I was the only doorman for over one year. Phila. It was a no-brainer that these lads were something very special. I have mentioned (more than once) in my previous posts about what a real shame it is that there arent any photographs of such an amazing time; with so many good nightclubs in Newcastle alone. I had the Landlords bitter the following day in Wetherspoons and it tasted . Cant anyone remember a local band used to play in the dolce la vita called the bits and pieces? Do you remember the DJ Big Phil not sure if he ever worked in Change Is but he certainly worked in Scamps, which was the place I went to the most from 1974- onwards probably til I got to the stage where I couldnt go clubbing and get up for work in a Bank anymore-old age I think its called! My sister is Anna Louise Findlay. We worked many times in Newcastle and the North East area. The Tube being one of his projects. If Pete is still around you could use my email to get them together. Chirpy with a ready smile you were always a favourite of the Gamblers female fans. Vogue. The opening of the club was preceded by an intense advertising campaign in the local press involving some quite off-beat and quirky adverts: . Thats apparently where John first saw me but at that time 1972/3 I was much too interested in dancing. Ive lost touch with my dad who was the bouncer with Tommy at the go go club. He is 93 living in South Africa. Happy Times. I was mortified. I think my dad was a drummer for a while with a band called the After Eights. Tommy Oxley can be seen in the film Get Carter. My Grandad, Billy Findlay was Davey and Tommys uncle, they used to both work and own some clubs in Newcastle, they also ran the downbeat (all of this is what my granddad tells me) there does seem to be some confusion with people saying they were related etc the second name is FINDLAY not finlay haha! Hi Dave Coates enjoyed reading your post I dont live in Newcastle but had lots of contacts, friends and customers from my Disque records days in town. Those of us of a certain age will remember clubs like La Dolce Vita, Greys Club, the Cavendish and the Club AGogo. Served lovely meals and had big Manny Burgo, ex-boxer on the door. I was a regular there in the 60s maybe 63-64-65ish I was best friends with Pongo (Keith to me) and for a short while roady for them. please call me, if you dont want to speak here i TOTALLY understand, Worked greys club 1974 worked night club then casino had great memories also worked moulin rouge dean street for Teddy berg when they took over the bottos etc. In the late 1950s it was converted to a ballroom and became the Majestic. The building that housed the Marimba no longer exists. Not in the same league as the other clubs in the area, but full of the essentials of life beer, women, music and food. 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. My old mans band (Alan NIcholson snr). 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. Ronnie P knew all about them being a Londoner tho little heard of them in Newcastle at the time.He said women and children wernt safe from them. Yours nostalgically 2. I am a cockney! 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. What a great site this is, many personalities mentioned I knew well. Kennedy's Bar South Shields 418 South Eldon Street, South Shields NE33 5SY England +44 191 456 4363 https://www.facebook.com/kennedyssouthshields/ Excellent 100% Good 0% Satisfactory 0% Poor 0% Terrible 0% Overall Ratings 5.0 based on 4 reviews 2. We were also friends with Clive Lee who was a total fruitcake in the style of Freddie Starr! 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. thank you. Maybe a good starting point might be the Chronicle as I am sure that they have a library full of old photos. It opened in 1959 and ran for around 6 years. That building and those surrounding it were demolished and have been rebuilt. Suzanne, Of course I remember your dad Jimmy, many great times working together. Plus Dave living in W. Bay! Exciting times. I came up to Newcastle in 1968 when the clubs in london were on the way out. Me mam and dad met there in 1970 and Id love to get them a photo made? Student Union do,s were good and remember Sect and Elcorts playing at a couple of them. The last couple of times I've been in the beer has been very poor, I tried the Landlords bitter and old speckled hen but both were tasting dodgy. The club was in a street of semi derelict terrace house and the club itself was an ordinary terraced house with the music on the upper floor. Wow Rue and The Rockets have certainly filled out ! In response to the comments about Bloomers on May 11th by George Sinclair, I lived in Whitley Bay in the apartment of a house owned by Jimmy Bence. 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. 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. 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 I would love to hear from anyone who is related to me. The Crays were huge guys ,looked the part and were decked out in very flash but obviously very expensive suits . Dave and Tommy Findley worked the door most week-endsI cant remember the name of the resident group but the singer was called Billy , the saxophinist was Peter and the organist was Bernie . Hello, this has been a great read. Couldnt believe my luck. You and I used to share guitar vocals with Ken Maddison in the early 70s at La Strada until I moved to Montego Bay. please HELP solve the mystery that was geoff manning. He was always a dapper dresser!! Also played at Ray Grehans Cub in Roker Avenue Sunderland with Little Eva and the Fortunes. 