I went to Change Is regularly from about 1969/70 until Scamps opened at the beginning of 1974 I think? I found a photograph of my great-great-grandmother Mary Jane Fergusons public house, the Station Hotel, in Laygate Lane, South Shields. 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. 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. Apparently thats where John first spotted me when I was dancing and that was all I was interested in at the time! 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 lived in Whitley Bay in the apartment of a house owned by Jimmy Bence. 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. 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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 remember I had a blue suede Levi jacket with leather collar that I bought off Kenny Richardson/Davy Hembro. 69 Club Westgate Street plus MANY social clubs all around the North East. 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. It was only a step-up (not a high stage) He looked down at me, held out his hand, and said, Cmon little lady. Great site.Keep it up, Paul x. The Forever 54 charity night will take place at Arbeia on Saturday, July 2nd. OK strange that, exactly the same names. I briefly played guitar with the George Ricco Band, rotating between Wetherals, La Dolce Vita and the Cavendish, 1965/66, away from him: Jeffrey managed the ANIMALS & JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE like small club bands. Cheers Terry, Message for Nora Where is she now I wonder. Those of us of a certain age will remember clubs like La Dolce Vita, Greys Club, the Cavendish and the Club AGogo. I would like to think so. Garry Steckles, Hi Melina Manning your mum Irene was my first girlfriend, at 16. old nightclubs in south shields. Her stage name was Julie Johnson. 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. Are you David Coates from the Felling and Ken Cooper from Windy Nook ? Any comments welcomedthanks. Im mainly interested in the lead singer of the time called John Little (or possibly also used the name Osbourne). I must have known your Dad as I went there a lot (do you have any photos of your dad from then, Im certain that I will recognise him and then after I met John there in 1974 we shared our club nights between Change Is or was iit Bloomers then and Scamps. Can you believe I used to have to buy a friend a drink just to get her to dance to something I loved probably JamesBrown or Family or something great! Whow I thought I was the bees knees. Theres also a poster from the 60s of The Seaburn Hall when the Crusaders supported the Moody Blues. Thanks for the memories though, and keep up the good work. Hi does anyone know what happened to Tom Oxley the nightclub photographer? We step back for just a while to the South Shields, Jarrow, Hebburn and Boldon of four decades ago. He was a drummer at La Strada, South Shields and Sunderland, in the 60s, my mother Rita Clay was taking the money on the door, I remember going to the kids Christmas parties that Sandford Goudie used to put on for us, he also played at the Pickwick in Whitley Bay, I can remember his band was called The Opus Three, he then went on to form a band called Paulas People who were resident at The Blue Star Club, Newcastle. Ill post a comment as soon as I have anything to report. 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. Gordon Livingstone. The Criterion, on the right, Ocean Road, South Shields, 1970s (Norman Dunn), The Neptune Inn, South Shields Pubs, by Eileen Burnett, published by Amberley, The Tyne Dock Hotel, South Shields, 1938. 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. 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 . 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. Bounce Back 2 the Old Skool . Lol. 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. Enter Your Postcode Submit. So if you two ever want to meet up just let me know, my email is david.coates@autosounds.co.uk. Such a shame it all came to an end way too soon. 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! Brilliant site! I have fond if hazy memories of that weekend! Ian Galbraith was one and I understand he subsequently became the Mayor of Sunderland. I was best friends with Pongo (Keith to me) and for a short while roady for them. Jeffrey was CONTENT!!! 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. Ho Hum happy days and strange memories. I attended this event At the jazz cafe with my parents Barbara and Teddy Berg. 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. The club was managed by Ken Brady who used to be in the resident band at the Majestic in Newcastle. I was there in the 60s with Joe Brown & The Bruvvers. any help would be great as they are my great uncles. which was poor quality, scratches etc. How time flies. Hi I just found a photograph of me with a young mountain lion on my knee. Yes I was a big fan of The Kon-Tors, the forerunners of The Animals. There is a good article by The Evening Chronicle when the last record went on sale in auction. 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. Just discovered this site. I was the only doorman for over one year. The event is free to enter, with collection buckets out for those who wish to donate and will run from an early time of. Shields there was no late licence and it shut around 10-30. & 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. Do you know where any of the surviving ex members are now? The club was opened by the very Famous radio DJ Simon Dee. He had retired to the Seahouses area with his wife. 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. Read more. It was so dark and there were couples kissing in corners and dancing where they stood. I still meet up with Paddy Plunkett, Bob Ackers, Bill Ross, Bryn Pringle, Cass, Bill Ross, Bill Colwill about every month for afternoon coffee. 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. 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. 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. Does anyone remember the Carousel Club in Chester le Street? Im trying to find anyone who may have worked with her. Even better was the fact that he was actually staying at the same place as we were, the Pheasant Run Hotel. 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. 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. 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. We have a photo of the inside of Change Is with girls ( no men in sight!) Mighty Joe Young was the band of our choice.many musicians stood in with them, Nigel Stanger being one of them, Ronny McLean on tromboneEric Burdon often sang or shouted there and Allan Price raised the roof with his piano and electric organ if I remember rightly. How long would it take you to save for the home of your dreams? My wife Joan still meets up with the girls every week, Jen Sherwood, Eleanor Robson, Brenda Grieves, Marlene Charlton, Wendy Wilson, Ros Daly, Jean Orr, Elaine McCleod. Really interesting reading. Hi. 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.
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