I was born in a Newcastle club (the Hillfield on Grainger Park Road, which my parents owned) and spent a lot of my late teens at the Pickwick in Whitley Bay (my home town), with frequent trips to Newcastle and the big-city night spots, mainly the Agogo, followed by the Cavendish and the Dolce Vita, or Greys if we were a bit flush. Great article, as with Michael(the previous poster)I have a family connection to these times. He told me he had a photo of Ronnie Kray with a bloke sitting on his knee! Julie Macsorley had been cooking a chicken at her home near South Shields when her carbon monoxide (CO) alarm alerted her to the danger. If you're from South Tyneside, these 21 photos might - ChronicleLive I remember the DJ Dave, I thought he was so hip. I played drums with The Elcort, New Religion and The Gasboard in 60,s. La Strada in South Shields opened around 1962 and ran throughout the 1960s. The Whitley Bay boys club venue was called Zone 22. Pete Wallis ( ex Juncopartners and Gamblers), Re Jean McGowan, there are some photos of the inside of Bloomers nightclub on Facebook site called 70s Newcastle Nightclubs if thats a help still have not found a photo of the outside in its hey day but still looking. any stories to share or anyone who knows my granddad or great uncles feel free to share! Great bunch of guys. Shields there was no late licence and it shut around 10-30. The club was managed by Ken Brady who used to be in the resident band at the Majestic in Newcastle. The group met up last October for a reunion in Gosforth. 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. I beleive he appeared at a number of clubs in Newcastle and the north east. I used to go to the Club A Gogo in 1967/1968 as a 15 year old and saw many great bands; Hendrix, John Mayall, Cream, Family and loads of others. which was poor quality, scratches etc. Jean McGowan, Hi Trevor Chance. i was a regular and married Vicky Hope a gorgeous bunny girl sadly she died 5yrs ago. Thanks for the memories though, and keep up the good work. He was a great man. 10 South Shields pubs, past and present - from the Criterion to the Anyone still keep in touch with the Findlay brothers? Great band, very professional. 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. 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. lol. The band names mentioned on this site Junco Partners Alan Hull (bless im) and The Sect. Men Before then, they always return false. norwood surgery opening times; catholic bible approved by the vatican. Was told to read your comments from one of the girls, Jen Sherwood, and it was nice to see that you are both still with us. Man that was a great band. He was playing at the Arcadia Theatre. 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. In this day and age, we could never have what we had back then. Best wishes, Trevor. How embarrassing. Tommy Oxley can be seen in the film Get Carter. Jean (still dancing) x. Near the North/South Shields ferry landing. Ironically my son is now engaged to Billy Furys great niece! Saw a lot of these bands at the Rex Hotel in Whitley Bay.It was mobbed when Love Affair on.!!! Wow, thank you SO much to Rob Quinn for your lovely comments about working with my Dad,Ken Maddison. Anyway, I hope your life is going well Trevor. Jeffrey was CONTENT!!! Detroit sounds the hinge the outfit perfumed garden well me for one as I was in ALL of them our biggest claim to fame was backing the opportunity knocks star the muscle man at the middle club, byker. Hi Wright). What a tremendous website with loads of nostalgic detail of the early music scene in North East. Sloopys Disco was opened upstairs at the Dolcey. I cant believe that we dont have a single photos of inside the club? We were also friends with music journalist Phil Penfold. Hi I know Tommy and Davey findlay, Jesmond. Sad to hear about Dave passing. The Crusaders played La Stradas as resident band three times a week for over six years, but also played the big hotels, the Locarno in Sunderland, the Mayfair in Newcastle. Re the Dolce Vita. Yours nostalgically 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. 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. 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. I recognize some of the names of people who have contributed here with their memories and of course I knew many of the people who were around during that great period during the 60s. 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. Thats apparently where John first saw me but at that time 1972/3 I was much too interested in dancing. Covid-19 permitting, most of us hope to enjoy the hospitality of pubs in South Shields, and elsewhere, once again in the not-too-distant future. I remember Chic standing there looking agahst, anyway that was just the way it was sometimes. Rob . 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. Theres also a poster from the 60s of The Seaburn Hall when the Crusaders supported the Moody Blues. The club itself played house music and the occasional cheesy bop. Im very interested in your post regarding a photographer who may taken photos of the nightclubs many of us attended. The Mayfair finally closed its doors in August 1999 and was later demolished to make way for the Gate Leisure Centre. Ziggy's 19 Bars & Clubs By C9460ITmarkg Owner, Sandford Goudie, opened a second La Strada in Sunderland in 1967. Happy Days. Was the crescendo manager Ken Brady from the Gamblers? 