They gave me a flyer which had their past and present in it. Sadly Bob and Alf are no longer with us R.I.P. My dad Bob Stephenson (pianist) played at both La Dolce Vita and La Strada. I bet he wasnt too happy when he was told. 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. Chic was there when I was set upon by a couple of London thugs connected to the Krays, I remember one of the patrons saying that buggers goin back to the smoke with a couple of cracked ribs. What a great site this is, many personalities mentioned I knew well. The Marimba Coffee House on High Bridge, Newcastle (off Grey Street) was another venue opened by Mike Jeffery. Sydney Australia. Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. Anyone wanting to get in touch holland.A1@sky.com, Great to see all this stuff ,Ive been searching for a record I heard at the GoGo in about 67/68.Ive no idea what it was caled or who it was by ,the only bit I can remember was it was either called or had a line in it ..youve got roses in your soul King Crimson did their 1st try out gig at Change Is. I went there quite a few times in the late 60s. 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. Any info would be really appreciated. Garry Steckles, Hi Melina Manning your mum Irene was my first girlfriend, at 16. If you want to get in touch enquiry@deadgoodvideo.co.uk. Lived in Heaton as I remember. Hi Fred A TOUCH OF VELVET, A STING OF BRASS your intro tune? Hi I know Tommy and Davey findlay, Jesmond. FANTASTIC SITE. 2. Sad to hear about Dave passing. Great site. It was situated on the forth and fifth floor of a building at 1 Pink Lane, opposite Bowers restaurant. 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. The time of the Club AGoGo was probably the best for live music in the city. Great bloke and wonderful muso. Getting your hand stamped if you wanted to get into The Jazz Lounge (I was always too young and had to make do with The Young Set, which I reckon had a better atmosphere anyway!). Can you remember a guy called Louie who also worked at Change is? Ironically my son is now engaged to Billy Furys great niece! 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. Nice to see some old familiar names that I have met in my past days around NE. I was about 17 when Wilson Picket pulled me up onto the tiny stage at the Newcastle Club aGoGo Jazz Lounge. There was mutual respect there. Thank you. Has had a number of . I remember a band called the Wildcats with Hilton Valentine & Chas Chandler (playing bass I think) ,who played at the Hotspur hall in Whitley Bay on Saturday nights in the sixties.I also remember the Alan Price combo playing frequently at the Victoria pub next to Woolworths in Whitley Bay, haven,t seen any mention of these venues in your lists! Before then, they always return false. Dont know how she knew cos she had never been there!!! I can remember seeing The Nashville Teens who played Tobacco Road it seemed like a dozen times. Anyone remember Jumpin Joe Jackson and drummer Geordie Kinnell from the 60s club scene? 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). Saw Alan Bown Set, Downtown Faction and a group from Teeside(?Rivers Invitation)there. Hi, I was in the Ken Maddison band for a number of years but when he died then Margaret I lost touch with her. Real name "Northumberland Arms". I worked in the baileys club Bloomers in bath lane first manager was Dave abbot who went to a bailey club in Stockton second manager was Bob Duncan who after three years moved over to manage La Dolce Vita . Man that was a great band. They also used to play to a younger audience at the Hop in Whitley Bay. Also when I used go to the Dolce there used to be a DJ called Jimmy Walker. 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. Phila. Are you David Coates from the Felling and Ken Cooper from Windy Nook ? Hi does anyone know what happened to Tom Oxley the nightclub photographer? Did you ever go to the Playground on Westgate road -about the same time as I have a very grainy photo of the outside and also way before that I loved going to the Dive Bar part of the Swallow Hotel on Newgate Street? 