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OMpicker	Don Hurley, Esq. - What was it about '65 over there?	Lead	[-]
(06/12/09 9:42 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Dennis My Martins Now and Once – Wish I Had ‘Em All Again
OMpicker	Of course if it weren't for Yuku, it would have included this too	#1	[-]
(06/12/09 9:44 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Dennis My Martins Now and Once – Wish I Had ‘Em All Again
Don Hurley		#2	[-]
(06/13/09 3:51 AM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Right on target yet again, Dennis. Three years previously (`62), The Kinks formed as `The Ray Davis Quartet' and one of the lead singers auditioned was Rod Stewart. He sang with the quartet a couple of times but didn't get the gig! The Kinks mid-`60s onstage antics got them a four year ban from appearing in the US. My take is that they would have been enormous had it not been for that ban. Eric Burden was a great character but mostly drunk and/or stoned and usually, on return from various US appearances, raved about his `new drinking mate', a guy named Jim Morrison! Alan price could be a little difficult to get along with. Bassist, Chas Chandler, was physically huge and mostly taciturn but, by far, the most astute. One time he offered his bass guitar and amp to our crowd because he needed the money to buy an air ticket to bring his new find over from the US. He sold the guitar and, a few weeks later, introduced the guy in question to the London crowd. It was Jimmy Hendrix! Like the song says, `Thanks For The Memories', Dennis.
Guitone		#3	[-]
(06/21/09 8:49 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Dennis, yes, thanks, great picks. We were lucky to grow up in those times, even if we are a bit long in the tooth right now All things retro, Martin guitars, Rivendell bicycles, Converse Chuck Taylors. Last Edited By: Guitone 06/21/09 8:52 AM. Edited 1 times.
Buck49		#4	[-]
(07/01/09 11:35 AM) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I recall around 75 being at a Kinks concert, before Ray even came out, the band began to play "all day, and all of the night". Wierd, I thought, I would have saved that for the encore. Ray walked out to the mic, took a deep breath, and the band stopped. Ray sang: Dayyyy-o. Day ay ay oh. Daylight come and me wanna go home.... He actually sang the banana boat song as the opening number at a rock concert! I always liked Ray's sense of humor. Oh, and they did "all day, and all of the night" for their encore! Tom Buck
Dylankai		#5	[-]
(07/01/09 12:41 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Great stories... Allan OM-28 MM Amberburst John Arnold Custom 1954 D-28 conversion
Rod Neep		#6	[-]
(07/02/09 5:47 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Ah ! My period.... Britain had some great groups around in the early 60s.... I am sure that these will evoke some interesting memories for Don... During 1963-1966 I was at College in Cheltenham, and every Saturday we had a College Hop with some of these great names appearing. I played in the resident R&B group called "The Educators" (It was a teacher training college, get it?) Our group would start the evening, then the main group, the break, then us again and then the main group to finish up. But at the very end of the eveing we all got up on stage together for the final numbers. So I had the pleasure of playing on stage with some of the top groups of the period. I am sure that Don will have access to some of the old issues of New Musical Express for the period, many of which have reports of these gigs. Last Edited By: Rod Neep 07/03/09 4:41 AM. Edited 3 times.
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Rod Neep		#11	[-]
(07/02/09 6:45 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	There's a neat story to go with the Cream Visit to Cheltenham.... our college hops were at Shaftesbury Hall in Cheltenham, then part of the college. We had just had a brand new set of boards fitted to the stage.... it was a theatrical stage really, and everyone was really proud of it. The caretaker acted as if he was solely responsible for the well being of the new boards. He even inspected our shoes before we went on stage in case there was mud or grit in the soles. Anyway.... along comes Cream, and in particular Ginger Baker, who reached into his bag and pulled out a large claw hammer and some four inch nails, and proceeded to nail his drum set into the stage to ensure that it didn't move. The caretaker went nuts! Ginger Baker has remained my hero to this day. Rod
Rod Neep		#12	[-]
(07/02/09 7:07 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Then there was a group called Bluesology.... with a great 18 year old piano player named Reg Dwight.