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. I bet he wasnt too happy when he was told. 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. In North Shields, for quite a long time in the 60's, the basement of "The Jungle" was a night club. Gordon Clegg worked for the Post Office and passed away last year. Find what you're looking for about Nightclubs in South Shields with city-visitor. Great bunch of guys. However at night it became a private membership club with jazz being served up by some of the best musicians around. The summer of 1967 I emigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada. 2 inch thick marine ply shells with heavy duty internal struts and mounting frames but man the sound was awesome, power, punch and clarity. Enter Your Postcode Submit. Owner, Sandford Goudie, opened a second La Strada in Sunderland in 1967. 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. Great article. He was an alto sax/clarinet player with Don Smith in the 60s and I worked in the cloakroom for about a year. Im trying to find anyone who may have worked with her. So if you two ever want to meet up just let me know, my email is david.coates@autosounds.co.uk. Bernie was the organist and his brother another name that eludes me were both from Sunderland. I have very blonde hair so Don Smith the band leader insisted on calling me Mike White. X. I gave my mate his and told him see that guy look at the back of his jacket just as he turned round and it was `Chris Farlow. I must have known your Dad as I went there a lot (do you have any photos of your dad from then, Im certain that I will recognise him and then after I met John there in 1974 we shared our club nights between Change Is or was iit Bloomers then and Scamps. Maggy Ross could be Maggy Heskith who died a few years ago. One night there was a huge fight which involved about 30 people and resulted in the wall between the casino and the disco being knocked down. They did a lovely beans on toast. Met some real characters. Re the Dolce Vita. Nowadays though I would just dance solo but back then I never did did. 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. She was the resident singer. 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) After he left the Gamblers he went to work for Ray Grehan. The decor must be 30 yrs old. Thanks 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. My Dad also played on on the early ITV programme One oclock Show, does that ring any bells with people out there? Julie Macsorley had been cooking a chicken at her home near South Shields when her carbon monoxide (CO) alarm alerted her to the danger. Drink and lack of sleep took its toll.The candle which I burnt at both ends went out in 1977. During the mid/late 1960s I was half of the singing duo, Shirley and Johnny. I worked at La Strada with your Dad in the early 70s. There were two lads called Tich and Grass who frequented the club and fancied themselves as hard men.They beat up Paul Williams, who was then with Mayall, when he bumped into one of them. Any info would be really appreciated. 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! Thank you. Under new management I. Fantastic!!!!! 69 Club Westgate Street plus MANY social clubs all around the North East. anybody remember? The Quay Club, which opened in 1965, was a popular venue in the sixties. The lavishly decorated premises had once been the Piccadilly Club, which was run by Dennis Stafford who was later jailed for the 1967 murder of Angus Sibbett in the notorious One-Armed Bandit case. Just stumbled across your website. Sad to note Dave Findlay passed away recently. Would love to get hold of Jane Maddison, Kens daughter. Some magic names and places. . Also played drums on I Keep Singing that same old song, Heavy Jelly (Skip Bifferty). The building that housed the Guys & Dolls is still standing. me and me mates were rockers, wed move down to the rockliffe arms and the station hotel then the club a go go. Just stumbled across it whilst looking at pics. There was mutual respect there. Hey everyone Without the contribution of these two men the club and music scene of the north east would have been considerably different. it was Alfie wright who owned the Crescendo Club at Whitley Bay, not Ray Grehan, trust me I opened it The Downbeat was situated in Carliol Square, Newcastle not far from Worswick Street bus station. I also went to the Playground on Westgate Road until about 1976. I live in France now,so dont get many chances to visit the old stomping grounds. You mentioned Bill Colwill there was a Bill C. who used to be always at the Mayfair maybe to do with the music and he was in my shop every lunch time with a Colin Topping and a guy called Brian. Like George I have been looking for pics for years. June 14th, 2022 mandarin high school basketball mandarin high school basketball The photos are of the Crusaders (with manager Dave Golden in the dark suit) and the Crusaders with Jimmy Tarbuck and Ray Ellington in 1963. We had a drink with him at the hotel and what a lovely man he is. Youve managed to make a truly great website even better THANK YOU!!! Change Is opened with a flourish on 9th February 1969 with a promise of first class entertainment from the best acts around. I would just like to know anything about the soulless pos. Is Jim wright still alive? HiFred If you have any photographs of that time I would love to see them. Does anyone remember the Sands Club at Whitley Bay which is where I met my husband, his favourite haunts were the Old Vic Whitley Bay and also the Sovereign pub which was a good starting point for an evening out. Before then, they always return false. It was a Valentines Dance and we had to do the last part of the show as the audience were clamouring for dance music and they couldnt dance to the Moody Blues! By Sam Johnson 24th Nov 2021, 4:55am - 2 min read. 