The club itself played house music and the occasional cheesy bop. Anyone still keep in touch with the Findlay brothers? Equally we are desperately trying to find an internal shot of Scamps? On a different note, is Keith Crombie the same guy who I bought a truck from when he was a truck salesman at Minories in the sixties. Thats apparently where John first saw me but at that time 1972/3 I was much too interested in dancing. Sloopys Disco was opened upstairs at the Dolcey. i also fondly remember the great Ken Maddison we worked together often. It was said that the floor levels could be permutated fifteen different ways and that the dcor could be changed at will by projecting images onto the curved walls. I think my dad was a drummer for a while with a band called the After Eights. I loved the clubs The downbeat where the animals used to play, great memories to treasure. - Mike Mezz. Some of the guests hadnt seen each other for decades so there was a lot of catching up to do. Driving my dads car along the wet cobbled Melbourne street to visit The New Orleans Jazz club on a winters night in the early 60s to see what I thought of the music / jazz experience set me up for life. Venues were St.Georges Drill Hall by Northumberland Rd. If I had three wishes . Such a shame it all came to an end way too soon. We all gave up the Go-Go after Sloopys opened at about 1967, Then it was Change Is which changed to Bloomers where I met my wife Joan, and by that time everyone had moved on and got married, I got married in 1976 aged 27 and now still Happily married with 3 kids and 3 grandchildren . 9 South Tyneside nightclubs and pubs we loved and lost - Shields Gazette Further to my last comment, some of the regulars I remember from La Dolce Vita were The Barton Brothers (Andy and Phil), Brian Stanners, (Formula One) and Pauline Hall (Fenwicks) Other acts that appeared at the Majestic Ballroom in the sixties include; The Moody Blues, The Kinks, The Spencer Davis Group, The Hollies, Van Morrison and the Small Faces. 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 always a dapper dresser!! i was a regular and married Vicky Hope a gorgeous bunny girl sadly she died 5yrs ago. 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 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. Other venues I remember were the RAFA club and The Bombers in Gateshead. La Strada in South Shields opened around 1962 and ran throughout the 1960s. 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. 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. The late Joes favourite tale which I have heard dozens of times was the night they were working the GoGo and a very young band were guests, in Joes words bloody useless. Does anyone remember her and her then boyfriend Ron Thomas who worked at the A Gogo (later going on to work at the Quay Club) always had an alsation with him and lived in Sandyford. 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. Its said the CID were only two steps behind them where ever they went from the minute they got here. On the left, the dark haired lady is Barbara Young, and on the right is her sister Joan Young. Lived in Heaton as I remember. Vintage photos of clubs and bands in N.J. - nj.com Dave and Tommy Findley worked the door most week-endsI cant remember the name of the resident group but the singer was called Billy , the saxophinist was Peter and the organist was Bernie . I now live in Florida where I teach piano and still do a few gigs. These included Tommy Hendersons Latin American Group and others such as the Bernie Thorpe Trio and Mike Carrs Emcee Four. Some time later I joined the Gamblers. Without the contribution of these two men the club and music scene of the north east would have been considerably different. Closed to become Ocean & Collins and has since rebranded as Bliss and is now Voodoo. Maggy Ross could be Maggy Heskith who died a few years ago. ___________________________________________________________________________. The group met up last October for a reunion in Gosforth. Then went soth and played with Entire Sioux Nation. Youve managed to make a truly great website even better THANK YOU!!! I too loved that era seemed to be so much fun and simpler! Now a block of flats. Dave and his brother Tommy were the doormen the manager was Ken Brady who used to be in the resident group at the Mayfair in Newcastle. I met John there in March of 1974 and we were there several times a week. During the late fifties and early sixties the Maj was a very popular venue for dancing. I frequented most of the clubs at one time or another so it has been brilliant to find this website to bring back the memories. Jean McGowan, Hi Trevor Chance. 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 . 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. Required fields are marked *. It was situated on the forth and fifth floor of a building at 1 Pink Lane, opposite Bowers restaurant. Wow Rue and The Rockets have certainly filled out ! 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. by | Jun 15, 2022 | seguin accident report | is money matters america legit | Jun 15, 2022 | seguin accident report | is money matters america legit Sixties and seventies I had 7 music and record shops around Tyneside so was involved with the discos and nightclubs dance music sounds and strings. i still havent managed to see any pics of inside Bloomers and would be really pleased if you could help, as Im not on Facebook. I have one photograph of me in Sloopys in 1970. 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. Memories just keep flooding back of all those tremendous venues. any help would be great as they are my great uncles. 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. unfortunately I missed the Go Go but spent many happy hours at The Dolce,Sloopys,Cavendish,Bloomers (Change Is) Ruperts,Annabels ,Sands Club,Sombrero,Chelsea Cat,Julies,Burgundy Cobbler,Latino,Fiesta the list goes on and on saw some great live acts over the years. 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. Ill post a comment as soon as I have anything to report. In the event they failed to show up, probably much to the relief of the host Keith Crombie. five sat new vikings (wally mcgill sid cross etc)high five sun(myself alan hull mickey gallagher kenny anderson martin quinn)forgot to mention when a train rumbled over viaduct all the beers fell off! I remember you singing at the Majestic with the Gamblers. They did a lovely beans on toast. 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. We went and sure enough it was them minus the Leopard skin leotard tho. I later joined the Gamblers backing Billy Fury. Thanks Magnum Is now Unit, but was known as one of Southsampton's main gay clubs in its heyday. I talked to Ken Brady today and he remembers Pete with affection. Gigging in the North East 1965-1972. Cheers. I know this is a long shot. re comment by margaret duz comment no. Hi I just found a photograph of me with a young mountain lion on my knee. Ill gladly let you have copies of what I have a photo of Bloomers but boarded up and no sign and an internal shot of girls dancing and dry ice on the dancefloor from late 1960s also a flyer for the opening of Bloomers in July 1973. I still have the Badfinger single I won off the DJ in my treasure box. THE 10 BEST South Shields Bars & Clubs (with Photos) - Tripadvisor anybody remember? Basically we went to anywhere where Eric Burdon was! Dawn Ralston (nee. Used to tell my mam I was going to the one at Whitley Bay as I wasnt allowed to go to the Newcastle one. Would be good to have a reunion.. sorry to hear of joe lisles death the 69 club owner. I only wish more photographs had been taken to record all this! they were with some very large chaps and i believe an escort of C.I.D. We went to Newcastle in 1967 to see them play Southampton. Ian Galbraith was one and I understand he subsequently became the Mayor of Sunderland. 