alright! If you go on Google and type in Rare cds- the Kon-Tors there is a site which will sell you a CD off this record for around 8. The demon drink (Pernod) was to blame. I seem to recall that The Rocking Berries played there on one occasion in the Spring of 1967 and they dedicated Hes in Town to my girlfriend Margaret Armstrong. 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. pm me at cmburney@outlook.com. What a star she could have been. Can you remember a guy called Louie who also worked at Change is? And Shani, you mentioned your Dad playing piano at La Strada, which my Dad did too wow, amazing. Often return back to the area and go walkabout. Blue Parrot in Sunniside. Hi Anna #156. I remember you, Dave Elliott, Bob Anderson and my other dads mate Alf. What a tremendous website with loads of nostalgic detail of the early music scene in North East. Chas Chandler lived in Heaton and his dad was the roadie. I am particularly interested to hear you worked in Change Is (I went there regularly from 1971-74 approx) my memories are of great music James brown, Fatback Band, Hamilton Bohannon, Family- Burlesque and Timmy Thomas to name but a few. 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. If Pete is still around you could use my email to get them together. Her stage name was Julie Johnson. I was a regular there in the 60s maybe 63-64-65ish Loved them! The photograph was taken in the dressing room of The Tavern/Latino in South Shields (my memory for dates etc is very hazy)The lion was a pet and belonged to one of the acts playing at the club. Dawn Ralston (nee. Alfie. they were with some very large chaps and i believe an escort of C.I.D. You and I used to share guitar vocals with Ken Maddison in the early 70s at La Strada until I moved to Montego Bay. 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. lol. 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. Ken was great with fashions and always wore the latest gear, he got a job at City Stylish so we always tried to keep up with the latest trends. I found a photograph of my great-great-grandmother Mary Jane Fergusons public house, the Station Hotel, in Laygate Lane, South Shields. 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. Ive lost touch with my dad who was the bouncer with Tommy at the go go club. Lovely to see Ray Grehans name mentioned. Also in Whitley Bay was an out of the way venue near the Ice Rink at Whitley Bay boys club on a Friday night. We went to Newcastle in 1967 to see them play Southampton. I would love to hear from anyone who is related to me. I was then a young post-grad at Kings College 1966/67 and my girl-friend and I attended the Cavendish club regularly. I still love to dance but have ditched the false eyelashes! They played Family In My Own Time and Curved Air Back Street Love and T Rex Get It On. Heres a few other pictures that should bring back the golden age of northeast clubbing: . Nick Brandon, the singer (his stage name) worked at Wards the printers in High Bridge. I was quite good friends with Russell Smith, son of baileys owner, John Smith and I remember the house band at the Latino having a mad Australian front man. Jean McGowan x, re: comment 94 George Sinclair Our selection of photographs from the ChronicleLive archive recalls 10 South Shields pubs, past and present. Happy days .most of the time.no mention of New Orleans jazz club at Forth Banks..I assisted on the door and behind the bar at timesand I used to play with a local band called The Pilgrims..named after the Arcade in Pilgrim street where we were based ..always used to end up at the Asia Chinese on Bath Lane where the cheapest thing on the menu was Curried chicken livers with boiled rice for 2 bob in old money I think my dad was a drummer for a while with a band called the After Eights. on drums (not Des Omally) and Maggie Miles vocals. Just found a post from Jane Maddison whos dad Ken Maddison was my bandleader for many years after I left groups to settle down. I remember you Chic Reid if you see this please get in touch. 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. Also played at Ray Grehans Cub in Roker Avenue Sunderland with Little Eva and the Fortunes. I also went to the Playground on Westgate Road until about 1976. JT, Hi Micky Dunn/ John Taberham, So he cannot remember if the signage was still showing. Gosh this all brings back some fab memories of going dancing with my boyfriend at Change Is/Bloomers in Bath Lane from 1972 onwards and where I became a member at 14, still at school, yes 14, a rebel. you? 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. As well as the Crescendo he ran the Club Tempo in London and the Pentland Club in Edinburgh. They were on the beaten track, but does anyone remember Billy Bottos Club on Shields Road (owned by a big local bookmaker) and the 69 Club, which was managed by Tot and Gloria Anderson, who also used to manage The Avenue in Whitley Bay, just opposite the Pickwick. Brings back many memories. Happy days indeed!!! Im loving the new web site a fantastic design and fantastic photos. That building and those surrounding it were demolished and have been rebuilt. went to most of the other clubs mentioned, brilliant times ? Men Thank you for telling me where I can locate some photos taken inside Bloomers Nightclub in the early 1970s. It had a bad name she said. Find what you're looking for about Nightclubs in South Shields with city-visitor. Amongst those talked about were two men who were heavily involved in the north east club scene in the sixties Mike Jeffery and Ray Grehan. When the Grey Street premises closed in the mid-seventies, the New Cavendish opened at the site previously occupied by Change Is and Bloomers on Bath Lane. Thanks 2. It closed in 2015. I played drums with The Elcort, New Religion and The Gasboard in 60,s. old nightclubs in south shieldscharles upham daughters. Great site and yes the Club Agogo was a Great Venue.I met my wife there in October 63 and we married in June 66.We are still together.Neville McKittrick the Invaders Singer was a colleague of mine at British Paints.Last I heard of him he had his own Paint Company in Canada.I would love to make contact again. Chris Dale, Alan(Cass) Carlyle, Bryn Pringle, Bill Ross, Billy Todd, Paul France, Ian Davies, Chris Branch, Jed Gardner, Peppi, Joe Lant, Hetherz, Micky Finn, Rob Wright and I know Ill have missed out a few and so my apologies, but it was a long time ago. Jean McGowan ( still dancing) xx, Hi David I also used to be a DJ at the New Cellar Jazz Club later the Chelsea Cat sent some pics etc for the site good to hear you are still with us great memories of a great time in our lives. June Viner, Sorry should have said Frank Pickering and Mickey Pemberton. Oz disco nightclub The date of this photograph remains a mystery but it shows the Oz disco nightclub in Garden Lane. I only wish more photographs had been taken to record all this! Nice to see the Dolce vita, too. A couple of years ago we were in Benidorm and we got talking to these three couples, one of them said You are obviously from the Newcastle area, where did you go on Friday nights in Toon ? I answered The Maj Ok he said, now who where the resident group ? Rue and the Rockets I answered, Well meet Rue and the Rockets, its us three and we are still going in fact we are on the Dynastic tonight. Any information you have would be great. Hi. I remember the DJ Dave, I thought he was so hip. Billy Bottos. 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. Change Is opened with a flourish on 9th February 1969 with a promise of first class entertainment from the best acts around. Reviews; Claim your business; Escape. I stayed with Kim when she went solo but only again for a short time. One of my haunts was the Jazz Club at the bottom of Pilgrim Street which was a seedy little place during the day but came alive with light and music at night. Clubs in South Shields: The biggest guide to club nights, with lineups, venue details and entry times. 1. The event is free to enter, with collection buckets out for those who wish to donate and will run from an early time of. Just stumbled across this great website. Near the North/South Shields ferry landing. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Raigad Uncategorized old nightclubs in south shields. Also played drums on I Keep Singing that same old song, Heavy Jelly (Skip Bifferty).