69 Club Westgate Street plus MANY social clubs all around the North East. & Mel Torme At The Cresendo L/Palso also opened a casino upstairs had chemmy games until the early hours later sold it to Ray Grehan.mussoes used to Gig all night in the club into the early hours. I only wish more photographs had been taken to record all this! He gave me my proverbial 5 minutes of fame. Saw some great people there including Joe Harriott and Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand). they played for various bands and clubs. Fantastic!!!!! I well remember the Crescendo club belonging to Ray Grehan as I was involved in the alterations carried out there. I was hired by Ron Markem and Bob Monkhouse In January 1969 as Reception Manager for the Change Is club. The Mayfair Ballroom opened by the Mecca organization on 12th September 1961 and continued to be a major venue in the city for 38 years. Ho Hum happy days and strange memories. me and me mates were rockers, wed move down to the rockliffe arms and the station hotel then the club a go go. Whow I thought I was the bees knees. It was quite difficult to get a membership in the early days. Alfie. Ive lost touch with my dad who was the bouncer with Tommy at the go go club. Is Jim wright still alive? Might be worth trawling facebook or look for Brenda Marsh who was close. Jeffrey was CONTENT!!! I met John there in March of 1974 and we were there several times a week. Cheers. 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 If I had three wishes . The club was opened on 6th February 1963 by the Levey brothers from Wallsend. AGE OF AQUARIUS future existence. 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! John Colin Woodland, greetings. Pete Coulson here ,was lead singer with the Pilgrims & later Bassist with the Hillcresters e mail is geordie38@wildblue.net would like to correspond & anyone else who remembers me from those good times,now living nr.Boston USA, cheers, Hi Holly here lead singer with Toby Twirl. Her stage name was Julie Johnson. He was a great man. I left England in 1966 to emigrate to Canada but still look fondly back to my younger days and great music in Newcastle. I was only 18/19 years old and really loved the beat, the melody the arrangement and have been hooked all my life. I think he still lives in the North East and owned the Springs fitness centres. From then on it changed from a dance hall to a night club and over the years had various names Tiffanys, the Ritzy, Ikon, The Studio, Central Park, Diva, Liquid Envy the latest being Club LQ. Sandra ditched me after a couple of years and went to London and then Italy where she sadly died aged about 21. you? The Crays quickly found the law too darned hot up here and returned south after a short and unproductive trip. Really interesting reading. We have a photo of the inside of Change Is with girls ( no men in sight!) Apparently thats where John first spotted me when I was dancing and that was all I was interested in at the time! ___________________________________________________________________________. 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. Thats apparently where John first saw me but at that time 1972/3 I was much too interested in dancing. If anyone reading this knew my mother or any other members of the Jimmy Bence Orchestra, please leave a comment on this site. Loved the stories behind the venues and the old photos. He is 93 living in South Africa. 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.. Great site.Keep it up, Paul x. I also went to the Majestic when I was about 14. Would appreciate any current information regarding Margaret. You mentioned Bill Colwill there was a Bill C. who used to be always at the Mayfair maybe to do with the music and he was in my shop every lunch time with a Colin Topping and a guy called Brian. I went to a place in 1972 which I knew only as the dive bar and could never understand why. We went and sure enough it was them minus the Leopard skin leotard tho. Under new management I. 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. 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. On the left, the dark haired lady is Barbara Young, and on the right is her sister Joan Young. There is a good article by The Evening Chronicle when the last record went on sale in auction. Marcus now lives in Leeds and is a professional artist. went to most of the other clubs mentioned, brilliant times ? power bi relative date filter include current month; old nightclubs in south shields. 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. Happy days, Dawn the Nelson Street Jazz Club is mentioned on the page about the Marimba Coffee House. So the Kon-Tors had to play a second set at Wetheralls in Sunderland as part of the fee. 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.
Just spent a couple of hours wallowing in nostalgia. ha ha ha.
If you're from South Tyneside, these 21 photos might - ChronicleLive Brilliant site! Ifeel so incredibly nostalgic about those very important days, which went over much too quickly. I too loved that era seemed to be so much fun and simpler! I am researching his club appearances in the UK any help would be ace. 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. Photo: Shields Gazette Photo Sales 2.
