Restaurants in South Shields 1. Bounce Back 2 the Old Skool . I have just came across your great website while looking for information of the bands that played at the Seaburn Hall I played drums with The Elcort, New Religion and The Gasboard in 60,s. 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 am still alive!! I also have a photograph of myself and Irish Comedian Dave Allan.It opened at a time when the casino had to be moved out of the nightclub and have a separate entrance.They housed the Casino upstairs next to sloopys. How time flies. Now a block of flats. The club closed as Change Is and reopened as Bloomers. I was only 5 or 6 but my uncle Michael who owned the places used to give me Coca Cola he seemed like a god to me then! Some of the pubs in our image selection, such as the New Ferry Tavern which overlooked the ferry landing on the River Tyne, have gone. 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. Five nightclubs in South Shields that we lost within the last 10 years Cheers. 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. The Forever 54 charity night will take place at Arbeia on Saturday, July 2nd. I used to work at the Oxford with Don Smith and Jims 2 room as singer with the trio. The lion was not part of the act, the guy just had it as a pet,it was amazing when he walked into the club with the lion on the lead. l have always lived in the North east area and found loads of old haunts from the 50s on here. Sad to note Dave Findlay passed away recently. I always thought of the area just as you opened the double doors as the viewing platform. Lorraine, its lovely to hear how much you enjoyed going to Bloomers and glad the memories made you smile! I heard later from her father, that she married a fellow called Bill. 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 remember you, Dave Elliott, Bob Anderson and my other dads mate Alf. On club nights the occasional drunken troublemaker would be invited upstairs to the wrestling ring and taught the error of his conduct!HAPPY DAZE!!! Can you remember what the music was that was played at the start of every evening- was it by the BarKays? Nobody danced once they came out. Also in Whitley Bay was an out of the way venue near the Ice Rink at Whitley Bay boys club on a Friday night. truffle pasta sauce recipe; when is disney channel's zombies 3 coming out; bitcoin monthly returns Best Clubs in South Shields | South Shields Nightlife | Skiddle Wonder if anybody remembers him. Me and my brother had some great nights in La Strada. The sixties may have belonged to London but in the seventies The NE was the place to be for the clubs! I used to go to the Marimba on a Saturday morning, I remember going down to the cellar which was typical of all the cellars in Grey Street as I believe it was known as smugglers run in the past, as they went down to the river. Most of the lads my age in 1972 aspired to have their hair like the lovely Marc Bolan. Would be good to have a reunion.. sorry to hear of joe lisles death the 69 club owner. I remember Chic standing there looking agahst, anyway that was just the way it was sometimes. 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? 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. Tunes such as Back Street Luv by Curved Air and In My Own Time by Family were played a lot. We were also friends with music journalist Phil Penfold. I have very blonde hair so Don Smith the band leader insisted on calling me Mike White. Wright). It had a bad name she said. 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. My Dad used to make roulett tables for Ray Grehan in the 60s, Hi my name is Helen Findlay the daughter of Dave Findlay. 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. 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. Eileen, In the late fifties I played many of those venues, usually singing and paying guitar in the group called The Black Cats and The Billy Gamblin Trio. The club ran for about five years and closed around 1966. I met my first girlfriend Yvonne there, started going to the Downbeat also Club Eleven in Sunderland with my close pal Rod. Billy Bottos. My father was Carl Hersman who played keyboards. I only wish more photographs had been taken to record all this! Great site.Keep it up, Paul x. Greg Burmans speakers were legendary but were a bastard to transport and set up. Most clubs regularly visited (after tanking up at The Half Moon) I particularly remember the folk/jazz nights we had at Change Is in early 70s. Ill get back to you on that. I lived in Whitley Bay in the apartment of a house owned by Jimmy Bence. Eileen said: As we get older, we look back with nostalgia at the things we remember from our youth, places we visited, had once passed or had been told about. 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. Whatever happened to them ? They did a lovely beans on toast. :)A perfect gentleman. Ziggy's 19 Bars & Clubs By jacquelinesQ1680QF Great band, very professional. 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The North East in the 60s as a wonderful time for musicians and performers and I am so pleased to have been there. He was an alto sax/clarinet player with Don Smith in the 60s and I worked in the cloakroom for about a year. 1. 