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. 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. 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. Yes the Go-Go times were brill and wish we had photos of everyone we went round with as memories of them times are a bit vague for me but Ill try and write down how those days were. Unofficially, the jazz sessions at the Marimba continued long after midnight. Sharing the ladies toilets with the staff from the bus company in the same building. I was the original keyboard player in the Junco partners when we were resident at the agogo. It was only a step-up (not a high stage) He looked down at me, held out his hand, and said, Cmon little lady. Ken, remembers you as a great singer. Its no wonder that London gangsters such as the Kray twins were keen to get in on the action. I would like to add, we played with Johnny Dankworth at Club Eleven, on the same bill was Danny Williams (Moon River) Great guys and what a night. 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. I remember you, Dave Elliott, Bob Anderson and my other dads mate Alf. :)A perfect gentleman. Unfortunately I am not able to see them as I am not on Facebook. Finally, in relation to the Seaburn Hall in Sunderland we also used to go there does anyone remember Ronnie Stephens and Ray Huntley great dancers. Hi June I do remember the Palleta, it used to be the place to go during the day, they cannot have done much business as we all used to buy one drink and make it last for hours until we got kicked out. The sixties may have belonged to London but in the seventies The NE was the place to be for the clubs! Clubs in South Shields: The biggest guide to club nights, with lineups, venue details and entry times. lol. Any info would be really appreciated. 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. I remember early 70s nightlife which began for me in the Dive Bar underneath the Swallow hotel. 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. 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. I would love to hear from anyone who is related to me. Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. I well remember the Crescendo club belonging to Ray Grehan as I was involved in the alterations carried out there. In North Shields, for quite a long time in the 60's, the basement of "The Jungle" was a night club. Ill get back to you on that. Im trying to find anyone who may have worked with her. Oh I could go on all day. 30 left on 9 February 2013. 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. By this time the Club AGogo on Percy Street was in decline and the opening of Sloopys was probably the final nail in the Club aGogos coffin. How time flies. I would like to think so. X. 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. The top map is an old street plan of the city with the various venues marked with coloured dots. To Anna (156) yes I remember The Kontors. Jane Maddison, How are you? Yours nostalgically I remember the 60 they where wonderfull years. I was really 56 but had big hair and platforms. 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. Great article. What a tremendous website with loads of nostalgic detail of the early music scene in North East. of Newcastle in the 60s. I was only 18/19 years old and really loved the beat, the melody the arrangement and have been hooked all my life. He was a great man. June 14th, 2022 mandarin high school basketball mandarin high school basketball Solicitar ms informacin: 310-2409701 | administracion@consultoresayc.co. What a star she could have been. I was a DJ at sloopys,(along with Dave), Bloomers, The Oxford plus many more including a club in Whitley Bay on the Esplanade. 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. 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. Bernie died a couple of years ago and I hear his collection of guitars were donated to The Sage. All The Clubs from back in the day | Facebook Went to nearly all the clubs mentioned. Can you remember a guy called Louie who also worked at Change is? 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. Former South Shields nurse 'lucky to be alive' after carbon monoxide Billy Bottos. Pete Wallis. Yes I was a big fan of The Kon-Tors, the forerunners of The Animals. He said that he had photos of the Kray twins from the Dolce Vita, as well as the likes of Tom Jones and other stars of the era who performed at the club. John Colin Woodland, greetings. The sound system was said to be second to none. This pub used to have a bad reputation but what a change, visited for Sunday Lunch and enjoyed a lovely meal, a good choice of meals served Carvery style, with the largest choice of vegetables we have ever seen. 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. old nightclubs in south shields. [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. It was quite difficult to get a membership in the early days. The only place in South Shields at the time that charged an entry fee. La Dolce Vita was situated on Low Friar Street not far from the Mayfair Ballroom. The concept was that the club would not be the same from one week to the next. How long would it take you to save for the home of your dreams? Can you remember what the music was that was played at the start of every evening- was it by the BarKays? I was too young to have gone to the legendary Club AGogo as I was still at infant school at Stanley, Co.Durham in the late 60s & 70s, but a good mate of mine John from my village in Burnopfield, was a regular there throughout the Go gos duration & John has told me over the years, all the stories & Im jealous as hell that I never had at least one night at the Club AGogo to enjoy it! Hi David, great to hear from someone who worked in so many places, back in the disco days, doing such an important job by providing the fab music. The band consisted of George Richardson vocal/ piano, Billy Mordue/ drums, John Edwards/ bass, wonderful musicians, great times. Remember some of the places between 1968 to 73 as a 18 plus year old. 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. I just wish I could remember them all. I was a regular there in the 60s maybe 63-64-65ish Some magic names and places. Remember Mike Jeffrey trying to get Legalite roulette system into me CIU clubs. My sister is Anna Louise Findlay. I wonder if anyone would be able to help me to find them or is there a way I can access them without being a member?
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