La Dolce Vita went into decline in the seventies and had several name changes before finally closing its doors as a venue in 2002. Thanks, Great memories, and thanks to everyone for sharing them. The Crays quickly found the law too darned hot up here and returned south after a short and unproductive trip. Hi Alfie Wright AKA Tony Sands Hypnotist opened the Cresendo Club Whitley bay I named it after The Cresendo Club in U.S.A 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. We made many friends and had a wonderful time with so many happy memories. JT, Hi Micky Dunn/ John Taberham, Was the crescendo manager Ken Brady from the Gamblers? 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. Would be good to have a reunion.. sorry to hear of joe lisles death the 69 club owner. Starting with the Downbeat Jazz Club in 1960 and most of the other venues mentioned. Good bands played there. Went to a Motown concert at the Sunderland Empire a couple of years ago and, would you believe it, sitting next to me was Frank Pemberton who used to own Club 11 in Sunderland with Mickey Pemberton (I think). Met my husband there and saw some great bands and stood next to Eric Burdon at the bar. Sadly Geordie is now in a care home after having several serious strokes and has no memory. 10. I was then a young post-grad at Kings College 1966/67 and my girl-friend and I attended the Cavendish club regularly. X, Jean ref Badfinger LP remember when the promoter give it to the JD Geoff Tate, got one myself, Hi George, Just noticed your comment which was addressed to me but (see comment 84) it should have been for Lorraine who i was sharing Bloomers memorabilia with Ziggy's 19 Bars & Clubs By C9460ITmarkg Used to tell my mam I was going to the one at Whitley Bay as I wasnt allowed to go to the Newcastle one. 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. Before then, they always return false. Loved both Dave and Tommy Findlay After the party scene at John Osbornes house, the camera pans along a set of party goers as the police raid the party, and Oxley is one of those. Is Jim wright still alive? Required fields are marked *. Ziggy's 19 Bars & Clubs By jacquelinesQ1680QF Another of those in attendance was Marcus Levey, who with his twobrothers ran La Dolce Vita before selling the club to the Bailey Organisation in 1965. I met my first girlfriend Sandra Findley then with all her friends who use to go there, Linda & Sylvia Stoddart, Pat Larby, Cath, Eleanor and Jen. Closed to become Ocean & Collins and has since rebranded as Bliss and is now Voodoo. That building and those surrounding it were demolished and have been rebuilt. In the event they failed to show up, probably much to the relief of the host Keith Crombie. Any comments welcomedthanks. 2. by | Jun 15, 2022 | seguin accident report | is money matters america legit | Jun 15, 2022 | seguin accident report | is money matters america legit The Mayfair Ballroom opened by the Mecca organization on 12th September 1961 and continued to be a major venue in the city for 38 years. I was really 56 but had big hair and platforms. 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. I used to visit clubs like the Flamingo,La Discotheque, The Scene,Marquee,Whisky A Go Go,All Star, Tiles etc. old nightclubs in south shields - consultoresayc.co We got on talking about old Sunderland and thats how I found out who he was. Photo: sg Photo Sales 2.. 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. I also went to the Playground on Westgate Road until about 1976. Wow, thank you SO much to Rob Quinn for your lovely comments about working with my Dad,Ken Maddison. I DONT KNOW WHERE THE BALANCE OF THE GAMBLERS ARE, BUT GREAT TIMES. My first event that I went to was every Saturday at the Miners Welfare hall which I think was in Burnopfield where the reqular group were Trevor Chance and the Gamblers. What a star she could have been. Restaurants in South Shields 1. 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. I also worked through Ivan Burchall, as well as for myself. 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. I cant believe that we dont have a single photos of inside the club? Thanks for the memories though, and keep up the good work. My friend dad played with Del & the Infernos, from South Shields. 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. He was a good friend many years ago. She said: "The pubs of South Shields are numerous and each has its own fascinating history. Happy Times. I know I had a great time working at many NE clubs during the late sixties and early seventies. What a great site this is, many personalities mentioned I knew well. THE 10 BEST South Shields Bars & Clubs (with Photos) - Tripadvisor I played most north east theatres and eventually retired (I think) in 2016. Great site!! Memories just keep flooding back of all those tremendous venues. Im always on the hunt for any photos of either, of these clubs and wondered if you had any at all. Suzanne, Of course I remember your dad Jimmy, many great times working together. The casino in La Strada (photo courtesy of Rob Quinn), 1963 advertisement for La Strada (courtesy of Rob Quinn), 1965 Advertisement for La Strada (Courtesy of Rob Quinn), Resident group the Crusaders with La Strada owner, Sandford Goudie on the right with a conga drum (photo courtesy of Rob Quinn). 