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. Remember them all.. I remember Chic, he did incredible things with the sound and lights. 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. Happy days indeed!!! We used to wet the backs of our hands and press them onto someone elses hand trying to transfer the fluorescent stamp that was needed to get into JAZZ LOUNGE. 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. I heard later from her father, that she married a fellow called Bill. We were more 18 year olds from Sunderland who found our way to the Club A Gogo hoping to meet someone to give us a lift home! Lol. Starting with the Downbeat Jazz Club in 1960 and most of the other venues mentioned. Gordon Livingstone. How long would it take you to save for the home of your dreams? 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. Im always on the hunt for any photos of either, of these clubs and wondered if you had any at all. I only wish more photographs had been taken to record all this! The sixties may have belonged to London but in the seventies The NE was the place to be for the clubs! However good atmosphere,great friendly bar. 1 of 10 The Neptune Inn, South Shields Pubs, by Eileen Burnett, published by Amberley 2 of 10 The Tyne Dock Hotel, South Shields, 1938. I went to Change Is regularly from about 1969/70 until Scamps opened at the beginning of 1974 I think? went to most of the other clubs mentioned, brilliant times ? Tom was a regular photographer for the Bailey Organisation. Yes my mate the late Geordie Short was the drummer, they were regulars at the Bombers club and Central club and were resident band at the now demolished Mount Pleasant club until Geordie passed away. 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. 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. I remember I had a blue suede Levi jacket with leather collar that I bought off Kenny Richardson/Davy Hembro. I played most north east theatres and eventually retired (I think) in 2016. The band consisted of George Richardson vocal/ piano, Billy Mordue/ drums, John Edwards/ bass, wonderful musicians, great times. Now a block of flats. 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. I remember early 70s nightlife which began for me in the Dive Bar underneath the Swallow hotel. Mike Jeffery, owner of the Club AGogo and manager of the Animals and Jimi Hendrix was killed in a plane crash in 1973. In October 1968 the Bailey Organisation opened Sloopys disco above La Dolce Vita. The Sounds Londoner Ronnie Pipe on piano Herbie Flowers bass Des ??? Greys Club. would love to find out anything from this.thank you Shyirra. re comment by margaret duz comment no. 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. he was garbage and so were we! The builders had only erected the wall a few days earlier HAPPY DAYS !!! Do you know where any of the surviving ex members are now? My dad played with him in a band before the war as a lad in Newcastle. Her stage name was Julie Johnson. Heres a few other pictures that should bring back the golden age of northeast clubbing: . Used to ring Ivan Birchells office and find out where they were playing. We also went to the Cellar Jazz Club in South Shields and to the jazz club at the Grange Hotel in Fulwell, Sunderland where lots of art students from Sunderland Art College went. 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. Im 75yrs. There is a good article by The Evening Chronicle when the last record went on sale in auction. Chris Dale, Alan(Cass) Carlyle, Bryn Pringle, Bill Ross, Billy Todd, Paul France, Ian Davies, Chris Branch, Jed Gardner, Peppi, Joe Lant, Hetherz, Micky Finn, Rob Wright and I know Ill have missed out a few and so my apologies, but it was a long time ago. Required fields are marked *. I was a DJ at sloopys,(along with Dave), Bloomers, The Oxford plus many more including a club in Whitley Bay on the Esplanade. Our nightclub, Industry, will be launching at the end of March, we are next door to Arbeia Bar South Shields. He now lives in High Heaton I believe. Yes Trever. - Mike Mezz. So the Kon-Tors had to play a second set at Wetheralls in Sunderland as part of the fee. What a very comprehensive and informative site and great to see some of the places that meant quite a lot to me in my younger days. i was discovered there by Dame Margot Fontaine and sent to RCA records to begin my recording career. Anyway, I hope your life is going well Trevor. Good Luck, Hi Jill, `you may already have it? Restaurants in South Shields 1. I remember you Chic Reid if you see this please get in touch. (remember him?) The night club continued to host cabarets Freddy Starr, Mud and many many more for a few more years and was always called the Dolce Vita until it was renamed Walkers. dancing from 1969. Sydney Australia. Bumped into old school friend, Hylton Valentine and his mates (Animals) there on occasions. John and I are celebrating our 39th wedding anniversary today and so have been looking back to when we first met in two very special nightclubs in newcastle (long gone but never forgotten) mainly Change Is (later known as Bloomers) and our very favourite place Scamps. Your email address will not be published. The Beatles played for 5 bob. Saw Ralph Brough our lead singer some years ago, we were running the Peterlee half marathon, theres a change. She said: "The pubs of South Shields are numerous and each has its own fascinating history. I briefly played guitar with the George Ricco Band, rotating between Wetherals, La Dolce Vita and the Cavendish, 1965/66, The club was situated on Bath Lane, Newcastle and was spread over three floors with a reception, a disco and a cabaret room, all with curved walls. 