Autographs of Dave Clark, Bobby Elliott and Graham Nash of The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Searchers Chris Curtis and John McNally, The Merseybeats Arron Williams, Billy Kingsley and John Banks and The Who 1965. Just a few of what Jackie has in her collection.
Andy Qunta… Fab!
Peter Houghton… Wow! That’s awesome!
Chris Baker… My Mum and Dad used to go up to London to see BBC EasyBeat recordings. Clinton Ford rings a bell from that time. Somehow I imagine him spending his latter years doing Cruise Ships.
Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell & Noel Redding autographs – Hastings Pier 1967 and also ‘Graham Nash’ from the Hollies! Was he backstage that night? Supplied by Mick O’Dowd.
pier poster source… Mick Bean Hastings Old Town Appreciation Group
Brandon Knights…..Hi, does anyone know where I might be able to purchase a copy of this poster? General Manager: R.E.Knights, was my Grandfather and I am a huge Hendrix fan. I was also born in 1967, – so it would mean a lot to me to get a copy framed and hang it on the wall, in the office of my Sound company! I have also seen other posters & Flyers ( Stones, The Who etc) with Gramp’s name featured, but have been unable to track anything down for sale. – can anybody help?
My first memories of gigs on the Pier were Sham 69 & Siouxsie & The Banshees, who gave me a guitar strap! – I must have been 11 or 12 yrs old: – Very exiting & fond memories.
Such wonderful news that the Pier is being re built!
John Wilde….I’ll buy one.
Chris Farley… Well done with tracking down detailed event of Hastings Pier & Jimmy Hendrix on Oct 1967. – I was there as a teenager still at Bexhill Grammer School – never heard of the Experince or MR J Hendrix at age 17y …
Andre Martin… here is one of the HP advertisements picked at random that clearly shows Robert E Knights as General Manager.
Andre Palfrey-martin collection
Jan Warren… Jimi – Always and Forever!! Jimi, the greatest EVER!! – s’cuse me while I kiss the sky!!
Andy Qunta… Would love to have seen Jimi Hendrix on the pier.
Jenny Tyler… I was there, right at the front. X
Sheila Chamberlain… O’h my goodness I was there standing on a chair!!!!
Ian Mantel… I didn’t move down until 1972 (and would have been too young to go anyway) but does anyone remember this gig?
Mick O’Dowd… I got the autographs, all 12 copies and I’ve even kept one! Doh!
Eric Harmer… Mitch Mitchell lived in Hastings later. I went to his house
John Warner… Met Noel Redding many times at the Star Ballroom Maidstone. He played for a couple of groups based in Kent, The Loving Kind and the Lonely Ones.
Chris Meachen… I remember how the philistines painted over those autographs when the dressing rooms were redecorated.
Catherine Ireland… Graham Nash at Del la War Pavilion July 24th I believe
Alan King… I can get copies of Hendrix / Floyd / Who / Stones & Beatles posters from the Pier gigs – askAlan Esdaile to put you in touch with me if you need / want any of them – can bring them to the next SMART coffee meeting – in the meantime will find out how much they will set you back – don’t think they are too expensive
Peter Fairless… Which Beatles gig was that, then?
Mick O’Dowd… Probably the phantom one when we got Billy J Kramer instead Pete.
Pete Fairless… Anyone still got an Ian Dury & The Blockheads ticket, I wonder Mick.
Alan Esdaile… I’m still searching for paper cuttings about this. When Ian Drury was advertised on posters for a gig on the pier and tickets being sold but was all a con. As soon as the posters went up, I contacted Stiff Records for some display material for the shop and they knew nothing about the gig and didn’t believe me. I got them to contact Bob Knights and tickets were withdrawn and the police were contacted. Stiff Records did send me some free albums for my help.
The legendary artist Graham Nash – of Crosby, Stills, and Nash and the Hollies – will be performing an evening of songs and stories at the Pavilion in July.
Alan Esdaile… Perhaps someone will ask him if it was him backstage at the Jimi Hendrix gig on Hastings Pier.
Colin Norton… Would certainly clear up the mystery
Jim Breeds… Well, he didn’t answer me on Twitter when I asked him a couple of years ago, lol. Ive got second row seats for this gig. I’ll pass him a note
