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Myself and Ken Cooper were friends from Broadwood Junior school and we started going into town aged 14, as rockers with Brylcream quiffs, Jackson the Tailor drapes, drainpipes and beetle crushers and walking around in circles at the Maj Westgate road. I also worked through Ivan Burchall, as well as for myself. Loved the stories behind the venues and the old photos. 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! The Marimba was open for just over a year before being gutted by fire. Anyone still keep in touch with the Findlay brothers? HAPPY DAYS>, Anyone still keep in contact with David or Tommy Findlay? I went to a few with Billys Mills bonzo.. remember Trevor Chance practising above a pub in Clayton Street,.. My dad used to service the fruit machines in lots of these clubs for my uncle in the 60s. 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. 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! Change Is opened with a flourish on 9th February 1969 with a promise of first class entertainment from the best acts around. John Colin Woodland, greetings. Julie Macsorley had been cooking a chicken at her home near South Shields when her carbon monoxide (CO) alarm alerted her to the danger. Wish I had been a fly on the wall.. ______________________________________________. Lead singer John Little or possibly used the name Osbourne or Osmond. JT, Hi Micky Dunn/ John Taberham, Life goes on. 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. He was always a dapper dresser!! Our nightclub, Industry, will be launching at the end of March, we are next door to Arbeia Bar South Shields. It was a great place to go to if you liked dancing which I did. My number is 0191 4922316 Suzanne x, Hi Suzanne, great to have someone else writing about Change Is. Remember them all.. I was a DJ at The Cellar club, The Tavern, Change Is, Sloopys, The Dolce Vita, The New Caverndish and a few more. The only place in South Shields at the time that charged an entry fee. Also played drums on I Keep Singing that same old song, Heavy Jelly (Skip Bifferty). 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. 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. I talked to Ken Brady today and he remembers Pete with affection. Near the North/South Shields ferry landing. Used to visit all the above clubs including the strange Muscle Inn..the Downbeat was something else.I cant even remember a Gents toilet being there.but there was a backyard that we used! 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. Roger, thanks for a great website, it continues to bring back memories some good, some bad and some unprintable. The top map is an old street plan of the city with the various venues marked with coloured dots. 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. Chunky on drums used to work at Cut-Outs at the top of Byker Road before they were taken over by Field Cartons and moved to Killingworth. 9. 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. Two Scotsmen together in a nightclub, what could possibly go wrong! Saw some great people there including Joe Harriott and Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand). they were with some very large chaps and i believe an escort of C.I.D. FABULOUS SITE MY HUSBAND DENNIS BRAZIL REMEMBERS THESE CLUBS WHEN WORKING IN NEWCASTLE YEARS LATER BEFORE WE WERE MARRIED I REMEMBER FROM WORKING IN NEWCASTLE WITH A FRIEND LOVED NEWCASTLE AND THE CLUBS ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE WE ARE IN LEEDS. Lorraine, its lovely to hear how much you enjoyed going to Bloomers and glad the memories made you smile! Great time being a teenager in the 60s in Newcastle. The photo is of her from when she used to sing at Mayfair and when she appeared on American Bandstand. I loved the clubs The downbeat where the animals used to play, great memories to treasure. Great bunch of guys. Then late 1962 we changed to mods and started going to the Go-Go, and also the West End boys club. I played drums with The Elcort, New Religion and The Gasboard in 60,s. It closed in 2015. 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. We made many friends and had a wonderful time with so many happy memories. Do you know where any of the surviving ex members are now? you? I noted last year when we posted vintage photos of clubs and music venues, that the 1970s and 1980s were great times in New Jersey for those who had a penchant for live music. Regards George, Re Photographs and Tom Oxley. 