rocklobster Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Does anyone remember Blue Moon club on Johnson st (Pete Stringfellows) saw Kinks there around 1965 .Esquire(now leadmill) saw The Who there, and Walker Brothers, also Alexis Korner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman62 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Does anyone remember Blue Moon club on Johnson st (Pete Stringfellows) saw Kinks there around 1965 .Esquire(now leadmill) saw The Who there, and Walker Brothers, also Alexis Korner The Blue Moon never had the popularity of the Black Cat or The Mojo. The Esquire was an older established venue which used to have Jazz music earlier on, we (The Drumbeats) played there in 1964. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roggert Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 strange but a film crew filmed me dancing at the esquire where we used to go when the mojo was shut, usually fridays/always a second rate type of place black paint walls were not mod enough in those days but was cheaper than mojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter bush Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I was told that the Who (or was it the Kinks?) were the first major band at the Blue Moon. I mentioned this once to Pete when I met him, but he didnt seem so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakerman Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Had many happy hours in the blue moon club. I also saw the kinks there. Can't remember if they were the first major band to play there or not. I remember when Pete Stringfellow starting having a mime contest on Friday nights. I think the prize was free entry to the club on another night. I won it a couple of times mimeing to Elvis, and then won it mimeing to Screaming Lord Sutch. Not exactly karaoke but it was great fun at the time. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Before it was the Blue moon we went there for the penny rush on a Saturday.Late 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman62 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Had many happy hours in the blue moon club. I also saw the kinks there. Can't remember if they were the first major band to play there or not. I remember when Pete Stringfellow starting having a mime contest on Friday nights. I think the prize was free entry to the club on another night. I won it a couple of times mimeing to Elvis, and then won it mimeing to Screaming Lord Sutch. Not exactly karaoke but it was great fun at the time. Happy days. Our group 'The Drumbeats' supported 'Screaming Lord Sutch' at the 'Black cat Club' in 1963. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter bush Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Were the Drumbeats a local band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman62 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Were the Drumbeats a local band? Yes we were all from Sheffield in the original lineup. Ian the original singer worked at Neepsend Gasworks for a while with Jo Cocker. The Drumbeats first ever gig was at the Black Cat Club around Septemberish 1962, the club had only been going for a short while when we played there. During the following 12 months we played over 200 hundred gigs. Here's a shot of the final lineup in 1964. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenazee Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 met my husband of 45years there 1964 sadly he passed away in may but we had some good nites also went to mojo went to see Pretty Things one nite but went outside and fainted before they came on banged my head on wall and Peter Stringfellow took me to northern general had to have 5 stitches then got taxi home to Lowedges cost me 10shilling a fortune then days my dad went mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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