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Unsung Hero’s… Jordan
Jordan, born Pamela Rooke and later named Jordan Mooney has passed away. I read the news via a tweet from Jonathan Ross followed by the inevitable fully of responses ranging from the absurdly grandiose ‘without Jordan there would be no punk ‘ to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, Jordan, Jordan Mooney, Pamela rooke, sex pistols, the sex pistols
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26…Food for Thought: UB40
What happened to UB40? Its not unusual for a band to lose its Mojo, Slade, Lindisfarne and Dr Feelgood all fell from grace in the 70s with the pressure of coming up with new product but they found new ways … Continue reading
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Tagged Astro, Birmingham, Brian Travers, food for thought, reggae, Two tone, UB40
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25.. Tears of a Clown, The Beat
Back to my own personal ‘tracks of my years’ and a tie in with one of the musicians we lost last year. The Beat were the perfect pop group for a couple of years. Luckily for them the Two Tone … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, everett morton, Ranking Roger, saxa, the beat, top of the pops
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RIP Burke Shelley of Budgie
I had hoped to stop writing about dead people but I couldn’t ignore the passing of Burke Shelley .Budgie we’re never of the first bands I ever saw live and I wrote about about it some years ago . Here’s … Continue reading
Michael Chapman
Following the passing of Charlie Watts another 80 year old man has left us. Michael Chapman was hardly a household name. In the 70s I was aware of his existence, it’s possible that I might have heard him on the … Continue reading
Charlie Watts..end of an era
The death of an 80 year old man surrounded by his family doesn’t sound that a big a deal but the loss of Charlie Watts is on every bit as significant as the death of Louis Armstrong or Howling Wolf, … Continue reading
The Lonesome Death of John Lennon
I try not to engage with the news to much, its pretty much a constant babble and I assume that anything of real importance will get though to me somehow. I had assumed that the 40thanniversary of John Lennon’s death … Continue reading
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Tagged John Lennon, Paul McCartney, the Beatles
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23: Oliver’s Army…Elvis Costello
Watching an episode of ‘The Crown’ recently I was reminded of the Falklands war. At the time I was unemployed and living in a house which had heating one room only. Having survived a cold damp winter and facing an … Continue reading
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Tagged Elvis Costello, Oliver’s army, the attractions
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22:Cool for Cats…Squeeze
The polytechnic disco was a refreshingly genre free environment. There were 420 people on campus and most of us didn’t have that much in common. Dance music didn’t exist, disco did of course but the rugby club wasn’t going to … Continue reading
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Tagged chris difford, cool for cats, gilson lavis, glen tilbrook, Harry kakouli, join Bentley, jools Holland, squeeze
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