Rod Neep		#13	[-]
(07/02/09 7:24 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	And finally.... this guy was just 17 years old when the Spencer Davis Group came to Cheltenham, and Steve Winwood sang this song with us all on stage at the end of the evening.... Probably the best version of Georgia on my Mind that I have ever heard. (This recording was a couple of years later)
Don Hurley		#14	[-]
(07/03/09 12:39 PM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	You certainly found some real Golden Oldies there, Rod. Took me right back to a wonderful time in my life. There was an embarrassment of musical riches on tap at just about every weekend local hop in England in those days. You could see guys who later became legends for a few bob and thought little of it. Must have been great sharing a stage with those `greats'. Seems we've walked many similar musical paths. Never thought I'd see Graham Bond, Bluesology, Georgie and The Blue Fames mentioned on this forum! First saw Georgie Fame when he lead Billy Fury's backing band!!! Stevie Windwood knocked me dead every time I saw him with the SDG. Nice to see (brother) Muff Windwood introducing that clip. Muff went on to become a serious player in the music business when he became Head of A&R at CBS, discovering Knopfler/Dire Straights amongst others Great memories, thanx, Rod
Rockradstone		#15	[-]
(07/03/09 5:43 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Don, that was Spencer Davis himself doing the intro there. Great clips---what an era!!!!
Don Hurley		#16	[-]
(07/04/09 1:50 AM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Well spotted, Rick. Got my wires crossed after watching another SDG clip (inspired by this thread) in which Muff makes the intro. When you get to this age.............. Muff and Stevie left the group in `67. Stevie to form Traffic and Muff to Island records A&R Department before going on to CBS.
Rockradstone		#17	[-]
(07/04/09 3:49 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	It was just a week ago that I picked up a CD copy of SDG's Gimme Some Lovin'. (Extra tracks added.) Talk about music that holds up---SHEESH, it's killer stuff! Most of it anyway. Steve Winwood is a National Treasure---make that 'worldwide'. What talent! What a career! -Rick
Rod Neep		#18	[-]
(07/04/09 6:39 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Don Hurley wrote: You certainly found some real Golden Oldies there, Rod. Took me right back to a wonderful time in my life. There was an embarrassment of musical riches on tap at just about every weekend local hop in England in those days. You could see guys who later became legends for a few bob and thought little of it. Must have been great sharing a stage with those `greats'. 1963-66 was one of the great periods of British music, and I was fortunate to have been right in the middle of the R&B scene.... OK, on the sidelines, but included. There was so much going on during that time musically. Friday nights at the college was folk club night. I discovered a large old cellar at Shaftesbury Hall and obtained permission from the college authorities to "convert" it into a folk club. Well, some posters and lots of old wine bottles with candles and wax melted down over the old brickwork to make it look like it had been there for years. On alternative weeks we had a "singers night", and other times I booked some of the "big" names in folk music. We had upwards of 250 students crammed into that cellar every week. Saturday night was the college hop, where we booked mainly R&B bands, and I swapped my acoustic guitar for a Stratocaster for the night. Sunday night was the local folk club in Cheltenham which was mainly unaccompanied traditional English folk music. Talk about a wide variation of music on three consecutive nights! A friend and I often travelled down to London (100 miles) during the week to go to the plethora of great folk clubs and see the great names in folk music. Doing that in January was not fun, but we still did it. My friend Giff had a Lambretta scooter. Him up front, and me on the back with a Harmony Sovereign in a soft case trapped between us, with ice forming on each end of the overhanging case on the long journey home. I know, we agonise about our guitars these days, but it never seemed to suffer any harm, and I saw that guitar just a couple of years ago, still going strong. Seems we've walked many similar musical paths. And probably almost brushed shoulders a few times too. I was present at both of the Dylan concerts. First at the Birmingham Town Hall, and second at the infamous "Judas" concert in Manchester. I wasn't privvy to the backstage gatherings at those though, as you were. But I am sure that we will haved shared many musical acquaintances at that time. Stevie Windwood knocked me dead every time I saw him with the SDG. Me too! He had a sound jazz musical background from his father, and was a great singer, keyboard player, and played a mean lead guitar that rivalled Clapton. I recall Eric Clapton once saying to me that he considered Steve Winwood to be the greatest white blues singer in the world. That was in 1965. I reckon that all of those things still apply to Steve, even today. Ah! memories! We must find time to sit down and go through these together, Don. Rod
Don Hurley		#19	[-]
(07/04/09 11:54 AM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	`me on the back with a Harmony Sovereign in a soft case' I also had a Harmony Sovereign at that time. Bought it because I thought it looked a bit like a Martin D-28 - my dream guitar - which was way put of my financial league in those days. `We must find time to sit down and go through these together' - would absolutely love to do that, Rod. We 'll fix something up when we meet. Best/Don
Daniel Dorogusker	dac	#20	[-]
(07/06/09 9:42 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Last Edited By: Daniel Dorogusker 07/06/09 9:45 PM. Edited 1 times.

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