Burma Bill Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 This is better topic than all the doom and gloom surrounding Covid-19 and the closure of ex-pat bars! My experiences of live performance:- The Rolling Stones as the support group to Ike & Tina Turner at the Odeon, Watford (UK). Amen Corner in Harrow (UK), and in a pop concert at the Wembley Arena (UK), Cilla Black, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Dave Clark Five, Tom Jones and others I cannot remember. Finally The Moody Blues at Hammersmith in West London (UK). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, bendejo said: She was much, much more popular in UK than the US. But then I grew up in NYC, and I'd see in magazines the national charts that would have top ten songs that got zero airplay in the big city. Maybe something to do with baksheesh... Never heard of a lot of the Brit performers being mentioned here. And no one has mentioned Ten Years After! Ten Years After are a British blues rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1968 and 1973, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: This is better topic than all the doom and gloom surrounding Covid-19 and the closure of ex-pat bars! My experiences of live performance:- The Rolling Stones as the support group to Ike & Tina Turner at the Odeon, Watford (UK). Amen Corner in Harrow (UK), and in a pop concert at the Wembley Arena (UK), Cilla Black, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Dave Clark Five, Tom Jones and others I cannot remember. Finally The Moody Blues at Hammersmith in West London (UK). Ike and Tina Turner played in Manchester a few times I think I first saw them at a club called the Oasis of Albert square then they played at the famous Twisted Wheel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Ten Years After are a British blues rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1968 and 1973, Do tell! Must have seen them a dozen times. They'd cross the pond and play NYC, tour the country and play the Fillmore again before Going Home (Going Home was the last song in their set). Then they'd be back in a few months. My buddy played bass, and was fascinated by the bassist's style. When word got around about Alvin Lee's sexual preference he fell out of favor with the macho guitar jocks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skallywag Posted May 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2020 So many. Here are some from the 1970's Pink Floyd: Wish you were here and Animals tours, 75 and 77 Outdoor concerts at Tempe Sundevil stadium (Arizona USA) Deep Purple Strawbs, King Crimson, Ten years After. Robin Trower Grateful Dead Allman Brothers Phoenix Coliseum: David Bowie Yes Phoenix Civic center: Genesis Lamb lies down on Broadway tour 1975 Celebrity Theater: Gentle Giant Tucson, AZ: Jethro Tull The Rolling Stones 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rwill Posted May 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2020 Too many to remember, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Yes, Blue Oyster Cult, Ted Nugent, Ramones, Kinks, Bob Seger, Montrose, Edgar Winter, Johnny & Edgar winter, ZZ Top, Heaven & Hell(Black sabbath with Dio), Frampton, David Bowie, Bad Company, Boston, etc. etc..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) If you was around in the 60"s the famous Twisted Wheel on Whitworth street Manchester there was another one before on Brazenose street I was too young for that one that was a proper Blues club, This video give you a brief history and a list of some of the bands that played every week allnighters in the days of the Mods I went almost every week for years too many bands for me to list Edited May 9, 2020 by ChipButty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie12 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Good topic, brings back so many memories. In U.K. Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Bobby Darin, Duane Eddy, Brenda Lee, Everly Bros (backed by the Crickets), Freddy Cannon,Johnny Preston,Conway Twitty, Georgie Fame,Gerry Dorsey (before he became Engelbert Humperdinck),Glen Campbell, Clyde McPhatter (original lead singer with the Drifters), Minnie Riperton, Charley Pride,Crystal Gayle, Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard, The Beatles, The Four Tops, Rolling Stones, Searchers, The Hollies, Tom Jones, Joe Brown and all of the Larry Parnes stable and I am sure others which I have forgotten. In Bangkok Cliff Richard, Air Supply, Bryan Ferry, The Pretenders. Tokyo, The Stones. Hong Kong ,The Pet Shop Boys first ever stage appearance, Pat Boone, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie (disappointing), The Shadows, Cliff Richard, John Denver ( spent a couple of days playing golf and drinking beer with John, a wonderful human being). Thank you for the topic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, rwill said: Too many to remember, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Yes, Blue Oyster Cult, Ted Nugent, Ramones, Kinks, Bob Seger, Montrose, Edgar Winter, Johnny & Edgar winter, ZZ Top, Heaven & Hell(Black sabbath with Dio), Frampton, David Bowie, Bad Company, Boston, etc. etc..... Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Like A Rock I always liked this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Scottie12 said: Good topic, brings back so many memories. In U.K. Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Bobby Darin, Duane Eddy, Brenda Lee, Everly Bros (backed by the Crickets), Freddy Cannon,Johnny Preston,Conway Twitty, Georgie Fame,Gerry Dorsey (before he became Engelbert Humperdinck),Glen Campbell, Clyde McPhatter (original lead singer with the Drifters), Minnie Riperton, Charley Pride,Crystal Gayle, Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard, The Beatles, The Four Tops, Rolling Stones, Searchers, The Hollies, Tom Jones, Joe Brown and all of the Larry Parnes stable and I am sure others which I have forgotten. In Bangkok Cliff Richard, Air Supply, Bryan Ferry, The Pretenders. Tokyo, The Stones. Hong Kong ,The Pet Shop Boys first ever stage appearance, Pat Boone, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie (disappointing), The Shadows, Cliff Richard, John Denver ( spent a couple of days playing golf and drinking beer with John, a wonderful human being). Thank you for the topic. You're welcome give me lots of pleasure also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 UK - Electric Light Orchestra Thailand - Carabao & Caravan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) In no particular order, just off the top of my head. Ted Nugent ( first concert), Rush, Van Halen, Tom Petty, Black Uhuru, Pato Banton, Third World, Santana, Buddy Guy, Pearl Jam, Jimmy Cliff, Journey, New Order, General Public, INXS, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Sammy Hagar, Rolling Stones, The Who, U2, UB 40, Burning Spear, Shaggy, Peter Tosh and many many more. Probably the one thing I miss the most living in TH is the number of live music acts available to see. Edited May 9, 2020 by steelepulse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, steelepulse said: In no particular order, just off the top of my head. Ted Nugent ( first concert), Rush, Van Halen, Tom Petty, Black Uhuru, Pato Banton, Third World, Santana, Buddy Guy, Pearl Jam, Jimmy Cliff, Journey, New Order, General Public, INXS, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Sammy Hagar, Rolling Stones, The Who, U2, UB 40, Burning Spear, Shaggy, Peter Tosh and many many more. Probably the one thing I miss the most living in TH is the number of live music acts available to see. A varied list there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macthehat Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Thanks OP ,great thread ...going through all the group concert list and songs brings back memories for all ... enough to bring a tear to a glass eye ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 15 hours ago, Pilotman said: I think he should probably keep quiet about that. BG was sxxt. Careful , the karma karma chameleon may turn up. Oh , didn't like him either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereolab Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I saw Stereolab a few times, Fly Pan Am, a very early Sigur Ros, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and lastly Mogwai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Oh , last night remembered The Hollies , saw them several times , one time at a pub , The Downs at Hassocks I think it was, we stood about 20 ft away. Great band great harmonies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vogie Posted May 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) Anybody fancy booking Deep Purple for £125? Recognise any names Sandy? 2nd file. Edited May 9, 2020 by vogie 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 Here's a nice story about a guys I did meet a couple of times bck in the 60"s if you are old like me 555 mostly Americans will know him as a Country & Western singer Ronnie Milsap the same one a keyboard player who was blind had lots of hits I think one of my favourites was "Stranger In My House" You can listen to here Before all that success in the C&W music it seems he tried his hand at soul music back around 1966 he relised and record that maybe was never a a big hit state side but it hit the big time in England on the soul scene if you have this on a 45 let me tell you it's worth a lot of money keep it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Damn ! One more The Nice , Keith Emerson before ELP. 5 bridges suite Fairfield Halls Croydon 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, toofarnorth said: Oh , last night remembered The Hollies , saw them several times , one time at a pub , The Downs at Hassocks I think it was, we stood about 20 ft away. Great band great harmonies. Doris Troy version was better 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 Just thought of another one Doris Troy , Surely one of the most talented one-hit wonders of the rock era, Doris Troy hit the Top Ten with "Just One Look" in 1963, but also recorded many other fine pop-soul sides for Atlantic between 1963 and 1965. Unlike many soul performers of the time, Troy wrote most of her