Dusk nightclub to return to South Shields for one night only, as I read all the stuff about The Maj and Rue And the Rockets, does anyone remember the resident DJ, a young girl (said to be the youngest professional DJ around.
old nightclubs in south shields - consultoresayc.co Good bands played there. Lol. I was around a bit earlier-my brother Tony Gillman (friend of Kieth Crombie)was heavily involved in music scene through New Orleans Jazz Club and used to organize Beach /Forest Barbecues(sometimes unauthorized by council I believe)we seemed to `move away from scene quite quickly-Jazz Bands and all.Great fun and wonderful memories of Melbourne street which ultimately inspired my visit to New Orleans and Nashville-music cities USA-great times. 54-56 Ocean Road, South shields, NE33 2JD 0191 4967500. My dad owned Greys Club making it the club to be seen at! The building that held the club has long since been demolished. But who were the men and woman who owned and ran the north easts iconic clubs and kept us entertained throughout the sixties? He said, Dance with me and started doing what he called The Pickett. there was a keyboard player and a drummer called Allan, who drove around Newcastle in a big left hand drive American car. The only place in South Shields at the time that charged an entry fee. Check out our Memory Lane local history website. blog 28 mentions thelate Mike Carr.. been on wikepedia and seems he still walks among us.. thankfully. Sounds as if those were the days alright! He had a son with cerebal palsy who needed to attend Prudhoe hospital on a regular basis and he felt he needed some sort of base in the north east. 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. Oh Mike Jeffrey. The Crays were huge guys ,looked the part and were decked out in very flash but obviously very expensive suits .
Top 10 Nightlife in South Shields, England - Things To Do It features nightclubs in South Shields who offer clubbing, live bands and nightlife. I was a DJ at sloopys,(along with Dave), Bloomers, The Oxford plus many more including a club in Whitley Bay on the Esplanade. In particular a band member called Bill Mills. He was with his daughter who is also a sInger. Pretty Thing at the Scene Club Middlesbrough, that was a night to remember. I was really 56 but had big hair and platforms. I was a teenager in the 60s and along with my friends we went to a lot of the clubs mentioned, especially the GoGo, Downbeat Club, the Pickwick in Whitley Bay, and sometimes the La Dolce Vita. 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. It was so dark and there were couples kissing in corners and dancing where they stood. l have always lived in the North east area and found loads of old haunts from the 50s on here.
Best Clubs in South Shields | South Shields Nightlife | Skiddle June I knew John Harker ( he was a freind of my brother Gordon) and I do know Ray Huntley I will have to pass on your compliments. Ahhh the memories of such magical days At the opening night the DJs were myself and Simon Dee. dancing from 1969. A former nurse said she feels "lucky to . please call me, if you dont want to speak here i TOTALLY understand, Worked greys club 1974 worked night club then casino had great memories also worked moulin rouge dean street for Teddy berg when they took over the bottos etc. 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. As I am on a roll heres another one, local group from the Felling, started off as a skiffle group and went on the play many venues Ritson Hunters Silver Six, they had a female vocalist Ann Castlehow I think she was called which was unusual at the time, think they played the Oxford a few times, not sure of that tho, they eventually spawned the Decca Rhythm Group with Jimmy Laine. I have a photo from The Viewer (the forefunner of the TV Times) showing a line-up of pianists and singers, Dad is on there but the only other pianist I recognise is (the much-admired, not least by my Dad) Billy Hutchinson. No ones mentioned Nelson Street jazz club. They made an acetate demo at Morton Sound in Carliol Sq. I also went to the Playground on Westgate Road until about 1976. 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. Without the contribution of these two men the club and music scene of the north east would have been considerably different. 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. 30 left on 9 February 2013. 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. 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. Men Me and my brother had some great nights in La Strada. My friend joy married Tommy. Happy days indeed!!! Its no wonder that London gangsters such as the Kray twins were keen to get in on the action. The late Mike Carr appeared there as well as his brother Mike(vibes). I DONT KNOW WHERE THE BALANCE OF THE GAMBLERS ARE, BUT GREAT TIMES. My dad nicknamed one of youre daughters shoulders I think her name was Siobhan or Dionne or something? Then when I went to work at the Ministry in Longbenton the next day people were coming up to me saying they saw me onstage with Wilson Pickett. My favourite place ever was Scamps. old nightclubs in south shields. We step back for just a while to the South Shields, Jarrow, Hebburn and Boldon of four decades ago. Facebook Instagram Email. My best friend married one of his friends (later divorced). even had chairs in the corridor of the hotel they stayed at. Anyone coming to the club during that period would have had to have been let in by me. 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. The club was situated on the ground floor and in the basement of an old building on the Side, almost opposite the Crown Posada public house. There is a good photo of the group playing in Wetheralls. Photo: sg Photo Sales 2.. I remember Chic, he did incredible things with the sound and lights.