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! Best years of my life. Post author: Post published: June 23, 2022 Post category: assorted ornament by ashland assorted ornament by ashland THE 10 BEST South Shields Bars & Clubs - Tripadvisor I well remember the Crescendo club belonging to Ray Grehan as I was involved in the alterations carried out there. Phila. any stories to share or anyone who knows my granddad or great uncles feel free to share! The club ran for about five years and closed around 1966. La Dolce Vita supporting P J Proby. Thank you Greys; Dolce Vita; Cavendish. Greg Burmans speakers were legendary but were a bastard to transport and set up. We went often and went for the great music and danced all night. The group met up last October for a reunion in Gosforth. Hi, I was in the Ken Maddison band for a number of years but when he died then Margaret I lost touch with her. Would appreciate any current information regarding Margaret. Its pubs, wine bars, and clubs, not to mention the myriad curry restaurants of Ocean Road, are just one of the attractions of the bustling South Tyneside seaside town. It was situated at the junction of Newgate Street and Low Friar Street. 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 later joined the Gamblers backing Billy Fury. it is the same Ken Brady. From the Soap . (Payne) He was a singer on the circuit in 70s or Bevan Orchard who played keyboard for him? Ken was great with fashions and always wore the latest gear, he got a job at City Stylish so we always tried to keep up with the latest trends. Newcastle in the mid to late sixties had a vibrant night life which, outside of London, was probably the best in the country for wining, dining, dancing, music and gambling. Exciting times. The Guys & Dolls ran as an unlicensed venue and described itself as a coffee dance club. . old nightclubs in south shields - kvkraigad.org If you go on Google and type in Rare cds- the Kon-Tors there is a site which will sell you a CD off this record for around 8. Ownership changed hands around 1966 and eventually the Gogo closed its doors two years later after the Bailey Organisation opened a disconightspot called Sloopys above the La Dolce Vita. He had retired to the Seahouses area with his wife. Great article. AJS 170. She was called Maggie Ross, quite a dancer as I recall. Happy days. Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. 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. me and me mates were rockers, wed move down to the rockliffe arms and the station hotel then the club a go go. Im very interested in your post regarding a photographer who may taken photos of the nightclubs many of us attended. The concept was that the club would not be the same from one week to the next. Also played at Ray Grehans Cub in Roker Avenue Sunderland with Little Eva and the Fortunes. It was so dark and there were couples kissing in corners and dancing where they stood. Read more. 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. Eileen Burnett wrote the book South Shields Pubs, published by Amberley, in 2014. 9 Jun 2022 . Buy tickets from a trusted primary outlet. 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. 1. HAPPY DAYS>, Anyone still keep in contact with David or Tommy Findlay? Cheers. 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. Buy Tickets . away from him: Jeffrey managed the ANIMALS & JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE like small club bands. Also, does anyone remember the DJ John Harker who worked at Annabels in Sunderland and in Whitley Bay but died a few years ago. If anyone has any good images or information, please post on here or contact me personally. 1. Im 75yrs. I was born in Teesside in 1971 my Dad and Godfather had been doing the club circuit until we moved to Brighton about 73. I have tried to find photos of places frequented for such a short time but at the time felt like it would last forever. 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. I still love to dance but have ditched the false eyelashes! The Greg Burman Sound was resident at the Quay Club and I will never forget Greg showing me the proper way to play James Browns I Feel Good top bloke. Ive lost touch with my dad who was the bouncer with Tommy at the go go club. there was a keyboard player and a drummer called Allan, who drove around Newcastle in a big left hand drive American car. 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. At 3.10 a pint they should be kept in better condition. At the Dogs Bowl in South Shield we played with Chris Barber and his band, What a great guy Pat Halcox was, Also on the bill was Soonny Boy Williamson, that late great Southern states blues man. 9. When they played The Cellar Club, So. Not in the same league as the other clubs in the area, but full of the essentials of life beer, women, music and food. The club itself played house music and the occasional cheesy bop. 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. Nine lost North East nightclubs of the 1970s, 80s & 90s While, the 1860s-built Criterion, on Ocean Road, closed in 2012 to become a Ladbrokes bookmaker, before reopening in 2018 after enjoying a major refurbishment recreating how it originally looked in Victorian times. old nightclubs in south shields - nasutown-marathon.jp The band consisted of George Richardson vocal/ piano, Billy Mordue/ drums, John Edwards/ bass, wonderful musicians, great times. Enjoy the trip. Regards George, Re Photographs and Tom Oxley. They always wore wine coloured suits and cowboy small ties. Wish I had been a fly on the wall.. ______________________________________________. Sadly he passed away at a comparatively young age. 