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. TO MIKE GRAHAM, hey !! We went to Newcastle in 1967 to see them play Southampton. I was really 56 but had big hair and platforms. The summer of 1967 I emigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada. David and Tommy Finlay did work the door at the Crescendo Club in Whitley Bay. I would just like to know anything about the soulless pos. 30 left on 9 February 2013. Spent my late teens / early twenties in Newcastle 66 77 Worked in theatre but then at Change Is from 69 onwards till it turned into Bloomers, but have fond memories of all the venues listed here as well as Change Is. Happy days, Dawn the Nelson Street Jazz Club is mentioned on the page about the Marimba Coffee House. The builders had only erected the wall a few days earlier HAPPY DAYS !!! I have fond if hazy memories of that weekend! so it was really interesting to read the posts from Dave Pinder, Shani Lawn and Jo Slater, who also have connections to that time. I gave my mate his and told him see that guy look at the back of his jacket just as he turned round and it was `Chris Farlow. so thank you for that! I can still remember the feeling of excitement as you stepped down each dark stair til you opened the door and the whole place came alive, with music, gorgeous people and the amazing music which never sounded the same anywhere else and still doesnt! I went to Change Is probably from 1969 until Scamps opened at the end of 1973. 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.. Then he worked for Baileys moving between the likes of La Dolce Vita, Wetherals, the Latino. Trevor Chance. Im the daughter of Ken Maddison who had a resident trio in various local clubs in the 60s the Pickwick in Whitley Bay, La Strada in South Shields, and the Baileys clubs in Newcastle, I remember him being at La Dolce Vita, and (I think) the Latino.Sadly hes not around any more to ask, but I remember as a child hearing some of the names you mention here. 190 Dave, Hi, used to follow the Sect, go to various clubs and halls around Newcastle.Also the Elcorts, then the New Religion, and New Elcorts, I believe. It features nightclubs in South Shields who offer clubbing, live bands and nightlife. Gordon Clegg worked for the Post Office and passed away last year. thank you. Oh Mike Jeffrey. 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. My old mans band (Alan NIcholson snr). Good job with the website. Does anyone remember seeing Dick Haymes at either La Dolce Vita or Greys & The Cavendish in the 1960s? Hi, I was in the Ken Maddison band for a number of years but when he died then Margaret I lost touch with her. 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. He was a great man. Happy Times. loved those ..times i/ve never lost my love of Jazz, and am still singing those beautifull songs in and around the Northeast. During the seventies it was run by David Macbeth, a popular northeast singer in the late fifties and early sixties. The Club AGogo was situated on Percy Street, Newcastle on the top floor of a building which was also above the famous Handyside Arcade (or Arcadia as it was sometimes called). Does anyone remember my dad Mike Mccormick who worked for teddy berg at greys, Having read through these posts I dont think anyone has mentioned the fantastic group called the Gas Board they played at the Quay Club also the Majestic, Theres a bit about the Gas Board on this page, Liz: http://readysteadygone.co.uk/bryan-ferry/. I met my husband at Nelson Street jazz club. I attended this event At the jazz cafe with my parents Barbara and Teddy Berg. Great article. Also played at Muscle In as I was friendly with the owner Walter McCrae. he was garbage and so were we! If anyone has any good images or information, please post on here or contact me personally. Really interesting reading. We actually had our engagement party (Nov 1974 I think) upstairs in Bloomers or Change Is not sure when name changed. The Quay Club, which opened in 1965, was a popular venue in the sixties. I briefly played guitar with the George Ricco Band, rotating between Wetherals, La Dolce Vita and the Cavendish, 1965/66, Hello .would anyone have any information on Ken White..he was in a double act..Collins and Wright I believemy Dad was Ken and My Godfather was Lenny. 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. The club was managed by Ken Brady who used to be in the resident band at the Majestic in Newcastle. 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. The building that held the club has long since been demolished. any stories to share or anyone who knows my granddad or great uncles feel free to share! Cant anyone remember a local band used to play in the dolce la vita called the bits and pieces? Just been reading a comment from Pete Wallis from May 2015. _____________________________________________________________________, Great memories of the 60s, I met my wife in the club agogo in 1966 and we are stll together, when I remember some of the groups , and artists that I saw live in the clubs back then its just amazing , great days ,Im on face book if anyone remembers me . Enter Your Postcode Submit. 