old nightclubs in south shields JT, #74. Bernie was the organist and his brother another name that eludes me were both from Sunderland. 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. 9. Cheers Terry, Message for Nora Billy Bottos. Sloopys Disco was opened upstairs at the Dolcey. We worked with the likes of the Shadows, Seekers, Joe Brown, Lonnie Donegan, Roy Castle, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, the Barron Knights, Freddie Starr(oh dear), Jimmy Tarbuck, Dave Allan, Engelbert Humperdinck, Val Doonjcan to name but a few. In North Shields, for quite a long time in the 60's, the basement of "The Jungle" was a night club. One night there was a huge fight which involved about 30 people and resulted in the wall between the casino and the disco being knocked down. 1 of 10 The Neptune Inn, South Shields Pubs, by Eileen Burnett, published by Amberley 2 of 10 The Tyne Dock Hotel, South Shields, 1938. How embarrassing. Whatever happened to them ? Thanks During the mid/late 1960s I was half of the singing duo, Shirley and Johnny. Real name Northumberland Arms. 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. Does anyone remember Joe and Pat McBeth,fab dancers, Does anyone know of any Italian restaurant where someone called Frank Calzini or Franco Calzini worked in 1967 it was in Pink Lane. A long shot here but wondering if you ever heard of a band called the Lyle Brown showband or similarplayed in whitley bay in the mid 60s. Another of those in attendance was Marcus Levey, who with his twobrothers ran La Dolce Vita before selling the club to the Bailey Organisation in 1965. :)A perfect gentleman. Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. 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 later joined the Gamblers backing Billy Fury. ideal for struggling musicians. He was from Sunderland and used to come and meet me after school when I was in my school uniform. My dad played with him in a band before the war as a lad in Newcastle. i was the original singer with the Gamblers when we split they joined Billy Fury, who also stole my girlfriend ! Would love to get hold of Jane Maddison, Kens daughter.
The Best Nightlife in South Shields - Tripadvisor I live in France now,so dont get many chances to visit the old stomping grounds. In 1967 I spent a short time singing with the Don Smith orchestra of the Oxford Galleries after we finished we always used the Cavendish club or Billy Bottos in Byker. Chas Chandler went on to become an impresario on the north east scene and was heavily involved with the Animals. If anyone knows how to get info on the bands that played there I would be most grateful. I remember you Chic Reid if you see this please get in touch. Sadly he passed away at a comparatively young age. Can anyone remember my dad, who was the manager of Change is nightclub in late 60s early 70s James/Jimmy Cowie a Scottish chappie from Aberdeen. What a great little site! 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. It was a no-brainer that these lads were something very special. Great site. We used to wet the backs of our hands and press them onto someone elses hand trying to transfer the fluorescent stamp that was needed to get into JAZZ LOUNGE. 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. Basically we went to anywhere where Eric Burdon was! I was only 5 or 6 but my uncle Michael who owned the places used to give me Coca Cola he seemed like a god to me then! How time flies. We had a drink with him at the hotel and what a lovely man he is. 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 . Has anyone out there got an actually photo of Bloomers with its name on the building been looking for years .thank you. Dawn Ralston (nee. Happy days!