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. old nightclubs in south shields. Jean McGowan, Hi Trevor Chance. Dave Finlay was a very good decorator and I used to pick him up at his house in Jesmond and travel on to Whitley Bay At the time the club was only open on Friday and Saturday evenings . Great times Anna. The Marimba Coffee House on High Bridge, Newcastle (off Grey Street) was another venue opened by Mike Jeffery. The Beatles played for 5 bob. Oz disco nightclub The date of this photograph remains a mystery but it shows the Oz disco nightclub in Garden Lane. Fond memories of him. I had the Landlords bitter the following day in Wetherspoons and it tasted . I was quite good friends with Russell Smith, son of baileys owner, John Smith and I remember the house band at the Latino having a mad Australian front man. 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. I think the name was Michaels? ___________________________________________________________________________. 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 have never heard of Tom Oxley, but would love to know more. Also meeting up on Saturday at the Pit then up to the Go-Go in the afternoon, purple hearts were the thing to have instead of alcohol. Regards George, Re Photographs and Tom Oxley. I am now almost 80 and still follow the era and the music. Also played at Muscle In as I was friendly with the owner Walter McCrae. I was there from day one for about 15 months. Brought back a loot of memories. 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. old nightclubs in south shields - mail.fgcdaura.sch.ng She was called Maggie Ross, quite a dancer as I recall. i was the original singer with the Gamblers when we split they joined Billy Fury, who also stole my girlfriend ! I have fond memories of the Cavendish Club from 1967. Amongst those talked about were two men who were heavily involved in the north east club scene in the sixties Mike Jeffery and Ray Grehan. Under new management I. I was the only doorman for over one year. Hi Alfie Wright AKA Tony Sands Hypnotist opened the Cresendo Club Whitley bay I named it after The Cresendo Club in U.S.A So he cannot remember if the signage was still showing. I went back to work the club circuit in the 70s 80s and 90s but it was not the same, Hi, I wonder if anyone remembers a night club in Northumberland St I think it was above Callers it used to have a resident belly dancer and a casino. I had a great time.Lots of memories. 9 South Tyneside nightclubs and pubs we loved and lost - Shields Gazette John Colin Woodland, greetings. Near the North/South Shields ferry landing. We all gave up the Go-Go after Sloopys opened at about 1967, Then it was Change Is which changed to Bloomers where I met my wife Joan, and by that time everyone had moved on and got married, I got married in 1976 aged 27 and now still Happily married with 3 kids and 3 grandchildren . you? I also went to the Majestic when I was about 14. She was the resident singer. If anyone has any good images or information, please post on here or contact me personally. Driving my dads car along the wet cobbled Melbourne street to visit The New Orleans Jazz club on a winters night in the early 60s to see what I thought of the music / jazz experience set me up for life. (Sect, Juncos, Harlem Shuffle etc) X. But you'll always have your memories. We went and sure enough it was them minus the Leopard skin leotard tho. La Dolce Vita went into decline in the seventies and had several name changes before finally closing its doors as a venue in 2002. 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. Marcus now lives in Leeds and is a professional artist. Used to ring Ivan Birchells office and find out where they were playing. 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. The building that housed the Guys & Dolls is still standing. What a tremendous website with loads of nostalgic detail of the early music scene in North East. ha ha ha. The concept was that the club would not be the same from one week to the next. We both looked and dressed older. Hi Anna #156. But I am sure that they also got a lot of bands from London. Jean x. I now live in Florida where I teach piano and still do a few gigs. When they played The Cellar Club, So. Best years of my life. Then when I went to work at the Ministry in Longbenton the next day people were coming up to me saying they saw me onstage with Wilson Pickett. On the left, the dark haired lady is Barbara Young, and on the right is her sister Joan Young. 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. Went to nearly all the clubs mentioned. 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 The Club AGogo opened in 1962 and ran for just over six years. Ziggy's 19 Bars & Clubs By C9460ITmarkg The photo is of her from when she used to sing at Mayfair and when she appeared on American Bandstand. I was then a young post-grad at Kings College 1966/67 and my girl-friend and I attended the Cavendish club regularly. The Old Ship Inn (South Shields) - Tripadvisor Ifeel so incredibly nostalgic about those very important days, which went over much too quickly. 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. Thank you again Roger Im now in trouble for being late for an appointment as Ive just read through all of the comments again!!! Thanks for the memories though, and keep up the good work. He still talks about those days in the 1960s, happy days. In this day and age, we could never have what we had back then. I went to Change Is regularly from about 1969/70 until Scamps opened at the beginning of 1974 I think?