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. 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. 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. The club was opened on 6th February 1963 by the Levey brothers from Wallsend. In the event they failed to show up, probably much to the relief of the host Keith Crombie. Sharing the ladies toilets with the staff from the bus company in the same building. He later managed Hendrix and Slade. Used to go to the GoGo Young Set,we were only 14/15 , sit and watch the older ones dance then go home and practice, following week we were there on the dance floor, giving it large.. Our selection of photographs recall an era of social club beauty contests, colliery wagons,. What a star she could have been. 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. We were more 18 year olds from Sunderland who found our way to the Club A Gogo hoping to meet someone to give us a lift home! Jean (still dancing) x. 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. My Grandad, Billy Findlay was Davey and Tommys uncle, they used to both work and own some clubs in Newcastle, they also ran the downbeat (all of this is what my granddad tells me) there does seem to be some confusion with people saying they were related etc the second name is FINDLAY not finlay haha! It was an eye opener for a very young me and I loved it. I had my engagement party (yes I met John there) upstairs in Change Is in October 1974 and not a single photo was taken..such a shame! He was with his daughter who is also a sInger. X. The Majestic Ballroom is probably most famous for hosting the Beatles very first appearance in the city on 28th January 1963. Loved them! What a night!!!!!!! I have very blonde hair so Don Smith the band leader insisted on calling me Mike White. I played most north east theatres and eventually retired (I think) in 2016. 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. It sadly closed around 2016 and briefly turned into German bar, Das Wunderbar before closing completely. 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. Lol. A personal perspective by Roger Smith. Ray Grehan, who owned various night clubs including the Blue Note in Sunderland and the Crescendo Club at Whitley Bay, passed away about eight years ago. JT, #74. He gave me my proverbial 5 minutes of fame. The Majestic closed as a music venue in 1967 and became the Gala Bingo Hall. Great bloke and wonderful muso. Bob Redhead. i was the original singer with the Gamblers when we split they joined Billy Fury, who also stole my girlfriend ! We split at 21, she had a daughter I remember, and I heard she died at 34/35 a great shock to me at the time, we were the same age and both Pisces. Things started to go wrong the following year when Bob Monkhouse found out that Ronnie Markham (who later rebranded himself as the hypnotist Romark) had been helping himself to the club takings and cooking the books. Whatever happened to them ? which was poor quality, scratches etc. 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. I am researching his club appearances in the UK any help would be ace. I then returned to a normal life !!!! The Del 5s drummer was Quentin (think thats how you spell it) Bernie Watsons brother cant think of the other sax player though. La Dolce Vita was situated on Low Friar Street not far from the Mayfair Ballroom. Used to tell my mam I was going to the one at Whitley Bay as I wasnt allowed to go to the Newcastle one. Wow, thank you SO much to Rob Quinn for your lovely comments about working with my Dad,Ken Maddison. `you may already have it? Anyone coming to the club during that period would have had to have been let in by me. Any information you have would be great. 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) The Cavendish Club at the bottom of Grey Street opened as a nightclub in the early sixties and became part of the Bailey Group. Geoff Wonfor became famous as a music video producer. By Sam Johnson 24th Nov 2021, 4:55am - 2 min read. It was only a step-up (not a high stage) He looked down at me, held out his hand, and said, Cmon little lady. 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. We regularly played the Seaburn Hall on Cats Nite Out which was on a Wednesday. I wanted to tell him but I chickened. Let me know and Ill ask Roger if he could help us exchange email addresses! Remember Mike Jeffrey trying to get Legalite roulette system into me CIU clubs. But you'll always have your memories. 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. Hi I know Tommy and Davey findlay, Jesmond. South Shields is a coastal town in the North East of England at the mouth of the River Tyne, about 3.7 miles (6.0 km) downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne. theses lists and memories are priceless but who can remember the truly horrible bands? I remember the 60 they where wonderfull years. Does anyone remember Big Phil who was a brilliant DJ and worked in both clubs mentioned? Pete Wallis. 