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. I remember I had a blue suede Levi jacket with leather collar that I bought off Kenny Richardson/Davy Hembro. 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. Our selection of photographs from the ChronicleLive archive recalls 10 South Shields pubs, past and present. View listing packages . Ahhh the memories of such magical days 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. Had some great evenings there in the late 1950s as well as any evenings at the Oxford Gallerys and the Majestic. 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. I had a great time.Lots of memories. Uncle Bob n Uncle Alf. 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. The Guys & Dolls club is less well known than some of the other Newcastle clubs of the early to mid sixties. truffle pasta sauce recipe; when is disney channel's zombies 3 coming out; bitcoin monthly returns The person I refer to is David Finlay(spelt right) he is my farther and he was married to my mother Jackie for 3 years he had me and my sister with my mother, they split up not long after I was born and never really had any contact with us, you are confusing the name with the other Davey Finley of the same era but funny enough I also have an uncle Tommy who is my fathers brother but they are not the ones u think!! I was really 56 but had big hair and platforms. Comment by Michael finlay December 12, 2011], How can u be his son micheal -when u cant even spell his name rite -and he hasnt got a clue who jackie is, Anyone remember Purple Haze, a school band from Redwell School in 1968 Johnathan,Richard,Frank and Michael, Hello everyone I dont supose for one minute that anyone remembers me, I was lead singer for The Strangers and The Strollers,what Im really trying to find out kylastron Mac is buried so I can go and pay my respects to an old and dear friend who I lost touch with a long time ago thanks, Hi 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. Photo: Shields Gazette Photo Sales 2. He can remember going over and taking shots of the area when he heard it was going to be pulled down. She was called Maggie Ross, quite a dancer as I recall. 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. As well as the Crescendo he ran the Club Tempo in London and the Pentland Club in Edinburgh. As a PS Leam Lane WMC still have a thriving group night on Fridays, they also have a first class resident duo in Dougie and Carl, not many if any clubs still have live backing for the turns. My sister was the girlfriend of Gordon Cleghorn. Oh Mike Jeffrey. On the left, the dark haired lady is Barbara Young, and on the right is her sister Joan Young. ___________________________________________________________________________. Happy times, gone forever, but never forgotten. 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 heard later from her father, that she married a fellow called Bill. Hi Does anybody remember the Dolce Vita house band, a guy named Robbie was the bass player and I cannot remember the names of the drummer, organist and lead Guitarist. So the Kon-Tors had to play a second set at Wetheralls in Sunderland as part of the fee. I think he still lives in the North East and owned the Springs fitness centres. Any information you have would be great. My Dad also played on on the early ITV programme One oclock Show, does that ring any bells with people out there? The decor must be 30 yrs old. he was garbage and so were we! 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. 1. Can you believe we dont have a single photo of this momentous occasion? One of our group was Pat Carling. Kennedy's Bar South Shields 5 Bars & Clubs By steveL794 This is a great Little bar great atmosphere and is such a welcoming bar, well worth a visit great chilling bar 3. The demon drink (Pernod) was to blame. If Pete is still around you could use my email to get them together. 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) Good Luck, Hi Jill, THE 10 BEST South Shields Bars & Clubs (with Photos) - Tripadvisor Top 10 Nightlife in South Shields, England - Things To Do I went to Change Is probably from 1969 until Scamps opened at the end of 1973. Plus Dave living in W. Bay! We had a drink with him at the hotel and what a lovely man he is. I always thought of the area just as you opened the double doors as the viewing platform. Both great clubs and bring back so many brilliant memories, we chose Change Is upstairs for our engagement party in November 1974 and once again not a single photo!I The reunion was a great success so full marks to Ian Wright for coming up with the idea and organising the event. I love this blog I am originally from Sunderland and have been trying to recall some of the clubs from this time this site has hit almost all of the ones I went to (mostly on Wearside) starting with the Seaburns cats night out on Wednesday nights, the Cellar (lying about our ages to get in) the Grange, the Bay Hotel and Wetheralls. to be just a newcastle club owner & darn with the peace & love universal. Also seem to remember a free concert at Leazes Park with a lot of local bandsmay have been 1967-68? 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. I continued it in Newcastle Social Club residences and recently, after early retirement, had six years as a semi-pro touring the UK with a Hollies and Crosby Stills and Nash tribute. I then returned to a normal life !!!! 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.
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