own material (under the pseudonym Payne), and had already written for other artists and sung backup with Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick and Cissy Houston on New York soul records before striking out on her own. More melodically ambitious and stylistically eclectic than many of her peers, her Atlantic sides blend elements of gospel, girl group, blues, and pop into a rich New York soul sound. Troy never reached the charts again after "Just One Look," but was more appreciated in England, where she toured occasionally and where the Hollies covered her "What'cha Gonna Do About It" on their first album. Moving to Britain, she recorded an album for Apple in 1970 with assistance from George Harrison and Billy Preston. In the early '70s, she sang backup vocals for British rock groups, most notably the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, in addition to recording a couple more albums. In the '80s she starred in +Mama I Want to Sing, a musical based on her life story. The musical became a touring success, one which Troy remained involved with until 1998. She continued to perform in Las Vegas until her death from emphysema on February 17, 2004. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toofarnorth Posted May 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2020 17 hours ago, OnTheGround said: Deep Purple. Nazareth. Suzi Quatro. Earth Wind & Fire. Heatwave. ........ Rock in the 70s. Soul & R&B in the 80s Hits 1977-85, dj was my sideline. 90s+ hated the music, and going back to earlier days, ever since. This video remind me how we used to look, long hair same a chick ..... See ! There is one more . After 15 countries in 15 weeks arrived in Oz in Jan '71 and saw DP that year. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n00dle Posted May 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) Rush Kinks Who Stones Neil young Bowie Nirvanna Pavement Ween Built to spill Cure Pogues Clash Eurythmics Dylan and petty Stone temple pilots Sonic youth Tom waits siouxie and banshees Orbital Flaming lips Violent femmes Suzanne vega Tragically hip Bootsauce Deelite Soul to soul Nina simone Pearl jam BTO Butthole surfers Paul weller Husker du Iron maiden Smashing pumpkins Swervedriver Screaming trees Soundgarden Cure Iggy pop Echo and the bunnymen 54 40 Pixies Sugar Beck Roger waters Pink floyd Midnight oil Ac dc White stripes Replacements Paul westerberg Grant hart And edited to add phish and grateful dead and sneaker pimps many others forgotten. So many others id need to check the music collection, I just keep remembering more and more. Edited yet again to add prince and kiss. I dont suppose djs count but that list is longer Edited May 9, 2020 by n00dle 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, n00dle said: Rush Kinks Who Stones Neil young Bowie Nirvanna Pavement Ween Built to spill Cure Pogues Clash Eurythmics Dylan and petty Stone temple pilots Sonic youth Tom waits siouxie and banshees Orbital Flaming lips Violent femmes Suzanne vega Tragically hip Bootsauce Deelite Soul to soul Nina simone Pearl jam BTO Butthole surfers Paul weller Husker du Iron maiden Smashing pumpkins Swervedriver Screaming trees Soundgarden Cure Iggy pop Echo and the bunnymen 54 40 Pixies Sugar Beck Roger waters Pink floyd Midnight oil And edited to add phish and grateful dead and sneaker pimps many others forgotten. So many others id need to check the music collection I dont suppose djs count but that list is longer Your the first to mention Nina Simone I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Yes - I almost died of boredom, was tempted to gnaw my own leg off. The Boomtown Rats also sticks in my mind, mainly cos Bob Geldorf was spouting off about how famous he was going to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, ChipButty said: Ike and Tina Turner played in Manchester a few times I think I first saw them at a club called the Oasis of Albert square then they played at the famous Twisted Wheel Very interesting, on your list is another group I now remember:- Gino Washington & The Ram Jam Band! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00dle Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Your the first to mention Nina Simone I think In the round in vancouver. epic cant remeber the venue name or the year, but it was wonderful. We used to bounce between, punk, industrial, jazz, you name it. Between vancouver and victoria we went to 3 gigs a week if not more and spent alot of time recovering in jazz clubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 9:35 AM, ChipButty said: Big list there mate was you on the dole? anyway I saw Debbie Harry not that long ago at the Hard Rock cafe in Singapore No, but I was on my university student union’s ents’ committee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: Very interesting, on your list is another group I now remember:- Gino Washington & The Ram Jam Band! Did you ever see Gino? He played many times at the Twisted Wheel did you know he was a GI? Special for you just incase you forgot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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