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 . Many thanks for the site. 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. Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. 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 Went to the Dolce for years and my mate at the time was DJ at Sloopys. Rob . Your email address will not be published. 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. Told him Id seen Tubby Hayes and John Dankworth/Clea Laine at Club 11. The line up was Ken Brady, Jimmy Crawford, Alan Blacks, Barry Preston, Spud Tate ( sadly passed away ). Just discovered this site. I was there in the 60s with Joe Brown & The Bruvvers. The Kon-Tors didnt play original music but were a great cover band. In relation to the Hendrix gig my dads uncle was the manager at the Haymarket Hotel and he reckons the band had a pint in the back room ,presumably before they went on or between sets, Great to see Germain up there looking as animated as ever ..pity there is not a music track download of everyone in action! oops sorry just found them under media -great stuff thanks. 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. La Dolce Vita supporting P J Proby. I was hired by Ron Markem and Bob Monkhouse In January 1969 as Reception Manager for the Change Is club. re comment by margaret duz comment no. Had some good nights at the Majestic. I also wore a lot of mascara and false eye lashes which sometimes pealed off! And Shani, you mentioned your Dad playing piano at La Strada, which my Dad did too wow, amazing. He now lives in High Heaton I believe. Dave Coates. 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. Can you remember a guy called Louie who also worked at Change is? 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. 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. Ill never forget it. Cube in the spotlight A scene from. 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. The North East in the 60s as a wonderful time for musicians and performers and I am so pleased to have been there. :)Alas, me and my friends said theyd never be famous with a name like that!!!!! Buy tickets from a trusted primary outlet. It was situated on the forth and fifth floor of a building at 1 Pink Lane, opposite Bowers restaurant. In North Shields, for quite a long time in the 60s, the basement of The Jungle was a night club. 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. Jean McGowan x, re: comment 94 George Sinclair I worked at the Crescendo Club in Whitley Bay in 1968-9 and Ray Grehan owned it then . Now a block of flats. To Anna (156) yes I remember The Kontors. Sadly Geordie is now in a care home after having several serious strokes and has no memory. You and I used to share guitar vocals with Ken Maddison in the early 70s at La Strada until I moved to Montego Bay. 15 years of age in 1962. my 1st beer was in the railwaiy, whist livin on hillheads road. Im 75yrs. If anyone knows how to get info on the bands that played there I would be most grateful. Hi Margaret, I was with the MARTELLES, we played at Club Eleven every Thursday, it was a blues night gig, great from the basement blues music. 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. I was a regular there in the 60s maybe 63-64-65ish Re the Dolce Vita. Does anyone have a list of bands appearing at the Ballroom in the University Union in the 1960s, Eclection, Family, Jethro Tull, Graham Bond, Taste, Pink Floyd , Alex Harvey for starters. These included Tommy Hendersons Latin American Group and others such as the Bernie Thorpe Trio and Mike Carrs Emcee Four. The second picture down, which has David Macbeth on, also has two of my aunts who both worked at Go Go. 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 . FANTASTIC SITE. Ill post a comment as soon as I have anything to report. Does anyone remember the Sands Club at Whitley Bay which is where I met my husband, his favourite haunts were the Old Vic Whitley Bay and also the Sovereign pub which was a good starting point for an evening out. 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 spend my time between Corbridge and Florida. Greys club is one of the few Newcastle Clubs that has been running since the sixties. Both my grandmothers once worked in the Tyne Dock Hotel, now Kennedys at Tyne Dock, and I remember passing Slake Terrace on my way to work in Newcastle, with the Grapes Hotel and many other public houses before they were demolished. Required fields are marked *. Oz disco nightclub The date of this photograph remains a mystery but it shows the Oz disco nightclub in Garden Lane.