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. 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. It features nightclubs in South Shields who offer clubbing, live bands and nightlife. Saw a lot of these bands at the Rex Hotel in Whitley Bay.It was mobbed when Love Affair on.!!! One of them snapped my new tie in half trying to garrot me. :)A perfect gentleman. Great times Anna. We also played at the Seaburn Hall Cats night out regularly and the Rink ballroom. The club was taken over by the Bailey Group in 1965. 2. Id listen to the bands, be dazzled by the girls! Hi I know Tommy and Davey findlay, Jesmond. Blue Parrot in Sunniside. La Strada in South Shields opened around 1962 and ran throughout the 1960s. Greys club is one of the few Newcastle Clubs that has been running since the sixties. Chas Chandler lived in Heaton and his dad was the roadie. Men Wonder if anybody remembers him. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Raigad Uncategorized old nightclubs in south shields. We got on talking about old Sunderland and thats how I found out who he was. Our selection of photographs recall an era of social club beauty contests, colliery wagons,. old nightclubs in south shields. Fuelled by this success, they picked a fight with Family singer Roger Chapman who proceeded to chin both of them in two minutes. The Whitley Bay boys club venue was called Zone 22. John Colin Woodland, greetings. David and Tommy Finlay did work the door at the Crescendo Club in Whitley Bay. Thank you again Roger Im now in trouble for being late for an appointment as Ive just read through all of the comments again!!! JT, Hi Micky Dunn/ John Taberham, & Mel Torme At The Cresendo L/Palso also opened a casino upstairs had chemmy games until the early hours later sold it to Ray Grehan.mussoes used to Gig all night in the club into the early hours. I was then a young post-grad at Kings College 1966/67 and my girl-friend and I attended the Cavendish club regularly. Finally, in relation to the Seaburn Hall in Sunderland we also used to go there does anyone remember Ronnie Stephens and Ray Huntley great dancers. 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. My mother Barbara Berg who worked At the Gogo when she was younger is in the second picture, along with the blonde lady on the right who is my Aunty Joan Tenniswood (young) who also worked there! How embarrassing. Oh Mike Jeffrey. Had great life Its been good reading all the names on this site . The sound system was said to be second to none. I had a great time there and made a dreadful mistake by leaving to work at Leicester for Top Rank. In this day and age, we could never have what we had back then. Magnum Is now Unit, but was known as one of Southsampton's main gay clubs in its heyday. I was told that Davey FINLAY my dad was sent to prison for 10 years for something done down the country but as I dont really know him I cant say. five sat new vikings (wally mcgill sid cross etc)high five sun(myself alan hull mickey gallagher kenny anderson martin quinn)forgot to mention when a train rumbled over viaduct all the beers fell off! I still meet up with Paddy Plunkett, Bob Ackers, Bill Ross, Bryn Pringle, Cass, Bill Ross, Bill Colwill about every month for afternoon coffee. 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. 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. Tunes such as Back Street Luv by Curved Air and In My Own Time by Family were played a lot. What an era! I went to Change Is probably from 1969 until Scamps opened at the end of 1973. Fantastic read! away from him: Jeffrey managed the ANIMALS & JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE like small club bands. Whatever happened to them ? Naturally had my photo took with him as well. 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. Its said the CID were only two steps behind them where ever they went from the minute they got here. Basically we went to anywhere where Eric Burdon was! Alfie. I was given an unopened and unused car sticker with the distinctive picture of the girl in bloomers (which is kept safely in my favourite memories box) but Im guessing that you already have a lot of the memorabilia. We split at 21, she had a daughter I remember, and I heard she died at 34/35 a great shock to me at the time, we were the same age and both Pisces. Where did his photos go? Jean McGowan x, re: comment 94 George Sinclair I can remember seeing The Nashville Teens who played Tobacco Road it seemed like a dozen times. Reviews; Claim your business; Escape. Ah, Dusk! Sloopys Disco was opened upstairs at the Dolcey. You know, that little moving side to side that all the Motown groups did on tele. I remember a band called the Wildcats with Hilton Valentine & Chas Chandler (playing bass I think) ,who played at the Hotspur hall in Whitley Bay on Saturday nights in the sixties.I also remember the Alan Price combo playing frequently at the Victoria pub next to Woolworths in Whitley Bay, haven,t seen any mention of these venues in your lists! In the event they failed to show up, probably much to the relief of the host Keith Crombie.
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