old nightclubs in south shields

A slideshow of pictures taken at Laygate South Shields in the 50's & 60's.. Pictures by Bill Claverly & narrated by Janet Wylie 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. That building and those surrounding it were demolished and have been rebuilt. It opened in 1959 and ran for around 6 years. He said, Dance with me and started doing what he called The Pickett. HiFred If you have any photographs of that time I would love to see them. Is Jim wright still alive? Jean, Great Blog takes me back to that time in my life, I was the drummer in Axtree Junction the lead singer and Guitarist being Bob Barton who went on to be in Becket and on the Old Grey Whistle test, I remember playing at the Blaydon Races for 10 pounds and many other venues throughout the Northeast for similar amounts, had the privilege of being the local band playing alongside many 60s bands including Family, Dave Dee and band The foundations, Love Affair and many more on the baily club circuit, now at 69 years I look back on those times with great pleasure. I am a cockney! I lived in Whitley Bay in the apartment of a house owned by Jimmy Bence. Good times- great musicians. In 2011, north east photographer and author, Ian Wright who now lives in Las Vegas, had the bright idea of organising a get together for the people involved in the sixties club scene. Also when I used go to the Dolce there used to be a DJ called Jimmy Walker. It features nightclubs in South Shields who offer clubbing, live bands and nightlife. i was the original singer with the Gamblers when we split they joined Billy Fury, who also stole my girlfriend ! Sydney Australia. 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. Im 75yrs. I heard later from her father, that she married a fellow called Bill. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); But if you were there and you cant remember much, then this site will jog your memory, at least about the local north east music scene of the mid to late sixties. Has had a number of . 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. Dawn Ralston (nee. 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. How embarrassing. Also, does anyone remember the DJ John Harker who worked at Annabels in Sunderland and in Whitley Bay but died a few years ago. Ah, Dusk! From the Soap . :)A perfect gentleman. He gave me my proverbial 5 minutes of fame. they were with some very large chaps and i believe an escort of C.I.D. At the opening night the DJs were myself and Simon Dee. I was there in the 60s with Joe Brown & The Bruvvers. 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. http://readysteadygone.co.uk/bryan-ferry/, Unveiling the past Amanda, Mike and the plaque. Gordon Clegg worked for the Post Office and passed away last year. Unfortunately I am not able to see them as I am not on Facebook. 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. Maybe a good starting point might be the Chronicle as I am sure that they have a library full of old photos. I remember seeing Sandford Goudie and his glamorous wife there regularly.We watched a young comedian called Jimmy Tarbuck performing, just before he came to fame at the London Palladium. ___________________________________________________________________________. Ziggy's 19 Bars & Clubs By jacquelinesQ1680QF Great site and yes the Club Agogo was a Great Venue.I met my wife there in October 63 and we married in June 66.We are still together.Neville McKittrick the Invaders Singer was a colleague of mine at British Paints.Last I heard of him he had his own Paint Company in Canada.I would love to make contact again. David and Tommy Finlay did work the door at the Crescendo Club in Whitley Bay. That totally made my day, especially after having visited his grave just last week. Ill post a comment as soon as I have anything to report. It was so dark and there were couples kissing in corners and dancing where they stood. I was hired by Ron Markem and Bob Monkhouse In January 1969 as Reception Manager for the Change Is club. I seem to recall that The Rocking Berries played there on one occasion in the Spring of 1967 and they dedicated Hes in Town to my girlfriend Margaret Armstrong. Does anyone remember Joe and Pat McBeth,fab dancers, Does anyone know of any Italian restaurant where someone called Frank Calzini or Franco Calzini worked in 1967 it was in Pink Lane. Jean x. theses lists and memories are priceless but who can remember the truly horrible bands? Rumour had it that the ex-Club AGogo bouncer Dave Findlay and his brother Tommy were going to put in appearance. My name is Bryan Jeffrey ex singer with The Playmates, The Mafia And The Surf Board, a lot of our time spent in Germany and Switzerland. I was just a nipper at the time but I remember my folks going to all those clubs as well as Change Is. I have great memories of spending many nights, years later, listening to Nigel Stanger and Lindolph DOliviera playing with the East Side Torpedoes too. If you want to get in touch enquiry@deadgoodvideo.co.uk. Lived in Heaton as I remember. Was at a place called St.Charles, outside Chicago, a couple of years ago and who should be playing there but Bill Smedley (Righteous Brothers). The group met up last October for a reunion in Gosforth. We still went to Bloomers perhaps once a week. I think he still lives in the North East and owned the Springs fitness centres. I worked at La Strada with your Dad in the early 70s. Had great life Its been good reading all the names on this site . My social life started at the Cellar Club in South Shields, moved on to the GoGo whilst it was at its height, back to the Cellar (renamed the New Cellar and then the Chelsea Cat), with a few detours along the way via the Latino, Dolce Vita, Greys Club, Change Is and finally Julies. 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. Mike Pemberton and Mick Pickering had Club Eleven, what memories. A Cumbrian group Rue & The Rockets were the resident band at the Majestic for a number of years and had a massive following in Newcastle. blog 28 mentions thelate Mike Carr.. been on wikepedia and seems he still walks among us.. thankfully. Im not sure what Dave does now as my dad lost touch with him. During the mid/late 1960s I was half of the singing duo, Shirley and Johnny. Great time being a teenager in the 60s in Newcastle. There is a good photo of the group playing in Wetheralls. there was a keyboard player and a drummer called Allan, who drove around Newcastle in a big left hand drive American car. Just stumbled across this great website. To Anna (156) yes I remember The Kontors. I would like to say a huge Thank You to Roger for first of all, building up this amazing website and secondly helping people, as you have with me, to share their memories of a very special time in their lives. 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. Just discovered this site. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The club was initially owned and run by Mike Jeffery who went on to manage The Animals and Jimi Hendrix. Cheers ha ha ha. Then he worked for Baileys moving between the likes of La Dolce Vita, Wetherals, the Latino. 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. Change Is was financed by comedian, Bob Monkhouse who teamed up with Newcastle entrepreneur Ronnie Markham in an attempt to open a club that would offer something different to the many other clubs in the city at that time. Great venue. He played a vital role in its history and the history of Newcastles night life in the 60s. I would like to add, we played with Johnny Dankworth at Club Eleven, on the same bill was Danny Williams (Moon River) Great guys and what a night. Ian Galbraith was one and I understand he subsequently became the Mayor of Sunderland. I remember queueing to get inside where you went down lots of dark stairs to an amazingly even darker area with fantastically loud but mesmeric music. Fuelled by this success, they picked a fight with Family singer Roger Chapman who proceeded to chin both of them in two minutes. I remember Chic, he did incredible things with the sound and lights. I spend my time between Corbridge and Florida. Yes the Go-Go times were brill and wish we had photos of everyone we went round with as memories of them times are a bit vague for me but Ill try and write down how those days were. If you contact me, I think that I have a couple of pictures of your Dad at La Strada that you might not have seen. We were also friends with Clive Lee who was a total fruitcake in the style of Freddie Starr! Great bunch of guys. 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 He was an alto sax/clarinet player with Don Smith in the 60s and I worked in the cloakroom for about a year. Ifeel so incredibly nostalgic about those very important days, which went over much too quickly. Did you ever go to the Playground on Westgate road -about the same time as I have a very grainy photo of the outside and also way before that I loved going to the Dive Bar part of the Swallow Hotel on Newgate Street? 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. Life goes on. 30 left on 9 February 2013. I also spent many a Monday night at your home testing scotch with your folks and a feisty small terrier before you moved from Whitley Bay. 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.

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