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. Tommy Oxley can be seen in the film Get Carter. These included Tommy Hendersons Latin American Group and others such as the Bernie Thorpe Trio and Mike Carrs Emcee Four. Re the Dolce Vita. In October 1968 the Bailey Organisation opened Sloopys disco above La Dolce Vita. We actually had our engagement party (Nov 1974 I think) upstairs in Bloomers or Change Is not sure when name changed. Equally we are desperately trying to find an internal shot of Scamps? We did Rehearsal Room, a Tyne Tees weekly feature on local bands, a half hour show presented by David Hamilton, we did 3 numbers loads of fun, and , we even got well paid for it. Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. Fantastic read! He must have been in his late fifties in the time I knew him, and I think me may no longer be with us forty years on. im ABSOLUTELY desperate for any kind of info on him his life seemed to START in newcastle, ive heard all kinds of rumours, i can testify to what a nasty PIECE of work he was, so dont worry about hurting my feelings, i had none left by the time he was finished with me. 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. loved those ..times i/ve never lost my love of Jazz, and am still singing those beautifull songs in and around the Northeast. I remember I had a blue suede Levi jacket with leather collar that I bought off Kenny Richardson/Davy Hembro. Chic was there when I was set upon by a couple of London thugs connected to the Krays, I remember one of the patrons saying that buggers goin back to the smoke with a couple of cracked ribs. Hi, does anyone remember by dad Alan Clay? Five nightclubs in South Shields that we lost within the last 10 years The Kon-Tors didnt play original music but were a great cover band. My favourite thing to do was go immediately to the clubs ( can you believe I used to think going to the pubs a waste of good dancing time!) We both looked and dressed older. 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. I left England in 1966 to emigrate to Canada but still look fondly back to my younger days and great music in Newcastle. Dusk was known for its huge New Year's Eve events, staying open till 7am. Under new management I. Remember when Joes 2 horses Sixty Nine and Playlord won 2 big races one Saturday at big prices most of the club backed them everyone was celebrating the champagne flowed like water a great night. 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!! The Del 5s drummer was Quentin (think thats how you spell it) Bernie Watsons brother cant think of the other sax player though. From then on it changed from a dance hall to a night club and over the years had various names Tiffanys, the Ritzy, Ikon, The Studio, Central Park, Diva, Liquid Envy the latest being Club LQ. The Cavendish Club at the bottom of Grey Street opened as a nightclub in the early sixties and became part of the Bailey Group. Read more about the Club AGogo on this link. Then late 1962 we changed to mods and started going to the Go-Go, and also the West End boys club. Its said the owner of a Newcastle night club they visited instructed staff he was out and he retired to the cellar in order to escape an offer he couldnt refuse. However most photographs Tom took were of customers and he sold them copies. 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. 15 years of age in 1962. my 1st beer was in the railwaiy, whist livin on hillheads road. Anyone remember Jumpin Joe Jackson and drummer Geordie Kinnell from the 60s club scene? The Marimba opened in 1959 serving Italian food and snacks during the day at prices students could afford. Sad to hear about Dave passing. I was a DJ at The Cellar club, The Tavern, Change Is, Sloopys, The Dolce Vita, The New Caverndish and a few more. truffle pasta sauce recipe; when is disney channel's zombies 3 coming out; bitcoin monthly returns Notice: Function is_feed was called incorrectly.Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. I will never forget you were working at the theatre royal and u let me see the stage set for Alice in wonderland and let me have a go on the big swing in the stage. Please post photos, memories and exploits from your favorite hangout. It sadly closed around 2016 and briefly turned into German bar, Das Wunderbar before closing completely. Whatever happened to them ? I am a cockney! But last week I did visit an old friend in Whitley Bay and realised that my Dad must have been working at The Pickwick shortly aftter it opened (which I guess was why we moved to Whitley in the first place). La Strada in South Shields opened around 1962 and ran throughout the 1960s. Many thanks for the site. old nightclubs in south shields. Your parents would be overjoyed if you managed to find any photos. I now live in Florida where I teach piano and still do a few gigs. There used to be a competition in the Panama dip in Whitley Bay in the summer which usually featured the same three groups which were the Wildcats, the Sixteen Strings & the invaders. I remember Chic standing there looking agahst, anyway that was just the way it was sometimes. Your email address will not be published. The original building has been demolished and has been replaced by a modern block, which now houses offices and a restaurant. Had some great evenings there in the late 1950s as well as any evenings at the Oxford Gallerys and the Majestic. Whow I thought I was the bees knees. The club was opened on 6th February 1963 by the Levey brothers from Wallsend. And Shani, you mentioned your Dad playing piano at La Strada, which my Dad did too wow, amazing. Youve managed to make a truly great website even better THANK YOU!!! How embarrassing. - Mike Mezz. During the mid/late 1960s I was half of the singing duo, Shirley and Johnny. Fond memories of him. He even stood in for the pianist who hadnt turned up on my Mum and Dads wedding day! 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.
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