Alan Esdaile 
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Colin Norton… Rusty Butler at the Marquee in London in November, 1973. It seems a lifetime ago now, maybe because it was 
🙂 Top left: Dave Greenfield – Keyboards, Top right: Tony Savva – Vocals, Bottom left: Eddie Renouf – Lead Guitar, Bottom right: Colin Norton – Drums and Dave Poxon – Bass Guitar.
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Andy Qunta… “Beat Rave”! Those were the days!
Chris van Rock… The beautiful and much missed Mick Ronson from the Spiders of Mars. To me was the brilliant image of 70’s rock as the axeman for Bowie … any information or stories about the man from Hull … he always excited me in videos and interested in any info about him ?
Peter Fairless… David Bowie John I’m Only Dancing.
Chris Barrett… I heard the solo on once bitten twice shy again the other day. Fantastic.
Darren Johnson… There’s a good biography of him that’s well worth reading if you haven’t seen it.
© BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b053d7jl/the-dave-clark-five-and-beyond-glad-all-over
Caz Simpson… Loving Dave Clark Five!
Matt Thomas… Watching it now but i didnt realise just how big they were in America !!!!!!!
Will Cornell… They were big, but having lived thru it and being American, I’d say (after the Beatles and Stones of course) memories are bigger on the Animals and Herman’s Hermits as far as being ubiquitous on the radio, record sales, etc. It did not help that Clark kept his catalog out of print so many years later while the others (including the Kinks who didn’t tour here early on) were consistent sellers in back catalog.
Eric Cawthraw… I wasn’t going to watch this – glad that I did. I’d forgotten just how influential they were. Dave Clark is a very clever astute guy – pity only 2 of them left in bodily form! I thoroughly enjoyed the programme, much to my surprise. Just shows my level of ignorance…. again!
Mick O’Dowd… Why did they never play The Pier. They were the sort of act that would have drawn. Just think I may have answered my own question. They would have demolished it with Glad All Over & Bits & Pieces. Either that or it would have sunk!
Peter Fairless… Perhaps they didn’t like coming ‘sarf’ of the river?
Pauline Sims… That was a fascinating programme.
Will Cornell… Clark is kind of like those stories you hear of other music luminaries…Sam Phillips for example. Everyone rightly remembers him for Sun Records….but he made his fortune as an initial investor in Holiday Inns. Once the “British Invasion” era in ’64-65 was over, Clark must have learned a lesson from Dick Clark and made his fortune behind the scenes……
Barry Newton… I seem to remember the DC5 staying in the George hotel in Rye many moons ago while making a promo film.
Jim Hobbs… Good if overlong documentary of DC5’s history. I thought I spotted a few Spinal Tap moments which was a bit surreal.
Pete Fisher… following a recent discussion here about the Dave Clark Five, I thought a few people might find this interesting. As a young kid in the 60s he loomed large for me as someone who put the drums up front, visually and production-wise, and was a big reason I wanted to play drums before I chose guitar,,,I’ve only got round to playing drums seriously in the last few years…one of the interesting things about the huge sound the band had was that Dave owned the master tapes and the rights to the recordings, which meant they could break the rules of recording imposed on most bands back then, and push the VU meters into the red. They also didn’t have unlimited studio time, like the Beatles for instance, so they had to get tracks down after a couple ,of takes, which gives the music that live feel and freshness. Above is the documentary written and produced by Dave in 2014.. just watched the documentary, and it’s excellent – recommended viewing!!
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Ernest Ballard… 1970 union sticker which was stuck over a gig ticket, in Exeter with my first band called “August “. Was a 21 birthday bash.
Jan Warren… Still got the sticker and a badge!!
Dave Nattress… Remember these well!! When Damaris played the pier for the first time we all had to join on the understanding that local authority owned or operated venues would only allow union-member bands to perform there. These stickers were displayed avidly in cars and on guitar cases etc.
A Christmas treat with Hastings favourites Glenn Veness and Liane Carroll. Glenn’s films will be accompanied by Liane (recently awarded the BASCA gold badge for services to British music). In the second half of the evening Liane will play a set with her trio Roger Carey on bass and Russell Field on drums. Liane describes the evening as ‘a melting pot of vision and sound mixed with a few Christmas baubles!’
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Ernest Ballard… Left to right. Paul Tanner, Mark Freeman (Dec) Ernest Ballard , Steve Simpson. Band called Slayve. Circa 1979. Taken at White Horses. One of our first gigs was at The Crypt Hastings.
Chris Barrett… Great picture Ern.
Alan Esdaile… Going for the menacing look Ernest?
Ernest Ballard… I learnt that look when I lived in London playing in a rock band with attitude lol. Found it in an old suitcase I unpacked from the loft
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Kris Hannah…. Paul Tanner, circa 1985 Probably The Crown at Hailsham and 1987 Ernest Ballard (I think) on drums and Pete Lees on bass.
Robert Searle… Looks like Tony Kenward on the second photo in the background.
Mark Little… Before I joined I think, but Paul Tanner and Ernie Ballard for sure!
Len Smith… Yes looks like Tony Kenward in the background.
Gary Sykes… Paul Tanner was a good guitarist, anyone know what he went on to?
Terry Pack… I played a couple of gigs with Tony Kenward, Paul Tanner and Pete Shaw in Eastbourne around 1985.
Ernest Ballard… Yep that’s me on drums. Paul is still living in Eastbourne. He joined the Teenage Idols in London after this band. Great cool bloke. I’ll try contact him
The new issue of Prog is on sale today. With Vangelis gracing the cover in a rare and exclusive interview. We also talk to King Crimson, TANGERINE DREAM, Jean-Michel Jarre, Steve Hillage, Cardiacs, Animals As Leaders, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze, The Orb, KYROS, Oceans of Slumber, Meshuggah, S U R V I V E and more. Plus our Albums Of The Year and loads more…
http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-12-06/new-issue-of-prog-is-on-sale-today-8
Iain Cobby… my band has a track from its forth coming album in this months PROG mag. written by myself and Toby van der Peer, the Track is White Whale. Next months addition has a full interview with me, Toby and Mike talking to Rachel Mann.
